An award-winning country-house hotel

Dorset Tourism Awards 2024

Small Hotel of the year

We are pleased to announce that Summer Lodge Country House Hotel & Restaurant has won the 'Best Small Hotel of the year' for 2024. 

Among the very best

  • Recognised as one of AA's recommended spas for 2023
  • Voted one of the Best Hotels in England and Europe - U.S. News 2022
  • Voted No.5 in The Best 30 Hotels in the UK - Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Choice Awards 2021
  • Condé Nast Johansens Awards for Excellence, 2021
  • Voted No.5 in the Top 5 Hotels in UK - Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards 2021 
  • Eric Zwiebel awarded Wine and Spirit Ambassador - The Cateys 2021 
  • Summer Lodge named 'one of England's finest country-house hotels' - The Times 2021
  • Finalist of 'Best for Families' - Condé Nast Johansens Awards for Excellence 2020
  • 'Commended' Awards of Excellence - Afternoon Tea Awards 2019
  • Listed as one of the 'Best Country House Hotels in Britain' - The Daily Telegraph 2019
  • Hotel Restaurant of the Year - Dorset Food & Drinks Awards 2017
  • The Restaurant awarded 3 AA Rosettes
  • AA Five star hotel