Best Western Abbots Barton Hotel

We stayed here for two nights in an Executive room; it was spacious, clean and comfortable. The bar and restaurant were closed for refurbishment whilst we were there but this didn’t really affect us. Breakfast was good with a wide selection of hot and cold food. The hotel is by a fairly busy road but it is set well back and we didn’t hear any traffic noise at all. There is plenty of parking and it felt very safe leaving our car there. Canterbury city centre is only a 10-15 minute walk away and there are plenty of good restaurants within easy walking distance. Highly recommended!

From the booking process with Hannah who was excellent, to the greeting and friendly and helpful advice from Aiden throughout our stay of 3 nights, and the service of Aaron at breakfast, we couldn’t have asked for better. The room was excellent and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. We would like to return.

Brilliant stay in Canterbury, we thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to end. Hannah on reception was super helpful with all the information we needed and helped out throughout our entire stay. Arron served us at the bar each night and was very pleasant. Both made our stay that little bit more special. Once the refurb is complete it will be one magnificent hotel and we'd be glad to come back!!

A lovely place to stay in Canterbury, 10 minutes walk from the city. The current refurbishment looked great very modern and tastefully done, very cool. Sleep quality was excellent, rooms were great, TV & WiFi were also fabulous, YouTube available on the TV always a plus. The breakfast was champion, delicious full English with great quality meat, veggie option, the kippers were awesome. Staff were great, parking was safe. A very nice time staying here, I hope to come back, thank you!

Stopped here for 1 night in March. Photos on the booking website help sell us this hotel as well as free parking. The hotel itself has great architecture from the outside and plenty of free parking spaces (which many of the Canterbury Hotels don't have). The hotel is a 5 minute walk from the main town centre and shops. The hotel itself was mid refurb with the main reception, bar area and half of the rooms complete. The refurbished areas were stunning, very modern. The areas not updated like the breakfast dining area, and half of the upstairs floors were quite dated (but clean). Upon checking in we was delighted to be given a free upgrade to a Suite Room, this was great considering we'd only booked the standard double room. The suite room was recently refurbished and had a lovely bed, dressing table, TVs, coffee machine, sofa and good size bathroom with a bath and shower. The team were quick and happy to answer any questions at reception and on the telephone. I would highly recommend booking this hotel and would stay here again. It would be fantastic to see it when the refurbishment is complete.

My wife and I celebrated our Diamond Wedding Anniversary in March with a very enjoyable lunch party for 40 family and friends at the Abbots Barton Hotel. We had a lovely spacious room, the food was delicious and the Manager Aiden Strong and his team did everything to make our day happy and trouble free. They dealt with late menu choices, changes to numbers and some guests delayed by a traffic accident, remaining friendly and helpful throughout. It's a lovely venue, close to Canterbury city centre and with free guest parking.

We stayed for a night, during a family trip. We were greeted by Aidan, who was very helpful during the check in process as well as tourist information about the city. The rooms, on the non-refurbished side, were not warming up sufficiently with the existing heating units. Aidan in reception provided us with additional heating elements that worked fantastically well. Thank you Aidan.