Maidstone Inns

We were warmly greeted and directed to our room, which was down an extremely steep slope. The room was clean,comfortable and modern although, very dimly lit.The sheets were a dull cream in colour, which tended to make them look grubby white. The bathroom was modern and generally clean apart from under the rim of the toilet. a nice touch was a cafetiere with ground coffee amongst the usual hot drink facilities. The restaurant was definitely gourmet with a wide selection of starters,mains & desserts accompanied by a good choice of wines.We enjoyed two fantastic evening meals. Breakfast was delicious:fresh fruit salad,cereals,yoghurts,toast and a full English. Staff were most accommodating & very friendly. The slope down to the rooms was hazardous. a ground frost made it quite icy in parts.WINTER Would be lethal! On the first two nights the food was outstanding although on our last night my steak was cold. I sent it back with minimal fuss. However, by the time it was returned to me, my partner had finished her meal. The steak was hot, but could no longer be described as "medium" and the accompanying asparagus & dauphinoise potatoes were dried out and I left most ot this meal. I am easily embarrassed & did not want to make a fuss, but did question why it was still on the bill. I was given £6.50 reduction, but still charged £13.50 for the main meal I did not eat- this spoilt our last night & I felt that I had been overcharged.

Standard of room very high, reasonably priced food,good choice Quality of food did not match accommodation

The room was very clean. It was also an excellent price for the room. Once the music ended downstairs, it was very quiet; we enjoyed a good night's sleep. The room was very small; there was not even room for a chair. Moreover, the noise from the pub downstairs carried up into the accommodations area until about 11:30, although since it was Friday night, we probably should have expected that. Also, no one showed us to the room, and there were several mechanical and electrical aspects that we had to figure out on our own.

Beds comfortable. Food good. Disabled bathroom not very suitable for non disabled guests - basin far too small, no shelf on which to put sponge bags etc.

as a party of seven we did not have to worry about sitting together for breakfast or dinner as the table was already for us.

Clean & comfortable. Good food. It is the only pub & hotel in the village so everyone goes there. The village is just one street. You had to be in the restaurant by 8pm to get served even though the room info states 9pm. They actually turned people way at 7.45pm and it wasn't busy. they seemed short staffed.

Very hospitable owners.

Very friendly staff. Breakfast Beautiful old character building . No atmosphere probably due to takeover and lack of other guests . Grounds untidy . Unhappy with lack of privacy - pathway under our window .

The room was of a generous size and the staff was very helpful and friendly. The only negative comment I would have is that the bathroom was very dated.

Unique hotel, good room rate, clean and well maintained, interesting. Wholesome Evening Meal. Good breakfast. Free WiFi in public areas. No mobile phone signal (Orange). The hotel bar was closed Mondays, we came down after putting our bags in the room to find the bar closed, though the owner opened up for Dinner at the time we'd agreed. Shame, he could have had a few hours of trade but we went elsewhere for a bit. TV signal variable at best, non existent at worst. Free Wifi did not work in the room which would have been useful in the absence of a TV signal. No mobile phone signal (Orange).

very attentive staff - especially at breakfast when we asked for something that was not the standard breakfast fayre. Staff also stayed up late to welcome us when we checked in past mid-night, took our bags to our room and were generally most helpful. we had requested a late checkout....but were still disturbed in our room an hour before agreed checkout time, though they were very apologetic about this.

Friendly staff, relaxed atmosphere Decor and facilities a little out-dated and in need of refurbishment