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Thanington Hotel

3.0 star property

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Exterior
A living room with a fireplace, a bar area with stools, and a large mirror.
Exterior
Superior Double Room, Ensuite
Miscellaneous

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
  • Business services
  • Bar

Explore the area

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140 Wincheap, Canterbury, England, CT1 3RY
  • Place, Westgate Gardens
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Marlowe Theatre
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Place, Canterbury Cathedral
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Airport, London (SEN-Southend)
    ‪116 min drive‬

Room options

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Exterior

Double Room, Ensuite (4 Poster)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(6 reviews)
  • 323 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A room with a red carpet, two leather armchairs, a small table with a decorative item, and a vintage-style bed with a headboard.

Superior Double Room, Ensuite

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • 323 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Twin Room, Ensuite (or Double Ensuite)

Twin Room, Ensuite (or Double Ensuite)

  • 214 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Suite, Ensuite (4 Persons)

Suite, Ensuite (4 Persons)

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Double Room, Ensuite

Double Room, Ensuite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

Suite, Ensuite (Two rooms interconnected )

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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About the neighborhood

Canterbury

With a stay at Thanington Hotel in Canterbury, you'll be within a 15-minute walk of Canterbury Cathedral and Dane John Gardens. .This hotel is 7.5 mi (12 km) from Whitstable Beach and 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Westgate Gardens and Towers.

What's nearby

  • Dane John Gardens - 10 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Westgate Gardens - 10 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Marlowe Theatre - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Canterbury Cathedral - 18 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Canterbury Christ Church University - 3 min drive - 1.3 miles

Getting around

  • Canterbury East Station - 1 min drive
  • Gatwick Airport (LGW) - 84 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪City Fish Bar - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Caffè Nero - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Tiny Tim's Tearoom - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪The Maidens Head - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Cherry Tree - ‬13 min walk

About this property

Thanington Hotel

Thanington Hotel offers 15 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 15 guestrooms.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as an indoor pool or take in the view from a garden.
Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Breakfast is available for a fee.
Featured amenities include a computer station, multilingual staff, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee
  • A bar/lounge

Things to do

  • Indoor pool

Family friendly

  • High chair
  • Indoor pool

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

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

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Hotel Canterbury
The Canterbury Hotel
Thanington Hotel Hotel
Thanington Hotel Canterbury
Thanington Hotel Hotel Canterbury

Thanington Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 262 out of 477 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 156 out of 477 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 45 out of 477 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 477 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 477 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

8/10 Good

Chantelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good hotel. Staff were lovely and very helpful!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay here. Staff were excellent and friendly. Breakfast was great and the swimming pool was an added bonus. Definitely recommend staying here.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Bernard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Clean room and bathroom.Good breakfast. Very dated tired building.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Katie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This was such a gem, we're really glad we found it! Staff were lovely, the room was really big and breakfast was really good.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Liz

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were great - very helpful and polite. The location of the hotel was perfect transport walk into the city centre. The pool was a bonus - one of the main reasons for choosing the hotel, it was clean and well maintained. Breakfast was very good - choice of continental and cooked with wide choice, kept topped up.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast was amazing
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I was greeted by a friendly owner/receptionist. Check in was easy. The room was spotless and bed comfortable. Breakfast was simple but tasty. The only slight down side was weak shower pressure, but that was made up for by a deep bath.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Vicky

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely family hotel, kids loved the pool, breakfast was lovely with lots of choice
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel staff was excellent, warm, and friendly. He went out of his way to make sure we we comfortable. Location is a walk to Cantebury but is in a quieter area. Rooms were clean and well kept, breakfast was well done. Parking lot is small but very well maintained.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The guy on reception was really helpful, room was nice, bed was comfy, breakfast hit the spot too
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Will

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The staff were lovely and really friendly and we also enjoyed the breakfast which was a nice start to the day
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value, spotless, consciousness staff, great breakfast selection, comfortable bed
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The room was cleam. The staff were extremely helpful and pleasant. The breakfast was delicious.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Dean

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

Good location

Great location for a catch up with some friends
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Hayley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel, highly recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lynne

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

Canterbury

Very clean, friendly, great breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kithsiri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place and staff was outstanding.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice hotel and staff are very nice and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Clean room had a small pool available
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

mr john

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

Excellent Hotel, with very helpful staff.

The Hotel was excellent, with a lovely swimming pool .
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Natalie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Service I received was excellent, staff work hard.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Pelin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Perfect location, minutes from the station and town centre. Clean and warm room but a bit updated. Very friendly staff. Swimming pool was a bonus . Breakfast could have had more selection .I would stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Man Ying Goretti

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

Cosy hotel with good breakfast

Little cosy hotel in a quiet place. Staff are extremely nice and helpful, breakfast is so good.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dry good service nice room and a good breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Susan

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

Lovely stay

Lovely stay Staff very helpful Breakfast was good Not far from town about 15 mins walk
Stayed 1 night in May 2024