ABode Canterbury

4.0 star property

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

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Gym
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar

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
    ‪20 min walk‬
  • London (SEN-Southend)

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 13.4 mi (21.6 km) from Whitstable Beach and 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Eastbridge Hospital.

What's nearby

  • Marlowe Theatre - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Canterbury Cathedral - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Westgate Gardens - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Canterbury Christ Church University - 7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • University of Kent - 20 min walk - 1.7 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 restaurant, 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 25 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)

More

  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1600
  • Smoke-free property

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 25.00 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. 488 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 295 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 146 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 56 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 18 out of 1003 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Nice central hotel, mind room charges

Stayed for a couple of nights a few days before Christmas, so we could shop and experience the Christmas vibe of Canterbury. Hotel is in the heart of the town which is great.Staff were friendly and welcoming. My only disappointment was that they took a card on arrival, this was in case I charged anything to the room, £100 was taken, nothing was charged to the room. I called two weeks later to ask why this wasn’t returned, they said it could take up to a month. Exactly 1 month later the £100 was put back into my account! Mmmmmmm We will definitely stay again, will likely say that I don’t have a card.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Dan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Poor

Had to move rooms as the toilet didn't work, staff weren't overly fussed , moved to the second room to find black mould on the walls and around the window. Breakfast was overly expensive for poor quality and slow service.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel, beautiful rooms in a lovely location.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Nicola

Business traveller
Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice hotel with an excellent position in the town. Good combination of new and traditional decor. Nice room but the bathroom was a little “cosy” but adequate. The breakfast was very tasty but as everything was table served it was a little slower than weer used too. Definitely use again.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

gemma

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Richard

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was good vaue for money, centrally placed and we had a quiet room at the back. Good that the window opened. Staff were helpful and mailed some property left in the room in error. A good experience and we would not hesitate to return and to recomment to others.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with partner
The hotel and our stay were great. The staff were very friendly and polite. All excellent. A very enjoyable visit
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ryan, New York

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Nice stay

Nice stay, great location. Room was a bit tired, hence reason for lower review. Staff were all very friendly and breakfast was good.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Katie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Abode

We had stayed at the abode hotel on the 21st and was amazed by the welcoming at the front desk to then opening the door to our bedroom and being amazed by the style of the room very comfy and well furnished
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Jamie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Lovely location, great breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matloob

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice hotel. I stay there quite regularly during the university term. Staff are very friendly and the area is of course the nicest part of Canterbury. Highly recommend the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Jeremy

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Staff this time round were not good especially the blond reception lady
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Dan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Lovely staff, nice breakfast, very clean. Fire alarm went off at 9am. Bathroom shower water didnt come out well. Large mirror light switch incorrectly wired to picture frame light on other side of room.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Very nice! Drinks a tad expensive! A bit cold in the room as heating not up to it.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Karen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pleasant hotel, rooms are pretty standard, nothing different from other hotels. It was clean and had a decent amount of space. The bar was nice and busy, but not too packed. It’s a great location, but I’d steer clear of driving here as the car park is tiny and was packed, so we had a lot of trouble trying to find somewhere that wasn’t an excessive price to park overnight.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

mrs fiona

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Linda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
We checked in and went straight to our room which was set up for one person ( one large and small towel) tea for one, one bag of biscuits ete). We are a party ot two. This was rectified whilst we were out. We came back later went to the bar, and was told no lager on draft as something wrong with system and would probably be like that all weekend. The next morning we went to breakfast, ordered tea and coffee, waited 15 minutes and chased it up to be told by the waiter that he had forgotten to put the order through on the system. We then ordered breakfast with the option of poached eggs. When this arrived with others orders that had ordered after use, the eggs resembled hard boiled, the yoke was nit runny or soft. My husband said his full English tasted and looked as though it had been heated up. We then went back to our room and could not get in as both keys did not work, so back downstairs to sort that. The following day, breakfast again. Tea and coffee again turned up after chasing it, but only after receiving our food first and asking where the drinks were. We received our food after 35 minutes wait. My husband was asked if he wanted sauces, he said yes, they never came. Eggs were better though. We the went back to the room to pack and leave for checking out at 11am. Again both keys were not working. I went to reception, gave my details and had to be booked back in as apparently I had already checked out. No apology, just sorted one of the keys. Could not wait to leave!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025