Travelodge Hotel Canterbury Whitstable

The building is tired and the beds are shocking!! We had a really bad nights sleep and won't be going back. A poor reflection on Travelodge who are normal good value and comfortable.

We stayed here for one night with an offer of £15.00 per night for the room. Needlesss to say we did not expect a lot and were not dissapointed. The room was a fair size and the king size bed comfortable. We had a fold up sofa in the room but did not have to use it. A kettle and mugs with tea coffee & sugar provided. Hairdyer and iron on a first come basis at reception. No food only a very expensive vending machine in the small reception area. Found it difficult to find, this place is ok for a one off stay.

I booked a double room at this hotel and received written confirmation of my booking. However, when I arrived at the hotel, I was told that I couldn't have the room I had booked, and would have to have a single room instead. After a long discussion with the receptionist she admitted that they have a policy of over-booking rooms, and sometimes you may be unlucky and be given a room smaller than the one you booked. However, the hotel still force you to pay the full price of the room you originally booked!! I had to spend a very uncomfortable... more

I agree whole-heartedly with the review posted below (March 28th review). We stayed 3 nights at this hotel. It was a "tired" looking building, that felt like it was understaffed. The room was just "okay". I saw what appeared to be clean linen placed on the floor of the hallway outside of a couple of rooms when we first arrived. There was no phone in the room, and the mattress was quite saggy. It was a good location to use as a base, but you definitely need a car to get around, as it is on a busy highway. Our room was at the... more

This hotel is actually located nearer to Whitstable than Canterbury. But it's only about 5 miles to Canterbury. The hotel is located along the side of the A299 which is quite a busy dual-carriageway. There is a Shell petrol station and a Little Chef beside the travelodge which is quite convenient. However the traffic noise from the dual carriageway can be quite annoying if you are light sleeper as the road gets a fair amount of traffic even in the middle of the night. If you are staying here then you really need to have a car. The... more