The Boathouse Inn & Riverside Rooms

Location: 21 The Groves, Chester, Cheshire, Chester, gb

Star Rating: 4 Stars

Property Type: Inns

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 03:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Check-out: 11:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Parking
• Non-smoking rooms
• Restaurant
• Terrace
• Luggage storage
• Fax/photocopying
• Facilities for disabled guests
• Non-smoking throughout
• Wheelchair accessible
• Kid meals
• Outdoor furniture
• Fruits
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Guest rooms disinfected between stays
• Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
• Physical distancing rules followed
• Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
• Cashless payment available
• Fire extinguishers
• First aid kit available
• Sanitized tableware & silverware
• Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
• Smoke alarms
• Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
• Physical distancing in dining areas
• Food delivered to guest room
• CCTV outside property
• Process in place to check health of guests
• Screens / Barriers between staff and guests for safety
• Key card access
• Television in common areas
• Free wired internet
• Golfing on site
• Self parking (surcharge)
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Internet access
• Housekeeping on request
• Secured parking
• Vegetarian menu options available
• Paddle boating nearby

Rooms Available

• Cozy Double Room with Wet Room

  Featuring free toiletries, this double room includes a private bathroom with a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. The double room features a tea and coffee maker, a wardrobe, parquet floors, a carpeted floor and a flat-screen TV. The unit has 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Hair dryer
  • Desk
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Emergency cord in bathroom
  • Bottle of water
  • Chocolate or cookies
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key card access

• Superior Double Room with Partial River View

  Providing free toiletries and bathrobes, this double room includes a private bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. The air-conditioned double room provides a flat-screen TV, a tea and coffee maker, a wardrobe, parquet floors as well as river views. The unit offers 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Bathrobe
  • Desk
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Coffee machine
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Bottle of water
  • Chocolate or cookies
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key card access
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation

• Double or Twin Room

  Free WiFi, HD TV and private bathroom feature in this room.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Hair dryer
  • Desk
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Bottle of water
  • Chocolate or cookies
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key card access

• Double Room

  Free WiFi, HD TV and private bathroom.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Hair dryer
  • Desk
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Bottle of water
  • Chocolate or cookies
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key card access

• Cozy Double Room

  Providing free toiletries, this double room includes a private bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. The double room provides a tea and coffee maker, a wardrobe, parquet floors, a carpeted floor, as well as a flat-screen TV. The unit offers 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Hair dryer
  • Desk
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Bottle of water
  • Chocolate or cookies
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key card access

