ABode Canterbury

4.0 star property

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Exterior
Most Enviable Double Room
Fabulous Suite | Terrace/patio
Enviable Double Room
Reception

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Gym
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Room service

Explore the area

Map
30-33 High St, Canterbury, England, CT1 2RX
  • Marlowe Theatre
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Canterbury Cathedral
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • University of Kent
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • London (SEN-Southend)
    ‪91 min drive‬

Room options

Desirable Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Enviable Double Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Comfortable Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Desirable Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Most Enviable Double Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Fabulous Suite

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Canterbury

With a stay at ABode Canterbury, you'll be centrally located in Canterbury, within a 5-minute walk of Canterbury Cathedral and Beaney House of Art & Knowledge. .This hotel is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Weaver's House and 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Royal Museum and Art Gallery.

What's nearby

  • Marlowe Theatre - 2 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Canterbury Cathedral - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Westgate Gardens - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Westgate Gardens and Towers - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • University of Kent - 6 min drive - 3.7 km

Getting around

  • Canterbury West Station - 9 min walk
  • Gatwick Airport (LGW) - 82 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Caffè Nero - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Pizza Hut - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Pret a Manger - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Old Weavers House - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Cherry Tree - ‬1 min walk

About this property

ABode Canterbury

Hotel with a fitness center, a short walk to Canterbury Cathedral
ABode Canterbury offers 72 accommodations with safes and designer toiletries. These individually decorated accommodations include desks. Beds feature premium bedding. LCD televisions come with premium satellite channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. This Canterbury hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Stay in one of 72 guestrooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature designer toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services. This hotel also features wedding services and a banquet hall.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at the hotel's restaurant, Brasserie Abode, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, express check-in, and express check-out. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and meeting rooms. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM.
Brasserie Abode - This brasserie serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required.
AB Champagne Bar - This theme restaurant serves lunch and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open daily.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

Czech, English, French, Romanian, Slovak

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Secured, uncovered parking on site (GBP 18 per night)
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM on weekends; GBP 18 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • AB Champagne Bar
  • Brasserie Abode

Things to do

  • Gym

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Accessibility

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

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with premium satellite channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Electric kettle
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Individual decor
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

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

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 18 per person
  • Uncovered self parking fee: GBP 18.00 per night

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, debit card, or cash deposit 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, debit cards, and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Breakfast is available 8-11 AM on Sunday.

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ABode Canterbury Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 538 out of 1132 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 349 out of 1132 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 162 out of 1132 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 63 out of 1132 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 20 out of 1132 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Marion

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were friendly and helpful. The room was clean and the bed was very comfortable. I enjoyed.my stay, and would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jess

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Business traveller
Good value in a great location
A comfortable clean hotel in great location for visiting Canterbury. We certainly stay there again as it was good value for money, breakfast was excellent with a really good selection of food. Easy walking distance of all the main attractions and the cathedral only two minute walk away.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Poor
Neighbouring property playing extremely loud music until 3am, with loud machine noise internally for the rest of the night. Overlooking an area full of rubbish and looked like a dump! Shower broken with no hot water… not 4 star experience!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great but dont have the breakfast
Lovely place comfortable room. Very Clean only thing that lets this place down is the breakfast. Was expecting breakfast to be a little more than just full english. There are no cereals, fruit available to help yourself instead they charge extra for it. Plus the tea and coffee wasnt very forth coming.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leigh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Gareth

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very comfy beds. Nice size bathroom. Lovely breakfast service. Right in the middle of Canterbury
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

sylvia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very central. Howere the water in room 127 was very very hot. Couldn't shower as Couldn't mix the water. We did mention this on departure. As i have a knee probelm i Couldn't bathe as no had grip in the bath
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Janice

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

6/10 Okay

Shelley

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was agreeable with everything you would expect from a night in a hotel. Excellent location and was quiet. What let this stay down was the breakfast, which I paid to have included in my stay. Disappointed that the orange juice was more like cheap cartoon orange, which tasted watery and more like squash and not fresh orange juice, and at £3 a glass, I’d expect a little bit more. Also my pot of tea contained a long thick black hair (I’m white blonde,) which didn’t come out of the pot until my last pour. As you can imagine, this made me feel quite unpleasant. I pointed it out to the waitress who apologised but didn’t take it away or even offer to replenish my pot of tea. A separate waitress, as I left the restaurant recommended to mentioned it to reception upon checkout, which I did. I only got an apology and the receptionist advising she would be speaking to the kitchen staff as it’s their job to clean the dishes. Most high end hotels would at least offer to reimburse the breakfast or provide a discount on another stay. The receptionist just walked off. I’m not one to usually complain but felt this experience really dampened my impression of the overall stay, which is a great shame.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Jamie

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

10/10 Excellent

Harrison

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay at Abode with the bed being extremely comfortable and the shower delightful. We also really enjoyed a number of cocktails in the bar downstairs!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Chloe

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Disappointing stay
Was quite disappointed with our recent stay at the Abode. Was expecting standards to be higher than other hotels but would rate the Premier Inn higher than this. Some members of staff were very helpful but others were rude. The room was basic and very small. The wallpaper was peeling off the walls and tape was used to keep it up. The bathroom needed updating with the shower head hanging off the wall and needed cleaning. The view from the room was awful and was kept up until 2am due to the noise from the pub opposite. Asked for spare pillows but waited for 45 minutes and they didn’t come so had to go and ask again. Breakfast was below standard. English breakfast was fine but eggs benedict was cold and muffin was hard. Had to wait over 30 minutes to get the attention of staff to ask for more food and drinks. Overall would be put off from staying here again.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maxine

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Lisa

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

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Happy overnight stay
We stayed overnight as the work Christmas party was in Canterbury and it meant we didn't have to drive. Hotel staff were extremely friendly and the breakfast delicious. The bar was very nice and i can recommend the home made shortbread biscuits.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
OK in Canterbury
The location of the hotel is superb, but please do not go there expecting a 4* experience. To be fair, it isn't really priced at 4* level. The room was quite small with basic, though comfortable, furniture. The bathroom was poorly planned with a very noisy fan, which unfortunately has to come on if you use the loo at night, because both it and the light have to be on before you can flush the toilet! Both the room and the communal areas are showing quite a lot of wear. We paid for breakfast which, (apart from truly awful "pancakes" which were bought in from outside and inedible) was very good, served in a nice restaurant with attentive staff. We will try somewhere else for our next visit unless we read that the hotel has received some overdue care and attention.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Christmas market weekend Canterbury
Reception check in staff were very helpful. The bar service was very slow and we were almost charged for drinks we did not order. Unfortunately our dining experience was not great. My fishcakes were served and 15 minutes later, my sister who we were with, was served her meal and then about 10 minutes later while our meals were getting cold, our fries arrived. MY husbands meal was then served and when we had almost finished eating my brother in law got his burger. The food was fine except the fishcakes, very poor quality! No salad the only option was black bean salad - we would not expect this shortage at 7pm on a saturday evening.!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

David

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

4/10 Poor

Bret

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No parking available and chargeable 😕 No details of this shown through app Shame on you, hotels.com
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
High quality, central Canterbury Hotel
Great hotel in the centre of Canterbury, made it easy to see the town. Good restaurant for evening meal and breakfast. Only downside is very limited parking. We used the park-and-ride and left our car there. Great if you want to be in the centre of Canterbury.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

angelo

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
room walls seem.quite thin
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024