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The Playden Oasts Inn

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A building with two conical roofs, a brick exterior, and a small window. - The Playden Oasts Inn (Rye)
A house with two conical roofs and a grassy yard with picnic tables. - The Playden Oasts Inn (Rye)
A bar area with a brick arch, wooden stools, and a variety of bottles and glasses. - The Playden Oasts Inn (Rye)
A restaurant interior with a chalkboard menu listing specials, a wine list, and a cozy seating area with a leather couch and a wicker basket. - The Playden Oasts Inn (Rye)
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Take advantage of free English breakfast, a terrace, and a garden at The Playden Oasts Inn. Be sure to enjoy lunch and dinner at the two on-site restaurants. Free in-room WiFi is available to all guests, along with a fireplace in the lobby and a bar.

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Free WiFi
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping

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A neatly made bed with towels, a bedside table with a lamp, a chair, and a window with curtains.

Standard Double Room (Pets Not Allowed)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(3 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Standard Double Room (Dog Friendly + Garden)

A neatly made bed with pillows, a bedside table with a lamp, a red rose painting on the wall, and a window with curtains.

Standard Double Room (Dog Friendly + Garden)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Garden view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Superior Double Room (Roundel Room, Pets Not Allowed)

A bedroom with a round bed, a chair, a dresser, and a nightstand.

Superior Double Room (Roundel Room, Pets Not Allowed)

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(8 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Economy Double Room, Annex Building (Dog Friendly)

A neatly arranged bedroom with a bed, a desk, a chair, and a dresser.

Economy Double Room, Annex Building (Dog Friendly)

7.2 out of 10
Good
(5 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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A hotel room with a large bed, a smaller bed, a nightstand with toiletries, a mirror, and a chair.

Family Room (Pets Not Allowed)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Garden view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

About the neighborhood

Rye is home to The Playden Oasts Inn. Rye Castle Museum and Tenterden Museum are cultural highlights, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Kino Rye and Rye Golf Club. Tenterden Leisure Centre and Kent and East Sussex Railway are also worth visiting. Visit our Rye travel guide
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Rye Road, Rye, England, TN31 7UL

What's nearby

  • Landgate
    20 min walk - 1.1 miles
  • 1066 Country Walk
    20 min walk - 1.1 miles
  • Rye Castle Museum
    2 min drive - 1.1 miles
  • Rye Heritage Centre
    2 min drive - 1.3 miles
  • Rye St. Mary's Parish Church
    2 min drive - 1.3 miles

Getting around

  • Rye Station
    20 min walk

Restaurants

  • Knoops
    18 min walk
  • Whitehouse
    3 min drive
  • The Mermaid Street Café
    3 min drive
  • The Fig
    19 min walk
  • The Mermaid Inn
    3 min drive

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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
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Free English breakfast
  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • Snack bar/deli

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • Fireplace in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

The following facilities or services will be unavailable from October 1 2026 to March 31 2027 (dates subject to change):
  • One of the bars/lounges
  • One of the dining venues
  • Breakfast
  • Daily housekeeping
The following facilities are closed seasonally each year. They will be closed from October 1 to March 31:
  • One of the dining venues
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Parking area

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

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

Property payment types

  • Visa

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
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

Frequently asked questions

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Playden Oasts Inn?

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Playden Oasts Inn?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is The Playden Oasts Inn located?

Situated in Rye, this inn is within 1 mi (2 km) of Landgate, 1066 Country Walk, and Rye Art Gallery. Rye Castle Museum and Kino Rye are also within 1 mi (2 km). Rye Station is 20 minutes by foot.

Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?

Yes, this property offers free cancellation on select room rates, because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.

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Reviews

The Playden Oasts Inn Reviews

8.4

Very Good

8.8

Cleanliness

9.0

Location

9.0

Staff & service

8.0

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 110 out of 237 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 84 out of 237 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 27 out of 237 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 237 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 237 reviews

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very nice and friendly and sorted everything out quickly.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Lovely hotel

Lovely staff and amazing breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a lovely stay and a great breakfast. Highly recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We stayed in one of the roundel rooms in the Oast House which was quaint. Nice welcome and staff were helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place to stay if you want something different, very oldie worldie , bar and restaurant quaint and cosy. Had a really delicious and well presented evening meal.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely property. Unusual and unique experience. Food was very good and plentiful. Good value for money
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Would recommend

We enjoyed our stay at Playden Oasts Inn. The room was clean and had everything we needed. Breakfasts were good. An added bonus is the hotel is dog friendly and we had a room with a little private garden and there was a separate restaurant that was dog friendly for us to have breakfast and an evening meal. Would recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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Great stay.

