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Turing College - University of Kent

3.0 star property
Hotel with 2 restaurants, steps from University of Kent

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Turing College at University of Kent sits near Westgate Gardens and Marlowe Theatre. Visitors start with a free English breakfast before playing basketball or racquetball/squash, relaxing in the garden, browsing the library, or dining at one of two on-site restaurants.

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Gym
  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included

Room options

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Laptop workspace, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Single Room, Ensuite

Highlights

Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Laptop workspace
Daily housekeeping
Wardrobe or closet
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Laptop workspace, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

Highlights

Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Laptop workspace
Daily housekeeping
Wardrobe or closet
  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Laptop workspace, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Single Room, Ensuite

Highlights

Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Laptop workspace
Daily housekeeping
Wardrobe or closet
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Laptop workspace, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

Highlights

Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Laptop workspace
Daily housekeeping
Wardrobe or closet
  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

About the neighborhood

Map
 University of Kent, Canterbury, England, CT2 7FN

What's nearby

  • University of Kent - 1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • Westgate Gardens - 3 min drive - 1.3 miles
  • Marlowe Theatre - 3 min drive - 1.1 miles
  • Canterbury Cathedral - 4 min drive - 1.3 miles
  • Howletts Wild Animal Park - 11 min drive - 5.6 miles

Getting around

  • Canterbury West Station - 7 min drive
  • London (SEN-Southend) - 97 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Caffè Nero - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Ye Olde Beverlie - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The West Gate Inn (Wetherspoon) - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Gills Café - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Hare at Blean - ‬4 min drive

About this property

Turing College - University of Kent

Hotel near University of Kent
Located close to Westgate Gardens and Marlowe Theatre, Turing College - University of Kent provides free English breakfast, a grocery/convenience store, and a coffee shop/cafe. Be sure to enjoy a meal at the two on-site restaurants. Enjoy the gym, as well as activities like basketball and racquetball/squash. Free in-room WiFi is available to all guests, along with a garden and a library.
Additional perks include:
  • Free self parking
  • 3 indoor tennis courts, ATM/banking services, and smoke-free premises
  • A vending machine and 100 meeting rooms
Room features
All 522 rooms boast comforts such as laptop-friendly workspaces, in addition to amenities like free WiFi.
More amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with showers
  • Wardrobes/closets, electric kettles, and daily housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Limited onsite parking

Food and drink

  • Free English breakfast available daily 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe

Things to do

  • 3 indoor tennis courts
  • Basketball
  • Gym
  • Library
  • Outdoor tennis court
  • Racquetball/squash

Family friendly

  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • ATM
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Shared refrigerator
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • 100 meeting rooms
  • Conference center

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 4 buildings
  • 4 floors
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
The check-in location differs from the property location; go to: [The Hub]
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

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; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Turing College University Kent Hotel Canterbury
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Turing College University Kent
Turing College University of Kent
Turing College University of
Turing College University of Kent
Turing College - University of Kent Hotel
Turing College - University of Kent Canterbury
Turing College - University of Kent Hotel Canterbury

Frequently asked questions

Is Turing College - University of Kent pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Turing College - University of Kent?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Turing College - University of Kent?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at Turing College - University of Kent?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Turing College - University of Kent located?

Situated in Canterbury, this hotel is within 2 mi (3 km) of University of Kent, Westgate Gardens, and Marlowe Theatre. Canterbury Cathedral and Whitstable Beach are also within 6 mi (10 km). Canterbury West Station is 26 minutes by foot.

