Name: Shah of Persia by Marstons Inns
Address: 173 Longfleet Road, 173, Poole, BH15 2HS, GB

2/10

Poor

18 Jul 2026

srikaran

Breakfast is average and good parking facilities.
Good food pub and eat but stay was terrible with boiling hot room stay they provided a single table fan for a family of four and the windows weren’t able to be opened with the smell off the dusty carpets overall can’t recommend for a family stay

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jul 2026

David

Basic accommodation but good staff

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2026

Andrew

Just a bit noisy during the night since the intersection is just outside 😅

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

26 Jun 2026

jane

clean room just very outdated. Loo roll hold fell off wall and wasn't cleaned well in shower room as a tooth pick down near shower
Needed a good clean everywhere walls and carpet very out dated and not clean.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Jun 2026

Pamela

The room (11) was a bit small. but mostly clean. the bed was comfy.
The breakfast was good and the meals in the evening were good.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jun 2026

Jon

Nice stay needs the cameras in the car park fixed but over all very good value for money

Self

4/10

Poor

10 Jun 2026

Chris

Staff helpful but the hotel was unclean and very very tired. No hot water in the morning.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2026

Peter

Comfortable and quiet room, bed was lovely and comfortable. Not too far from local shops for a late takeaway. I would stay again.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

01 Jun 2026

Muhammad

There was only one broken fan provided and when I asked for a spare fan I was refused with excuse one fan per room. The property was back dated and in need of mordenisation.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

10 May 2026

Alison

All you need, no frills.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

01 May 2026

Ben

Big room and nice staff. Windows tricky to open and hot room

Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2026

Sam

Was a good base to get our heads down and a lovely evening meal and was able to take drinks back to our room to relax for the evening.
Would stay again

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Apr 2026

jamie

Nice lager in the bar staff very friendly

Self

8/10

Excellent

18 Apr 2026

Emma

The family room is the best room as can get quite noisy at night and also has abath and shower in that room.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2026

Janette

Lovely bright room, friendly staff and good food.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Apr 2026

Dave

Breakfast and evening meals were very good. Room okay but definite signs that the Hotel needs upgrading, particularly the carpets. Staff generally efficient and friendly.

Self

8/10

Excellent

26 Mar 2026

Tak Shing Edmond

Clean room and the staff are friendly and helpful.

Self

4/10

Poor

08 Mar 2026

John

Could not control temperature, hot water only tepid,tv did not work properly, had to switch on and off by main switch, couldn't change channels with remote so only had access to BBC 1

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2026

Peter

Yes

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Feb 2026

colin

Nice rooms and staff
No hot water was my only gripe shower just warm and only warm water in morning so no shave

Breakfast very nice

8/10

Excellent

10 Feb 2026

Simon

The staff upon arrival and throughout my stay were polite and friendly, an assets to the Marston's chain. The room was clean and had everything you needed. The Shower had good consistent water pressure.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2026

THOMAS

Friendly staff and clean and comfortable room.

Leisure

4/10

Poor

30 Dec 2025

K

Breakfast unavailable as we were leaving early.
Room was clean and quite spacious even with extra bed for kids put in it. Main bed was huge, but the matress was uncomfortable, not supportive at all. Plenty of pillows, bedding was nice.
Bathroom was very poor, floor looks like a public toilets floor, one of the taps was broken, shower had bits of black mould around the rim.
Had dinner in the pub, on a Sunday night before Christmas, the menu was very limited, no festive options, unless pre-ordered. Being Martons pub, we were unpleasantly surprised there was only one ale available. Bar floor sticky, whole restaurant area had unpleasant smell. Food was taking forever to come out, to the point me and kids left the pub and went to our room, leaving husband behind to wait for their dessert to come. Food was nice enough, on a average side. Staff was very nice, that was the only positive.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

01 Dec 2025

Philip

Staff where helping and friendly the pub below had decent food

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2025

Sybil

Super-helpful staff

10/10

Exceptional

21 Nov 2025

Richard

Great service from start to finish. Pleasant staff and spotlessly clean room.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Nov 2025

Stefan

Friendly staff and value for money

Business

6/10

Pleasant

20 Nov 2025

Tania

Breakfast

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2025

Mike

Lovely meal in the evening. Friendly warm staff. Only thing I’d say is ask for a room at the hotels rear as road was quite noisy

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Oct 2025

Ross

Nice little pub with friendly staff and nice modern rooms

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2025

Lucille

Staff very pleasant and helpful. Food was lovely. Room was quiet and comfortable.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2025

