I stayed at the Rufus House with some friends for a long weekend. Etsuko and Ernesto and their staff are warm, friendly and genuinely affectionate. It was a pleasure staying at the Rufus House and I hope to be able to visit at least once a year. The forest across the road is beautiful with several walks through open field... more

After reading the reviews, we were looking forward to our stay at Rufus House in the New Forest and we were not disapponted. We were greeted on arrival and all made to feel very welcome. Myself, husband and children stayed in the family room and my parents stayed in the room overlooking the garden. The rooms were comfortable and clean... more

We were made to feel welcome from the moment the car pulled up. Room was great and Breakfast fantastic. Only across the road was the access to the new forest and to see the ponies grazing as you walked out the front door was spectacular. Will Return in the future! more

After staying at rufus house in April 2006 we were pleased to be able to return again this year. We were welcomed like old friends. Our room was very clean and very well presented and overlooked the pretty garden at the back of the hotel. We do not eat the normal English cooked breakfast but found the cereals, fruit, yogurt... more

We had what we thought was a lovely weekend at Rufus House in March. There had been some confusion over the price as the web site we spotted them on had out of date pricing, but they kindly agreed to split the difference with us. A few weeks later I noticed somone had used my credit card without my permission... more

I echo everything previously said as we had a lovely time here.We stayed for two nights and were very comfortable.We had a nice room overlooking the garden which was very quiet,A good selection at breakfast and the only critisism was that the bacon was streaky and very salty.The pear jam though was delicious!Nothing seemed too much trouble.We loved Lyndhurst and... more

We stayed at The Rufus house as a last minute get-away and were really pleased we chose it. A lovely friendly welcome, comfy and clean room (a little traffic noise, but only as we were on the ground floor) and the breakfast was gorgeous. Really relaxing to look accross the road at the ponies grazing and wander into the high... more

After reading the predominantly excellent reviews of the Rufus House on Trip Advisor, we decided to spend two nights at the end of August 2008. We booked a turret room with four poster bed and we were delighted with the standard of cleanliness and attention to detail. As reported by others the quality of the breakfasts and the friendliness of... more

I booked 2 nights at Rufus house in the turret suite as a surprise weekend away for my wife's birthday. Everything about the place was fantastic, we turned up to very good parking facilities, we entered the room to be greeted by a great bouquet of flowers that I had asked Ernesto and Estuko (the owners) to arrange. The bathroom... more