The Grove Ferry Inn, Canterbury
Grove Ferry Inn, Canterbury, CT3 4BP
Set amid Stodmarsh Reserve, this hotel is centrally located next to a picnic site and a nature reserve, providing an excellent base for walkers, fishers and cyc...
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8/10 Overall rating
| Category | Average Rating |
|---|---|
| 8/10 | Check-in process |
| 8/10 | Your room |
| 9/10 | Working order of facilities / equipment |
| 9/10 | Order and cleanliness of the hotel |
| 8/10 | Performance of staff |
| 8/10 | Overall experience |
| 9/10 | Overall value for money |
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Anonymous (Young couple)
on August 19, 2008
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Anonymous (Family with young children)
on April 30, 2008
"This hotel is one of the loveliest we have stayed at. The accommodation has character but is informal. The food has a wide choice to suit most palettes and the scenery and atmosphere around is very peaceful in what feels a very remote spot alongside the river but in actual fact is only just off the main road and only a short distance to all amenities." (97107663)
Location is lovely, the staff are welcoming and value for money.
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Elizabeth (Group of adult friends)
from Dundee , GB on August 17, 2008
"We will defiantly stay here again it is in a lovely location, although near a railway line we were hardly aware of the trains." (107224089)
The food was great and the staff were very helpful
The shower was not powerful enough
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Anonymous (Young couple)
on August 12, 2008
The room was amazing. A really great pub and hotel in the country.
A bit too far from Canterbury town Centre cost us £15 in a taxi.
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Anonymous (Group of work colleagues)
on August 10, 2008
"Good experience" (108064056)
we found the manager and staff to be very good and helpful
the Inn had plumbing problems caused we understood by a failure by the plumber .
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Anonymous (Other)
on July 25, 2008
"OK. Would stay there again. Evening meal portions too large. Restaurant slow to get going for 07.30 breakfast" (108091483)
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Brian (Mature couple)
from Colchester, essex, , GB on July 22, 2008
" i knew of the pub/location as i used to drink there 30 years ago when it had fishing nets and a old rowing boat on the celing and no decking outside,just the river some seats and the ducks, still a lovely pub !! didnt try the food as we had arranged to go out with my parents but maybe next time !! the full english breakfast was very nice though." (99710011)
the hotel was clean and tidy & nicely decorated, the staff where polite and keen to help with bags ect,
the only bad point was in our room (4)there was a constant noise of a motoriesed pump comming from the loft ?? it may have been a central heating pump but it was comming on every 30 - 45 seconds and lasting for about 1 min 30 seconds during the day time hours, it was off when we came in at 1.00 am !! but was going again at 7.45 am when i woke up to go to breakfast just as well i didnt want a lay in !!
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Gordon (Mature couple)
from Shoeburyness essex , GB on January 23, 2008
Room very spacious even with a third bed as a family room. Breakfast was top class using local produce. Also able to have facility to return late at night.
Only that as 6 foot 3ins the bed could be a 6inches longer
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Ashley (Young couple)
from Dartford , GB on July 8, 2008
"beautiful hotel ,it was our second wedding anniversary ,we had a fantastic stay ." (108010652)
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Anonymous (Same sex couple)
on July 2, 2008
clean and friendly. Breakfast excellent
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Anonymous (Young couple)
on June 9, 2008
"We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and at £55 inc. breakfast, it's good value for money." (97759567)
The staff at The Grove Ferry Inn were polite and helpful. The location is ideal.
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Stephen (Mature couple)
from Malvern wells , GB on May 23, 2008
Spacious, good aspect and view
No bath
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Anonymous (Young couple)
on May 17, 2008
"This would have been a lovely inn ten years ago and has potential but really needs a good clean and updating, the building looks tired and worn, it was not a busy place but the owners didn't seem to go out of their way for their guests. Upon arrival there is nothing to say how you check in and the bar staff weren't quick to assist when they saw us arrive, this is great for a one nighter so long as you don't want to be off early in the morning, otherwise you go without breakfast, I felt the owners could have done a bit more to make their guests feel welcome." (97571639)
Beautiful setting
Inn was tired needed sprucing up and a good clean, shower on first night was pathetic but found out how to work it second night, there was no manual on how to work anything in the room, slightly tricky....breakfast wasn't served until 8.30 although it said 7.30 on literature, no food available upon arrival as it was Sunday and restaurant closed at 4!
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Anonymous (Mature couple)
on May 14, 2008
"Most enjoyable stay. Good starting point for exploring East Kent." (97048228)
Pleasant room overlooking the river, with balcony. Everything worked. Bed comfortable kingsize. Meals not particularly adventurous but suited us fine.
1. We would have liked cupboard with drawer space in our room. We had to live out of our suitcase - not too bad just for a weekend but drawers would have been better. 2. We would have liked to have had warning that evening meal was not available on the Sunday. Don't think this was said in any of the information about the hotel in the room.