William

Comfy bed

Business

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2025

Dominic

Room was small and too hot for comfortable sleep. Bar food OK but nothing special. However, staff are brilliant, pub excellent and breakfast (and the lady who served it) very excellent! Location seems a nice and safe area too.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

20 Sep 2025

Alan

No more to add.
This is the only time I will do a review

8/10

Excellent

30 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Great staff, tired venue

A good welcome from a busy team on a very busy Friday evening. All our interactions with the staff were excellent. Portion sizes were good and the food was presented well, with a smile and at a very fair price. What lets the place down is the decor including the bedrooms which are clean but tired and run down. Everything is functional but the venue is overdue an upgrade.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Jul 2025

sharon

Bedroom was right near a busy road, windows had to be closed thus making the room hot and stuffy even with a fan. Bathroom was a little tired and the toilet didnt flush well plus shower base didnt flow away so flooded floor. Bed was missing a foot so we felt like our legs were higher than ourheads

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Jul 2025

Pat

Facilities good. Not the best position but within

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2025

Suzanne

Friendly efficient staff

Staff were very friendly and happy and efficient in any way they could help.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

05 Jul 2025

Josly

Very bad experience after booking I reach there in pay at property condition before my arrival property grab money from my friend account without his authorization we tried to clarify they put us in black list and didn't give rooms, we face very difficult to find another stay my rating about this property 1 out of 10.

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jun 2025

Belinda

Stayed in quite a few Marstons Pubs over the years

This was my second Marstons pub stay in a week. I've always stayed in them over the years, on par with Premier Inn and sometimes even better. However, the rooms seem to be extremely tired these days, looks like minimal investment since Covid and found them very tired looking and such a shame. Stayed for 2 x nights but room was not cleaned inbetween, not an issue for us, apart from the fact that we didn't get our coffee replenished (good coffee, Nescafe Gold Blend, but 2 x stick packs and 2 x decaff), they were gone first morning with two of us staying. Room was uncomfortably hot, no air conditioning.... had a fan but, it didn't blow any air around, we should've complained but was too hot to be bothered and didn't think they'd have a spare anyway. Lovely staff though!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Jun 2025

Alina

A old building so quiet quirky. Lots of plug sockets and a fan provided as there is no aircon.

The shower was really powerful.

Staff were friendly and helpful.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2025

Michael

Great value for money

Check in was quick and easy. Room was nice and clean. Bathroom was clean with a good shower. Location was just right for us.
The pub downstairs had a good range of beers and the food was good.

Partner

4/10

Poor

10 Jun 2025

Barry

Whilst the actual stay was generally acceptable, we had SERIOUS issue concerning our return booking 11/12 June (Ref. 73064796017052). Upon booking this return we pre-contacted the manager who confirmed that our late ferry arrival circa 11:30pm could accomodate late access, given prior notice. However the manager 3/4th June would/ could not re-confirm late access availability, nor communicate this for/to the later manager even with prior notice. A company administration/ communication customer failure. We then cancelled our return booking to a welcoming alternative hotel who had no such isssue !!! Won't visit Shah of Persia again.

8/10

Excellent

04 Jun 2025

Ross

Nice hotel, unfortunately by a busy main road. Food and staff are lovely however the windows in the rooms could do with being double glazed, it is quite loud when traffic is going past, especially on a hot day and the windows are open.

Business

8/10

Excellent

02 Jun 2025

Josly

Good

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 May 2025

Adrian

Value for money.

Central for Poole and Bournemouth our room needs refurbishing staff were friendly,value for money.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 May 2025

James A

Can do better.

Pleasant staff.
Room a little small.and hot
No window to open.
Bathroom clean and shower ok
Had food whilst there.
Only real negative.it was cold.
Would i stay again in that room
No

6/10

Pleasant

30 Apr 2025

Richard

I HAVE SAID ALL I AM GOING TO SAY. NO BUZZ OFF AND STOP PESTERING ME.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2025

Pushpam

Friendly and helpful

4/10

Poor

09 Apr 2025

Paul

Not for me!

Hotel on a main road. The double glazing was broken and had a a panel missing resulting in very early morning noise. The room was also tired and in need of decoration as was the rest of the pub. The hotel did not represent good value for money

Business

10/10

Exceptional

01 Apr 2025

Beng Hui

Quiet spot with a nice pub.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Mar 2025

Carmela

Clean with very comfy beds. Helpful, friendly staff and amazing breakfast

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2025

AMANDA JANE CHENG YEE

Clean. Had everything I needed. Close to where I needed to be.

