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Chessington Safari Hotel

3.5 star property

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Terrace/patio
Indoor pool
1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board
Lobby
Front of property

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Gym
  • Bar
  • Hot tub
  • 24/7 front desk

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Leatherhead Road, Chessington, England, KT9 2NE
  • Chessington World of Adventures
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Sandown Park
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Hampton Court Palace
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • London (LGW-Gatwick)
    ‪33 min drive‬

Room options

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Safari King Family room with bunk beds & Wanyama view

Safari King Family room with bunk beds & Wanyama view

  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Safari Double room with bunk beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Azteca Discovery family room

Azteca Discovery family room

  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Safari Accessible twin room

Safari Accessible twin room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Safari Twin room with bunk beds

Safari Twin room with bunk beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Safari Zebra family room

Safari Zebra family room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Azteca Accessible themed family room

Azteca Accessible themed family room

  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Safari Double Room with Bunk Beds & Wanyama view

Safari Double Room with Bunk Beds & Wanyama view

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Safari African adventure family room

Safari African adventure family room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Azteca Monkey family room with Wanyama view

Azteca Monkey family room with Wanyama view

  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Safari Twin room with bunk beds& Wanyama View

Safari Twin room with bunk beds& Wanyama View

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Safari Family room

Safari Family room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Futons

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Azteca Monkey family room

Azteca Monkey family room

  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Safari King Family room with bunk beds

Safari King Family room with bunk beds

  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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About the area

Chessington

With a stay at Chessington Safari Hotel in Chessington, you'll be a 1-minute drive from Chessington World of Adventures and 8 minutes from Thames River. .This hotel is 5.7 mi (9.2 km) from Hampton Court Palace and 13.5 mi (21.7 km) from Kensington High Street.

What's nearby

  • Chessington World of Adventures - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Sandown Park - 8 min drive - 6.3 km
  • Hobbledown - 8 min drive - 6.3 km
  • Hampton Court Palace - 9 min drive - 8.3 km
  • Epsom Downs Racecourse - 13 min drive - 10.4 km

Getting around

  • Chessington South Station - 9 min walk
  • Morden Underground Station - 13 min drive
  • Gatwick Airport (LGW) - 29 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪William Bourne - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Vampire - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Coughlans Bakery - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪The Chessington Oak - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Red Rose of Chessington - ‬2 min drive

About this property

Chessington Safari Hotel

Hotel with free parking, a short walk to Chessington World of Adventures
Chessington Safari Hotel offers 219 air-conditioned accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels and pay movies. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Chessington hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An indoor pool, a children's pool, and a hot tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.

Children under 15 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.

Make yourself at home in one of the 219 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen 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 phones, as well as laptop-compatible safes and desks.
Don't miss out on the many recreational opportunities, including an indoor pool, a hot tub, and a sauna. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and an arcade/game room.
Satisfy your appetite with Modern European cuisine at Safari Bar and Grill, a restaurant which features a bar/lounge and a garden view. Dining is also available at the coffee shop/cafe.
Featured amenities include a business center, express check-out, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and 3 meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
Safari Bar and Grill - Overlooking the garden, this restaurant specializes in Modern European cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required.
Temple Restaurant - This buffet restaurant serves breakfast and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required. Open select days.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Safari Bar and Grill
  • Temple Restaurant

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Children's pool
  • Gym
  • Hot tub
  • Indoor pool
  • Sauna
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Children's pool
  • Free cot
  • Indoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared refrigerator
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop

Business services

  • 3 meeting rooms
  • Business centre
  • Conference centre

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free cot

Bathroom

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

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with digital channels
  • Pay films

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between December 24 and December 26.