Guest Reviews

• Janet (7/5): Beautiful location ideal for river & city centre - Location, comfortable , good parking No smart tv. The noise from the extractor fan .
• Tisdell (10/5): -
• Graham (8/5): -
• Graham (8/5): -
• Heather (8/5): -
• Andrew (8/5): - Location, nice lay out of the rooms....bar/pub/restaurant were pleasant.. Bathroom could do with decorating and a bit of mold around the shower (although the shower itself was very good.
• Diana (8/5): -
• Josephine (10/5): Enjoyed a 2 night . Comfortable bed . Slept well . Just had problems trying to set up the heater . - Excellent staff, friendly and very helpful
• Andie (9/5): Beautiful location on the banks of the river, great food, warm welcome! - Wonderful location right on the riverside - breakfast overlooking the river watching the neighbouring Rowing Club members practice. The welcome was superb, the staff very friendly and welcoming, the food delicious and a fine selection of ales, beers and wines. Our room was beautiful, on the first floor so with a view across the car park and terrace to the river itself. Whoever cleaned our room each day - and there was no “do not disturb” option - was strangely hit and miss on replenishing the goodies eg we used the delicious ground coffee sachets the first morning but they weren’t replaced until the third day after we asked at Reception - and then the bottled water wasn’t replaced! And another day the biscuits weren’t replenished…
• christopher (10/5): -
• Michelle (10/5): -
• maureen lilian (9/5): Lovely overnight stay in lovely location - Lovely location by the river, breakfast lovely choices . Room lovely very spacious
• Thomas (9/5): -
• Angela (9/5): Clean, comfortable, with excellent food. - Rooms finished to a very good standard. Good shower. Comfortable bed. Excellent food. Lovely location by the river but easy walk into the centre. Couldn’t figure out the TV (unusual!) Otherwise, everything was great.
• christine (10/5): Enjoyable and convenient for Chester - Where it was situated very good walk in to Chester loved being near the river
• june (8/5): -
• Adrian (9/5): -
• Maria (8/5): -
• Laura (9/5): -
• TracyDoherty (10/5): Great little find, tranquil & perfect views. - We loved the setting, it was so peaceful. The view from the room was over the car park looking towards the lovely restaurant & bar building with views of the river. The staff were friendly, professional & helpful. The coffee machine wasn't working & the manager came straight across to check it. He also delivered coffee & cafetieres which i really appreciated. The food in the restaurant was nice. Nothing, i would definitely stay again.
• Gregory (9/5): -
• Susan (10/5): Our stay was wonderful. Staff were very welcoming, attentive and made you feel you mattered. Nothing - We had the Draymans Grill, it was excellent very tasty. The view overlooking the river was a bonus. Sorry! but we couldn't find fault with anything.
• Trish (10/5): -
• MATTHEW (7/5): Great location. Wonderful staff. Bizarre room overlooking car park with full length glass window and 1 small window for - Location and Staff We were expecting a better quality of meals
• Reidun (7/5): Dyrt pga att utsikten bara var mot parkeringsplats. - Bilderna på Booking och på hotellets hemsida ger intryck av att rummen ligger mot vattnet men det stämmer inte! 2 meter utanför dörrarna på nedre plan finns en stor parkeringsplats, det är det enda man ser. Rummet i sig var ok och välstädat. Ingen safetybox, inget kylskåp. Inget sängbord till ena sängen. Se ovan, vi blev mycket besvikna pga att det var bilar bara någon meter från dörrarna. Personalen var inte särskilt intresserade, trots att vi haft en konversation via Booking om rummen. Ingen ursäkt eller förslag på kompensation. Deras restaurang ligger precis vid vattnet, där var det fint och maten och drycken var prisvärd. Vi hade gärna ätit där men bott någon annanstans i Chester för hotellrummet var dyrt tyvärr!
• Martin (9/5): - Fabulous, great food, terrific staff. We loved every minute. Nothing.
• June (9/5): - Position to walk into Chester. Parking available. Breakfast was good. Plenty of choice. Bedroom spacious and clean. Staff friendly.
• Peter (8/5): Definitely be back - Great location, clean and tidy. Nothing - all good.
• Andrew (10/5): Chester at Easter time - The location is fantastic, a stroll into the town centre (slightly uphill) but the sun came out and had an ice cream next to the river, fab. Er, the bed was just a touch soft, but personal preference only
• Ginette (8/5): -
• Winkle (8/5): -
• Carolyn (10/5): Perfectly positioned for any visit to Chester. - It was perfectly situated by the River Dee, so lovely to stroll along beside the water, enjoy a river cruise and watch the rowers. Also very close to all the historical sites I wanted to see AND the food in the restaurant was great. Not a thing.
• Emma (9/5): -
• Lee (10/5): -
• james (10/5): -
• Gregg (9/5): -
• 44tunafish (8/5): - Free parking and location was excellent. Bed great, shower good. Pub floating beer garden was great for sunny days. Some mould in shower was disappointing but would stay again. Tv channels not tuned in properly. Overall very good however.
• Samantha (10/5): Perfect - The staff were great and went above and beyond to make the night extra special.
• ELAINE (10/5): Lovely stay, will definitely be back. - Great location, staff lovely, room great & breakfast delicious! Nothing
• Verena (7/5): - mDas Stadtzentrum von Chester war fußläufig in wenigen Minuten erreichbar, einfach super. Das gesamte Personal war wirklich sehr freundlich und das Frühstück war großartig, sehr lecker. Auf unserer Rundreise durch gesamt Großbritannien war kein Badezimmer so verdreckt wie dieses hier. Der Ausdruck tut mir Leid, aber es war wirklich ekelhaft. An der Toilette waren braune Urinränder und in dem Ecken des Badezimmers waren zentimeterhoch Staub und Sand/Dreck, hier könnten man fast Bäume pflanzen. So schade, ein so schönes und augenscheinlich neu renoviertes Haus und dann so schmutzig. Wer auch immer hier die Badezimmer putzt, sollte sich einen anderen Job suchen, tut mir Leid.
• Jessica (10/5): Just right and great location. - Great location along the river for nice walks and the room was as pictured. Which seems rare these days. The restaurant breakfast was spot on too. From the room, I couldn’t actually see the river. Lovely view of the car park. But it’s not a deal breaker.
