Best Western Abbots Barton Hotel

We stayed here for 2 nights after our staycation on the way home. It’s a grand building but hard to find as the little sign is tucked behind a Bush. Lots of parking if the car park becomes full they park on the lawn at the front of the hotel. It’s 15 mins walk into town past a Waitrose & Tesco’s express if you need some snacks for the room. We arrived Saturday about 5 ish there were a couple of parking spots. The hotel isn’t 5 star but you get value for money & they allow dogs for £15 per night which is really handy. The rooms are old fashioned but you get what you pay for so suited us. The windows open & their is air conditioning. No fridges which I missed but again it is only a 3 star. Breakfast was hot, fast - if you have a dog you sit seperately in the bar not in the restaurant which is five. The staff were great & very attentive. Overall suited us .. less

whist the hotel is value for money , it does not have to mean tired , sad and stuck in the 1980s . it however clean was clean with friendly and helpful staff but you wouldn't want to stay more than one night ,which is a shame as its location is great for Canterbury city centre Like a lot of the Best western group hotels you kind of know and expect what the Hotel is like it does need updating this would make it a jewel in The Best western Group . however if your on a tight budget and not overfussy about the decor than it might be just for you less

We had a good stay at this property. Yes the rooms are old and need an update, but there was a bit of character about it especially the art! The main good thing was the staff on reception as myself and partner were having a tricky time (external things!) and could have had quite a short fuse, but the girls on reception were super helpful, efficient, friendly etc. Made the stay a lot better. One other downside was that we could hear the room upstairs(?) quite loudly if they walked about, and it woke us up. But the staff and good location made up for it. less

The hotel room itself was lovely and clean, however the floors are so thin we could hear everything going on upstairs. The guests were walking around all night long and so I was completely unable to sleep. less

We held our wedding at this hotel last November, it was perfect from start to finish. The majority of my family live quite far so all stayed at the hotel for the whole weekend, everyone was delighted with their rooms. All the staff were brilliant and made a fuss of all our guests when they checked in. Our reception room was already set up before I arrived the day before the wedding and our ceremony room was set up by the restaurant staff the morning of the wedding. The morning of our wedding was of course hectic but all the hotel staff were brilliant at calming everything down and making sure everything ran as soon they as possible. My bridesmaids and I were well looked after, breakfast was sent to our room, and the various suppliers we had hired for the wedding were directed by the receptionists. Unfortunately it rained all day and I was worried the bar might be abit too tight for our 100 guests for our welcome drinks reception, but the reception and lounge area was plenty of room. Our wedding breakfast was delicious, the waiters service was professional and was well run by the restaurant manger, all of our guests agreed. The room was turned around quickly and efficiently after our wedding breakfast for our reception and all the decorations were kept safe for us until the following day. My husband and I were thrilled with the bridal suite, and the restaurant staff were kind enough to run breakfast service a bit longer so we had time to say goodbye to our guests and eat breakfast before leaving for the airport. We can’t wait to visit the hotel again and relive our special day. Many thanks to all the staff ! less