The Crown Inn

Found dust everywhere - wasn’t the stay for me bed very uncomfortable

I just watched 4 in a bed and recall the times I stayed at the Crowne Inn. Great hospitality- but the mattresses are shocking!

I randomly found the Crown Inn whilst searching for an interesting place to stay near Canterbury and this fitted the bill perfectly. We stayed for Friday until Sunday and the staff we met (Dee and Emma-Louise) couldn't have been anymore friendly or professional. They treated us as if we were local and had stayed there many times before and because of that we felt welcomed from the moment we stepped into the Inn. First impressions of the room (room 4) was that it was clean, tidy and well presented with modern and tasteful decor. The bed was extremely comfortable and very soft (so much so you sank into it) and there was a large flat screen TV and small sofa also. There was a built in cupboard (enough storage to hang items and to keep some luggage) and a kettle to make tea and/or coffee. Tea and coffee was plentiful as was the sugar/sweetener and UHT milk. The room was spacious enough for 2 people and very comfortable and relaxing and it was very quiet also. Clearly the building is well insulted as on the second night we didn’t use the duvet because the room was that warm (my wife feels the cold and even she didn’t use the duvet). Some people may find the bed too soft and that is a personal preference but for us, the bed was just perfect. Room 4 was also very quiet and we couldn't hear any traffic (other than an emergency vehicle going past). The bathroom is a decent size as is the bath, and if you don’t fancy that then you can have a shower instead (there is complimentary body wash, shampoo and conditioner). The water came out at a very good rate and temperature and wallowing in the bath was relaxing and I could easily fit at 5ft 10in. The provided towels were soft as well. My wife and I ate dinner and had one breakfast at the hotel (breakfast was cooked by Emma-Louise) and the food was tasty, well priced and the right portion size. For breakfast which was £10, you had toast, cereals, tea, coffee, OJ and a fry up for £10 which is an absolute steal. When we checked in the day before we were asked about breakfast and the information about being vegetarian was passed on. The fry up was extremely tasty so there is so complaints in this department either. Dee and Emma-Louise were brilliant and as I said, they made us feel welcome during out entire stay. Could we have asked for anymore? Definitely not. Would we go back? Definitely yes. The car park is around the back of the Inn and there is adequate space and is located right next to the accommodation. The accommodation is not in the main Inn, but located to the rear. One thing to note is that we pretty much had no mobile phone signal (Giffgaff) the entire time we stayed there so we made use of the free wifi which was very fast. Overall the Inn was clean, friendly, run very well and is full of history and is a great place to stay if you want to visit Canterbury (8 miles), Margate (8 miles), Ramsgate (8 miles) or Herne Bay (9 miles). The Inn is a wonderful gem hidden in Kent.