Really lovely stay in this quiet little Oast House. We stayed in a round room, beautifully decorated with ensuite shower room. Tea and coffee and biscuits, TV in room. Plenty of drawers and cupboard space for clothes. Room clean and tidy. Breakfast was lovely, and everyone was so friendly. We also had an excellent roast dinner on the Sunday. Just a short walk into Rye, which was a bonus. Would totally recommend it, and we hope to stay there again.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Seem to have done this before. Friendly staff good room in the oast not too keen on the bath in the bedroom, difficult to get in and out needs hand rail also needs a towel rail as there is no where to dry towels
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Weekday stay.

Very friendly welcome by Kim and all the staff. Food was excellent, but the bathroom needed updating. The shower water pressure was bad and shower head needed replacing. House keeping only cleaned our cups and did not make up the room.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Quirky , in a good way.

We stayed at The Playden Oast in for one night during our road trip to Kent. We payed a little extra and stayed in one of the Oast Towers. As expected the room way round, the bed matched the room. All facilities where very clean and the free standing bath was an unexpected bonus. Car parking and wi-fi where good and we enjoyed a good meal in the evening. Recommended if you are looking for something different.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Worth a stay

Everything about our stay could not be faulted. Friendly reception on arrival. Told all we needed to know straight away and made to feel very welcome. Separate restaurants as we had our dogs with us and we were the only ones in ours but still were treated very attentively. Good varied menu with several specials on offer. Prices are reasonable and on par with others offering a similar service. Breakfast was a limited offering but still very good. The character of the hotel is everything. It is an ultimately an old farm building after all and it is everything you would hope for. Modern where it needs to be but still retaining its heritage.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Road trip

Very old building, we stayed in the round room. Spacious, comfy bed and lovely and cool if you have the door and window open (we were in a heatwave!! ) fan provided too. Shower was a real let down, took forever to run through, had no umph whatsover. The whole bathroom was quite "tired" and could do with a bit of work done to it. The restaurant food was ok, but i can recommend the fish cafe in Rye, very nice! Mixed reviews on breakfast, the cooked breakfast i had was a little on the crispy side, my husband ordered scrambled eggs and mushrooms and was told as it was brought out that there was no mushrooms. No offer of a replacement! Also good to note that it is at the top of a long steep hill, that goes into rye. Ok if youre driving, but if you have mobility issues, definatley going to be an issue.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Meeting up with lots of my relatives was great. Yes, the room was clean, but the kettle was not working for my early morning cup of tea (I didn't use it the previous evening)! The staff were efficient, sympathetic and friendly, but were unable to get a replacement kettle to me. Also, when I booked, I did say that I needed a gluten-free diet but the biscuits in the room were not gluten-free! I consider that the cost for one night's stay was expensive, being the full price for two people in a double room. I was by myself and I feel that there should have been some reduction for single usage. (I should have asked for a second breakfast to take home with me!) If there is another family get-together in the future, in view of all the above, I will not book into The Playden Oasts Inn, unless, of course, it is at a much fairer price and/or I receive some compensation for my loss. Thank you. Pam Radford (Miss)
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All the staff were friendly, helpful and clearly keen to ensure we enjoyed our stay. We thought the cooked breakfast was very good (non-greasy) and ample for our needs, We also ate in the Restaurant on the three evenings of our stay and again enjoyed the choice of dinner selected from both the standard and specials menus available - steak pie and liver & bacon recommended! We stayed in Room 4, one of the round Oust House rooms, which was delightfully quirky with a matching round bed. It was clean with rustic furnishings in keeping with the accommodation. The shower was not high pressure but perfectly adequate for our needs. Due to staff illness our room was not serviced on day 3 but fresh towels were supplied by Andy so not really a major issue. Given the time of year occupancy levels were extremely low so understandably the room heating was only turned on when we arrived. But, given the nature of the building, the room felt a little damp and subsequently suffered from high levels of condensation throughout our stay. Doubt if this would be a problem in other rooms not forming part of the Oust towers or during warmer times. This is a small Hotel and never the less well worth a visit,
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very enjoyable stay, staff were great and very approachable. Had a lovely meal 1 night. Breakfast was very good.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Friendly staff and clean room. Good night sleep. The outdoor furniture in the beer garden needs some maintenance or replacement.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed in room 3, the round walls and bed were superb. Great choice of teas on the welcome tray. Freestanding lions feet bath, pressure low for the shower but another lovely feature. We had dinner and breakfast, good selection and large portions.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely inviting and short walk into Rye
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Generally very good, Very tasty evening meal , nice breakfast. Friendly and helpful staff. Only problem was the en-suite! The shower only produced a trickle of water and the sealer around the bath was dirty and needed to be renewed.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed stay very much.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Friendly staff, lovely location and oast house part of building had great character. Tasty dinner and breakfast. Mattress was worn out and offered no support. Bathroom would benefit from an extractor fan - bath sealant moldy. Hardly any water pressure at shower head. Could do with refresh.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a lovely spot near Rye. Very green, quiet and lovely accommodating staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Nice location, very quiet and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely location, very clean. Made very welcome. Will visit again
Stayed 1 night in May 2023