HSL Chairs - Poole/Bournemouth Reviews 

This is my second purchase of chairs from HSL Bournemouth showroom.
The staff are efficient and friendly and they observe how you sit while drinking a coffee. This is important in order to acertain the correct posture for the chair of your choice.
There is no sales pressure to buy, they prefere that you go away and think about it before making a purchase.

In my opinion, Mary was a first class saleswoman. I was extremely happy with her service. I would recommend any of my friends and family going to HSL to ask for Mary.

John Efford

Andrea was very helpful, very friendly and very patient. She made us welcome and valued our custom.

Our experience of the HSL store in Poole, Dorset was great - aided in no small part to the patience and product knowledge of Andrea. Thank you Andrea !
Further communications and payments etc were handled easily.
We look forward to a long, happy and comfortable tie with HSL chair and Sofa.....Thanks very much.

Really welcoming, no hard sell. Good knowledge of products, deals offers. Good range of products and options. Andrea in the Poole store was excellent really listened to what we wanted and found products to suit our requirements. Would use again and highly recommend

Sales assistant was really helpful in selecting the correct fitting chair for my wife. We would recommend their excellent service.

Fantastic staff, everything clearly explained, good product range

Visited the Poole branch today to buy 2 rise and recline chairs. Mary meeted us as we entered and listened to the requirements we both needed. She then proceeded to show us all the chairs and try each one out to see whether it met our requirements. On trying all the chairs we decided on 2 Aysgarth chairs and then chose the fabric from a fantastic choice. Throughout the whole experience can't praise Mary enough for her knowledge of each of the chairs and her patience even offering tea an biscuits whilst we decided. Would definitely recommend this company and staff

We were most impressed by Emma’s professionalism and her supportive approach. We felt that she was committed to ensuring that the chair we chose was right for me.

First class experience. We were looked after by Mary, who was knowledgeable, helpful, professional and friendly.
She made our visit very easy, taking the time to explain everything. The complimentary tea/coffee and biscuits were a really nice touch.

Andy and Wayne did a tremendous job. Not only delivering the new furniture but also helping move the old out to the other end of the house. Excellent service.

An easy and relaxed experience with superb staff very friendly and helpful,went out of there to help with anything I asked for or needed.
Chose a super chair,assisted by a wonderful pair,look forward to getting the chair and can’t thank the girls enough for their friendliness.PHIL NOBLE.

Took delivery of my Stressless recliner chair today by Martin & Leon. Product is excellent, as were the very helpful ladies in the Poole showroom when I placed the order. Would have given 5 stars except for 2 problems PLEASE NOTE HSL HEAD OFFICE;
1) The ordering software glitch would not allow me to place an order at the time of my showroom visit (an hour from home)
2) The 16 week lead time for delivery which seems excessive.
Otherwise an excellent experience & product

Very helpful in store when we purchased our new furniture, although no one came to measure up as agreed. Delivery men, Martin and Leon were very good, especially when it came to taking off then replacing an internal door, to get the furniture in.
Unfortunately, there is a tear underneath the sofa, but HSL will be dealing with this.

Wrong size suggested and sadly rest before it arrived.
Recommended extra petite and nowhere to attach remote having broken wrist. I then had to reach all the way down to pick up the remote. It has a strong magnet so needs to be able to attach to the side and not ruin myself reaching nearly down to the floor as it is very heavy.

My husband was diagnosed with terminal cancer and his mobility was declining. We had my mother's HSL chair which he was using but it was too small, so in August 2025 we visited the HSL shop in Poole, he tried several types of riser recliner and settled on a grande dual motor recliner, at £2600. Due to his illness, we didn't want to wait 8+ weeks for delivery, so chose a design which would be available the following week. We ordered arm covers too, at an additional cost. The chair arrived, minus the arm caps and any instructions of any kind. The delivery men set it up, quickly ran through stuff, reported to their office the arm caps were missing, and left.
He was pleased with the chair, but it made some disconcerting cracking noises when rising and resetting, which we thought would wear off. We waited for the arm caps. And waited. After chasing them up with several phone calls he received an invoice refunding the £80 for them, he phoned and said he wanted them, apologies from head office, "we'll give them to you free," someone had cancelled the order. By now, the noises were getting louder when any movement was happening, and on several occasions the remote stopped working, leaving my husband stranded in the chair! This was reported to HSL, who sent an engineer, who told us we needed a new frame, and he tidied up some cables and said he would order a new remote too.Weeks passed, and the engineers firm contacted us to see if the frame had arrived. It hadn't, so I contacted HSL. After the lady I spoke to read through the history of this sorry affair, I was told no one had actioned the engineers order, but it would be done immediately. In the meantime, along with the copious noises every time the chair was operated, the remote also began to intermittently fail again, which was seriously distressing for my husband as he now spent nearly all his time in the chair due to is increasing illness.
Sadly, the new frame arrived, on 22nd November 2025, just as my husband was leaving the house in an ambulance to go to a hospice. He passed away the next day. We still didn't have any arm caps.
I am utterly disgusted by the incompetence and inefficiency of this firm. The engineers company Cassalon did everything correctly, but the customer service from HSL is woeful. The additional distress and anxiety caused to my husband and myself is unforgivable, from a company that is so fond of promoting itself and its reputation on TV and elsewhere. I would never buy from or recommend HSL ever again.And their warranty is not transferable, so bear that in mind if you were thinking of buying one.

We were acknowledged and welcomed as soon as we walked through the door. Our specialist Mary was very attentive and completely understood what we were looking for and understood the specifications and information provided by the OT. Mary was able to assist us in finding the right chair and also in choosing the design and type of material we required for the covering. Mary made the whole process very easy and helped us every step of the way, we even had coffee and biscuits! I would recommend going to HSL and would definitely shop there again.

Everything went very well. Staff were helpful and delivery was quick and efficient.

My mum had an HSL sofa delivered by a couple of lovely guys. Maltin and Leon, took the trouble to move furniture and place the sofa exactly where mum wanted it. Would thoroughly recommend.

Jason and Ashley delivered this morning, scheduled between 08.31 and 11.31.
They phoned at 07.50 and advised they would be with us in 15 minutes. And they were!
Really friendly, obliging, caring and as they were so early, we didn't have to hang around waiting.
Superb delivery experience.