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Thanington Hotel

3.0 star property

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Superior Suite, Ensuite
Shower, hair dryer, bathrobes, towels
In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Exterior
Interior detail

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Laundry
  • Parking included

Explore the area

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140 Wincheap, Canterbury, England, CT1 3RY
  • Marlowe Theatre
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Canterbury Cathedral
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • University of Kent
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • London (SEN-Southend)

Room options

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Superior Double Room, Ensuite

Superior Double Room, Ensuite

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Family Quadruple Room, Ensuite

Family Quadruple Room, Ensuite

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Superior Suite, Ensuite

Superior Suite, Ensuite

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Double Room, Ensuite

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(13 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Double Room, Ensuite (4 Poster)

Double Room, Ensuite (4 Poster)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(4 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Twin Room, Ensuite (or Double Ensuite)

Twin Room, Ensuite (or Double Ensuite)

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Canterbury

With a stay at Thanington Hotel in Canterbury, you'll be a 4-minute drive from University of Kent and 5 minutes from Canterbury Cathedral. .This hotel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Dane John Gardens and 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Westgate Gardens and Towers.

What's nearby

  • Westgate Gardens - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Marlowe Theatre - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Canterbury Cathedral - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Canterbury Christ Church University - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • University of Kent - 4 min drive - 2.4 km

Getting around

  • Canterbury East Station - 1 min drive
  • Gatwick Airport (LGW) - 80 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Caffè Nero - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪The Kings Head - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Floc Brewing Project - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Pizza Hut - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪The Real Eating Company - ‬14 min walk

About this property

Thanington Hotel

Hotel with free breakfast, near University of Kent
Thanington Hotel offers 11 accommodations with DVD players and safes. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers and bathrobes. This Canterbury hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a sauna.
Make yourself at home in one of the 11 guestrooms featuring DVD players and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature bathrobes and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities including an indoor pool and a sauna.
Take advantage of the hotel's room service. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary English breakfast is served daily from 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM.
Featured amenities include multilingual staff, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary English breakfast is served each morning between 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM.
Room service is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free English breakfast available daily 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM
  • A bar/lounge

Things to do

  • Indoor pool
  • Sauna

Family friendly

  • DVD player
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Outdoors

  • Garden

Spa

  • Manicures/pedicures

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 3 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • DVD player
  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Room service

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 11 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property

Pets

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

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

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; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Hotel Canterbury
The Canterbury Hotel
Thanington Hotel Hotel
Thanington Hotel Canterbury
Thanington Hotel Hotel Canterbury

Thanington Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 252 out of 449 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 145 out of 449 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 39 out of 449 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 449 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 449 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The guy on reception was really helpful, room was nice, bed was comfy, breakfast hit the spot too
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Will

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The staff were lovely and really friendly and we also enjoyed the breakfast which was a nice start to the day
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Jemma

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff here are fantastic. They go above and beyond to help their customers. The breakfast was excellent and there was plenty of it. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

JOYESH

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely satisfied with the service along with the location is pretty near from city centre
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Val

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Friendly and comfortable

Staff very friendly and helpful especially Radu. Location excellent, short walk from town etc. our room didn’t have a hairdryer or bath robes as advertised, but I’m sure if we had asked we could have had this rectified. Most beds were very creaky!! Fantastic breakfast. Although we didn’t use the pool, we were told it was lovely from others. Comfortable room and free parking, we would stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

Jeremy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Julie, Bellefonte

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
We booked this property because we were traveling from the US with children and it had a pool. I was surprised there was no lift and we were on the 3rd floor, which was a bit difficult to navigate the winding staircase with our large luggage. The amenities were not exactly as described- there was no shampoo or conditioner, just a single pump that we were told could be used for hand soap, body soap, and shampoo. The bar was a small room which was staffed by the same person running the front desk, so you may need to wait a bit to get a drink there. It is more of a bed and breakfast feel than a hotel feel to be honest. The staff were all very kind and helpful. During breakfast, they had some hot food, cereals, and coffee and tea. The staff brought fresh toast to the table. The building is beautiful and the kids really enjoyed the indoor heated pool each evening. Overall it was a nice experience but not exactly what we expected going into it.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Graham

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

10/10 Excellent

Vicky

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely family hotel, kids loved the pool, breakfast was lovely with lots of choice
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Mick

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

A lovely hotel

Great stay, lovely staff, and a building full of character! Breakfast and the pool were truly awesome, too. The only downside was some furniture/equipment needing a bit of love (door knob broken on the bedside table, screw on the window loose, hook behind the door in the changing rooms of the pool broken etc), plus a bit of noise from the road but really nothing major at all, it was a lovely stay overall
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Henry

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

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Very outdated, curtains were broken not hanging on the rails, letting in light during the night. The swimming pool looks very unrealistic very small, to what the photos show. TV is cheap. The room is quiet which is the only upside. The photographer needs a raise, he’s managed to paint a different picture the real life
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

kaycee

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

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

Canterbury

Very good, and very reasonable.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Matthew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great breakfast Parking is limited, however, hotel did let me park there all day when I checked out
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Michael

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Needs updateing

We had a pleasant stay, however, the hotel needs updating
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

20 min walk to Canterbury centre

Our room was clean, the staff were friendly. No parking space when we arrived. No gluten free breakfast cereal or toast. Decor was plain and a bit shabby. No lift. Pool was bit cold.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Mrs.J.L

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mrs.J.L

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Mrs j jeffery

We liked it but 1st night and all the next day untill 630 pm we had no heating reported it at 9am took constant times of asking by my husband then was given a hot air blower that was fine soon warmed up
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was great , only problem was the pool was cold and there was no toilet roll holder on the wall , the room was clean , and tidy , maybe put a small table next to the chair
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024