The Montagu Arms Hotel Reviews

The Montagu Arms Hotel

Beaulieu, Hampshire

4.9 out of 5 rating, 28 reviews

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Jessica L. Sent on 01/10/2023

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Amazing 5*

We got married here on the 10th August 2023 after booking back in July 2022 with Clara. From the first time we visited this place we just fell in love, the hotel, the gardens, the staff! Just incredible. From a little girl growing up i’ve been coming to visit Beaulieu for years and have always loved the picturesque magic it holds, with its horses and donkeys wondering around the cobbled streets! The Montagu has such a warm and homely vibe to it, The gardens are kept spectacular and the staff are incredible! So warm and friendly! Nothing is too much to ask! We wanted a small affair with just our immediate family and it was really important to us to have our dog Logie as our ring bearer, which Montagu was perfect for as their dog friendly! Clara was absolutely amazing from start to finish helping us with everything we needed, Any questions we had were always quickly answered via email and the day ran so perfectly we had no worries all day just pure excitement!! The actual wedding day was everything and more, just incredible. Myself, my maid of honour, flower girl and mum and dad stayed over the night before in the beautiful courtyard rooms which are stunning! and had a beautiful breakfast in the morning in our rooms before My hair and make up artist Olivia arrived around 8-9 to start getting us girls ready! The whole morning was so relaxing and organised, Clara collected everything i had to give to the suppliers when they arrived and my flowers were brought down to me by the fantastic Jo Wicks!!! Highly recommend! Absolutely incredible flower arrangements my bouquet, the ceremony room and the wedding breakfast was out of this world stunning!!!! Also flower crowns for my flower girls wow!!! Had so many compliments on these they were so full and just incredible! From the moment i entered the ceremony room i was just wowed! Looking round at everything we’d been planning for the last year come to life and then the wedding breakfast room which was just even more beautiful. The wedding breakfast food was out of this world, with comments from our guests that the seabass was the best seabass they’ve ever had! The whole day was just everything we’d ever dreamed of and more and were so grateful to Montagu arms for making it such a incredible day and chilled experience for us! We had no worries or concerns during the whole process. We would like to make a special shout-out to Jared who was Amazing waiting on all our guests hand and foot, sorting out the music and having a laugh with us and our guests! You really did help create a great atmosphere throughout our wedding breakfast and was always checking if there was anything more you could get myself and the groom! Ourselves and our guests absolutely loved you and are so grateful you were working on our special day! Thank you! & Matt who keeps Montagu arms gardens so beautiful! What a Lovely guy! He helped my make up artist with her stuff down to our room, and was really welcoming to our guests and gave myself and the groom some seeds to plant in spring which are the same flowers which were in the gardens on our wedding which is so special and we’ll most definitely be planting them! Such a nice touch thank you!! & Clara you are absolutely amazing at what you do, from start to finish you made us feel so relaxed and just excited throughout the whole process THANK YOU. If your thinking about getting married here don’t think twice! The whole experiance was 10/10 for us. Highly recommend!!

We got married here on the 10th August 2023 after booking back in July 2022 with Clara. From the first time we visited this place we just fell in love, the hotel, the gardens, the staff! Just incredible. From a little girl growing up i’ve been coming to visit Beaulieu for years and have always loved the picturesque magic it holds, with its horses and donkeys wondering around the cobbled streets! The Montagu has such a warm and homely vibe to it, The gardens are kept spectacular and the staff are incredible! So warm and friendly! Nothing is too much to ask! We wanted a small affair with just our immediate family and it was really important to us to have our dog Logie as our ring bearer, which Montagu was perfect for as their dog friendly! Clara was absolutely amazing from start to finish helping us with everything we needed, Any questions we had were always quickly answered via email and the day ran so perfectly we had no worries all day just pure excitement!! The actual wedding day was everything and more, just incredible. Myself, my maid of honour, flower girl and mum and dad stayed over the night before in the beautiful courtyard rooms which are stunning! and had a beautiful breakfast in the morning in our rooms before My hair and make up artist Olivia arrived around 8-9 to start getting us girls ready! The whole morning was so relaxing and organised, Clara collected everything i had to give to the suppliers when they arrived and my flowers were brought down to me by the fantastic Jo Wicks!!! Highly recommend! Absolutely incredible flower arrangements my bouquet, the ceremony room and the wedding breakfast was out of this world stunning!!!! Also flower crowns for my flower girls wow!!! Had so many compliments on these they were so full and just incredible! From the moment i entered the ceremony room i was just wowed! Looking round at everything we’d been planning for the last year come to life and then the wedding breakfast room which was just even more beautiful. The wedding breakfast food was out of this world, with comments from our guests that the seabass was the best seabass they’ve ever had! The whole day was just everything we’d ever dreamed of and more and were so grateful to Montagu arms for making it such a incredible day and chilled experience for us! We had no worries or concerns during the whole process. We would like to make a special shout-out to Jared who was Amazing waiting on all our guests hand and foot, sorting out the music and having a laugh with us and our guests! You really did help create a great atmosphere throughout our wedding breakfast and was always checking if there was anything more you could get myself and the groom! Ourselves and our guests absolutely loved you and are so grateful you were working on our special day! Thank you! & Matt who keeps Montagu arms gardens so beautiful! What a Lovely guy! He helped my make up artist with her stuff down to our room, and was really welcoming to our guests and gave myself and the groom some seeds to plant in spring which are the same flowers which were in the gardens on our wedding which is so special and we’ll most definitely be planting them! Such a nice touch thank you!! & Clara you are absolutely amazing at what you do, from start to finish you made us feel so relaxed and just excited throughout the whole process THANK YOU. If your thinking about getting married here don’t think twice! The whole experiance was 10/10 for us. Highly recommend!!
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Wendy S. Sent on 30/09/2023

