Best Western Abbots Barton Hotel

We had a great time and will book this hotel again when we visit Canterbury again. The wifi in the room was a bit slow, but that is oke. In the bar and other places the wifi is fine. Room was nice and clean, beds are really good. less

Our first time in Canterbury and a lovely hotel to stay in only ten minute walk into the city, the hotel reception was warm and welcoming staff attentive and helpful. The room was clean a bit dated but very comfortable left the net curtain shut due to building site out back, a quick read of the photocopied slightly stained paperwork revealed renovation and development is happening (it's been going on for a while apparently). The bathroom was clean in heed of refurbishment though with cracks in porcelain I have seen such a huge amount of filler behind the taps though! We stayed in for some food on the Friday evening due to it raining so hard, the food was exactly the same in the bar or in the restaraunt being a hotel it was expensive and a limited menu considering the size of the place we had the Kent ish chicken which came with some veg in the price the same Kent ish chicken was in the grill menu however anything additional would have been extra! Son had a plate of sandwich and some crisps, food was nice though. Comfortable nights sleep and a nice hot tap shower in the bath led to a cooked breakfast personally a disappointment to me it was all dripping in oil bacon and sausage were nice but really potatoe wedges again cooked just in oil. Lovely fresh bread for toast and a nice selection of fruits yoghurts and pastries. Oil cooked tomatoes dry scrambled egg and if you got in the que at the right time a fried egg was yours for the taking. The tiniest mushrooms I would have loved some tinned plum tomatoes rather than the cheap beans and just cooked fresh tomatoes not nice. Overall the staff were again ver accommodating so 5 stars to them. Two nights in a centrall location was it worth the £190 room rate ? I may have been tempted to the premier inn next time. less

Near to the city center (1 stop by using the bus) this hotel offers an accommodation with an interior which is far away of those in this price level and therefore by far exceeds the expectations, great. Fine food of the hotel-restaurant with a comparable surrounding as well gives the whole stay the taste to have gotten an unusual treat. less

My wife and I stayed for the full weekend Friday to Sunday in a double en suite room. reception and check in was good the team were knowledgeable and efficient and even though they were busy had time to engage and be helpful. The hotel its self is an old manor house and is a bit rambly, the decor is a fitting for the house period but in need of refurbishment. It is warm and clean and well lit, we both have good mobility but if you don't you wouldn't have been able to access our room given number of steps/stairs. The room was dated and not that clean chipped paint work and a walk in wardrobe with illl fitting doors and damaged wall paper. The bed was comfy and clean as was the bathroom but again quite dated. We had meals in the hotel as we were part of a big group having booked the entire hotel for the weekend. The food was plentiful on the first night and the staff were attentive if a little inexperienced. We had ordered wine of the table which arrived not chilled and in need of ice which was a shame as the hotel charged premium prices on their wine. The function room was perfectly pleasant and quite well appointed. Breakfast was good, hot and plenty of choice. The coffee was nice as was the team my wives preference. The hotel made mention of parking being limited we were a group of 100 and no one found issue with parking on site which was great as it was a short walk into the city which was well worth a visit. The second night meal was amazing great quality beef hot and well flavoured. To sum up the hotel is a bit dated but priced accordingly i would go back and look forward to seeing the new build and refurb take shape. less

This was the second time my wife and I have stayed there this year . The hotel is a lovely building just off main road so easy to find , ample parking, but some on grass so very muddy if park there. Check in was so easy staff extremely helpful, room 102 was a deluxe king very big room , bathroom was huge , pity some wall paper peeling off, but everything was extremely clean. Bed was very comfortable, room was very quiet , except when room next door run jacuzzi bath wondered what was going on to start with but did not last long. Location of hotel is superb for visiting Canterbury. My biggest grumble was same one as last time I stayed there, the lager served in lounge is no where’s near cold enough really Need sort it out , we drink in sister hotel in Folkestone The Burlington,the beer there is top notch, but staff really helpful. Please bear in mind that’s my own personal opinion, try for yourself. Breakfast is to die for plenty of choice hot and cold again staff extremely dutiful. Overall we enjoyed our stay and would definitely recommend and go again less