Name: Holiday Inn Ashford Central
Address: Canterbury Road, Kennington, N/A, Ashford, TN24 8QQ, GB

8/10

Excellent

18 Jul 2026

Anja

Although the welcome wasn't great the hotel itself was good. Clean in most areas, nice new bar area and a decent room.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

18 Jul 2026

Andrew

Scruffy

4/10

Poor

17 Jul 2026

Michael

One night stay with dogs before an early tunnel to France the next morning. Staff were friendly if inexperienced but the hotel is really tatty. Scruffy carpet, doors with frayed bottoms and patches where finger panels used to be. Paintwork peeling and air con which was ineffective and couldn’t alter the temperature. We were told this was because of maintenance works. Staff provided fans but this really isn’t good enough. God knows what it was like during the heat wave. Didn’t have breakfast as leaving really early.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2026

Thomas

Main areas newly decorated, room itself was quite worn out. Booked online as an air-conditioned room, but the temperature gauge on the aircon wouldn't change, so a bit of a warmer night than hoped.

Staff on the front desk very pleasant.

Self

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2026

George

They didn’t have any crisps

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jul 2026

IAN

Free parking supplied whilst staying

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jul 2026

Gareth

The Hotel was in very poor condition and needs totally renovation, the staff were helpful

Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Oct 2022

Sirah

Gluten free diet catered for .

Our stay was very comfortable, and pleased to see dietary requirement catered for at breakfast .

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Oct 2022

Ian

Very convenient and clean nice basic hotel

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2022

Gordon

Easy parking large clean room, corridors a little dated and twist and turn for ages, staff friendly, excellent sleep would defo stay here again

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

20 Sep 2022

Francis

Great place to stay close to Ashford .

Very good,all staff from reception to cleaners very polite and cheerful and helpful.
The room was really comfortable and spacious.
The dining room was lovely,the breakfast selection was excellent and very tasty.
We shall be visiting the area again in late November early December for about a week and will definitely book again with you.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2022

Rosemary

Good location and friendly staff

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

06 Sep 2022

simon

Needs a massive refurb

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2022

Russell

Excellent

excellent overnight stop over

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2022

Michael

Perfect

Arrived and was greeted very nicely by a member of staff at reception. I have a few mobility issues even tho not disabled but he found me a ground floor room with walk in shower. Room was nice and clean and a very comfy bed. Was for 4 nights and everything was great. Would definitely return when back down in area.

Self

8/10

Excellent

26 Aug 2022

David Jon

We saw hares from our room window, lovely setting.
The one down side, in the very hot weather, a humid night, the air con wasn't working...... I had picked the hotel based on the fact there was air con

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2022

Robert

Uk road trip

Staff were nice, rooms clean nice breakfast and plenty car park spaces

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2022

David

Great location

Stayed here for 2 nights while working in the Kent area and it’s a great hotel.
Large free car park if you are a resident and you must register your number plate in reception, really friendly lady on reception.
I requested a high floor and that’s what I received.
Nice sized room which you would expect from Holiday Inn, decent restaurant and bar area with a nice beer garden.
Would recommend if staying in the middle of Kent and not far from Dover.

Business

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2022

C. Gabriel

Good but needs some bits and bobs

The hotel staff was friendly with a professional attitude. A mini fridge in the room would have been nice and a toilet brush in the bathroom as well. Overall a good stay considering the air conditioning which was a big plus.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2022

Patrick

Hotel clean & tidy but bar area looking a bit sorry and not many ales available

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Jul 2022

Mark

Menu very poor as little choice of mains!
Was told we were not able to use the restaurant due to coach tours being prioritised over other paying guests. We were accommodated in the bar and told menu choice was same as in restaurant but felt ‘pushed out’ because the restaurant was full with tour parties..
Staff were very friendly and accommodating and often seemed over worked! Would have to think twice before booking again due to the lack of menu choice and restaurant seating availability we experienced!

