The Kings Arms
Stane Street, , RH5 5TS Ockley (Show map)This traditional 16th-century coaching inn offers tasty, good-value food and drink.
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Hotel description
This traditional 16th-century coaching inn offers tasty, good-value food and drink. It is in the pretty village of Ockley, just off the A29, and has free parking and en suite rooms.
The Kings Arms has a quiet location in the Surrey countryside, between Dorking and Horsham.
It has lots of original character, with low ceilings and wooden beams. In the winter, there is a real log fire and in the summer, there is the award-winning garden.
The en suite rooms have TVs, telephones, trouser presses and tea/coffee.
The Kings Arms offers good food, wine and beer at affordable prices.
The traditional food is made using fresh seasonal, local produce and includes Sunday roasts, steaks and homemade pies. Reservations for meals are recommended.
Hotel Facilities
General
Restaurant, Bar, Newspapers, Garden, Non-Smoking Rooms, All Public and Private spaces non-smoking.
Services
Breakfast in the Room.
Internet
No internet access available.
Guest Parking
Free! Free public parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed).
Hotel Policies
Check-in
12:00 - 15:00 hours
Check-out
07:00 - 10:00 hours
Cancellation / Prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary by room type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required room.
Children and extra beds
Maximum capacity of extra beds in a room is 1.
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Accepted credit cards
American Express, Visa, Euro/Mastercard, Maestro, Switch
The hotel reserves the right to pre-authorise credit cards prior to arrival.
Please note that the mobile phone signal at The Kings Arms is very weak.
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6.5/10 Overall rating
| 6.5/10 | Clean |
| 5.6/10 | Comfort |
| 7.3/10 | Location |
| 6.1/10 | Services |
| 7.2/10 | Staff |
| 6.5/10 | Value for money |
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6.3/10 Mike Mature couple
Vaughn, U.S.A.
December 14, 2011 -
2.9/10 John Mature couple
Preston, United Kingdom
December 11, 2011The bedroom heating was adequate.
Having booked a twin room with bath we were given a double room with shower. The bed linen was dirty, smelly and unironed. It appeared that someone had slept in the bed and it was unchanged. The cover smelt of cooking oil. The carpet was filthy with hair, staples and rubber bands on the floor. The shower tray had mould growth and the towels were tired and stained. There was dust eveywhere and no clean surfaces. There were half used toiletries in the bathroom cupboard and bedside drawer. There was no plug for the sink and the overflow outlet was filthy. There were no tumblers for water and one drinking mug in a double room. A novel left in bedside drawer and a phone charger all giving the impression that someone was living in the room and had cleared out in a hurry. The walls were dirty and stained as was the carpet. If we were not so exhausted from a long days travel we would not have stayed here and would never recommend this to anyone. It was a thoroughly horrible nights stay and the continental breakfast was grim. It was very obvious and clear to us that the propretors did not know how to run this establishment and had no social graces whatever. We did not eat in the restaurant so cannot comment on that.
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3.3/10 Anonymous Solo traveller
United Kingdom
November 25, 2011The evening meal was very nice.
I was very dissapointed by my stay at the King's Arms. The room was cold and very dimly lit. It was a very small room, and not very clean. The bathroom was not clean either. The continential breakfast was also very dissapointing. I had booked for myself and on behalf of other guests, all of whom were eqully unimpressed.
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6.7/10 Anonymous Solo traveller
United Kingdom
November 19, 2011The bed was comfortable, the heat from the radiator once it came on was great Staff were nice
Water pressure low so shower was poor. Light over sink broken, so difficult to shave. Breakfast was hot drink, toast, cereal and juice only lighting in the bar and restaurant was stark
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4.2/10 Anonymous Mature couple
United Kingdom
November 8, 2011Helpfulness of assistant manager
Booked king poster bed room and was triple booked giv Offered a very shabby dirty single room. After complaint was given four poster room as we had arrived first ! The room was dirty , lack of towels and toilet paper , very tatty would not recommend to anyone
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7.1/10 Peter Group of friends
Essex, United Kingdom
August 30, 2011The people! Sue (Land Lady) and Mark aka Foxy (General Dogs Body) couldn't have helped more. Very accommodating and friendly making the most of what they have at The Kings Arms.
Rooms were basic (but clean) and the whole place could do with a bit of money spent on it. That said, its an old charming building with good character. The staff make this place seem and feel better than you'd expect!
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6.3/10 Judith Mature couple
Gregory, U.S.A.
August 4, 2011The room was small but the bed was comfortable. Plenty of hangers in the cupboard.
Did not get the four poster bedroom!
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5.4/10 Anonymous Young couple
United Kingdom
June 27, 2011Reasonably priced for what it is.
Rooms could do with a face lift although this was reasonably priced for what it is. Staff were accommodating about late night arrival. Fair breakfast. Shower was merely a luke warm trickle after a 5 minute naked wait. Bathroom door also had tendency for getting stuck which would present a frustrating situation if you were staying on your own in the room. Both issues reported to the manager. Was told that the owner was aware of a "list" of issues to address including these but hadn't got round to dealing with them!
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6.7/10 Anonymous Solo traveller
United Kingdom
May 25, 2011Nice location for scenery and walks
Hotel was shabby, tired, our room had cobwebs hanging from ceiling, headboard on bed wasn't attached, sink in bathroom was broken.
