The Poacher Inn

8/10

Excellent

24 Jul 2026

Paul

Nice, quiet location with ample parking. Room could have done with a little TLC but was very comfortable. Food choice was excellent and well cooked.
One thing to note was the very poor 5G signal in the area and no wi-fi offered at the location which made it hard for me to work.

8/10

Excellent

22 Jun 2026

Steven

All good. Per friendly. Staff great

4/10

Poor

20 Jun 2026

Adrian

The place and room seemed tired.
The booking in was okay, showed to room, told about fire exit, basic stuff well communicated.
In the bedroom, only one of the bedside lamps worked, there was also only one cup for a two person stay, and both cup and kettle were dusty. Kettle still had water in.
The night of our stay the room was hot, no fans available on site, so had to sleep with windows open, not ideal with road noise.
The en-suite was not clean enough, mould and limescale in the shower and toilet, also the extractor fan did not appear to work. Only one side of the lighting worked on the vanity mirror.
Outside, the garden seating area needs attention, bench tables all had bird droppings on, the grass had not been mown.
We ate an evening meal, this was the only thing that I can seriously commend upon, superb food 👌.
Poor standard of cleanliness on the drinks glasses, one of the Coka-Cola glasses I was served was tacky and not good.
Overall, except the food, it was just poor 😢
Eat out - yes 👍
Stay overnight - no 👎

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2025

Janette

Lovely stay.

Very friendly and helpful staff. Room cozy and clean. Food good too. Would recommend.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Apr 2025

Loes

Great night at the inn.
Our room was at the back overlooking the beer garden. Was very quiet at the inn so no noise outside during evening.
Sliding door if ensuite entrance needs some serious lubrication.
Staff were super friendly and food was excellent

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

23 Mar 2025

rob

Not brilliant.

Bit disappointing. Emailed the property requesting a table the day before upon booking. Didn't get an answer and told we would have to eat in
the bar which on itself wasn't the end of the world. Then told there would be no breakfasts.
Just after finishing the main we asked for dessert and told too late. It would take seconds to put a slice of crumble in a dish. Especially as the chef was still there.
The milk in the room was three weeks out date. The food we did have was quite nice. But all in all the hospitality left a lot to be desired.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2025

Adrian

Great place to stay.

Business Partner

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jan 2025

Verified traveler

With the exception of Laura, who was excellent, the remainder was average at best.

6/10

Pleasant

26 Nov 2024

Verified traveler

Wouldn't stay here again

The room wasn't clean, the bathroom sink and table with the kettle hadn't been cleaned since the last guest. I asked for more teabags and got a handful presented to me in a dirty hand.
The food was poorly cooked pub style, straight out the freezer. I was there a few nights and had a pizza delivered the last evening.
I wanted to like the place but couldn't

Business

8/10

Excellent

20 Oct 2024

Verified traveler

Overnight pub stay was fine
Food good decent pint

Business

8/10

Excellent

02 Aug 2024

Alan

Nice clean comfortable room. Good food.

Business

4/10

Poor

15 Jul 2024

Leah

On checking into our room, we found there to be only 1 towel despite the booking being for 2 guests. On requesting another towel we were told that they would have to put 1 in the dryer & we could have it ‘later’
One of the pillow cases on the bed was soaking wet & the extra pillows had no pillow cases in them.
The toilet seat was not fixed to the toilet so was dangerous.
Many items were unavailable from the menu & breakfast was only served from 9am-10am.

On the whole a very disappointing stay which we will not be repeating.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Apr 2024

sadegh

Nice people 😊

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2023

Paul

Nice room, great pub and food.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2023

kirsty

Loved staying here and will be back. Really friendly owner who made sure I was given all the information I needed. Really made to feel comfortable. I shared a twin room which was really tasteful, extremely clean and more than enough space for two of us. Highly recommend! Thanks for having us.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jan 2019

Phil

Spot on

Really nice people and great food.

8/10

Excellent

23 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Nice cosy very clean rooms in quiet rural location. Tesco and restaurants only a few miles away.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2018

John

great stay

extremely friendly, great food, good beer need I say more?

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2018

Tony

Happy to recommend

Very enjoyable stay with very friendly staff and good food. Family friendly in village location. Plenty of parking and nice rooms.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2018

Stephen

Uncomfortable pillow - was too big.
Better with two smaller ones

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

Stunning Boutique Hotel on the country side

Stunning countryside beauty. Boutique hotel with the most professional staff. The food for breakfast is rich in freshness. The staff is absolutely attentive to guest detail. Will book again anytime traveling on that part of the big island.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2018

Asaf

Very nice hotel if you have a car

Had to stay 2 nights to attend a convention nearby. I booked this very last minute. The room was very comfortable and clean. bathroom was very clean too. Great breakfast. The garden in the back was a so quaint to sit in before breakfast.