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jul 2022

Sally

Not up to expectations

We rang to check what time food was available until and were told the restaurant was open until 9.30. When we got there the restaurant was closed for a function!! We ate off a very limited bar menu in our room which was not ideal. The key card stopped working so my husband went to reception where he stood in a queue with 3 more people with the same problem and a very grumpy receptionist telling them all it was their fault! The hotel and facilities were good but the receptionist ( male) was rude and the bar staff grumpy and poorly trained

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2022

David

convenient for Eurotunnel. clean rooms. no kettle

convenient for Eurotunnel. clean rooms. no kettle

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

03 Jul 2022

Mubashshir

We were a family with a small child; we were given the last room at the end of the property. The walk to our room took about 5 mins and was not easy with a child. We even requested to get a room closer because we had a child but were told everything is fully booked. We then saw two young men who came after our reservation and were given a much closer room (no difference in the type of room).

The hotel phone was not working, when we complained, they asked us to use our mobile phone and call the number on the website to speak to someone in reception. I booked Holiday Inn hoping that the franchise is good and the overall experience will be better; was very disapointed with the overall service & room amenities.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2022

Leslie

Good price for a nice property.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

22 May 2022

Azeem

Excellent Service & Friendly Staff!

The service and staff of this property are A+++ Extremely friendly staff and always willing to help. My wife hurt her knee and the staff went out of the way to make her stay comfortable. We will definitely visit again. Special thanks to Kyle, the duty manager

Business

8/10

Excellent

26 Apr 2022

William

Good service

Good service. Place could do with touch of paint in places

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Apr 2022

VICTOR

Ok stay

The bathroom was refurbished very new but for some reason the bin in the bathroom do not have bin bags!!

The room & whole building is a bit old especially the telephone!! The tv is old, remote control missing lid at the back just like many hotels.... The air condition is not working as it's probably too old.

The breakfast is ok (2 for 12 pounds), but no fried eggs available for some reason, also hot chocolate from the machine is very very sweet even after I put half a cup of milk in.

Overall if this is not holiday inn brand probably not worth the money, as it is holiday inn.....

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2022

Hannah

Situated in a great area

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Mar 2022

Carman

I wasn’t told that I could get room service on arrival so didn’t eat on the first night, the room. Was very hot and was disappointed that there wasn’t a bath!
Other then that it was good!

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

25 Mar 2022

Karen

Nice staff but overall not fab

Very clean.. decent size room, food very limited choice not great cooked breakfast limited choice

Business

10/10

Exceptional

17 Mar 2022

Renate

Pre tunnel stay

We had a very comfortable overnight stay. Because we could not have breakfast as we were leaving at 6 am for the channel tunnel we ordered a takeaway breakfast. It was ready at 6 am and good value. Very much appreciated.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

02 Mar 2022

Verified traveler

Hotel and restaurant was very tired. Staff were friendly.

6/10

Pleasant

27 Feb 2022

Katie

Very dated building.
Hallway needs major revamp.

Room was okay. Spacious.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2022

Verified traveler

Very clean value for money

Very clean . Great friendly staff especially housekeeping and the nice lady for breakfast . Could be updated in general the entire place but bed was comfy because the sheets were spotless and ironed they use a service . Nice bath after a long day at the tunnel .

Business

8/10

Excellent

24 Jan 2022

Colin

Ok for Eurotunnel

Stop off for early morning Eurotunnel train. Did the job adequately. No one on reception for check out

Business

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jan 2022

Verified traveler

The Staff at Reception were amazing. The first night we were frozen as the heating didn't work. We all woke up with a rearlly bad cold. They put us in onother room.and gave us additional heaters. We came back around 9pm to find the heaters were great but the mainlight and bed side light wasnt working.
We didnt want to move again so we stayed there. Third night we decieded to eat in. There was no heating in the restaurant and was advised to eat in the room.
The corridors on all the days was freezing.
Management should do something about the heating.
Final day of breakfast room service suddenly the rules changed overnight as they wouldn't bring the tray or the trolley inside. We had to get it from the freezing corridor in our PJ. We were promised a fridge which we never goti take my last medication at 2am and they expected me to go and collect from staff fridge.
So dissapointed 😞

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Jan 2022

Marie

The room was nice and clean and tidy

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2022

Cheryl

The attractive exposed timber in the restaurant. The roomy bedroom. The lovely modern bathroom. But most of all the fantastic staff who were the most helpful I have experienced for a long time.

