This is a good hotel for business as it is situated near the town centre. The rooms are good and…read morethe food well cooked with a good choice of menu. The hotel can get booked up during the week so worth booking in advance. A good value place to stay.

I had the opportunity to visit this restaurant with friends of mine yesterday. First of all the…read moredrive out is through a national Park and is absolutely stunning. This place must be absolutely hopping in the summer! The pig is a restaurant and a hotel, on a beautiful piece of land on the water. I have included several pictures of the view. This is a true farm to table restaurant. We enjoyed a long leisurely lunch that included the 'piggy and fishies' tray, homemade warm bread, cauliflower soup and fish and pork chop mains. Absolutely fantastic meal with wine pairings. We then retired to the lounge for coffee and a bit of a rest before the journey home. A+! The ambiance is 'elegant countryside' and service was top notch. I absolutely must return here with my family in short order as they would love it. PS- may have picked up a bit of a Brit accent while here!!

Brilliant local food all sourced within 25 miles of the Pig, Thomas & George in the bar and a very…read morecomfy bed. So I am an expat now living and running and award winning small inn located in Woodstock Vermont so my standards and expectations are high, and this place delivered. So why not a 5 star....carry on reading. I had been notified by some UK clients of my inn that the Pig chain was a happening place, so on my UK November road trip I spent a night here and had lunch and dinner. The staff are all youthful, perhaps the UK ones are a little 'too home counties' but they all seem to know their jobs and carry out their daily tasks with efficiency. Many of the staff are the real deal from France, and great they were too. My room was comfy luxe, small but very comfortable with a good bathroom and deep bath. It was clean, fresh and the mini bar/tv etc all did the job. An old Roberts radio, now kitted out for digital was a nice touch. I overlooked the gardens and Studland Bay. However for 189 quid I did find the ADDITIONAL requested 15 quid for a full English or 10 quid for a continental breakfast a little picky, thus I ate none. It seemed to me to be exceptionally tight fisted...hence my 4 star rating. The lunch was to quote Michael Winner ...HISTORIC! I dined on crispy veal tail, deviled sprats, south coast hake with chorizo, a bottle of South African wine all served by a attractive and delightful young french waitress, and whilst I don't wish to appear sexist...I was in serious lust! However the condition was purely in my mind as I'm a middle aged fart who keeps these things to himself! A classic lunch of good ingredients prepared and cooked by a well organised kitchen....HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! So for dinner I spent the evening in the bar people watching.....Thomas and George were a fine example of good bar staff, chatty in a cheeky sort of way and happy to serve. I was in luck it turned out, as usually they don't have any real ales on tap, but left over from a weekend shindig was a small barrel of excellent local bitter......I managed to make a 4 pint indent into it! I also ate a few bar snacks, saddleback crackling (3 portions it was that good!) Hock eggs (delicious version of a scotch egg) potted trout and crispy cuttlefish....again all 10/10. George told me he was off to Courchevel 1650in 2 weeks to do the winter as head barman in their hotel in the village, having worked over there last winter, and Thomas I hope has been promoted and filled his shoes in Studland as head bar person....he was more than capable. So all in all the place deserves its growing reputation and seemed to be totally full on a November wednesday evening, the restaurant was packed for lunch and dinner, SO DO PRE-BOOK. This fact was made all the more surprising as the Studland ferry was not operating as it was out of service for maintenance for 6 weeks....so folks from Poole/Bournemouth had to make an additional 20 mile round trip.

Afternoon tea at Sandbanks? Hmmm I think, 'no thanks.' Probably not again, anyway…read more I visited the hotel for Afternoon Tea with my sisters to celebrate a birthday. We'd planned on sitting on the terrace overlooking the beautiful coastline, but the rainy weather got the better of us, so we opted for the interior lounge. It was clean and pleasant and cosy, but really no more exciting than your standard hotel communal space. Afternoon Tea is served between 3-6pm. I went up to the bar at 2:45pm to get the attention of the 5 members of staff milling about each other until one came over. I asked it I could place the order now and have it served at 3pm, but I was told I had to wait. Fair enough. I returned again at 3pm where the waitress checked her watch to see I wasn't cheating. In a country where the quintessential tea and cake experience is widely popular - especially in tourist traps - this was an average offering. The metal pots and canteen crockery were average. The scones, cake and sandwich slices were average. There wasn't enough cream and jam to go round. It was all quite heavy with no light accents in the offering of little fruits or macaroons to break up the stodginess that you see in other establishments (apart from a cute little meringue). And it's just shy of £15 for the privilege. The real selling point is the location and this place might have punched a little higher had the weather been better and the service a little less dismissive. We went for a taste of the high life and just got caught somewhere in the middle.

