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Old Ship Inn

2.0 star property

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Exterior
Classic Double or Twin Room
Garden
Interior
Exterior

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Free Wi-Fi

Explore the area

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High W St, Dorchester, England, DT1 1UW
  • Place, Tutankhamun: The Exhibition
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Roman Town House
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Dorset Teddy Bear Museum
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Airport, Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.)
    ‪47 min drive‬

Room options

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Classic Double or Twin Room

Classic Double or Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Large Single Beds

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Classic Twin Room

Classic Twin Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Family Triple Room

Family Triple Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

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Classic Double or Twin Room

Classic Double or Twin Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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About the area

Dorchester

With a stay at Old Ship Inn in Dorchester, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Weymouth Beach and Tutankhamun: The Exhibition. .This hotel is 12.8 mi (20.7 km) from Durdle Door and 13.6 mi (21.9 km) from Lulworth Cove.

What's nearby

  • Tutankhamun: The Exhibition - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Dinosaur Museum - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Roman Town House - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Dorset Teddy Bear Museum - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Terracotta Warriors Museum - 6 min walk - 0.5 km

Getting around

  • Dorchester West Station - 9 min walk
  • Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.) - 51 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Coffee #1 - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Kings Arms - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Royal Oak (Wetherspoon) - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Colliton Club - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Old Ship Inn

Hotel in Dorchester
Old Ship Inn offers 4 accommodations with coffee/tea makers. This Dorchester hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 50+ Mbps. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers.
Make yourself at home in one of the 4 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with bathtubs or showers are provided.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:30 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from noon - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 15 per accommodation, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 15 per accommodation, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Old Ship Inn Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 16 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 16 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 16 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 16 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 16 reviews

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Best value in town. Clean, quiet, professional. A+
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mrs S

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely comfortable, clean room, friendly staff, and pet friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dog friendly, clean, friendly and convenient - just what we needed!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Barry

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

cedric

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Let down by small things! I'd stay at the Old Ship again. Switched room mid-stay at venue's request, but I was okay with that. Comfortable beds and great linen. Both rooms were freshly painted and had been thoughtfully decorated.. However, neither bathroom had a shelf - awkward - and one room had only an overhead light. Extra lamp could not be provided on request. No iron was available. More seriously, my second room could only be secured from the inside, meaning the room was not secured if I went out. (A guest had gone off with the only key apparently!)
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Old Ship Inn is the perfect place to stay during our trip to Dorchester and surrounding area. It’s a gorgeous Inn tucked into a very special old pub. Our room was very clean, and the beds were super comfortable. We will be coming back here for sure.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Janet

Disliked: Cleanliness
The website said check in between 15.00 and 22.30. I turned up at 21.15, the door was locked and no one answered the phone. I had to ring around other hotels and ended up paying over £180.00 extra as this was the only hotel that had a room. Do not go to this hotel as they do not honour their commitments.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Dirty room, needed a clean. Would not book again.

I was late getting to room as working at Dorchester, was given room 3. Seemed clean when i walked in. On closer inspection bed and towels were clean, but the room was very dirty. Spoons were dirty, never been washed, skirting was dusty, looked like it hadnt been cleaned for weeks. I honestly didn’t feel like stopping in the room. It was most probably worst room i have stayed in for years.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Dirty room, needed a clean. Would not book again.

I was late getting to room as working at Dorchester, was given room 3. Seemed clean when i walked in. On closer inspection bed and towels were clean, but the room was very dirty. Spoons were dirty, never been washed, skirting was dusty, looked like it hadnt been cleaned for weeks. I honestly didn’t feel like stopping in the room. It was most probably worst room i have stayed in for years.
Spoons were not clean
Top of bin dirty
Shower
Kettle dusty
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Koffigan Raymond

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stefan

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024