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Jan 2022

Antony

Love this place

Good overnight stay. Amazing breakfast

Business

8/10

Excellent

13 Jan 2022

yin cheuk

房間地方乾淨寬闊，但暖氣不夠,晚上有點凍。

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Jan 2022

Patricia

just right

clean and simple. perfect for the price

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Dec 2021

Kimber

Good location near town. Easy parking. Staff friendly and helpful. Generally clean, a little tired in the bathroom but good space in the room.

8/10

Excellent

11 Dec 2021

catherine

There was a problem with my heating in the room, it was not working. I was moved rooms although to a room which was not what i had paid for. It was a downgraded room with no price diffrence refunded.

Business

8/10

Excellent

07 Dec 2021

Helen

Every member of staff was Very helpful and friendly.

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2021

Antony

The best breakfast ever

Lovely staff.. and an excellent breakfast. Perfect start to any morning

Business

6/10

Pleasant

16 Nov 2021

Verified traveler

Simple hotel near motorway

Budget hotel with parking included.
The walls and ceilings are thin! bring your ear plugs.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2021

Peter

Ashford

All fine for our short stay

6/10

Pleasant

01 Nov 2021

Bryan

I didn't appreciate having to order an evening meal via an app or being able to charge extras to my room.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Oct 2021

Lee

travelling from a to b

Nice easy convenient hotel, easy for a quick check in, no real frills.
bedroom extremely clean and bed super comfy
great value for money

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2021

louis

Only 1 sugar in the room plenty of tea and coffee

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2021

John

Hotel is old building with lot of character. Rooms comfy,but sadly no in room safe. Buffet breakfast was very good. Hot and cold items. Free on site parking is good as Ashford parking is £2.30 per hour. Would recommend this hotel.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Oct 2021

Peter

Excellent stop near to Eurotunnel

Well fitted and equipped room. Good parking. Excellent check in.
Good breakfast.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2021

Thomas N.

Nice location, good staff, large room.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Sep 2021

Stewart

Update

Decent place clean but continual traffic nearby busy road Windows was a home for the spiders

Business

8/10

Excellent

25 Sep 2021

Kevin

Good value

Needs larger quilts for the more than twig like. Breakfasts ok, quite edible but whole stay good value for money. Friendly staff :-)

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2021

Andrew

Everything

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Aug 2021

Prashant

Nice clean rooms. Great breakfast!

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

27 Aug 2021

Richard

This hotel was dog friendly which was great! There is an Harvester restaurant over the road 2 minutes walk.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2021

Michael

Night staff

The day staff was ever nice and polite but when we arrived but from are wedding we had to wait about 20/30 minutes for the night staff to come back to the reception even when talking to him on the phone and when he did turn up his attitude was horrible he didn't care didn't apologise or anything he didn't look like he could be bothered

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Aug 2021

Joanne

Nice stay

Lovely second time staying here, friendly staff, clean room, unfortunately this time did ask for a ground floor room, confirmed we did have one befure, but on arrival no ground floor 🤔
Perfect location,
Excellent breakfast
But outside windows could do with a clean

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

14 Aug 2021

Melanie

Hotel room was adequate for a one night stay staff very friendly and efficient. We had a terrible night sleep due to drunken people banging doors and running up corridors and talking very loudly well into the early hours and this wasn’t good as we had a 2 year old with us and we had a 4 hour drive the next day.

8/10

Excellent

13 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

Part of the hotel is a 17th century barn so is very characterful! Nice breakfast and an inner courtyard where you can sit in the evenings. Maria in the dining room was delightful company! Ashford is very central for visiting the Kent coast. Minor comments-a soap tray would be useful instead of having to place the wet soap on the sink top. Pump soap dispensers would be more hygienic in these COVID times. The kettle was last checked in 2014 and was noisy. Would definitely stay again :)

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

Lovely breakfast.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Slightly disappointed. But never may be better.

The reception was great, very friendly, when I asked for a room not too far from reception I was told that the rooms were always pre selected, last time I came the receptionist change my room to a room much closer as I have difficulty walking. This didn’t happen this time as I was put in room 136, which was possible the furthest from the reception. Also the cleaner never bothered to adjust the pillows from where we slept, all she did was to throw the duvet across the bed. Also the tissues in the bathroom had only 4 in the box. Honestly just 4. Probably not her fault but the milk had curdled by the morning. Also young, healthy people parking in the disabled bays. Talking to young ladies.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jul 2021

Sharon

Really nice and helpful staff. Hotel itself was tatty and in need of decorating !!

