Abbey Canterbury

Location: 4 Roper Road, Kent, gb

Star Rating: 7.6 Stars

Property Type: Guest houses

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Check-out: 11:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Parking
• Non-smoking rooms
• Family rooms
• Non-smoking throughout
• Fire extinguishers
• First aid kit available
• Smoke alarms
• Free wired internet
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Internet access

Rooms Available

• Family Room

  Featuring free toiletries, this family room includes a private bathroom with a bath, a shower and a hairdryer. The family room has parquet floors, a seating area with a flat-screen TV, a tea and coffee maker, a sofa, as well as heating. The unit has 3 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Hair dryer
  • Radio
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Interconnected room(s) available
  • Sofa
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Electric kettle
  • Coffee machine
  • Linen
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Toilet paper
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Feather pillow
  • Smoke alarm

• Deluxe Double Room

  Featuring free toiletries, this double room includes a private bathroom with a bath, a shower and a hairdryer. The double room has parquet floors, a seating area with a flat-screen TV, a tea and coffee maker, a sofa, as well as heating. The unit has 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Hair dryer
  • Radio
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Sofa
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Electric kettle
  • Coffee machine
  • Linen
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Toilet paper
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm

• Deluxe King Room

  Featuring free toiletries, this double room includes a private bathroom with a bath, a shower and a hairdryer. The double room has parquet floors, a seating area with a flat-screen TV, a tea and coffee maker, a wardrobe, as well as a sofa. The unit has 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Hair dryer
  • Radio
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Sofa
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Coffee machine
  • Linen
  • Toilet paper
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Feather pillow
  • Smoke alarm

• Deluxe Double Room

  Providing free toiletries, this double room includes a private bathroom with a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. The double room features parquet floors, a seating area with a flat-screen TV, a tea and coffee maker, a wardrobe, as well as a sofa. The unit offers 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Hair dryer
  • Radio
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Sofa
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Coffee machine
  • Linen
  • Toilet paper
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Feather pillow
  • Smoke alarm

• Budget Double Room

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

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Hair dryer
  • Radio
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Sofa
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Coffee machine
  • Linen
  • Toilet paper
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Feather pillow
  • Smoke alarm

• Budget Double 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 seating area, parquet floors, heating, as well as a flat-screen TV. The unit has 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Hair dryer
  • Radio
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Electric kettle
  • Coffee machine
  • Linen
  • Toilet paper
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Feather pillow
  • Smoke alarm

• Budget Single Room

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

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Hair dryer
  • Radio
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Electric kettle
  • Coffee machine
  • Linen
  • Toilet paper
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Feather pillow
  • Smoke alarm