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Reviews

Turing College - University of Kent Reviews

8.6

Excellent

9.4

Cleanliness

8.6

Location

8.6

Staff & service

8.8

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 50 out of 134 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 67 out of 134 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 134 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 134 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 134 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Juan

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Weather was amazing this hotel was wonderful bery clean comfortable nice people
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Rita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

Basic student residence

It's OK for what it is, but it certainly isn't 3-star, or even really 2.5; it's just really basic student accommodation with no frills. For example, there's only a shower, with a fixed overhead rainfall head; the only lighting is extremely bright, with no low-light options; and there was only one chair in the room. The bed was comfortable enough for sleeping, but the mattress had a very stiff edge that made it uncomfortable to sit on. Parking arrangements were unclear; guests get a permit at reception, and there are a small number of spaces available, but they were all taken. The remaining spaces were all marked "Loading Only - 20 mins max, 24/7" - but people were parking there anyway, and it eventually transpired that "24/7" doesn't include weekends!! Access is not too bad but the officially available parking is not that close, depending on which block you're in, and of course there are no lifts, so guests may have to get luggage up/down several flights of stairs.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Accommodation excellent. Really good value for money. Cleaned each morning.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Peaceful environment

Lovely environment, room was spotless and good value. Breakfast ok but breakfast room not great as didn’t seem to have the staff to keep it tidy.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Katie, Midlands

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location; nice room with ensuite. Good choice for breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location was handy. The only disappointment our room was next to exit door every time door open/shut it disturbed us.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Dave, Southampton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great clean place to stay with a wide choice at breakfast. Tables there are set up to sit large numbers at one sitting. There is plenty of parking, if a bit of a walk away from the accommodation. There is a regular bus service into the centre of Canterbury costing about £2.50. The stops are a short walk down a grass path. I would stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Room was very clean and as advertised. Shower was luke warm. Breakfast (bacon and eggs) were cold.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Stephan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Herberge im Grünen mit Blick über die Stadt, und doch mit Bus schnell zu erreichen. Vergleichbar mit einem Ibis Budget. Frühstück reichhaltig, man kann auf der Terrasse sitzen.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

JOY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was just OK for my one night stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

MUHAMMAD

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

Stay at Turing College, Canterbury

My stay at Turning College , Canterbury was really good experience , nice scenic view in surrounding specially in evening, break fast was good and high security system with excellent staff. cost effective room.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
clean and tidy and all we needed for an overnight stay
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rustig gelegen. Prima geschikt voor ons reisdoel. Mooie kamer. Goed restaurant.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Valeria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Not bad

The staff at the reception was very helpful and friendly. The campus is amazingly located in hectares of green and very well organised structure wise. The room was nice and clean but being a student accommodation the bed was not up to a hotel standard (small size and mattress uncomfortable and old as springs were coming out ). Couldn’t comment the breakfast because we had to rush out by 10 am so we missed it, although it was included.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great modern college and very clean facilities. Breakfasts good. Very noisy early evening from Large school party outside the room.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Gerda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Flot beliggenhed med udsigt ind over byen, store grønne områder hvor kaniner hopper rundt, god tag selv morgen mad med mulighed for vegansk mad. hyggelig sti til byen.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very comfortable place to stay for visiting Canterbury
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Elaine

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

Good value stay

This is a value for money place to stay. Everything we needed was provided including a good buffet breakfast with hot breakfast options. My only small complaint would be that the only lighting in the room was very bright ceiling lights with no alternative forms of lighting available. It would have been nice to have had the option of turning off the bright light and used bedside lighting instead.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great setting, reasonable accommodation at a good price.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
While it is ordinarily a student hall it almost feels like a hotel. Decent bed, clean. Perfect for my purposes
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Limpio y muy tranquilo.

Es como una residencia para estudiantes. Tiene todo lo necesario. El tamaño de la habitación no es excesivamente grande, pero es suficiente. Estaba muy limpio. El lugar muy tranquilo. El personal es muy atento. Buen desayuno. Quizá un poco difícil encontrar la recepción, porque está en medio de un montón de edificios iguales.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

FrMike, London

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

Good value modern and comfortable student rooms

Excellent modern comfortable rooms with tasty full breakfast. Super helpful staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Collette

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

University Room

In this price bracket my stay at Turing college was excellent. The room, breakfast, free parking and Wi-Fi gave me everything I needed for comfortable one night stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Basically all good.

Everything was really nice but it could have done with either better signs for the reception or some instructions how to find it on the website.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice place to stay, breakfast was just so so....
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

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