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jul 2021

Tony

Rabbits everywhere!

Booked a couple of rooms last minute as our holiday cottage was without running water for a second day. It was a Sunday night and I think we were the only guests in the whole hotel! The hotel felt a bit tired and in need of some major refurbishment. Dozens of bunny rabbits running a mock in the grounds had left a carpet of poo. The restaurant menu was extremely limited as was the bar choice.
There was zero atmosphere in the bar, no music or anything. At one point the bar man disappeared to put petrol on his car leaving the whole restaurant/bar area unattended. In any other circumstances this would be mildly amusing, but given we were in a very stressed situation, it was rather disappointing.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2021

Peter

Comfortable and quiet

Nice, comfortable and quiet hotel (especially considering how close it was to the M20!).
Room was clean and well-provisioned

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Staff friendly but not impressed with cleanliness found a dead daddy long leg on the window sill and water stains marks on ceiling .

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

06 Jun 2021

Malcolm

Ok stay

Unfortunately whoever was in the adjoining room was very loud and kept us awake for most of the night.
The room, especially the bathroom, could do with a bit of a touch up.
Apart from that, our stay was fine.
The lady serving breakfast was really lovely 😊

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Jun 2021

Richard

Almost a smiley emoji!

I booked a double room and was put in a disabled room without being asked if that was ok.
Not what i booked!
And there was no room cleaning that we could identify, used cups stayed in the room being left during the two night stay and complimentary tea and coffee ran on the first day wasn't replaced.
Everything else was good, but the small details were missing.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

28 Feb 2021

Chris

Mr McCormack

Amazing staff going the extra mile for you

Business

2/10

Poor

27 Feb 2021

Verified traveler

Asked for a Veg Breakfast- was served meat. Advised the hotel of the problem. The hotel blamed me- EVEN THOUGH it was specifically written of the order form.

Made the hotel aware, who blamed me and no apology.

Made front desk aware, and again no apology or customer recovery.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2020

Joanne

Very good, lovely sized family room, will defi itely stay again

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Aug 2020

frances

Hotel very good no complaints. No room service on first day but otherwise fine

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Aug 2020

Stephen

atisfactory Stay

Friendly and safe hotel during Covid 19. Very friendly staff. We had a refurbished room which was good. The public areas could do with some refurbishment.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Aug 2020

Sue

Very nice small hotel with friendly & helpful staff

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2020

Damaris M.

Pleasant 3 star hotel.

This hotel was very easy to reach when driving. Our room was to the back of building from road so quiet and we had a nice sleep. Very clean and staff very helpful. I just would like to mention one negative, at a time when there is a global pandemic I cannot stress the importance of having hand soap in the bathrooms of any type , liquid or bar form( I don't mean general toiletries ).This was not achieved. Which is disappointing given that all precautions that where taking elsewhere ie markings on floors, glass front at reception ,desigfectation of key cards to the rooms ect. Once we asked for hand soap, it was provided at reception.
Also would like to mention that I forgot my white leather jacket in the wardrobe on the room and at 4pm of the same day of checking out we were given keys again so that we could help ourselves to the room whichwas still not cleaned. This was also very appreciated . Is a good 3 star which I recommend for a short stay.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2020

France

The staff were very helpful, lovely clean comfortable room, some noise from the room above would be nice if the rooms were sound proof. Grab & go breakfast was very good, great location to town. Would definitely recommend😊

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

08 Jul 2020

Verified traveler

Not the best experience.

I paid £79 for the room, inclusive of breakfast. Usually, I find Holiday Inn very good value for money, however the breakfast options we received were very limited and in all honesty not even close to being worth the extra money that we paid. In addition to this, our room was on the ground floor, however was still extremely creaky and noisy to stand on, which was extremely annoying. In addition to this, there was pretty much nothing in terms of shower gel left in the bottle, and the sink kept on blocking up when brushing our teeth etc.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2020

Saqib

Well managed safety precautions in place.

