Located in Gravesend, The Inn on the Lake Hotel is within a 10-minute drive of Rochester Cathedral and Bluewater Shopping Centre. .This hotel is 5.1 mi (8.2 km) from Rochester Castle and 8.4 mi (13.5 km) from Historic Dockyard Chatham.
What's nearby
Shorne Woods Country Park - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
Jeskyns Community Woodland - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
Kent Cyclopark - 2 min drive - 1.5 miles
National Trust - Owletts - 5 min drive - 2.3 miles
Bluewater Shopping Centre - 9 min drive - 8.3 miles
Getting around
Sole Street Station - 7 min drive
London City Airport (LCY) - 46 min drive
Restaurants
KFC - 7 min drive
The White Hart (Harvester) - 7 min drive
The George - 4 min drive
Three Crutches - 5 min drive
Toby Carvery - 5 min drive
About this property
The Inn on the Lake Hotel
Hotel with free breakfast, in the vicinity of Rochester Cathedral
The Inn on the Lake Hotel offers 76 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. There are massage/treatment rooms and couples treatment room(s). Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, sports massages, and Swedish massages.
Stay in one of 76 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, a picnic area, and a banquet hall.
Grab a bite from the snack bar/deli, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary continental breakfast is served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and ATM/banking services. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served between 7:00 AM and 9:30 AM on weekdays.
Willow Tree - This bar specializes in British cuisine.
Room service is available.
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transportation
Free self parking on site
Wheelchair-accessible parking available
Food and drink
Free continental breakfast available on weekdays 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM
A bar/lounge
Snack bar/deli
Restaurants on site
Willow Tree
Family friendly
Snack bar/deli
Conveniences
24-hour front desk
ATM
Luggage storage
Vending machine
Guest services
Housekeeping (daily)
Business services
Meeting rooms
Outdoors
Garden
In a nature reserve
Picnic area
Terrace
Spa
Couples treatment rooms
Deep-tissue massages
Hot stone massages
Prenatal massages
Sports massages
Swedish massages
Treatment room
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11:00 AM
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
The credit card used to book the reservation must be presented by the cardholder at check-in along with matching photo identification, and other arrangements must be coordinated with the property prior to arrival
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Property payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Pet fee: GBP 10 per pet, per night
Service animals are exempt from fees
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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
National rating
This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.
Property is also known as
Inn Lake Shorne
Lake Shorne
Inn Lake Hotel Gravesend
Lake Gravesend
The On The Hotel Gravesend
The Inn on the Lake Hotel Hotel
The Inn on the Lake Hotel Gravesend
The Inn on the Lake Hotel Hotel Gravesend
The Inn on the Lake Hotel Reviews
Reviews
8.0
Very Good
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travelers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
The experience was amazing, room was clean and breakfast untill our tables got mixed up.
Benard
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
8/10 Good
Sian
Oct 16, 2025
Liked: Staff & service
Sian
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
8/10 Good
Fureya
Traveled with partner
Oct 13, 2025
Liked: Staff & service
Except the receptionist, the staff was really helpful and kind. The receptionist was either totally ignorant or lacking common sense.Despite seeing me and my partners with crutches, he gave us a room way further away from the lift. Also the room didn’t have an accessible bathroom. When we were leaving when I asked if they had disabled rooms, he said yes.
The surroundings were amazing, beautiful and tranquil. They also had an impressive breakfast menu. Over all we enjoyed being there.
Booked for a couple of nights while visiting family in Darent hospital which is a short drive away. Easy check-in, large room with lovely lake view. Out main reason for booking here was it’s a dog friendly hotel. There were nice walks but would have benefited from a fridge in the room as we needed to keep dog food chilled.
Nicola
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
6/10 Okay
Donna
Oct 10, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Clean rooms, friendly staff but hotel itself very shabby, in need of full refurbishment. Bath enamel chipped, stained ceiling, very tired and old. A lot of repairs required.
Donna
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
6/10 Okay
Yvonne
Oct 9, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Over due a revamp !
A quick stop off, however the room had been allocated incorrectly, this meant a 45 minute wait at reception to check in. They sorted there error … but it should not have taken 45 minutes. The manager didn’t seem to have an understanding of the lay out of the rooms … it was all rather fawlty towers .
Hotel is well over due a refurb it’s very much stuck in the 80s.
Breakfast was disappointing, bland, cheap products with domestic toasters and basic filter coffee machine sprinkled with dreadful music .
I’m sure this place was good back in the day … the rooms were clean but it’s definitely had its day !!
Yvonne
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
10/10 Excellent
sarah
Oct 9, 2025
sarah
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
8/10 Good
Richard
Business traveler, Traveled with partner
Oct 8, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very picturesque. A bit dated, but reasonable value. Would stay here again.
This is one of the worst hotels I’ve stayed in. The cleanliness in the hotel rooms was absolutely awful! I had to move to a different room and the second room wasn’t any better. I was suppose to stay for 2 nights but I had to leave after the first night. This hotel needs a lot improvements
Friendly and competent staff, room was spacious with direct access to the lake (great for taking the dog out easily). Decor was outdated, but didn't distract from the overall stay, considering the place was priced appropriately. Everything was in good and working order.
3 star rated hotel and was what you'd expect.It was clean, and comfortable and would stay again! Breakfast was included in the price and there was a good selection, continental and warm breakfast!
Good value hotel accomodation. Free parking. Helpful staff. Yes the hotel is dated definitely not contemporary..look out for the bird pictures. the gold bobble wall decorations, the few steps up to first floor ( not sure how that worked!), the fish tank and the school hall looking breakfast room...but....the rooms are very clean, towels clean, great simple breakfast (lovely waffles) and all at a very reasonable price. I would definitely stay here again
Rooms are very dated, the bed was broken we asked if we could change rooms so we could actually get a good nights sleep and was told we had to pay an additional £20 food is very over priced
J
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
6/10 Okay
Jennifer
Sep 22, 2025
Disliked: Cleanliness
The floors needed a good old clean & carpets smelled like old pub carpets along the corridor. Feels like it needs a good old spring clean to freshen things up! The bar area is too dark to see the menu, had to get a torch light from my phone. The staff were helpful & helped us with any problems although breakfast waiter had forgotten to take our order & then arrived with fried instead of poached egg (which was unfortunately overcooked!)
On a good note, the view of the lake was absolutely amazing & plenty of parking onsite.
Jennifer
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
8/10 Good
Julieann
Traveled with partner
Sep 22, 2025
Liked: Amenities
Rooms but out dated . But very clean had a downstairs room overlooking the lake that was lovely to wake up to . Food delicious and very reasonable. Would go back again. X
Julieann
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
8/10 Good
Michael
Sep 19, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
4dsys
Nice convenient hotel needs a little updating. The sink is to small the tv is to small and has no Channel guide.the furniture needs updating.