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The Charles Hotel

3.0 star property
Hotel in Chatham with a restaurant and a bar

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Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Property entrance
Interior
Bar (on property)
Bar (on property)
Consider a stay at The Charles Hotel and take advantage of a terrace, a bar, and a restaurant. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.

Reviews

7.2 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

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

Room options

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Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Deluxe Triple Room

Highlights

Soundproofed
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

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Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Double Room

Highlights

Soundproofed
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Single Room, 1 Twin Bed, Non Smoking | Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Single Room, 1 Twin Bed, Non Smoking

Highlights

Soundproofed
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

About the neighborhood

Located in Chatham, The Charles Hotel is in the historical district and near a train station. Central Theatre and Medway Little Theatre are cultural highlights, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Gillingham Golf Club and Chatham Ski and Snowboard Centre. The Vines Park and Historic Dockyard Chatham are also worth visiting.
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15 New Road, Chatham, England, ME4 4QJ

What's nearby

  • Central Theatre - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Historic Dockyard Chatham - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Rochester Castle - 3 min drive - 1.5 miles
  • Rochester Cathedral - 3 min drive - 1.5 miles
  • Diggerland - 7 min drive - 4.1 miles

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪The Thomas Waghorn - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Subway - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Arena Lounge, Chatham - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Gurkha Fire - ‬3 min walk

About this property

The Charles Hotel

Hotel in the historical district
At The Charles Hotel, you can look forward to a terrace, a bar, and a restaurant. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
Additional perks include:
  • Free self parking
  • A banquet hall, free newspapers, and concierge services
  • Meeting rooms, luggage storage, and a front-desk safe
Room features
All guestrooms at The Charles Hotel include comforts such as free WiFi and sound-insulated walls.
Other conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with showers and free toiletries
  • 28-inch flat-screen TVs with digital channels
  • Electric kettles, heating, and daily housekeeping

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 28-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Soundproofed rooms

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

Property 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

Frequently asked questions

Is The Charles Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at The Charles Hotel?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Charles Hotel?

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM. A fee applies for early check-in (subject to availability). After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at The Charles Hotel?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM. Late check-out is available for a fee.

Where is The Charles Hotel located?

Situated in the historical district, this hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Central Theatre, Chatham Naval Memorial, and Medway Little Theatre. Historic Dockyard Chatham and The Vines Park are also within 1 mi (2 km). Chatham Station is only a 3-minute walk and Rochester Station is 22 minutes.

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Reviews

The Charles Hotel Reviews

7.2

Good

7.8

Cleanliness

7.6

Location

7.8

Staff & service

6.0

Eco-friendliness

7.4

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 62 out of 192 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 58 out of 192 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 25 out of 192 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 17 out of 192 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 30 out of 192 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Fatai

Good
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

jeffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice polite staff and friendly service.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

DAVIES

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No mobility & disabled access. No elevator. Very noisy area. Tiny rooms. Very old building, unfitted for hotel lodger. Very dirty old narrow garage.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Phil

Disliked: Amenities
I thought my booking included breakfast but it didn’t
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Diane

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

8/10 Good

June

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

warm and pleasent

this hotel was as good as it gets for the money ,warm and cosy.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

4/10 Poor

Andrew

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Disappointing

Parking validation tablet didn't work, worn out mattress, cracked shower tray didn't drain very well, dirty carpets.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Scott

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

Great service

Everything about the hotel was brilliant. The guys down at reception were really helpful and welcoming, if we were staying in the area again I would definitely use them in future!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service

Empty reception area

The check-in and out time was too long. There’s no one fixed in the reception so you just have to keep waiting and waiting. You may have a tired day already and come up with this kind of no mans land is absolute terrible.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jackie

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

Rooms advertised is not the room you will get

The photo that was advertised was ABSOLUTLEY NOT THE SAME ROOM THAT WE HAD - IT WAS A SHOE BOX AND I WOULD RECOMMEND ANYTONE STAYING THERE PLEASE, PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK BEFORE YOU EVEN CONSIDER THIS PLACE WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT ME TO SaY !
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Everything was perfectly ok for a reasonable and good value overnight stay - the room was clean and had everything needed but the mattress was very uncomfortable indeed, needs replacing. Sadly I had a poor night's sleep due to mattress being long past its use by date. A shame because everything else was ok.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Matthew

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

See you next time! 👍

I was visiting family, so just required a base. The hotel was ideal and I spent 3 nights/4 days in the area. I would definitely stay at the hotel again, as I regularly visit my family.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Graham

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

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

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

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

2/10 Terrible

Johnathan

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Was supposed to be a soundproof room but you could hear everything outside of the room including the constant noise of traffic and people talking in the street and outside the room and the shower had only one temperature which was extremely hot and the temperature would not adjust. Other than that the room was clean and the bed was comfortable
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

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

4/10 Poor

Redouan

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

2/10 Terrible

Azhar

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

4/10 Poor

Rufaro

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

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

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

Janet

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

8/10 Good

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were great from start to finish. They accepted a very last minute booking, and were nothing but friendly. I had an issue with the tv aerial in my room and it was no trouble at all to come and pop a new one in. My room was comfortable, and actually really quite big. The shower was great. Nothing to complain about! If I ever need to come back to Chatham, I’d look to book here first. Would recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

Stephen

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

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

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