Not a bad version of a Holiday Inn: it's in a modern building, but a nice touch is that it…read moreincorporates a 15th century barn, which now houses the restaurant. Service, check-in and cleanliness were all up to scratch, and the staff were friendly and helpful. The restaurant is actually rather nice, and not too expensive, and there's a large bar with lots of natural light (and real ale). It's conveniently close to the M20 for an early morning start from Dover (and much nicer than most of the hotels in Dover, which in my experience rather exploit their captive market). I gather that it is popular for wedding parties, so beware if booking at week-ends!

Holiday Inn Ashford Central is a perfectly adequate, if not inspiring, place to overnight in order…read moreto catch the Eurostar at Ashford station. The rooms are basic, the restaurant just OK (though there are some other nearby eating options.). The air conditioning worked fine and the staff was helpful in booking an early morning car to the station. I found the price a bit steep for what you get...but no real complaints.

Absolutely loved this little bed and breakfast! The rooms were clean and cozy. I enjoyed the staff…read more The included breakfast was delicious! I really liked that they had games and books to use in the lobby for a rainy day. It was also helpful that they had beach gear to borrow so that you can pack light! Really loved the yoga on the beach.

The restaurant proper was closed when I arrived at 5pm but the marquee was open…read more For essentially a self-serve bbq at the motorway, prices were rather high. The place is very close to the beac but behind the dunes and the road so don't expect any views.

We stayed here for one night on the way from the Dover ferry to the Southwest. It was a pleasant…read morestay with a nice bedroom sleeping three comfortable, and a good breakfast. The price as booked online was quite affordable, but unusually did not include breakfast, for which we paid cash on location. The location is a short drive from the freeway and very quiet. The free Wi-Fi worked well.

27 May 2011 about 5.30 bank holiday friday parked myself in…read morea little corner ordered my food prawn cocktail and main of yorky pud with saus and mash it wasnt really busy but when I had finished my delish starter of prawns i fancied a top up of my small red to go with my main it was an hour and half wait for food place was heaving brill service the barman bought my main over and i didnt want to wait for my wine so i cheekily asked him if he could bring it over whilst i was eating my piping hot yorkshire pub and he did fabulos service in a heaving pub cannot rate it highly very very good it is a chain but dont let that put you off

Brilliant. 5 stars. Absolutely wonderful. Ask for Karina…read more About a month ago we went to this establishment for the first time in about a year, we used to go a lot more but they discontinued the Friday night buffet and the service had always varied somewhat on occasion and the floor was sticky. But it was cheap good food and loads of it. Thus we were ever so pleased to find that this fine establishment had really transformed. The place was incredibly well managed, the wait for our food was only about 5 minutes to which a well co-ordinated team of young staff quickly and discretely laid all our food. Having been a waiter once myself I do detest when an establishment overbears a youngster with too many plates. Our Hostess Karina was brilliant. She truly made the evening wonderful. She obviously had the place under control and running like clockwork, its so nice to speak to staff who you can completely trust with your order within seconds of meeting them and Karina is certainly that. The food may I say was brilliant authentic British cuisine, everything an Englishmen wants when he enters a pub/ restaurant. They labelled the spicy stuff which thankfully was only a couple of options. Obviously I went for the fish and chips which was marvellous. The barman knew my cocktail order straight away and was as quick with my order. Good to see a young man shaven & not covered in tattoos and silly ear things. Parking is brilliant, plenty of space and you can sit right by the window and watch your pride and joy while chatting with the otherhalf. Toilets clean and luxurious. Brilliant all round. 5 stars!!!!

Friendly family run hotel right on the fropnt, with many rooms offering seaviews…read more Popular with anglers and gofers, resident chef Michelle Spain will even prepare guests catch for dinner in the hotel's Waterside restaurant.

It's hard to believe this hotel only has three stars from the AA - I think I would have rated it…read moreslightly higher. On approaching the hotel it does look rather impressive, it boasts a commanding position overlooking high on the East Cliff. There is a car park to the rear of the hotel. On arriving at the hotel we were greeted by very friendly uniformed staff, the porter very graciously carried our luggage to the room. We had been given an upgrade to a superior room for no extra charge, simply because the hotel was fairly quiet (it was January, not long after Christmas). The room was large and pleasant, with quaint antique looking white furniture and a hospitality tray. The bathroom was small but pleasant, with bathrobes and toiletries provided. There was also a TV and a selection of DVDs to choose from. We did not make use of the hotel facilities, it has a leisure centre including a small pool and a sauna, as we wanted to explore the lovely town of Rye as the hotel is literally a stone's throw from the town centre. Breakfast in bed the next morning was fabulous, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. The staff were always courteous and helpful, and I highly recommend this hotel!

Looking for an economical stay while in Dover? This fits the bill…read more We stayed here before boarding a cruise out of Dover and we were very happy with our stay. We received instructions for entry which was pretty easy. We got right in our room without any check-in process. We never saw anyone onsite, so it's more of a do-it-yourself stay. Our room was clean, spacious enough for our luggage, etc. Rooms had a mini fridge and coffee/tea options. Our room had a small attached bathroom, which worked out fine. We purchased breakfast options at a nearby grocery and used the common kitchen to warm up our breakfast (a delicious quiche btw) to go with our coffee. The kitchen had everything we needed. We'd stay again. It's very close to the train station, on the main road into town. It worked out well for us!

Great location, affordable price, very friendly host. A word of advice though- let them know when…read moreyou are arriving if you can. We arrived a bit earlier than check-in time (wanted to drop-off bags) and no one answered. Luckily, while we were discussing our next steps on the street, the owner came out (turns out she hadn't heard us as she was cleaning). However, it's best to let them know! Also, they don't have facilities other than in your room (so if you come early, you will have to look for loos elsewhere if your room is not ready).