Set just outside of Brockenhurst in the heart of the New Forest National Park, The Balmer Lawn Hotel sits away from the main road with a cricket pitch out the front and a river just to the right of it.
The hotel has 55 spacious en-suite rooms, some with 4 poster beds, some family rooms, ... Read review
Balmer Lawn, Brockenhurst
New Forest Country House hotel with great character, providing comfort along with warm, ... more
friendly service. The Balmer Lawn is situated in the heart of the New Forest, an idyllic location. The area offers ageless beauty and tranquillity with unspoilt pat...
Balmer Lawn nestles into ancient woodlands on the outskirts of the charming village of BrockenhurstBuilt in the mid 1800 s as a coaching inn the hotel has been host ...
A review by dizzyblondebird on Balmer Lawn, Brockenhurst May 10th, 2007
Author's product rating:
Advantages:
Friendly staff and a lovely setting
Disadvantages:
Car park can get very full during busy periods
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
Set just outside of Brockenhurst in the heart of the New Forest National Park, The Balmer Lawn Hotel sits away from the main road with a cricket pitch out the front and a river just to the right of it.
The hotel has 55 spacious en-suite rooms, some with 4 poster beds, some family rooms, some with fantastic views of the New Forest and some with balconies. There are no two rooms the same as all have been individually designed to add to the uniqueness of your stay.
All rooms have their own tvs, and if you are in a family room, there are games consoles to keep the kids happy and quiet on a rainy day.
The hotel has four different styles of rooms: Standard (twin or double bed rooms), Superior (with a bit more style and comfort and overlooking either the cricket pitch or the New Forest), Four-Poster (with a Queen sized Four Poster Bed, or if your lucky to get room 30 it has a King sized four poster bed, plasma screen tv and a glass wall to the bathroom) and the Family rooms, where you can have the kids in the room with you or if they are that little bit older they can be in an adjoining room with interconnecting doors.
All rates for the room include: Full English Breakfast Full access to the Hotels leisure facilities (which include Swimming pools, Spa, Gym, Tennis Court and Squash Court) Free Wi-Fi Broadband access in the Hotel Lounge Games consoles, games and DVDs (subject to availability.)
The Balmer Lawn also has a fantastic restaurant (which has an AA Rosette for Fine Dining) and while you sit and eat there is a Pianist that plays and helps create that special mood. With a fantastic menu that includes Beef, Seafood and Game, there is always something different and delicious to sink your teeth into.
The prices to stay at the lawn can be a little bit expensive (prices from around £60 per night), but they do a range of deals on short stays which can be quite a nice little treat for you and your loved one.
I would recommend this hotel to anyone who would like to visit somewhere that is unspoilt (the New Forest) and quiet and peaceful, or who just wants to get away from it all and treat their loved one to a night or even weekend that they will always remember.
The hotel is also dog friendly, so if you cant bear to leave your dog at home or in kennels, they will always be welcome through the doors at The Balmer Lawn Hotel.
The staff at the hotel were all friendly and made the stay that extra bit special, anything you needed they would quite happily get for you.
Advantages: Location Disadvantages: Price, all things considered
The other review of this hotel looks suspiciously like it might have been written by someone with a vested interest in it... anyway, make up your own mind.
Without saying too much, I thought that for £140 per night, this place wasn't really quite up to scratch. The rooms are a bit small, the decor a bit hit and miss, and generally, and most importantly, it isn't really the 'country house hotel' it makes itself out to be. It is in the country, and ...
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Advantages: See wild ponies and if you are lucky some deer. Disadvantages: Busy in the summer holidays, public transport is poor.
...and the surrounding areas. They don't really stray much into the New Forest it self and will only get you as far as Totton or Hythe, right on the eastern boundary of the Forest.
National Express coaches also do a service to the South Coast, their main coaches normally terminate in Southampton. I do know however that there is an airport service to Southampton and another service between Southampton and Bournemouth, but please check with National Express for more details.
~~Accomodation~~
There is the usual array of accommodation available in and around the New Forest. There are hotels, guesthouses, Bed and Breakfast (B&B's) accommodation and finally there are campsites. There are only a few hotels right in the Forest and most of these are privately run, here is a list of some that I know.
BalmerLawn Hotel, Brockenhurst
Rhinefield House...
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