Sandgate Hotel - Hotel description

Overlooking the beach and the Channel, the Sandgate Hotel offers modern facilities in a Victorian building. Rooms with both period wrought iron balconies and free Wi-Fi are available.

Most of the rooms have sea views. Decorated in an up-to-date style, they all include a TV and a fully-tiled en suite.

The Sandgate offers modern English cuisine, including a full English breakfast and Sunday lunch. Meals and drinks can be taken on the terrace overlooking the sea.

The hotel has both a lounge and a bar and provides a range of entertainments throughout the year, including live music.

Just 20 minutes’ drive from Dover, 10 from the Channel Tunnel and 25 from the Eurostar at Ashford International Railways Station, the Sandgate Hotel is set on the picturesque south-Kent coast.

• 7.9/10 Anonymous Mature couple

  United Kingdom
  August 19, 2011

  The pleasant and helpful staff, closeness to the sea, value for money. Welcoming bar. Very good breakfast.General atmosphere is good for all ages.

  The decor, though smart, is getting tired - chips on furniture, water in bath goes out very sluggishly, chain broken on bath plug, carpet stained. No full length mirror. Though in these hard times, a refurb would add considerably to the cost so all in all these complaints are fairly petty. i

• 9.2/10 Penny Mature couple

  London, United Kingdom
  January 31, 2012

  Great location, beautiful clean and newly decorated room with comfortable bed, nice bathroom and modern boutique decor. Loved the fact that I could take my dog with me which was great to be able to walk her on the beach and then return to the hotel with her. Great value for money and a laid back relaxed place to be, nice to be able to hang out in the seafront lounge with the papers and a sea veiw. There was no trouble with any noise as some other reivews have stated. Will definately be returning.

• 8.8/10 Robert Young couple

  SOUTH MOLTON, United Kingdom
  January 2, 2012

  We loved the location right by the sea and the open fire as you walked into the hotel. It was very homely and welcoming. The room was modern, comfortable and clean.

  No complaints - we would definitely stay there again!

• 7.1/10 Karen Mature couple

  Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
  October 24, 2011

  We wanted to look out to the sea and the sandgate offered that

  The traffic was constant day and night and would benifit from double glazing

• 9.6/10 Jill Mature couple

  London, United Kingdom
  September 22, 2011

  The design of the hotel: it had original artworks on the walls and the rooms were just a bit different from the average hotel bedroom. Comfortable bed. We upgraded our room to a sea view one on the first floor for a special rate. The top floor one was much simpler (no sea view, no art work on walls, plainer bathroom). This new room had a lovely bathroom (not in modern, functional terms but just - slightly unusual and eye-pleasing). The staff were truly wonderful. They were all really friendly, relaxed, informal yet efficient and you felt there was nothing they wouldn't do for you. The sea view was lovely to wake up to each morning. Excellent breakfasts, beautifully cooked, fresh fruit always available and proper coffee!

  If we had to grumble it would be the size of bedrooms (they are small) and not enough space to put things on in the bathroom. Also, if you lose your sense of humour if everything isn't super-efficient (eg. we didn't always get our morning paper but they apologised so nicely we didn't mind and it's so not a big deal anyway but might be for someone ...) then it might not be the place for you. But I think other things make up for it. Don't go if you want enormous rooms, super-luxury and sycophantic staff and a huge menu. Otherwise go and enjoy it.

• 6.7/10 Anne Mature couple

  Knebworth, United Kingdom
  August 30, 2011

  Staff were very friendly and facilities were good. Breakfast was nice. The location is excellent.

  You need better beds. There were a number of us staying and we all commented on the lumpy beds. The hotel is mid range in terms of price, so I would expect the bed to be of a good standard. Pretty basic in somewhere to stay in to sleep.

• 10/10 Anonymous Mature couple

  United Kingdom
  August 29, 2011

  Balcony Sea View.Friendly staff. Good food.

• 7.1/10 Anonymous Young couple

  France
  August 15, 2011

  We like the place and cleaness of the room. Very good for 1 or 2 night stay. Good breakfast. Very easy to park a car.

  Cleaness of the lift Very few TV channels Little bit old fashion

• 6/10 Catherine Solo traveller

  Vufflens-la-Ville, Switzerland
  August 14, 2011

  Proximity to channel tunnel

  Much too expensive. The shower didn't work.

• 9.6/10 Melanie Mature couple

  Rochester Kent, United Kingdom
  August 10, 2011

  Lovely sea views although we had a room at the rear of the building over looking the car park. Staff very friendly and helpful. Lovely food although the cheif who cooked dinner was certainly not the same one who cooked breakfast.

  The bathroom was really nice although the glass in the windows was completely clear and so the blind had to be down the whole time especially as it was above the bath. Breakfast was really cold and we had to ask for it to be done again but was fine on the second attempt. This did not in any way affect our stay which was lovely.

