Best Western Abbots Barton Hotel

3.0 star property

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Front of property
Executive Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking | Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, blackout drapes
Deluxe Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking | Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, blackout drapes
Deluxe Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking | Room amenity
Lobby

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
    Room service
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Pet friendly
    Pet friendly
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
36 New Dover Road, Canterbury, England, CT1 3DU
  • St. Augustine's Abbey
    8 min walk
  • St. Martin's Church
    10 min walk
  • Canterbury Christ Church University
    10 min walk
  • London (SEN-Southend)
    76 min drive

Room options

Superior Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • 150 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

  • 150 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Deluxe Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • 200 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 2 Twin Beds, Non Smoking

  • 150 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Classic Room, 2 Twin Beds, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Executive Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • 200 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Classic Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

  • 301 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Room, 3 Twin Beds, Non Smoking

  • 300 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

Family Room, 2 Twin Beds, Non Smoking

  • 300 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking (Cozy Room;Small Room)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Classic Room, 1 Twin Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

About the neighborhood

Canterbury

A stay at Best Western Abbots Barton Hotel places you in the heart of Canterbury, within a 15-minute walk of Canterbury Cathedral and St. Augustine's Abbey. .This hotel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from St. Lawrence Ground and 0.5 mi (0.7 km) from Canterbury Christ Church University.

What's nearby

  • Canterbury Christ Church University - 10 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Canterbury Cathedral - 13 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Marlowe Theatre - 15 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • University of Kent - 5 min drive - 2.1 miles
  • Howletts Wild Animal Park - 7 min drive - 3.4 miles

Getting around

  • Canterbury East Station - 14 min walk
  • Gatwick Airport (LGW) - 68 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪The Thomas Ingoldsby - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Caffè Nero - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Old City Bar - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Chom Chom - ‬9 min walk

About this property

Best Western Abbots Barton Hotel

Hotel with free parking, near Canterbury Cathedral
Best Western Abbots Barton Hotel offers 37 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. 32-inch LCD televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Stay in one of 37 guestrooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. This hotel also features concierge services, wedding services, and a fireplace in the lobby.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a computer station, express check-in, and express check-out. Planning an event in Canterbury? This hotel has 495 square feet (46 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and a meeting room. Free self parking is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge between 6:30 AM and 9:30 AM on weekdays.
Best Western Abbots Barton Hotel has a restaurant on site.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

English, French, Romanian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite parking

Food and drink

  • Weekday full breakfast available 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: GBP 16.95 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 495 square feet of conference space
  • Computer station
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1830
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Renovations and closures

The following facilities or services will be unavailable from April 4 2024 to December 31 2024 (dates subject to change):
  • Dining venue(s)

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 20 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only
2 total pets
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 16.95 per person
  • Pet fee: GBP 20 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of We Care Clean (Best Western)

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.

Property is also known as

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Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 276 out of 738 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 335 out of 738 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 80 out of 738 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 34 out of 738 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 13 out of 738 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Warren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Tom

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice hotel in a good location.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel on walking distance city centre
Pleasant hotel on walking distance from city centre. Free parking. The announced renovation was hardly observed, so did not impact our stay at all.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
very nice property and very helpful and friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Louis Alain

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Clare

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Newly refurbished rooms are very comfortable. Request for adjacent rooms was not met but 1 of our rooms could have been interconnected
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Love the speaker in the bathroom!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Adam

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Situated in a convenient location close to shopping. The room we stayed in was very spacious, had good facilities including a comfortable bed and quite clean, although the view wasnt great and the WiFi signal was awful. Nicely decorated in the foyer and reception areas but the dining area for breakfast in the morning was quite dated and dark. The breakfast overall was alright with some options but not very substantial and the bar food was a bit expensive. Would stay again but suggest going elsewhere for food.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fine - likely better soon
2 night trip - everything worked - room was comfortable - staff were pleasant. They are working hard on upgrades - the hotel will likely be even better soon.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Brian

Traveled with group, Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Philip

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel just outside the hubbub of Canterbury. Lovely room though a small issue with the shower.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Wayne

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Stephen

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Carpark needs a good clean up which would give a great look and not too expensive. This should at least be a weekly occurrence. Our room was a newly refurbished room which was very good and two goon nights sleep were had. Breakfast was excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close walk to town great location & very friendly staff & comfortable room
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Lynsey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay
We stayed in a refurbished deluxe suite. The room was very nice, although the air conditioning wasn’t that efficient on the hottest day of the year so far also very hard pillows. The bar had recently re opened, we had dinner in there the first night, it was ok but only one member of staff serving meant slow service. We had breakfast - this was ok but not amazing. Very convenient walk into the city centre ( about 10 mins )
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

G

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Kevin

Traveled with family
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

CHUN LEUNG

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carol-Anne

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed for 3 nights. It was a fabulous hotel to stay in. The staff were all really friendly and helpful. The room was big and luxurious, recently re-furnished. It was in the heart of Cantebury everything in walking distance to the Cathedral and town centre. Would definitely stay again and would highly recommend this hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Brian

Business traveler
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wai Ling

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and new furnished room, comfy bed, great experience:)
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Janet

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Hotel smart enough but odd bits need attention. Gardens rather overgrown. Toilet door didn’t shut properly. Found sound carried rather through bedroom walls! All staff were perfect though.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

M J

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Debra

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We stayed for two nights whilst visiting Canterbury and were very glad we had chosen this hotel. It was undergoing some refurbishment whilst we were there but this didn’t affect us in any way. We had an Executive room which appeared to have been recently refurbished - it was large, clean and very comfortable. There were masses of electricity sockets, USB sockets next to the bed, a large safe, a kettle, an iron and ironing board. Breakfast was very good with a wide choice of cold food together with a menu of hot food cooked to order - my husband had the kippers which were excellent! There was a reasonably sized car park where we felt very happy to leave our car for the duration of our stay. The city centre is about a 15 minutes walk away and, as well as the sights, there are lots of good restaurants there. We would definitely stay there if we came to Canterbury again and would highly recommend it.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024