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2025

Peter

This hotel was ideal for a one night stay in Poole. Pleasant room. I arrived early evening and was able to order a meal straight away. Good food reasonably priced - this applies to breakfast as well.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2025

Miroslav

Poole hotel

Pub with hotel rooms . Spacious.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

30 Jan 2025

Barry

Good place to stay but needs a clean

The check-in was great on arrival with plenty of info from Courtney.
The food in the pub was also good with no complaints.
The room I stayed in needs a good deep clean both in the bedroom and bathroom.
You could also hear every noise from people walking past your room with the floors creaking and doors shutting which made for a terrible nights sleep.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2025

Thomas

Excellent bed

The bed was super comfy and the pillows were soft and comfortable and the duvet was cozy I had the best night sleep in the bed the bathroom was clean as well overall it was a good stay

Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Dec 2024

Julie

Birthday visit

Excellent, good value Inn, friendly and helpful staff, lovely comfy room, would definitely visit again, would highly recommend

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Nov 2024

Fraser

Close to Poole

Business

8/10

Excellent

14 Nov 2024

George Henry

It was a very good stay at the Shah of Persia.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2024

Mike

Good Hotel to stay in and Service was good! 👍

Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Nov 2024

Christopher

Recommended

The staff were friendly, helpful, approachable and attentive. They were very hard working. A credit to the team. The food was reasonably priced and was very tasty. Would definitely return and would definitely recommend. Thank you.

Location: 20 minutes walk into town and a couple of minutes from the bus stop. Very convenient.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Nov 2024

Ian

Very relaxing and enjoyable stay.

The hotel was very good and room was comfortable. There was no wi fi in the room which was advertised but the wi fi in the bar was good.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2024

Samuel

Staff are very welcome and helpful nothing is too much for them to do. Great food and the rooms are very comfortable. Will definitely booking again

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Sep 2024

David

Everything good. Staff very helpful

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2024

Christian

Great hosts great food and the best bed I've stayed in at a hotel for years,
Staff where amazing breakfast was lush and reasonably priced

Business

6/10

Pleasant

12 Aug 2024

phillip

No wifi in the rooms

6/10

Pleasant

26 Jul 2024

Angela

Only stayed one night and had a comfortable clean bed. The room was pokey, poorly decorated and bathroom was shabby. If you opened the windows cooking smells came in from the kitchen.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2024

Steve

Could do with a refurb, looking a little tiered

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jul 2024

terry

room was expensive and very noisy

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jul 2024

MARK

Ok only for a quick stopover

Water pressure was very good. Room was tired with zip link bed keep coming apart, huge stain on carpet. We bought breakfast, quality was very poor.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2024

Dorothy

overnight comfort stay

very friendly and well placed for us. the room was great value and much nicer than some which cost a lot more . Lovely staff also .Breakfast was very nice and again great value for money

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 May 2024

Natibacc

Expensive with low quality.

Very basic facilities and very expensive fir a single room. Double glazing units had broken down and therefore misted through. Definitely not suitable for mobility disabled people, which I learned to my cost.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 May 2024

gary

Nice rooms ..good beds..attentive staff ..nice food.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Apr 2024

Bruce

We had a nice large room. However, it was on a corner so faced two roads and it was on the first floor which meant hauling our luggage up a narrow staircase. The bathroom had no hooks or rails for towels or clothes. The staff were lovely.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2024

MARK

the shah

My 4th stay at the Shah.
The staff are as good as you can get (Thank you).I stayed 3 nights.The 1st 2 nights in room 6... nice double room.Amazing powerful shower and a huge bed.
The 3rd night I was in room 9~a single room.I think it was near or over the kitchen,there was some sort motor running all night.maybe the fridge or freezer..it was load enough to keep me awake.
The food was very good pub grub and large portions.

Self

4/10

Poor

10 Apr 2024

jon

4/10

Tidy room , staff friendly ,
Couldn't have a shower has the water hardly came out the head..

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

31 Mar 2024

DAVID

This property needs an update, very poorly maintained.
Traffic noise all night, sleep was impossible.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Mar 2024

Keith

Value for money

Emergency stop over. Perfectly good

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

17 Mar 2024

Brendis

Staff excellent,food excellent and good value.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Mar 2024

George

A good size room with good facilities. Very easy to park on site. Staff were friendly and welcoming.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2024

Verified traveler

Good value for money

We stopped here for an overnight stay, room was clean and comfortable, plenty of parking, the food was good and great value for money. Not far from Poole park to do Park Run on Saturday - so all in all a good little find.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2024

sally

Staff were welcoming and friendly

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2024

Anthony

The Shah Of Persia was a great Oasis in Poole.

