EXPERTS at The Times have named a Shaftesbury hotel as one of the best places to stay for under £150 a night.

Each year, experienced reviewers stay at hundreds of hotels before whittling them down to a final list.

This ’33 of the UK’s best hotels for under £150 a night’ list forms part of The Times 100 Best Places to Stay in the UK for 2025 guide.

The Grosvenor Arms in Shaftesbury made the cut, with The Times experts praising the “shabby-chic bar” and its local, wild and organic food offering.

The article said: “Country-casual charm is in abundance at this revamped grade II listed coaching inn in the Saxon hilltop town of Shaftesbury.

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“It’s had several facelifts over the centuries and the latest has successfully loosened the old girl’s corsets without compromising her Georgian elegance.

“A mellow palette of earthy greens, browns and greys leads in the bedrooms, where abstract art, potted plants and blasts of blue and pillar-box red for cushions and throws inject extra energy.

“The shabby-chic bar has a cosy wood-burner, bedded-in leather sofas, mismatched banquette seats and a constant throng of locals, dropping in for coffees, cocktails and craft beers to keep the ambience cranked up to jolly.

“Food at the restaurant, overseen by Tom Blake — formerly of River Cottage — puts local, wild and organic produce to the fore.

“This grade II listed coaching inn sits centre stage in the Saxon hilltop town of Shaftesbury.”