Guest Reviews

• Julien (8/5): - Près du centre, literie confortable, chambre propre :) Juste surpris par l arrivée qui était pas indiquée sur la façade, mais très typique, et super bien dormi et calme
• Claudia (8/5): Struttura pulita e accogliente in ottima posizione - Pulizia, arredamento curato, macchinetta del caffè in stanza, posizione ottima
• Bob (9/5): -
• Donall (7/5): The stay worked well for my purposes and the room was comfortable - The room was comfortable. The communal areas were worn and work being completed.
• Collins (10/5): Perfect room for solo traveller. All very clean. - Perfect location.
• Żamojtuk (9/5): -
• Celia (7/5): -
• Ivan (7/5): - We only stayed 1 night and we had a very good sleep... bed was very comfy the whole area was very quiet... we was surprised how close it was to town... We had a coffee machine in our room and spent 10mins figuring how to use it... could do with some kind of instruction on how to use it... bathroom could do with a few hooks for face towels...
• Michelle (8/5): Clean, comfortable and great location - Lovely location. Room was small but clean and bed was comfortable. Really quiet which was nice. Can't fault for price and location. Very tiny sink in bathroom. Would have preferred a kettle to the coffee machine which I finally mastered thanks to YouTube.
• Adrian (5/5): Great central location - The location was excellent, just a few minutes walk to the main restaurants and shops of Canterbury. Andrew was pleasant and advised on where best to park free of charge. The room was clean, bed rather hard, couldn't work the coffee machine, think an ordinary kettle would be better. Rubbish piled in bags outside the front of the house wasn't the best welcome, think some renovation was being carried out inside as the floor above us looked to be work in progress.
• Andrea (8/5): - Nothing luxurious, just a clean comfortable place to stay with an incredibly comfortable bed. The staff was very quick to respond to all of my messages and very accommodating with allowing a slightly earlier check in and letting me drop off my luggage prior to check in time. It was exactly what I was looking for and only 5 min walk from Canterbury West station
• Nicole (10/5): It was comfortable and convenient! - A lovely, clean property which was close to the city centre and Canterbury West station. Andrew was friendly and everything ran smoothly even though I’d booked at the “last minute”. Thank you.
• Kevin (7/5): -
• Guest (9/5): I would not hesitate to stay here again and recommend the guest house to others. Thank you, Andrew. - The location is super accessible, walking distance from the town, and the area is lovely and safe. There was free parking over the weekend further down the street. The room and bathroom were lovely and clean, had a comfortable stay. Friendly host greeted us.
• Stéphane (8/5): -
• Guest (10/5): -
• Simon (8/5): Good value for money. - Very straightforward room. Not the Ritz, but it was very convenient, and had everything I needed
• Rosamund (6/5): - Great bed - very comfy. Good location. Tiny tiny bathroom and no facilities to make tea, only coffee.
• Lynn (8/5): Close to town.lovely place would come back again But be nice to see this updated and lower the price a little - Friendly staff. Room clean. Need updated. Big time. Little on the expensive side. Compare to some others we check out while we was there.
• Makowski (9/5): Superb -
• Anonymous (8/5): Very good -
• Anthony (4/5): Skip this property as better choices for cheaper nearby. - Location. That’s about all. Coffee machine did not work. Water in the room from the tap tasted horrible, spa hardly worked.
• Gregory (8/5): Nice place, friendly and clean - Clean and comfy bed Nothing
• Regina (1/5): The customer service was awful, the manager is a racist so if you are a person of colour don’t stay there. - I did not like any about the property, every thing that was advertised on booking was false. The room was very small it doesn’t worth the money, and part of the building is under construction so it is dangerous to stay for both adults and kids.
• Lee (1/5): Nothing to say . - If I’m really honest , nothing The smell as u walk in , the room was supposed to be deluxe was nothing deluxe about the room , photos didn’t match the room i booked , no fridge which u need in the summer no fans no room no kettle , builders materials laying around , Furniture looked like it was purchased in a charity shop , and when you raise a complaint the owner doesn’t respond to booking . Com and then booking .com try to give u back £33 for a £168 a night room . Disgusting. Ive used booking plenty of times and never had any problems but if ubdo complain be prepared to waste hours on emails and phone calls .
• David (9/5): The bedroom was lovely as per the picture - Spacious room comfortable bed, everything was very clean in the room and en-suite It was a warm night and the room would have benefited from having a fan, the wash basin in the en suite was very small and made more difficult to use by the light mirror over hanging the sink, the communal areas need attention, bare plasterboard, worn carpet, missing spindles in the stair bannisters
• Konstantinos (9/5): Great value, friendly staff - Owner is very welcoming and friendly. Good coffee machine in the room that makes hot chocolate
• Charlene (5/5): Passable - The bed was comfortable. I got a parking ticket as wasnt instructed properly of where to park. It has not got actually parking on sit.
• Sona (4/5): Disappointing -
• Ratford (10/5): Exceptional -
• Saml0506 (10/5): A welcome break with added extras. - The room was perfect, good size with space to keep everything. The coffee machine was a perfect addition..Great to have a decent coffee and good sized cups. Water placed in the room as well which was nice. The spa bath was a real treat. Would have been nice to have a fan,due to the weather being so hot and being on the ground floor, was a little uncomfortable having the window open overnight.
• Darren (10/5): Exceptional -
