5th of May till the 9th, I stayed here for work, I was staying here whilst photographing the new forest and the surrounding nature. This gave me a chance to speak to some of the staff and it was nice to see some of the local knowledge in play. Kirsty was especially helpful, I think I saw her every day and I always saw her treat staff with respect whilst there always being a tone of playful friendliness coming from her. The hotel itself is possibly In the worst place possible unless you are passing through and need to sleep for one night or happen to be photographing the new forest! Due to the location i would advise planning ahead when it comes to food plans. For the first past of the week I was in a room facing the car park, due to a maintenance issue (no one's fault, just poor timing) I ended out being moved to a room which was facing the motorway, I won't lie I was not excited about this prospect of the night time noise, but if we are being honest, I hyped it up worse than it was, it was a case of worrying about the sky falling was more damaging than the sky falling! I have some follow up work in the area next month, a little closer to Ringwood than stoney cross but I've already asked to stay here again, I'm happy with the extra drive and to take the devil you know!