• 10/10 Paul Mature couple

  Rawtenstall, United Kingdom
  August 7, 2011

  Bright room with good facilities (but no shower) excellent service and restaurant. Car parking a bit tight. Would certainly stay again if in the area.

• 8.8/10 David Mature couple

  Northampton, United Kingdom
  August 1, 2011

  Location, professional & helpful staff

• 7.1/10 Chris Mature couple

  Kettering, United Kingdom
  July 16, 2011

  The staff were friendly and the hotel had a nice feel to it, with bold and interesting design. The view from the balcony was great, as was the food. Being right on the front directly in front of the sea was our main reason for booking and that certainly didn't disappoint.

  It felt slightly disorganised - we had to ask for a few things at breakfast. The room was quite small, and overall I would say it was slightly over-priced. We did enjoy our stay though

• 7.9/10 Diane Mature couple

  Pontefract, United Kingdom
  July 11, 2011

  We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Sandgate and we hope to return in the future. The location was fabulous and the facilities, although not luxurious, were very much to our taste. We were made very welcome by all the staff and we would certainly recommend it to friends and family.

• 4.6/10 Polly Mature couple

  Hardwick, Cambs, United Kingdom
  July 11, 2011

  Good breakfast - but dirty crockery and cutlery and tables.

  Very grubby and shabby decor. The bed was small and uncomfortable.

• 8.8/10 Lyndsey Young couple

  norwich, United Kingdom
  June 21, 2011

  My job involves spending a lot of weekends in hotels around the country and this was by far one of the best, the price was very reasonable for the location and the staff were very welcoming and friendly. We ate in the restaurant and the meals were of a very high standard as well as being good prices, in fact my boyfriend thought that the breakfast was the best he had ever had in a hotel (I didnt have one as I was too tired from all the travelling). We had paid extra to have a room with a balcony overlooking the sea and it was definitely worth it as the view was great. The rooms themselves were small but they were decorated very nicely and were clean. I wouldnt hesitate to recommend this hotel to anyone and if I am ever working in the area again I will definitely book again.

• 4.6/10 Michael Family with older children

  Burnham on Sea,Somerset, United Kingdom
  May 11, 2011

  Location

  The hotel needs a serious makeover and cleaners to keep it clean. A new chef is also needed I don't know when the carpets were last cleaned. We were in room 8 and it was very clean. Our booking showed a double with balcony and room 8 didn't have this. We were given a bottle of wine to compensate this which was way off in comparison.

• 7.5/10 Michael Group of friends

  Morden, United Kingdom
  May 4, 2011

  Room was adequate and the food good

  Reception being the bar as well

• 9.2/10 Debbie Mature couple

  Gravesend, United Kingdom
  April 11, 2011

  The staff were helpful and friendly, food was outstanding.

• 4.2/10 Anonymous Mature couple

  United Kingdom
  March 8, 2011

  Staff were polite

  Being asked to pay for the room before even seeing it and also before even staying there. Room 'poor' and could have been cleaner. Shower curtain did not cover the whole of the bathroom window therefore making it impossible for you to take a shower without being seen by the houses on the hill overlooking the hotel! (The bathroom glass was clear). The curtains for the room were more like voiles and therefore were incapable of actually blocking anything and you daren't have your light on for the houses overlooking the window could see directly in - no privacy!!! One of the lightbulbs was out but staff did nothing about it when it was mentioned to them at reception- staff polite but disinterested in making you feel comfortable.

• 7.5/10 Anonymous Solo traveller

  United Kingdom
  February 26, 2011

  location

  decor rather dark

• 7.1/10 Peter Mature couple

  WORTHING, United Kingdom
  February 1, 2011

  location, room was good, bed comfortable, and also had small balcony overlooking channel.Breakfast good, staff friendly.

  Car parking a bit restricted, especially when a jaguar is parked in the middle of the three spaces available, and not parked very well. Room had just been decorated and there was a strong smell of gloss paint in the room, but you can't have gain without pain

• 6.7/10 Anonymous Young couple

  Luxembourg
  January 27, 2011

  Sea view was excellent as right opposite the beach. Breakfast and staff were good also.

  I found the bed rather uncomfortable and the room noisy due to the single glazed windows.

• 7.5/10 Anonymous Family with older children

  Germany
  August 14, 2011

  Nettes, zuvorkommendes Personal, attraktiver Restaurantbereich, gute Küche

• 10/10 Michael Young couple

  Massenbachhausen, Germany
  January 3, 2012

  Nettes Zimmer, sehr bequemes Bett, alles sauber, tolle Dusche! Gute Lage direkt am Wasser, netter Service!

  Wenn überhaupt: der Teppichboden im Zimmer, aber das ist in England eben oft so!!