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Anonymous (Mature couple)
on May 9, 2008
"Overall we felt hotel a bit tired looking . Very noisy heating or cooling system starting 6.15 am going through till 10.30 pm .Toilet did not flush too well . I would suggest that a bit of money needs to be spent to bring hotel up to date ." (97064223)
Location , size of room , breakfast
noise from cooling unit/heating system early till late .Water pressure not good
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Anonymous (Mature couple)
on April 22, 2008
"The rooms were good and very clean. The staff were great and always cheerful and friendly. The Showers were unuseable until just after 8am, due to low water pressure, however this is being investigated. Food was very good but could have been a little warmer when served." (97306594)
Friendly staff
Showers were very poor until just after 8 am.
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Timothy (Solo business traveller)
from Ardley , GB on April 6, 2008
"The rural setting is a great place to start an evening. The real ales on tap are a welcome bonus anytime and these were very good. The food is a treat and the service was better than some four stars I have stayed in. There is a balcony that overlooks the river running past the hotel. I am planning my return trip already." (97708127)
It was well appointed, quite, and very convenient
I disliked having to get up because it was so peacefull
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Anonymous (Mature couple)
on March 26, 2008
"lovely location. Rooms clean and nice. staff very friendly and attentive. food brilliant." (97041239)
clean and spacious. The whole place was very cosy and friendly. Excellent value for money
would have been nice to have a bigger tv with more than 4 channels. bed was on the small side.
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Ian (Mature couple)
from Huddersfield , GB on March 26, 2008
"The above points are small in relation to the cost -the hotel offered excellent value in all respects- attention to the above small points, however, would lift it into a higher class without too much effort. With these attended too I believe few would begrudge paying more for what is a very good setting and level of service" (97806398)
Beautiful location and generally excellently appointed. Very helpful & friendly staff -good food well presented and cooked
Our room although clean with a good aspect lacked any wadrobe or drawer space (only an open rack for hanging clothes)Shower was a dribbler-those small eclectric ones are never satisfactory!
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E (Family with young children)
from Benfleet , GB on March 19, 2008
"Although the manager did inform us before hand that there was going to be a wedding on the night we had booked, we had no idea that the music would not stop until gone 2 in the morning!!!! This is not our idea of a fun weekend when you have a baby and have to be up at 6.30am anyway! Everything else was lovely." (97193847)
location
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Alan (Mature couple)
from Ware , GB on March 12, 2008
"The staff could not have been more helpful and friendly. The room was a delight. The hotel represents good value for money and Breakfast was generous" (97438791)
Very good room,good bar and public areas well cared for.
Shower was hardly working.
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Anonymous (Young couple)
on March 12, 2008
That there was parking outside and that it was a very relaxed atmosphere!
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Alan r (Mature couple)
from Runcorn , GB on March 9, 2008
"All the information about this hotel was available on the web and the only constructive criticism I could make would be about the lack of suitable clothes storage." (97417119)
Simple but clean room at reasonable price with excellent service and good quality restaurant in idealic location.
No wardrobe or drawers.
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John (Mature couple)
from Ipswich , GB on March 2, 2008
Warm and friendly atmosphere. The food was excellent. Great care and pride is taken in keeping their beer to the highest standard. Lots of local information and history available with the bird reserve on the front doorstep. In easy reach of North Coast of Kent, Canterbury and Faversham.
The fan in the bathroom was not functioning.
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Russell (Group of adult friends)
from Shifnal , GB on January 19, 2008
HOw clean the whole building was.
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Marie (Family with older children)
from Calais , FR on August 16, 2008
"Excellent rapport qualité-prix; hébergement idéal, surtout avec de jeunes enfants. (chambre familiale spacieuse, lit bébé dans la chambre, chaise haute dans le restaurant, baignoire dans la salle de bains). En dépit des quelques nuisances sonores vécues (peut-être était-ce un cas exceptionnel...?), nous reviendrons sans hésitation." (107106179)
Chambre spacieuse, bien équipée et très propre. Thé et petits gâteaux sur un plateau dans la chambre. Personnel très agréable, petit déjeuner anglais complet et délicieux. Auberge de charme avec bar et restaurant au rez-de-chaussée. Hôtel très bien situé, au vert, et proche de Canterbury.
Nuisances sonores les deux soirs où nous étions présents, dûs à de la musique trop forte. (fête dans le bar?) Mais peut-être sommes nous tombés au mauvais moment...?
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Anonymous (Mature couple)
on December 30, 2007
"staff were very friendly and helpful food was very good all in all a very nice place to stay would stay here again and recommend to friends and family" (97544184)
well decorated,spacious and comfortable room
nothing to dislike
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