voco The Clifton Folkestone by IHG

4.0 star property

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Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; British cuisine, garden views
Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated
Exterior
Exterior

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Business services
  • Bar
$75
$63 nightly
$75 total
Total with taxes and fees
Jan 29 - Jan 30

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The Leas, Clifton Gardens, Folkestone, England, CT20 2EB
  • Place, Leas Cliff Hall
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Folkestone Harbour
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, Folkestone Beach
    ‪19 min walk‬

Room options

Room, 1 Double Bed (Cosy)

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(7 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Room, 1 Twin Bed (Cosy)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Premium Room, Multiple Beds

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Premium Room, 1 King Bed

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(5 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Premium Room, 1 King Bed, Sea View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Premium Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Sea View

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Suite, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Suite, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Suite, 2 Queen Beds

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 2 Twin Beds

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Premium Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the neighborhood

Folkestone

Voco The Clifton Folkestone by IHG is centrally located in Folkestone, a 1-minute walk from Leas Cliff Hall and 14 minutes by foot from Folkestone Harbour. .This beach hotel is 1.3 mi (2.2 km) from Folkestone Beach and 2.8 mi (4.5 km) from Battle of Britain Memorial.

What's nearby

  • Leas Cliff Hall - 1 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Lower Leas Coastal Park - 1 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Sandgate Beach - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Folkestone Harbour - 15 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Folkestone Beach - 19 min walk - 1.0 mile

Getting around

  • Folkestone Central Station - 11 min walk
  • Gatwick Airport (LGW) - 89 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Bouverie Tap - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Papas Fish & Chips - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪The Radnor Arms - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Chambers - ‬5 min walk

About this property

voco The Clifton Folkestone by IHG

Family sun and beach fun, near Leas Cliff Hall
Voco The Clifton Folkestone by IHG offers 78 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature premium bedding. 48-inch Smart televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers with rainfall showerheads, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Folkestone hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, desk chairs, and phones. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 78 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring minibars and Smart televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional amenities at this Victorian hotel include concierge services, babysitting (surcharge), and a banquet hall.
Enjoy British cuisine at Marco Pierre White Grill, a restaurant where you can take in the garden view, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily from 7 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, a business center, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Folkestone? This hotel has 1981 square feet (184 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Marco Pierre White Grill - Overlooking the garden, this restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required.
Ocean Bleu Bar & Lounge - Overlooking the ocean, this bar specializes in British cuisine and serves lunch, dinner, and light fare. Open daily.
24-hour room service is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Offsite parking available (GBP 8 per day); discounts available
  • Street parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 15.95 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Marco Pierre White Grill
  • Ocean Bleu Bar & Lounge

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • High chair
  • In-room crib
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 1,981 square feet of conference space
  • Business center
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Area rugs in public areas
  • Elevator
  • Thin carpet in public areas
  • Tile flooring in public areas
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 5 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1864
  • Renovated entire property - January 2024
  • Victorian architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Free crib
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 48-inch smart TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Electric kettle
  • Meal delivery service
  • Minibar
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Electrical adapters
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Guests booked in breakfast included rate plans receive breakfast for up to 2 adults who are sharing a guestroom. Breakfast fees apply for additional guests.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 15.95 per person
  • Nearby parking fee: GBP 8.00 per day (16 ft away)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Clifton Hotel
Best Western Clifton Hotel
voco The Clifton Folkestone by IHG Hotel
voco The Clifton Folkestone an IHG Hotel
voco The Clifton Folkestone by IHG Folkestone
voco The Clifton Folkestone by IHG Hotel Folkestone

voco The Clifton Folkestone by IHG Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 131 out of 185 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 41 out of 185 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 185 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 185 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 185 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

renee

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was amazing, huge king beds,eating area, large bathroom…very tiny lift but its the UK…walking distance to Leas Cliff venue…very accommodating staff, loved the hotel….would highly recommend this place….
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Lorena

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Breakfast was 10/10. Beds super comfy, but the room was boiling hot
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Lovely Victorian refurbished hotel. Very friendly welcome. Discounted limited parking immediately outside on road. Lovely breakfast. Lovely lounge. Costa coffee served.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

uday

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A nice building in a great position Very easy to use as a base to explore Folkestone. We had 2 rooms one huge and one tiny which was bit of a squeeze Facilities were good and clean, beds comfortable, though it was very hot at night The breakfast was good, though the coffee really needs to be improved
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Anthony

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
A nice hotel with a great restaurant spoilt by a few details. Very small old lift which was difficult for older parents, the shower was blocked so flooded the room below and a fire alarm went off around midnight. Staff were apologetic but made no real offer to make up for the problems
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shaun

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

uday

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Chelsea

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Polite staff, nice hotel but overbooked.

Staff were polite and welcoming. Unfortunately our room was double booked due to a large party, I paid for a premium king but was downgraded. Breakfast was offered as compensation, which we accepted because we were not told until we arrived to check in and it was very busy so we didn’t kick up a fuss. I do feel we were at a loss, as it was very overpriced for an average buffet and we wouldn’t have chosen this. Hotel was clean, bar was stocked.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Greg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really enjoyable stay for our 26th wedding anniversary. Hotel has been recently completely refurbished and every surface is clean as a whistle. Super room with Nespresso coffee machine and marge brand new TV and huge bathroom Breakfast was way about average. I would call this a 5 star experince rather than 4 star.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gwynedd

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

PATRICK

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful setting!
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brett

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Boyd

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay

Room was lovely, comfortable beds and staff were amazing. Muhammed was extremely helpful, as were all the people manning the desk. Breakfast was great.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

john

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff very friendly and helpful, food good, all in all a most enjoyable stay. I've stayed here a good few times, always very good. John Meade.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Derek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was simply excellent in all respects.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Diana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness

Not great, not terrible

Can’t say it was the best hotel I stayed in. The hotel was going under a refurb and lack of sign posts to floors/rooms meant we kept getting lost. Our room had no phone signal and couldn’t connect to the WiFi and the bathroom was very tiny (as someone who is 6ft3 I struggled in the bathroom and shower. Nice location, nice hotel in general, friendly staff but probably wouldn’t stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent stay

Very comfortable room, excellent restaurant, very welcoming, great location
Lovely cosy room great value
The hotel front
View from the room
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Michael

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice stay and would stay there again

Older Hotel which has been recently renovated. Rooms were very comfortable but would have liked the option of a queen bed. Only downside was air conditioning was a bit on the warm side even with the temperature turned down. We were able to open the window to let fresh air in. No onsite parking but there is street parking just outside and also a carpark just around the corner. Restaurant food was very good and the staff were excellent, very professional.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Alister

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not bad

Booked a 'cosy' room and it was a little on the snug side, but fine for one night. Dinner in the restaurant was a bit disappointing and as I checked out at 5am, I didn't have breakfast. Hotel is clean, modern and nicely located on the sea front but the reason for my low score: the service generally was woefully slow!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

rebecca

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff. M P White's restaurant served delicious food, and I considered it fairly priced. Bedroom was spacious & the view was expansive
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Sharon

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed here previously and staff happy to accommodate anything that is needed
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025