• Sue (7/5): Pleasant for one night - The room was nice and the bathroom looked new. The location is great. I liked the firm bed and the bedding and towels were lovely. Nice touch with the coffee machine and toiletries. Everything was lovely and clean. No parking. There is only on street parking and while it’s free at certain times, it’s limited and not outside the guest house. I think the ‘free parking’ advertised is a bit misleading. The building is being refurbished and will be lovely but at the moment the entrance hall is quite tatty.
• Kev (7/5): Good -
• Jon (10/5): Exceptional -
• Harris (5/5): Passable -
• Mark (9/5): Superb - Using a plastic box to make boiling water wasn't my cup of tea.
• Andayani (10/5): Exceptional - Petite and classic linen. 100 points for the coffee machine. A little help to carry luggage upstair?
• Jackson (7/5): Good - Central location parking 5 mins away Poorly planned bathroom tiny hand basin obstructed by soap dispenser.
• Mary (9/5): Everything I needed was provided and I got an excellent nights sleep. - I liked the firm mattress and the coffee machine with thoughtful editions e.g. extra water. I liked the hot water in the shower and the complimentary shampoo etc. I also appreciated the independence I was given as I was very tired and really just wanted to be left to rest. There was refurbishment in the home, but once in my room it had no impact on me.
• Elda (10/5): Exceptional - The location was perfect 2 min walk from the center. The room was clean and had all nicely decorated. Refurbished bathroom. Flat TV. Espresso machine. I loved that the host cleaned the room and refilled my water and coffee everyday (small details make all the difference) Savas the host was excellent helpful, cool and always with a smile ready to help. Will definitely choose it for my next stay in Canterbury! Great value for money. The place was excellent ❤️
• Shadie (7/5): Good - The location is perfect, away from the centre but close enough for a short stroll. The bed was very uncomfortable, but for one night it was fine. It felt like it was going to break everytime you moved around.
• Wai (8/5): Very good -
• James (10/5): Exceptional -
• Carmen (10/5): Close to town center and room was super clean. - Good location in Canterbury, with restaurants and shops near the hotel. Super clean room, very close to the town center.
• Rajdev (8/5): Very good - Clean room, good location Poor shower head. Should be replaced
• Sourojit (9/5): August Bank Holiday weekend stay - The furniture was the best surprise. The location is perfect. NA
• Sarah (6/5): Pleasant - I was looking for a budget place to stay. The room was small but nice and had everything required. The bed was extremely hard. I wasn't able to store my bag there the following morning, so I had to carry everything with me for the rest of the day.
• Jacqueline (8/5): Very good -
• Lee (7/5): Fine for 1 night and and a fair price for the location - Close to town centre, nice bed and great bath although didn’t use it as a shower is preferred for me. The Wi-Fi wasn’t free and even then, the connection was poor The “kettle “ was a coffee machine and the hot water that came out was full of black bits.
• Grundman (6/5): Pleasant - Good location, comfortable bed Bathroom had some issues. No fan in the summer heat.
• Kathryn (7/5): Clean and comfortable. Be aware there isn’t any parking unlike advertised. It’s road only and not outside the property. - Clean, comfortable and close to the centre. No parking unlike advertised. Only parking was up the road but on the road and no spaces. Ended up paying an additional amount to park in the station multi-storey instead unfortunately.
• Ashleigh (10/5): Exceptional -
• Justin (4/5): Good location, left wanting more from the room - Bathroom was nice Said large room, this was not large. Also said large tv, thos was not the case, said parking but was the road a few roads away, toilet seat was broken, overall room was not as advertised in my opinion and deffenitly did not warrant the price
• Lorraine (7/5): It was a nice room, slightly pricey for what you get, had to walk quite away from where I parked the car. But generally - Really central and handy. Good bed, a nice desk and 2 chairs. Nice shower. There was a coffee machine but no kettle. Really hard to make a decent cup of tea.
• Philip (3/5): Poor -
• Efstathia (10/5): Perfect and friendly stay - Staff, location, decoration, cleaning N/a
• Kevin (8/5): Comfortable room near to the centre of Canterbury. - Good location, very quiet. Comfortable bed and nicely modernised bathroom. The water pressure was low, little more than a trickle in the (very small) basin. The room is too small for the double bed so there is no room for a chair (there is a sort of wicker stool next the bed where a night table should be). The host was fine but monosyllabic. He seemed put out that I arrived a little early. I could not figure out the coffee machine. The small dresser had been repainted in silver, not the best.
• Jordan (10/5): Exceptional -
• Nick (8/5): Comfortable and convenient - Very convenient for seeing friends and the city Would have been nice to have dedicated parking
• Holly (8/5): Lovely room in a great location - The room was lovely and the host was very friendly on check in. The location was excellent, being close to attractions and the train station but also quiet at night. N/A
• Gary (6/5): Pleasant -
• Manning (4/5): Disappointing - Close to city center the complimentary toiletries were nice The bed was hard like sleeping on concrete. The decoration wasn't finished sticking out tiles ripped carpet it was a building site, not enough tea or coffee or milk in the room. The only view we had was of the garden from our bathroom. The bedroom could all do with fans as the room were stifling and bedding was so heavy and hot.
• Michael (10/5): Exceptional -
• Naomi (6/5): Pleasant -
• Johan (5/5): Passable - Close to the train station. Walking distance to most things to see in town. The lock to our room was broken so anyone could enter without a key at any time. There was no staff around to ask for help, so we simply accepted it and hoped that no other guest would break in (which they didn't). Felt quite shady.