Although I found out I paid a lot more than some other people attending the same convention who had booked through a different site.

Area lacked public transport.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Lovely

Great, nice pub and comfy rooms.

6/10

Pleasant

04 Nov 2017

philip

Poachers inn

Noisey due to road traffic

8/10

Excellent

10 Oct 2017

Karen

Very nice location and Inn presents well

We had a very nice stay. Staff are friendly and so welcoming. Very good restaurant with delicious food.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2017

mick

My stay st the Poachers inn

Room was perfect, nice and warm on a wet windy night, full English breakfast was lovely butbut was an additional cost over the free continental but worth it,

8/10

Excellent

01 Sep 2017

Verified traveler

Execellent value for money, a lovely place to stay

We stayed for 1 night with friends. The hotel, bar and restaurant has been done out in a lovely modern country decor as well as the rooms. The rooms aren't huge but ample for what you need. We had breakfast the following morning which was delicious. Great traditional English breakfast and lovely continental to choose from. Safe parking onsite.
All in all a good find and we would stay there again.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2017

Sue

Exceeded expectations

Fabulous rooms above a lovely little local pub. The rooms are of a very high specification and are spotlessly clean. Everything we needed was there - hospitality tray, hairdryer, power shower, nice range of toiletries etc. Continental breakfast was good, with crusty bread and good quality jams and marmalade. Didn't opt for the cooked option as we're not big on fry-ups, but this is available at £5 per person.

One minor hiccup- the website advised check in between 3pm and 10pm but this should read 5pm and 10pm. we arrived at around 4ish to find it all locked up. No big problem as I know the area quite well and whiled away the time, but perhaps a quick tweak of the website would help..

Otherwise faultless. Thanks for a lovely stay.

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2017

Steve

Pleasant pub stay, close to Odiham

We needed a room for a night close to some friends in Odiham and spotted the Poacher. We had a friendly welcome and were immediately shown to our room which was clean and had a nice clean en-suite shower room.
Rooms are a little on the small size, but perfectly adequate for a short stay (no wardrobe space provided).
Also be aware there are some reasonably steep stairs up to the floor where the bedrooms are located.
Overall we would stay again.

8/10

Excellent

27 Feb 2017

Stephen

Conveient and clean pub/hotel.

Nice welcome. Barman is the whole package. Receptionist, barman, waiter, room service etc. Order your breakfast when you check in? Odd one that.
Room was cosy. Shower temperamental. Food ok, ale excellent, service good.
VFM!

8/10

Excellent

28 Jan 2017

Adrian

It was great for one night. Lovely people, great food. It feels very cosy once you get installed there.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Nov 2016

Jonathan

Very warm and lovely

Lovely friendly people. Newly renovated. A pleasure

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Nov 2016

Campbell

Completely met our requirements

We are a mature age couple and the Inn met our requirements at an acceptable rate. Good location, good service by friendly well trained staff, bedroom and en suite compact but workable.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2016

Jeremy

Beautiful pub with wondrous rooms and amazing food

The room was warm,comfy and well kept with tea, coffee and biscuits. The food was first class and a great place to stay, wonderful!!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2016

Pat

Excellent

Nadia and her team made us very welcome . The bedroom and bathroom are spotlessly clean and beautifully decorated . There is also shower gel and shampoo with gorgeously soft thick white towels . Good selection of tea, coffee, hot chocolate , fruit teas is just what you need after a long journey or day out . If you need anything you just have to ask , you can't ask for more than that .

6/10

Pleasant

27 Aug 2015

Verified traveler

Rural stay

Stayed for 2 nights. rooms were compact but clean. Ensuite bathroom had showers which were slow.Not a power shower as one would expect. Comfortable double beds with soft pillows. The only downside was the continental breakfast on a Sunday morning which was left in the fridge the night before.We were very happy with the cooked breakfast provided on the Saturday morning at the Post Office/Village shop.But next day it being closed was a disappointment.I wish they would make this clear before you book. Otherwise was an okay stay.

Family

4/10

Poor

23 Aug 2015

Verified traveler

No Restaurant!

Room was fine however When I booked online it was not mentioned that the restaurant was out of action. This meant after a long day I then had to drive to another pub for diner and also no breakfast.