• Sara (10/5): friendly and welcoming perfect location and would recommend - Location was perfect and the food served at the restaurant was lovely. team were very friendly and helpful loved everything and will be staying again
• Ruth (8/5): Easy to see city sites from - Parking is a nightmare when busy
• David (10/5): - Perfect location next to the river with great access to the centre of town.
• Susan (9/5): When in Chester this would be our first choice for accomodation - Wonderfully situated and both rooms 4 and 18 were excellent. The staff were marvellous and the food excellent. We were lucky but parking could problematic depending on the time of day
• Carol (10/5): -
• Lindsay (10/5): A lovely place to stay in a lovely city - Everything !! It’s just a wonderful place. The room is perfect and the position is perfect. The pub and restaurant are very popular and staff are exceptional. Breakfast was excellent and we had an evening meal too which was great. Overall a lovely stay in a lovely city
• Wendy (9/5): Our stay was very enjoyable. The location was perfect with views over the river. Quiet & relaxing - Room, location, restaurant and view from the restaurant Tiles in bathroom were grubby, outside of toilet bowl was very dusty
• Chambers (9/5): -
• Matty (10/5): - Bloody fantastic as Gary Barlow would say Nothing
• conor (10/5): -
• John (9/5): Break for 1 day in Chester , overnight at the boathouse the onward to Cheshire oaks only 7 miles away - Good position, nice and clean, good friendly staff , Clean and comfortable
• Clive (8/5): Very pleasant and enjoyable. - Excellent location. Friendly staff. Room very clean. Service in the restaurant on Sunday evening didn’t meet our expectations.
• KONSTANTINOS (8/5): Άνετη διασμονή σε μία άριστη τοποθεσία - Η τοποθεσία, το μαλακό στρώμα του κρεβατιού και η διακόσμηση του δωματίου Δεν είχε ψυγείο στο δωμάτιο, υπήρχε καμένη λάμπα στο δωμάτιο στο πορτατίφ πάνω από το ένα κομοδίνο, ενώ και το πρωινό ήταν οριακά επαρκές ως προς τις διαθέσιμες επιλογές. Τέλος, η ηχομόνωση του δωματίου ήταν ελλιπής.
• Francis (10/5): Quality site and excellent service - The booking.com appeared to be sending repeat and somewhat spurios messages during the booking and confirmation process. CAN YOU EXPLAIN?
• Sian (10/5): Lovely view - Room was lovely, comfy bed and very clean. Excellent location. Lovely view of the river. Food in the restaurant was very good. There wasn't any coffee in my room but this had just been missed.
• Mary (10/5): -
• Malcolm (9/5): -
• Christine (10/5): Lovely place so keep it a secret. - Every aspect of our stay was brilliant. Our cosy double room was nicely decorated and felt cosy. Staff were excellent and the quality of the food was high. Our evening meal was delicious and the service great. There was nothing to dislike
• Geraldine (10/5): Excellent location, very good value for money, would definitely recommend - Very good choices, quality and service
• Kate (9/5): Great location, lovely room, delicious food! - Lovely room, clean and good provisions Nothing
• Liz (5/5): - Wasn't a lot too like really. The house keeping it was hit and miss wet towels left rubbish left also milk not topped up.
• Sharon (10/5): Lovely night and relaxing day and evening for my mums birthday i will be returning very soon - The rooms were very clean and tidy and I went for my mum’s birthday and there was a bottle of wine waiting for her which was nice The staff are very friendly and helpful and the breakfast is wonderful and we had a May meal at night which was nice and we would stay there again. We stayed one night for my mum‘s birthday and she enjoyed it and the river walks lovely
• Catherine (8/5): -
• Helen (10/5): - Location No fridge in room
• Liam (10/5): -
• EARLE (8/5): -
• alan (10/5): Great overnight stay - Great room size: parking:nice location. No fridge in room
• David Griffiths (8/5): -
• Gill (9/5): Great stay and would recommend - Very modern and clean location very good Nothing
• peter (10/5): - the hotel was in a great location with a short walk into chester town centre ,the room was overlooking the river dee. the breakfast was excellent and the staff were very friendly .we ate in the restaurant for an evening meal which was lovelly nothing
• Caroline (7/5): Lovely place went for an anniversary did email in advance for prosecco to be in the room on arrival got confirmation of -
• Philippa (10/5): -
• Trevor (9/5): -
• Maria (6/5): -
• Kia (7/5): -
• Brougham (7/5): Tricky to find nice location, room facilities dated - Location Room a bit cramped
• Little (10/5): - Lovely looking over the river eating beautiful food. Great location walking distance to Chester centre.
• Guest (6/5): -
• Vincent (8/5): Lovely location great staff and nice rooms - TV was very confusing very difficult to use and no Internet TV option
• O'Sullivan (10/5): -
• Kathy (9/5): Great location and lovely room just needs better air conditioning - Good location, nice rooms It was so hot in the room, there was a fan but that didn’t really seem to help, the position of the rooms it really needs to have air conditioning.
• Jackson (8/5): - Did not have breakfast but the evening meal was superb thanks
• Anthony (9/5): -
• Les (10/5): -
• Sharon (10/5): Really enjoyed our stay, room was beautiful, staff are lovely and the location is great. - Location and comfort N/A
• Mary (10/5): -
• Anthony (8/5): - Location, great staff Nothing not to like
• Peter (9/5): Comfy, quiet and central location - Comfy beds, good bathroom, quiet but 10. Ins stroll to centre, free on site parking, friendly welcoming staff, pretty riverside location Nothing all good
• Marianne (8/5): -
• Julie (9/5): A comfortable stay in a beautiful setting overlooking a river. -
• Claire (8/5): Great location -
• Tracy (10/5): -
• Malcolm (8/5): Excellent position comfortable - Warm and comfortable friendly staff
• DAVID (7/5): Goos - Breakfast was very good Noise from water pressure in our room feom other rooms
• Shirley (10/5): Lovely 3 day break in a lovely setting - Close by the river lovely rooms friendly welcoming staff a nice walk to the centre Couldn’t find anything wrong with this property
• Simpson (9/5): - Location A little bit of noise overnight from either heating systems or the like
• Julie (10/5): Lovely - Lovely breakfast and evening meal. Lovely to sit out on the veranda. Lovely room.
• Cole (8/5): -
• Carolyn (10/5): - Lovely location and view. Pleasant room. Great breakfast.

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