• Diane (5/5): Tatty and not chic - The location was convenient for the station and town centre. The bed and pillows were firm which was perfect. Complaints made by visitors on this site last year are still live. There is still building work going on, the banister is missing rails and the carpet is worn. The overhead shower in our room did not work and in fact sprayed the bathroom. The side shower did work. The bathroom is badly laid out with no room to use the sink and no where to hang towels apart from above the toilet. The bed was comfortable. The furniture is tatty, missing parts or damaged. It is too large for the small room. A kettle would be more practical than the coffee machine. Providing an unsealed bottle of water was not reassuring. There was no WiFi. There was no daily housekeeping.
• Payal (8/5): Very good -
• Helen (4/5): The host was friendly , the room was ok , just wanted something more traditional - Not what we expected .., we thought it was part of the abbey in Canterbury it’s just a room In part of someone’s house Not what we expected
• G (4/5): Disappointing -
• Anusha (10/5): Exceptional -
• Ioannis (6/5): Pleasant - The location Jacuzzi was not working properly as you couldn't regulare the temp of the water.
• Viki (6/5): Pleasant - Clean spacious room ideal location Jacuzzi bath not serviced/ cleaned. After filling jacuzzi bath with water when the jets were turned on. dirty water from the jet pipes filled the bath & there was a foul odour of drains. We told the proprietor he said he could come & look but did nothing.
• Philip (10/5): Exceptional -
• Dimitrios (9/5): Excellent - Pretty much everything, the bed especially was INCREDIBLE!!! Room overall was great. Staff was awesome as well. Would be nice to be able to leave bags for the day after checking out while exploring city, but very minor compared to everything else, would definitely recommend this place!
• Philip (8/5): Very comfortable. Second time staying there and will do again. - The room was very clean and well appointed. A nice area of Canterbury and mostly quiet. The lavatory space in the bathroom was very tight and quite awkward. The main shower head wasn’t working but the smaller shower head was fine,
• Shikha (5/5): Passable -
• Jo (6/5): Perfect location. - Beautiful room. Great location. Safe for a solo female traveller. Short walk from Canterbury West. No Wi-Fi instructions.
• Jason (9/5): Superb - Clean comfy and good value for money
• Philippa (9/5): I can’t fault it was comfortable. - Location very gd. Coffee machine nice touch & lovely bath.
• Duncan (7/5): Good -
• Paul (7/5): Good -
• Josh (6/5): Convenient and what we needed, but probably wouldn’t stay again - The location Not well signed outside on arrival. Bed was bit too hard and trouble with the door lock
• Hiral (7/5): Good -
• Maria (5/5): Less than expected. - The location to Canterbury High Street was terrific. I stupidly "presumed" that what appeared to be a B&B, had only one B....the Bed. My fault. The bed was more like a slab....rock hard. Only one light switch for the entire room. The bathroom had a bifold door that was truly ridiculous to close. The bathroom sink was big enough for only a very small goldfish, incapable of allowing one to simply brush teeth. Not enough room for a desk so you either laid in bed or sat on a sofa. The front door to the Abbey was continually left unlocked which meant any burglar who knew it was unlocked could come in and maybe give the room door a try to see if it too was left unlocked. Lastly, the picture shown above is a joke. Our head board didn't look like that because......there wasn't one.
• Craig (7/5): Good - Excellent location just outside Westgate near the train station. Quiet, comfortable room. The "property highlights" section on your website claims this guest house offers free parking, but there is no parking available on site. Instead, the manager suggested we might be able to find available street parking blocks away, as it was late enough on Saturday to avoid a ticket. I found this very inconvenient and deceptive.
• Marcos (9/5): Superb -
• Shivesh (10/5): Exceptional -
• David (8/5): Room 9, small but fine for anyone travelling light - Great location, easy check in and check out and had everything you needed with a room. Great shower, comfy bed (hard bed) and real window instead of the windows that only open 3cm at a travel lodge. Room 9 - is very small, luckily I was only staying one night by myself but if I was with my wife and both had suitcases then the room would have been too small as I used half the bed to keep my stuff and used the other side to sleep. A full length mirror would be a great improvement to the room.
• Maria (10/5): Exceptional - I loved the jacuzzi facilities after a day outside in the cold.
• Mich (10/5): Close to what we wanted to see and close to some lovely restaurants - Very close to everything - walking distance to train if this is how you travel … please note car park the street before accommodation - secure … 24 visit us 10 pound which we were happy with or if you are lucky there is street parking .. Hand snd body cream smell lovely!!!! Nothing all good
• Amy (10/5): Exceptional -
• Amy (6/5): Pleasant Enough - Warm, clean and good location. No parking, and no shower.
• Andrew (10/5): Amazing - Everything! Nothing!
• Ludovine (8/5): Very good -
• Faisal (8/5): Cosy - Did not have breakfast not sure it was included. I think there was only a coffee machine. Did not expect more could have been slightly cheaper.
• Umer (1/5): Bad -
• Greig (7/5): Great short stay - Bath, took 30min to fill to bare minimum
• Negrescu (10/5): Exceptional -
• Patrick (6/5): have had much better accomodation for this money and far more comfortable - the room was clean and modern toilet far too small to use.Was told there would be parking this turned out to be in the street and was limited to four hours with no return.The owner told us we could park up the road for free this turned out to be another lie as all the roads were pay at the machine and all restricted to four hours

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