6/10

Pleasant

25 Apr 2015

Trevor

Ok accommodation, but could be much better

Stayed in far better for a lot less cost...
Nice modern room, quite small, with small en suite shower room, but large power shower, very comfortable bed, disappointed that there was not the standard kettle in the room but a coffee maker, ok if you have any of the pods for it, I had to ask for these (received just 2) along with tea bags but tea is just not the same through this machine. Another disappointment was the breakfast, this is cornflakes, yogurt, a warmed up pastrie and some milk delivered the night before and kept in the small fridge in the room, so note that there is no cooked breakfast. The wi-fi in the room was hit and miss, but worked ok in the main bar area downstairs. Nice pub, good ale and excellent food choice at reasonable prices.
Gave up with the WI-FI -

6/10

Pleasant

18 Mar 2015

Verified traveler

overall it is OK, it is a nice inn, people are nice, but very busy.

6/10

Pleasant

26 Feb 2015

James

Good food but room v noisy

V noisy in the room until pun closed at 2330.
Unable to sleep until eveyone left.

FOod v good and v well priced

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Feb 2015

SIMON

Great stay if you don't want a cooked breakfast

i often stay in pubs rather than hotels as the atmosphere, food,drunk and costs are much more favourable! The Poacher Inn is no exception to this with a fantastic menu, consisting of wonderful meat and game and other great dishes. The welcome was very nice and the pub is very clean and tidy with the bedroom was very comfortable indeed. The only reservation I have is the continental breakfast that is delivered to your room the night before. I would rather pay more and have a cooked breakfast in the pub itself as this is one of the best parts of staying in a pub that serves great food! Apart from this, a lovely stay.

6/10

Pleasant

08 Dec 2014

Verified traveler

Lady Travellor

Friendly and welcoming staff, food good, liked it. Room a little dark, loved the comfortable bed

6/10

Pleasant

27 Nov 2014

per

Cramped, and basic

Very small room with basic equipment. Heard everyone that passed through the doors since it was poor sound proofing.

Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Nov 2014

Paul

Not the usual, but a nice place to stay

The Hotel was very nice and clean, just not the usual I expect. The hotel doesn't have a reception as such you need to visit the Pub bar to collect your room key. There doesn't seem to be a master key for the cleaners to get access to your room, as you need to post it through the letter box in the morning. The wifi in my room (room 4) wasn't great as it kept dropping out because of week signal.
The breakfast is continental meaning and most of it is put into the fridge.
Forgot to ask how to check-out, so just posted the key through the letterbox and left. I had pre-paid on my credit card, so I wasn't leaving without paying.

Nice hotel nice staff, just not what I was expecting or am used to, but would be great place to stay for a break and is not a bad distance to the M3, so is good for business travelers too.

8/10

Excellent

28 Oct 2014

Adrian Keen

1 night stay

Had a really good time, nice Hotel, Staff and owner. Thank you. If I need to stay in the area again this will be my 1st choice.

8/10

Excellent

24 Oct 2014

LisaB

Comfortable rooms

Arrived here to find that the bar and restaurant were closed until the following day. This was a shame and an email explaining this would've been appreciated. On arrival I was given a small complimentary box of chocolates (nice touch) and shown to my room. However the girl doing this left no instruction as to check out procedure/time or what the arrangements would be for breakfast. I had to catch her in the hall later that evening to find out. The wi-fi was poor and there was very limited phone reception let alone reliable 3G service. That said however, the rooms were spotlessly clean with a lovely spongy carpet under foot. Plump feather duvet and pillows and excellent radiator. Nice touch having a mini fridge in the room with complimentary cartons of orange juice. Breakfast (unbeknown to me until I opened the door as I was about to leave) was left outside the door and consisted of 2 pieces of fresh fruit, 1 croissant with a dish of butter, some type of bread, bowl & individual box of cereal as well as a yogurt so was good considering. Milk was left in the mini fridge. I would stay here again.

4/10

Poor

26 Sep 2014

Verified traveler

Disappointed

A nice room and helpful staff couldn't override the disappointment of being told that the kitchens were closed and the nearest restaurant was two miles away and since the kitchen was closed there was a buffet breakfast left in my room for god knows how long. The broadband was hit and miss even though the staff really tried to help, I could tell they were embarrassed with the service but it was out of their hands.

4/10

Poor

21 Sep 2014

Peter

Disappointed. Room was good, sleeping was fine. Disappointed that they had stopped providing food even though it was shown as being provided at the time of booking. Instead of a good English Breakfast which we had bought we were given a very poor 'continental breakfast' in our ro way would we recommend this B&B

8/10

Excellent

12 Sep 2014

Verified traveler

Great spot, nice room. Pity that there was no meals available.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

03 Sep 2014

Phil

Nice pub, shame about the lack of facilities

The website shows an excellent menu, but the pub is up for sale, and the kitchens are closed. The staff pointed us towards the Golden Pot a couple of miles away, where we had a lovely meal.