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Personal, flawless and exquisite!

Literally the best day anyone could wish for. All our guest repeatedly say it was the best wedding they’ve ever attended.
We come back every year and are always greater with a smile and a warm welcome.

Literally the best day anyone could wish for. All our guest repeatedly say it was the best wedding they’ve ever attended.
We come back every year and are always greater with a smile and a warm welcome.
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Nikki G. Sent on 28/09/2023

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Wedding Day - August 2018

Righty from our first viewing of Montagu Arms and initial meeting with Clara to our wedding day and even up to our first anniversary our experience was incredible. Every detail was considered and we felt truly special every time we met to plan our wedding. Our wedding day was perfect - we felt so confident in the team that we relaxed and had the most perfect day together and with our family and friends. The food was exceptional and the service was so attentive. We had such positive feedback from all of our guests too! If we could do this day again we honestly wouldn’t have changed a thing and that is completely down to Montagu Arms, Clara and the whole team!

Righty from our first viewing of Montagu Arms and initial meeting with Clara to our wedding day and even up to our first anniversary our experience was incredible. Every detail was considered and we felt truly special every time we met to plan our wedding. Our wedding day was perfect - we felt so confident in the team that we relaxed and had the most perfect day together and with our family and friends. The food was exceptional and the service was so attentive. We had such positive feedback from all of our guests too! If we could do this day again we honestly wouldn’t have changed a thing and that is completely down to Montagu Arms, Clara and the whole team!

Verity E. Sent on 28/09/2023

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Just incredible

We booked Montague during the lockdown as sadly our planned wedding could not go ahead due to restrictions. Instead, we had 12 of our family members (and friends via zoom!) for a beautiful, intimate wedding at Montague in Spring 2021.
To say it was perfect is an understatement - we were thrilled with how attentive and organized Clara and the team were. We felt so lucky to be able to go ahead - even with three date changes due to ever changing restrictions, Clara went above and beyond to ensure we had the day we were hoping for.
We went for a 7-course tasting menu, which was incredible. We loved being able to treat our family and spend our money on such an intimate and special occasion.
I could not recommend the Montague Arms enough - our day was perfect.

We booked Montague during the lockdown as sadly our planned wedding could not go ahead due to restrictions. Instead, we had 12 of our family members (and friends via zoom!) for a beautiful, intimate wedding at Montague in Spring 2021.
To say it was perfect is an understatement - we were thrilled with how attentive and organized Clara and the team were. We felt so lucky to be able to go ahead - even with three date changes due to ever changing restrictions, Clara went above and beyond to ensure we had the day we were hoping for.
We went for a 7-course tasting menu, which was incredible. We loved being able to treat our family and spend our money on such an intimate and special occasion.
I could not recommend the Montague Arms enough - our day was perfect.
Julia M. Sent on 26/09/2023

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Micro winter wedding

My husband and me still think back to our small big day a lot. We celebrated our wedding at the montagu arms in winter with a cosy round of about 20 people. Everything went super smooth. The bridal party arrived with me in the morning and we got room to get us ready before the ceremony in the afternoon, my husband arrived a little later and got a seperate space for the final touches. I really cant fault anything, the communication was great, the drinks reception, the discretion in changing the room for dinner while we settled for cocktails and pictures. The food was to die for, the sommelier did such a great job the wine pairings were superb. We had the tasting menu with wine pairings. On the run up to our wedding we were able to change the menu from pre-existing choices or to communicate preferences to the head-chef; we opted to communicate with the head-chef as the dinner part was the most important for our day (we had no dancing or anything so the focus was really on the experience around the food, wine and company). The head-chef kindly came up with a seasonal menu that matched the feel of our wedding. Even though we didnt have the exclusive use of the hotel we didnt feel like on display. The seperation of areas was done nicely and discrete.
And the next morning we and some of our wedding guests that decided to stay at the hotel went for a really relaxed and well rounded breakfast.
We could not have asked for more and we certainly think this whole day has turned out so much better then what we had hoped for.
So thank you very much again!