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
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • A facilities fee includes use of: sauna; hot tub; swimming pool; fitness facilities

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
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve access to the heated pool
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

Pool access available from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Children under 15 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision

Property is also known as

Chessington Safari Hotel
Chessington Safari
Holiday Inn London - Chessington Hotel Chessington
Holiday Inn Chessington
Chessington Holiday Inn
Chessington Safari Hotel Surrey
Chessington Safari Hotel Hotel
Chessington Safari Hotel Chessington
Chessington Safari Hotel Hotel Chessington

Chessington Safari Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 480 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 290 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 113 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 61 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 59 out of 1003 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Tina

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

Wonderful Stay

Easy parking and friendly check in staff. Beautifully decorated, clean room that put a big smile on my face. Slept really well and woke to Zebras playing in sun. Very nice breakfast with a good choice. Would love to bring my family next time. Thank you for a wonderful stay.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Roxanne

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

2/10 Terrible

Lisa

Business traveller
Rubbish, unhelpful surly staff on reception
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Anna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

A disappointing return

Returned after a stay last year as the kids had been begging to go back. On check in we had some minor request to see if we could be placed in a room close to where family was. This was possible but were told it would take 2 hours to address as the manager would have to do it and she was busy. Others were told similar wait times. The same case in the restaurant where simple questions were deferred to supervisors to answer. Some things in the hotel that the kids were looking forward to were broken - and on asking they had been out of service for sometime. Kids were also super disappointed that the evening “Disco” was a Cocomelon baby dancing around in a characterless conference room. Seemed generally that the hotel management were not on top of operations.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Alison

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

8/10 Good

Salar

Liked: Staff & service
The rooms are dark and perhaps need modernisation
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Peter

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Arrived to find that the restaurant and swimming pool were fully booked. Paid for a room with a view of the reserve no animals were out during our stay. The bit of the zoo we could see was hard to see the animals as the window was so dirty.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter Jones Kempston

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

Excellent staff

Very friendly check in staff were brilliant
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Nicola

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dreadful! No hot water in tap or shower. Hotel knew about it when I checked in and said nothing. Came to have a shower the next morning - no hot water
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Amanda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Clueless staff and poor services.

On arrival the staff had no idea what they were doing. We booked 3 rooms at hotels.com and did book now pay later. They wanted to charge the 3 rooms (all the same) different rates and we had 8 or 9 different transactions coming in and out of the bank account. They then dissapeared and we had to go back to pay for one room. They also told us no information about the hotel or where anything was. The 3 rooms werent all on the same floor and all had different sized rooms although booking 3 of the same. The pool showers were ice cold so we had to walk through the hotel in our costumes to shower in the room which was luke warm. The bars didnt know how to pour a pint of beer and the service was painfully slow.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Christopher

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

An inch too short

Everything was good except the inch gap under the door to an adjoining room. Got woken up at 11:30 by music and someone talking on their phone for an hour. Because of the size of the gap under the door. It was like they were in my room. I could tell you the whole conversation (he had been to watch Watford play and likes to bring a pillow with him so it’s like being at home). They need doors that fit the gap. What was a good stay finished with the worst nights sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Stacey

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Ivor

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Maria Ines

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing Hotel

Great hotel smells amazingly at all the time apart from the toilets next to the swimming pools. Trouble to watch TV , the food and drinks are very expensive. They have decent activities for kids.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Steph

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Greg

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

Chessington Safari Hotel & Zoo

Hotel is located perfectly for a short stay/zoo trip. Free parking and no need to move your car as you can make a short walk from the hotel to the entrance. Two restaurants and a indoor pool. Advise to book meals and pool in advance.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Phil

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

OK

OK hotel. Staff were very friendly. Shower in my room was very weak. Breakfasts were decent. Evening food wasn't the best. Not a bad stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Theodros

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ilyas

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

6/10 Okay

Steve

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

Skip the hot breakfast

Room was great but hot breakfast was disappointing. Bacon was dry, fried eggs like rubber and beans tasteless . Fruit and other cold meats and cereals were okay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Kevin

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Average but it might been a one off

Got in our first room and it stunk of sewage so we got moved to a new room which was ok.We went for food in the restaurant and had to wait even though we booked and the food was average
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Stephen

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stunning, would happily recommend to anyone.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025