Easily booked, very comfortable and clean.
Good meal and great beers in the bar.
Helpful staff with good restaurant service.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2024

Eileen

Very friendly and helpful staff lovely breakfast too

8/10

Excellent

20 Dec 2023

Neil

The bedside light did not work, The mirror was in a non lit position. It might be advantageous to have a notice instructing which way to turn the red on the shower. Red to the top for hot water or red away from the top. The plug would not hold water in the washbasin. Otherwise the stay was good.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

24 Nov 2023

John

Great staff through out ..

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

14 Oct 2023

valerie

on the whole the staff were lovely ,but the place was tired and in need of redecoration ,the shower in my son,s room leaked and the one in our room was to floppy to use . needed a meal before nine and the only things open were cocktail bars ,with no food .pavements round covered in sick and the breakfast although good amount was very greasy .

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

23 Aug 2023

Peter

OK

Room a bit tired. Areas not dusted. Pull out bed leg broken. Poor positioning of plug sockets. Paneling coming off in bathroom. Corridor not hoovered.
On the plus side service was very good. Checking in and out was easy. Staff were polite. I just feel the hotel needs some TLC.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Aug 2023

LUCY

Fantastic staff and service.

Had a lovely stay, staff were really nice and friendly and helpful and the room was clean and comfortable. The shower leaked onto the floor a bit and the wash basin was stained and there was a strange damp smell in the hallway down to the bar which was a shame. I think the carpet could do with being replaced out there. Other than that it was a really nice stay and we would come back again.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

13 Aug 2023

Numan

Too hot room, not comfortable stay at all

One of the single bed base was broken dangerous few time by passing the bed my kids and wife hurt their feet.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2023

sharon

Great overnight stay for ferry with nice comfy bed

We were travelling to the ferry so stayed 1 night. The ferry took a few minutes to get to so an excellent location. You can walk to the town and Quay which was nice after a long drive.
Evening meal was lovely, hot and inexpensive.
The staff were all exceptionally helpful.
The room was really clean and the bed very comfortable.
Easy to park with plenty of spaces.
Our room was on the front of the building so facing the main road. There is a 24/7 A&E a bit further down the road, the noise was ok once we closed the double glazing.
There was some noise in the room from, I assume an extractor fan. That was the only downside. It was suitable for us for 1 or 2 nights.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2023

David

Staff

Excellent staff building a bit worn but staff and service made up for it. Will stay again

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

29 May 2023

John

Noisy room and poor bathroom

The building exterior was not up to the standard of the photos. The room was fair however the bathroom was very poor condition with the amount of black mould. The room had secondary glazing but as you couldn't close the outside windows the effect of the secondary glazing was almost non existent. The premises are on a busy cross roads and that together with a noisy extractor through the room meant a poor night sleep. We were up early and left.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 May 2023

Ian

Away from home for work

This was a room above the pub. Bed was comfortable and room was clean. I was in room 8 and one of the windows was directly above the noisy air vent coming from the kitchens, so I had to shut the window. The vent was turned off about 9:15pm, but it was back on again at 7am. Staff were friendly and helpful.

Business

4/10

Poor

16 Apr 2023

Mark

Mold on the bathroom ceiling!

The bathroom ceiling was covered in mold, the hot tap in the sink was loose and the hot water was scolding!!

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Apr 2023

Alan

Shame about the shower!

The black mould in the shower cubicle & ceiling was really bad, which is a shame, because if they bothered to sort this out, the bedroom was OK, staff friendly, plenty of free on-site parking. With the condition of the bathroom, the rooms are priced too high.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

30 Mar 2023

Susan

Not for me

Food was cooked well and was nice. The decor in the bedroom was modern and nice. The bathroom however wasnt good at all. The hot water tap that couldnt be turned on or off constantly running and has limescal marks so it has been like that for a long time. Shower was good but not clean and there was black mold all over the ceiling. The out of date soap in tubs were just hanging around as all the dispensers were broke. The bathroom bin was broken. The cups were stuck to the tea try with sugar milk. I wouldnt return here but there were also some positives and my negative points may not bother other people. Its definately not enviro friendly there were some radiators were the thermostat wasnt there anymore and was pumping heat out. There is an escape door at the back of the hotel were you could go out to smoke if you wanted but nothing to put used cigarettes in so they were on the floor. I struggled sleeping cos of a noisy neighbour but thats no reflection on the hotel

Business

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2023

HANNAH MARY

Friendly, helpful staff. Clean and comfortable room. Thank you for an enjoyable stay.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2023

Dr Robert

Excellent service, staff very helpful and welcoming, room very clean and tidy , bathroom a little tired but going through refurbishment ,would recommend

Leisure Family