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5.4/10 Anonymous Mature couple
United Kingdom
May 18, 2011Good location for us - close to a function we were attending nearby. Pub looked ok, but we didn't get to sample any of the food.
Room was very small, but adequate for us as we spent very little time there. Not particularly cheap either.
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8.3/10 Anonymous Solo traveller
United Kingdom
April 26, 2011My stay at the Kings Arms was great, all the staff were very freindly and welcoming. The Manager was extremley helpful when I was stranded at the train station, and very kindly picked me up. The food was very good and reasonably prices.Free wi-fi was also availbale in the hotel and rooms.Would stay again.
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7.1/10 Roger Mature couple
Whitley Bay, United Kingdom
April 11, 2011location useful for visiting relatives in South
poor breakfasts (so called continental)
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8.3/10 Ian Solo traveller
Liverpool, United Kingdom
March 22, 2011The staff were very friendly and helpfull,it was quiet and the food was great.
The beer selection at the bar could do with some improvement.
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9.6/10 David Solo traveller
west bromwich, United Kingdom
March 5, 2011lots of easy & free parking, quiet, warm, friendly welcome, good menu, fantastic food.
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5.4/10 Veronica Mature couple
Salisbury, United Kingdom
February 22, 2011Very quiet, quaint hotel. The staff consisted of 2 young people (Lithuanian or Latvian, not sure) who were very helpful.
The decor is quite run down. The hallways and stairwell smelled of cooking. The bedlinen was not ironed and was very crumpled. The water flow in the shower was poor
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3.3/10 Andrew Solo traveller
Tideford Cross, United Kingdom
January 24, 2011Checking Out!
They tried to overcharge. The Wi-Fi did not work. The shower was terrible. Wallpaper was peeling off the walls and the room wa not very clean.
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4.2/10 Karl Solo traveller
shrewsbury, United Kingdom
January 19, 2011The room was poor, bed was incredibly uncomfortable, furniture out of date, pillows were rubbish. Room was way too hot and spent entire night with windows wide open (no latch bar on main window so just swings open) Poor old fashioned electric shower. Room was crampt. I got a whole 4 hours sleep so was tired when I got up.I had arranged breakfast for 8.30 which I thought would be fair on staff as I was only resident that night. I finally got my breakfast at 8.50 which was then running me late for my morning. The breakfast was really poor in every respect and then I found I was being charged £7.50 for it ! Web booking page does not make this clear enough, its only mentioned on confirmation which is too late. All in all, dreadful experience
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7.5/10 Anonymous Group of friends
United Kingdom
January 15, 2011A little dated with the bar actually closing at 10.00pm and almost having to beg for an extra bottle of wine!
The bar shut too early
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10/10 Stephen Solo traveller
maidstone, United Kingdom
January 5, 2011very freindley staff
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7.1/10 Anonymous Mature couple
United Kingdom
December 15, 2010Fanstastic staff, particularly the Manager who went out of his way to be helpful.
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6.7/10 Peter Solo traveller
Church Lench, Evesham, United Kingdom
December 15, 2010We stayed in the 4-poster room, which was spacious and the bed was very comfortable.
The toilet seat was broken and had clearly been so for some time, the shower was weak (water pressure) and the bath surround needs to be recaulked as it is old and stained. The room wasn't ready when I arrived, but I got an apology that this was because the previous occupants had not left until 4pm. It was cleaned and ready by 6pm. I was offered to pay for just a normal double because of having to wait for about 1.5hrs, but the full rate was charged when I checked out.
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9.6/10 Peter Solo traveller
Dudley, United Kingdom
December 15, 2010Comfortable room, friendly staff and excellent food - the chicken pie was spot-on. Nice beer and a splendidly comfortable bar/dining area
No Internet
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9.2/10 Gary Solo traveller
salford, United Kingdom
December 6, 2010very comfy beds, a bath also
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8.8/10 Anthony Solo traveller
DUDLEY, United Kingdom
December 3, 2010A really warm comfortable place on a bitterly cold night. A good plain dinner, an excellent freshly cooked breakfast, superb beer and lovely staff, particularly the Polish girls.
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7.9/10 Geoff Mature couple
Marple, United Kingdom
December 1, 2010Food was good and nice fireside table available. Excellent beer. Since the hotel was not full, we were given a free upgrade - very nice. Breakfast was one of the best we've had, freshly cooked and beautifully presented. Only slight negative was service was a bit "quaint" at times - very friendly but not slick.
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The interim staff is doing a good job of covering the position. The problem is that there is always an interim staff! The parent corporation will spend no money to fix the place's little problems. They keep losing management. Cook & kitchen staff are GREAT!! Wait & bar staff also very good.
500 year-old buildings have their charm! 500 year-old matresses do NOT! Advertised they have Wi-Fi. It had been unhooked for a month when we arrived. The staff told us to walk to the neighboring inn to use their Wi-Fi. "We do not plan to re-attach ours." After going there & seeing their facility, we changed our booking, left King's Arms after the 2nd night & spent the rest of our stay @ Inn on the Green!! They not only have good Wi-Fi, but a complete & active bar scene, local customers to talk with, etc. WE did go back to King's Arms twice more for the FOOD!! They do have the best cook in the area!!