Very friendly staff and very helpful. Ensured you felt safe staying there with all the neccessary precautions in place.

Business

8/10

Excellent

06 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

As usual

Stayed in loads of there all over the place, pretty standard and in line with others. Showing age and room had a lot of cobwebs etc, other than that what I expected. Just a cheap over night stay for business.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

02 Mar 2020

John

Good location
Poor food especially at dinnerl
Long walk to room

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Mar 2020

Daniel

Needs updating!

Needs updating badly!
Room smelt of cigarettes bad times

Business

8/10

Excellent

22 Feb 2020

Lindsay

Great service. AGain :)

Great service :)

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Great and helpful service! Very courteous staff. Quite environment

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2020

Anthony

Nice hotel

Lovely hotel, nice and quiet and good location

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Hotel is within walking distance of the town. Staff friendly. Good variety of food available at breakfast.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

29 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Appalling

We came as a family of 6 and booked 2 rooms, the second reservation was lost and it took a while to sort out. Not good when 2 children want to go to bed as we had been travelling for 6 hours in heavy traffic and had an early start the next day. Receptionist didn’t seem in any rush and just kept saying I can’t find it even though we showed her the confirmation. Would stay again, we were made to feel like it was our fault. Please train your staff

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Very friendly and helpful staff would stay again very clean very happy staff helped us with getting taxis

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

16 Dec 2019

Bhavi

clean and spacious!

Great clean hotel and comfy spacious rooms

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

nice staff and perfect for our trip, we've stayed here many times

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Staff were very friendly and helpful.bedrooms were large and bathrooms were very modern

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

28 Sep 2019

M

First and last visit

The room was fine - clean and comfortable. There was no decoration anywhere in the corridors, just Holiday Inn advertising, The restaurant and bar were completely drab and lifeless (maybe Sunday evenings are quiet) - a TV with the sound turned right Downing’s the bar, gloomy lighting, no decoration. There was a big algae den with nothing in it - well, grass and a few weeds. I think I recall these hotels being developed as ‘Garden Courts’.
The food was ok. They didn’t have the wine we first asked for but had our second choice, however no corkscrew was to be found in the hotel and a member of staff had to borrow one from another establishment, so, by the time we got the wine, our meal was almost done. The next morning there was plenty of hot food, cereals etc but NO croissants, muffins or similar although the stand was there for them.
Nice, helpful staff but what a place to work in!

Partner

2/10

Poor

22 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Disappointment for the start & finish of a holiday

We stopped here two Fridays in a row due to travelling back and forth from France and both stays were very disappointing. Very dated and in need of a fit out, cupboard doors hanging off in the rooms. Homeless person living in a scrap car in the car park not very professional. After asking staff if they knew about it and apparently the homeless lady has lived there for 4 years. How can a company like this allow this to happen. Also other customers stopping at the hotel were also commenting on this, customers are worried about the security of their vehicles. I understand everyone deserves a chance in life but this seem a little bit beyond good will. I cannot imagine you getting many customers returning time after time. How can Holiday Inn as a major hotel chain not have helped the hopeless lady either move on or re home her.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Sep 2019

Kieran

Stay

Nice big compfy bed, and quite too, will be staying there again soon

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

09 Sep 2019

M.H.

Most staffs are very helpful and try to help. They are short of staffs. No one checks the housekeeping quality. The air conditioning filter is full of dust and noise ( something is loosed inside), water kettle and toilet dust bin are broken. Housekeeping always forgot to replenish the facial tissue, towels, body wash, and dirty cups. Basically every day you find something is not clean or not replenish.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Staff were friendly and room was quiet. Good location and parking. Good vaule for money

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

26 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

forgot the new bride and grooms breakfast :(

2glass botttles along with 2 glasses sat in door of fire exit near rooms 110 and 111 from when i arrived at 1am to when i told reception at 9.30pm?? kids were present... staff very nice, but they forgot the brides room service breakfast..!!!! they said they had another room number written down, but think its bad they didn't check as she had paid for venue rooms at least she should have had her after wedding breakfast.. had to enquire ourselves where it was.. it eventually turned up in the bar at 11.50am but still... :(

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2019

Ronnie

All the staff was brilliant including breakfast staff.hotel was very clean.looking forward to staying again.

Business