It's located in one of the best spot of the area but the premises and the facilities are outdated…read more(let's you travel back to the 80s) Unless you can get a promo fare daily rates are pricey... but breakfast (&wifi) is included! At least that!!! ;)

Stayed in June 2015 for a friends wedding which was held in the same location. Wedding, wedding…read morebreakfast and evening reception all held in same location which has amazing views across the bay to Sandbanks. Wedding food was lovely, service very good and the breakfast the following morning was good quality as well, nice to have some black pudding and poached eggs. Parking is a bit limited and they could do with fridges in the bedrooms but they did provide fans which was good as it was a close night.

Great location, but the menu was severely lacking in vegetarian options. The free wi-fi was…read moreappreciated but it was very slow. Service was relatively quick and the food was nice but lacking in flavour. Overall good though.

Room was good breakfast was awful no plates and most dishes of food empty also no cutlery only 2…read morepastries left,very under staffed but as I said no problem with the hotel only the restaurant

There are two Premier Inn hotels in Poole. This one is closer to city centre and has a very nice…read morerestaurant - to start with the good points. I would go for the other one again if I would stay in Poole. This hotel is so noisy that I could hardly sleep. Normally I can sleep everywhere. There is a big dual carriage way on one site and an industrial estate on the other site. The rooms are a little bit dated compare to the other hotel. The hotel is wheelchair accessible (but no roll-in shower).

For a one night stay it was good. Clean and the front desk gentleman was helpful and welcoming…read more It is a good basic economy stay. No frills. Would stay here again.

Hotel is adequate with friendly staff and clean rooms. Close to pier. No refrigerator in the room…read morewas a disappointment.

This place must have the best view in Dorset, looking over Poole harbour to Brownsea island, or…read morethrough the pines to the Old Harry Rocks. The venue makes good use of this with picture windows, and a huge deck where you can eat outside if weather permits. And there's nowhere to beat it for sunset cocktails. A recent lunch featured baked goat's cheese with toasted walnuts, followed by dressed Portland crab with chunky chips (generous on the crab), finished with Belgian choc brownie with marmalade ice cream. The cooking is good but not great - it's only a bistro after all. But the ambience, views and service are all tip top. Our meal for four (three courses) with wine and coffee was £118. The set menu pricing is Lunch: 2 courses £20, 3 courses £26.50 Dinner: 2 courses £24.50, 3 courses £29.50. Highly recommended if the weather's fine.

Great view, beautiful restaurant. Food is excellent (lunch for 3 on a Sunday was great and…read moreexpensive but not too crazy at 85 pounds)Service is very very slow...which makes this 4 stars not 5

Wonderful guest house near everything in Poole! The owner and staff were wonderful and made me…read morefeel very much at home. I hope to stay there again some time!

I was here once as a delegate, and a friend and I once used the bar…read more I'm never using the bar again! Two glasses of wine cost £7.50! And I had the house red! we were both a bit disgusted. When I used the conference suite, it was a bit hard to find and most of us felt quite dozy as grew warmer and warmer. It seems a popular venue for wedding receptions. As to how good they are, I'm not able to comment.

Average Hotel in the Thistle chain..Check in was fast booked over internet and We had no problems…read more Room small but clean and it had lovely power shower. Avoid bar Drinks very expensive Staff very friendly and knowleagable on places to visit in Poole and Bourmouth and also plenty of leaflets in hotel reception area of the areas tourist hotspots ..Don't miss Monkey world!! This hotel is ideal for one night or weekend stopover but I would not recomend it for any more nights.