The Charles Hotel

3.0 star property
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Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Interior
Bar (on property)
Property entrance
Exterior

Reviews

7.4 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services

Explore the area

Map
15 New Road, Chatham, England, ME4 4QJ
  • Central Theatre
    5 min walk
  • Papa John's
    2 min walk
  • Chatham Station
    3 min walk
  • Rochester (RCS)
    12 min drive

Room options

Deluxe Triple Room

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

Double Room

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Single Room, 1 Single Bed, Non Smoking

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Chatham

When you stay at The Charles Hotel in Chatham, you'll be in the historical district, within a 10-minute walk of Central Theatre and Great Lines Heritage Park. .This hotel is 12.2 mi (19.7 km) from Bluewater Shopping Centre and 20.5 mi (33 km) from Brands Hatch Circuit.

What's nearby

  • Central Theatre - 5 min walk
  • Historic Dockyard Chatham - 17 min walk
  • Rochester Cathedral - 3 min drive
  • Rochester Castle - 3 min drive
  • Diggerland - 7 min drive

Getting around

  • Chatham Station - 3 min walk
  • London (SEN-Southend) - 68 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪J D Wetherspoon the Thomas Waghorn - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Subway - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Spoon World Buffet - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Coffee Republic - ‬5 min walk

About this property

The Charles Hotel

Hotel in Chatham with a restaurant and a bar
The Charles Hotel offers 20 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. 28-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Stay in one of 20 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
At The Charles Hotel, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, luggage storage, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
The Charles Hotel has a restaurant on site.

Languages

Arabic, English, Hindi, Urdu

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Family friendly

  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Luggage storage

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 28-inch flat-screen TV
  • Digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)

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
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Charles Hotel Chatham
The Charles Hotel Hotel
The Charles Hotel Chatham
The Charles Hotel Hotel Chatham

The Charles Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 59 out of 170 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 55 out of 170 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 21 out of 170 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 170 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 23 out of 170 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was a decent size but there was a strange smell in the room, the bathroom was very small and hard to manoeuvre around. There was a lot of mould around the seals in the shower. The bed had a large dent in the mattress and clearly needs replaced. The walls of the room need cleaned, tv remote was filthy. I only stayed because it was a single over night stay otherwise I would have found alternative accommodation.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poor check in service, rooms had a bad smell and the bathroom was so small it was difficult to move around and get into the shower.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Paul

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not great at all.....
Got the impression that the hotel had just been renovated however there were still elements of the previous state....damp on the walls, dirty and insects crawling around in the bathroom.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Rufaro

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The rooms are very spacious and reception and dining area is very nice. We were however made to wait outside for a while before we could get in. In fact another resident eventually opened the door. And there was no apology nor explanation when staff came. The carpets are dirty and the room smelled musty . We slept with the window own to minimise the smell. The breakfast service was good though
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Zack

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Yh really good
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Servicable but not recommended.
Meh. It was ok I suppose. Was blocked in the narrow car park. The narrow metal spiral steps to get in the building were not good if you have a bag. Inside was clean but minimal. No lift. Narrow steps on the stair cse to the second floor. Bed was hard. Even after we turned on the switch for the hot water and waited, there was no hot water for the shower. No a/c just a fan.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Diane

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beding and towels were clean.Bed comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's in a prime location for transport and you have easy access to local shops restaurants and a lot of history
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Liam

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Me, my partner and my 6 month old daughter stayed in the hotel, the shower was blocked and we had to ask multiple times to get it sorted so that we could shower. The shower temperature wouldn't regulate so we ended up having to keep adjusting throughout the shower, when we asked if something could be done we were ignored and they just left the room. The room was very hot and the fan was broken so we couldn't keep cool.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Pierre

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

MANZIL

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Luke

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room was smaller than shown on the pictures when booking. There was dampness on the wall in the room. Stairs were steep further you went up, this place was not disable friendly at all. Furthermore when we arrived at the reception booking for breakfast they asked what time we wanted between 7 and 10. We said 7am would be perfect. In the morning however it turns out they booked it on the time we said we would be event which was 10am, there no one there to serve breakfast at the time we request. I requested for refund, since we had to go else for breakfast to be ready in time for the event. I had to argue and repeat myself until they told us we have to wait until manager comes in. They said they would call me back at 5pm yet they didn't call until 8pm even then they argue saying we must said 10am because the staff put in the system as 10am saying that he check CCTV to check and then refund if I was right.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Janet

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There was no towels in the bathroom. Staff knocked on the door before checkout time. On leaving, I pulled back the sheets, and there was blood and urine stains on the matress. Disgusting!!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Redouan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nothing really apart from the tv Internet
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Lesley Corke

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Friendly staff ..compact but comfortable room. Apparent lots of work.been done ... some details still to go, my blind not working properly. Internet access didnt work. Breakfast like a farce..clearly not had 6 cooked breakfast orders before. Not enough cups; tea, and coffee and water not readily available. Milk for cereal seemed to be a problem. Despite this the staff were friendly they just hadnt planned how to serve.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Jeffery

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

frances

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quite a night
Very reasonably priced. Very central - near the train station. Staff couldnt do enough for us. The adjoining restaurant was lovely. Very posh and food good- especially as we were in a hurry. Shower/ loo very clean and swish. Single room warm and you could open the windo. THANK GOD! I hate the major chains who rely on aircon only as it never works all might long and it's noisy and you feel so stuffy in the morning. Brakfast was fine. I had no complaints and the staff did their upmost to accommodate my....awkward friends. Veil drawn on them, I'm afraid!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Azhar

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rubbish
Rubbish...do not book this hotel.. there was no one on reception to let me check in... left on the end and booked another hotel.. seeking refund... Do not book!!!.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jeremy

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Stephen

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
There was no hot water in the evening or in the morning for a shower, couldn’t find a member of staff to talk to, I was told there would be a full English breakfast available in the morning from 7am, myself and another guess was waiting around from 7.15 and again no member of staff to assist, all round very disappointing
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Simon

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poor condition and cleanliness and service.
Access to the hotel in normal opening hours difficult, needed to climb back ‘fire stairs’ to enter hotel at midday. Hotel very poor cleanliness. Would not have wanted family to stay there.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023