Ps. There is some lovely picture spots all around the hotel so definitely let your photographer check the location out. Worth it!

My husband and me still think back to our small big day a lot. We celebrated our wedding at the montagu arms in winter with a cosy round of about 20 people. Everything went super smooth. The bridal party arrived with me in the morning and we got room to get us ready before the ceremony in the afternoon, my husband arrived a little later and got a seperate space for the final touches. I really cant fault anything, the communication was great, the drinks reception, the discretion in changing the room for dinner while we settled for cocktails and pictures. The food was to die for, the sommelier did such a great job the wine pairings were superb. We had the tasting menu with wine pairings. On the run up to our wedding we were able to change the menu from pre-existing choices or to communicate preferences to the head-chef; we opted to communicate with the head-chef as the dinner part was the most important for our day (we had no dancing or anything so the focus was really on the experience around the food, wine and company). The head-chef kindly came up with a seasonal menu that matched the feel of our wedding. Even though we didnt have the exclusive use of the hotel we didnt feel like on display. The seperation of areas was done nicely and discrete.
And the next morning we and some of our wedding guests that decided to stay at the hotel went for a really relaxed and well rounded breakfast.
We could not have asked for more and we certainly think this whole day has turned out so much better then what we had hoped for.
So thank you very much again!

Ps. There is some lovely picture spots all around the hotel so definitely let your photographer check the location out. Worth it!
Clare D. Sent on 25/09/2023

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Exceeded all expectations!

Wonderful hotel with the best team, from the first meeting until the day after the wedding we felt like we were truly looked after, our guests were all so complimentary especially about the food and service, the location and gardens provided a perfect backdrop for photos, wish we could do it all again!

Wonderful hotel with the best team, from the first meeting until the day after the wedding we felt like we were truly looked after, our guests were all so complimentary especially about the food and service, the location and gardens provided a perfect backdrop for photos, wish we could do it all again!
Jessica M. Sent on 24/09/2023

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A wonderful team and beautiful setting

We were impressed by the Montagu Arms as soon as we walked through the door and met with Clara our wedding coordinator, we even made a list of everything we loved about the venue. The hotel is luxurious and cosy at the same time, and the donkeys roaming in the village just add another level of enchantment.
We couldn’t have asked for a more friendly, attentive and professional group of people to plan and run our big day.

We were impressed by the Montagu Arms as soon as we walked through the door and met with Clara our wedding coordinator, we even made a list of everything we loved about the venue. The hotel is luxurious and cosy at the same time, and the donkeys roaming in the village just add another level of enchantment.
We couldn’t have asked for a more friendly, attentive and professional group of people to plan and run our big day.
Damon L. Sent on 24/09/2023

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Couldn't have chosen a better venue

We had a great day - the team were fantastic, very flexible to our requirements. There was some minor confusion with the food timings, but that was all resolved without any issue. The day went seamlessly, which is down to Clara translating our plans into the reality on the day.

We had a great day - the team were fantastic, very flexible to our requirements. There was some minor confusion with the food timings, but that was all resolved without any issue. The day went seamlessly, which is down to Clara translating our plans into the reality on the day.
Liz N. Sent on 18/08/2023

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Luxurious perfection!!

We couldn’t have chosen anywhere more perfect for our winter wedding. Clara and the team created such a wonderful and flawless evening, arranging just about everything so all we had to do was turn up!! We had a small intimate service and supper in the oak room which felt truly special with candle light and Christmas decorations, roaring fires and a cosy and warm atmosphere throughout. The food is outstanding and the service incredibly attentive, nothing was too much trouble. I really couldn’t recommend this venue enough and thank you Montagu Arms for creating such a wonderful occasion 💕

We couldn’t have chosen anywhere more perfect for our winter wedding. Clara and the team created such a wonderful and flawless evening, arranging just about everything so all we had to do was turn up!! We had a small intimate service and supper in the oak room which felt truly special with candle light and Christmas decorations, roaring fires and a cosy and warm atmosphere throughout. The food is outstanding and the service incredibly attentive, nothing was too much trouble. I really couldn’t recommend this venue enough and thank you Montagu Arms for creating such a wonderful occasion 💕
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Sarah M. Sent on 17/08/2023

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A truly wonderful & romantic experience

We were married here last September in a small, intimidate and magical ceremony. The ambience, setting and facilities were so enjoyable and truly gorgeous. From the outset the assistance with flowers, cakes, photography, accommodation and family requirements were brilliant and all the staff were very professional and helpful. I would have no hesitation in recommending The Montagu Arms Hotel. Thank you for making our special day even better than we had thought possible.

We were married here last September in a small, intimidate and magical ceremony. The ambience, setting and facilities were so enjoyable and truly gorgeous. From the outset the assistance with flowers, cakes, photography, accommodation and family requirements were brilliant and all the staff were very professional and helpful. I would have no hesitation in recommending The Montagu Arms Hotel. Thank you for making our special day even better than we had thought possible.