Julian and Maggie were attentive hosts without being overly so... and answered all queries readily. The room (3) was very comfortable with a soft bed . There is no sea view but you are only two minutes walk from the sandy beach. Visiting in Feb gave us the feeling of being priviledged to have the seafront almost to ourselves apart from the odd person dog waling or fishing, certainly on the Monday until a few more visitors had arrived with kids for half term break.
The town was still very quiet even in a school break. Breakfast was very good and it was no trouble for J & M to alter the content of the cooked breakfast to please.
The Hotel was spotless as far as I could see and the tea tray in our room was replenished very quickly....we even got two changes of bottled water when we had been out for a long walk and used it up. Parking was ok for us , but more than four cars wont go unless they're smart cars or KA's etc..
However until 01-05-13 street parking is almost unrestricted in large parts of town.
We did the 4 mile walk to Corfe Castle from the hotel which is fairly hard work as the initial 2miles are steep , but it is worth the effort and the steam train can be boarded at the castle for £6.50 each to return ( well...Julian and Maggie were attentive hosts without being overly so... and answered all queries readily. The room (3) was very comfortable with a soft bed . There is no sea view but you are only two minutes walk from the sandy beach. Visiting in Feb gave us the feeling of being priviledged to have the seafront almost to ourselves apart from the odd person dog waling or fishing, certainly on the Monday until a few more visitors had arrived with kids for half term break.
The town was still very quiet even in a school break. Breakfast was very good and it was no trouble for J & M to alter the content of the cooked breakfast to please.
The Hotel was spotless as far as I could see and the tea tray in our room was replenished very quickly....we even got two changes of bottled water when we had been out for a long walk and used it up. Parking was ok for us , but more than four cars wont go unless they're smart cars or KA's etc..
However until 01-05-13 street parking is almost unrestricted in large parts of town.
We did the 4 mile walk to Corfe Castle from the hotel which is fairly hard work as the initial 2miles are steep , but it is worth the effort and the steam train can be boarded at the castle for £6.50 each to return ( well worth doing ).
The town has a certain 'classy but friendly' feel and in my book knocks spots off Sandbanks Millionaire housing estate ( across the bay ).
The hotel has a pretty good DVD collection in case you need to stay in etc...
We are 45/50 years old and see ourselves as even minded and tolerant, whilst expecting value for money....we felt we got that at the Castleton. give it a try.More
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