Montagu Arms
‘We had breakfast in the restaurant overlooking the most attractive garden,’ write readers, well pleased with this hotel in a New Forest village on Beaulieu Water. More
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Hotel information
Bedrooms
24. 2 new Hayloft suites.
Open
all year, Terrace restaurant closed Mon, Tues lunch.
Facilities
lounge, conservatory, library/bar/brasserie, restaurant, free Wi-Fi, in-room TV (Freeview), civil wedding licence, 3-acre garden, access to spa at Careys Manor (6 miles away), public rooms wheelchair accessible.
Background music
Classic FM all day in reception.
Children
all ages welcomed.
Dogs
assistance dogs allowed.
Credit cards
Amex, MasterCard, Visa.
Prices
per room B&B £189–£399, D,B&B £289–£499. A la carte from £28 (Monty’s Inn), £70 (Terrace restaurant). 1-night bookings sometimes refused.
Good Hotel Guide Review
‘We had breakfast in the restaurant overlooking the most attractive garden,’ write readers, well pleased with this hotel in a New Forest village on Beaulieu Water. They had arrived the night before in a downpour, and found the reception ‘dark and gloomy’, the place ‘apparently deserted’. What a difference a day makes! By morning, ‘The sun was out… The hotel was full and had a definite buzz…The staff were helpful and attentive, the public rooms and sitting-out areas in the garden comfortable, our room was comfortable and well equipped.’ Interiors are traditional, with oak panelling, brick fireplaces, leaded windows. Some bedrooms have a four-poster or half-tester bed and, if ‘not of the latest design’, they are characterful. In a converted barn, two duplex suites have freestanding bath and private terrace. In the restaurant, ‘the food is delicious, the ambience great’. Chef Matthew Tomkinson exploits the organic kitchen garden to create such dishes as roast saddle of Everleigh Farm venison, home-grown artichokes, red wine-braised salsify and venison ‘hotpot’. At breakfast, eggs are from the hotel hens. ‘We would definitely go back.’ (Robert Cooper, Monty Knight-Olds)
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Special offers
10% discount voucher
This hotel accepts discount vouchers which entitle readers to a 10% discount off their normal B&B rate for a single night’s stay. To take advantage of this offer, you must present the voucher at the time of booking.
Guide Book Vouchers
This hotel accepts discount vouchers which entitle readers to a 25% discount off their normal B&B rate for a single night’s stay. Each printed copy of the Guide contains six vouchers worth in total about £150.
Buy the guideUpgrade voucher
This hotel accepts room upgrade vouchers which entitle readers to a space available room upgrade. The voucher must be presented at check-in and is entirely at the hotelier’s discretion.
Tourist attractions
Beaulieu Motor Museum
A world-famous collection of motor vehicles.
New Forest
A haven for cycling, horse-riding or walking.
Winchester Cathedral
A Church of England cathedral, with 7th-century origins.
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