Durlock Lodge

No overall comment. (107706587)

Veryy comfortable bed

Poor shower

excellent near to station for none driving people ,plenty of eating places in village (107226767)

We had the most peaceful night that we have had in a long time.We would definately use it again. (97503828)

The House was stunning and loved the quaintness of the room with the beams. It was lovely and clean throughout. Good idea of helping yourself to breakfast.

No overall comment. (97612726)

Nice clean place to stay.

Durlock Lodge was a superb overnight stay. It is a lovely house in a beautiful, quiet village. The room was spacious & comfortable and the facilities excellent. The high quality of service was completely unobtrusive. The experience could not have been bettered & we have already recommended it to friends. Thank you. (97324906)

spacious, comfortable, aesthetically pleasing, quiet, excellent unobtrusive service & reasonable price.

It did what it said on the tin! Friendly, well-organised, peaceful, and a fascinating location, well placed for exploring the Thanet coast and countryside. (97395929)

self-service croissants for breakfast; really friendly and helpful staff.

lead on kettle too short (or plug in wrong place)

I would thoroughly recommend this hotel if you want a quiet place to stay in a typical English Village. There are several different places to eat, including a superb pub, indian and chinese restaurants.The only problem we experienced was locating the hotel in the village, the roadsigns were not particularly helpful.. (99954872)

The cleanliness of the hotel,the friendly assistance given by the owners and most of all a really quiet location.

No overall comment. (99508529)

Romantische Atmosph

No overall comment. (99000277)

overall environment-style and presentation

The lodge and village were full of authentic old-school charm and I wouldn't hesitate to stay there again. There are very nice restaurants and pubs just a short walk from the lodge and plenty to do within a short drive. The lodge also kept lots of pamphlets of things to do in the area. Everyone we met was really friendly and we had a great time. (99178559)

The Lodge was beautiful and full of character and we fell in love with the village.

It made me want to quit city life and move to the country.

I was happy until I wanted to go to sleep and the fact that I kept being woken up by someone banging up and down stairs was pure thoughtlessness. I understand the building is old and that there will be creaking however the endless banging by running was inexcusable and I was happy to leave after having a restless sleep. It was a real shame as everything else was fine! (99901339)

Peaceful, in the country yet close to venue in Ramsgate I was attending. Clean and building had character

dripping radiator in bedroom - had to shove a towell under it. Being woken up by someone who kept running up and down the stairs which in an old build with wooden stairs not carpeted was loud, squeaking and carried on till 12:50pm and kept waking me up. The fact that they kept runing up and down stairs rather than walking really didnt help. Very dissapointed as it was thoughtless

No overall comment. (99525740)

very quiet

No overall comment. (99161433)

We had 2 rooms opposite each other with own seperate locks. The rooms were very clean and safe, our two young children slept in the twin room whilst we had the double room, with easy access to their room.

It was very nice and comfortable, plenty of room and very clean. The whole house was lovely, very old and fitted in with the quaint village. Beautiful

No overall comment. (99248541)

No overall comment. (99562552)

No overall comment. (99665000)

Excellent accommodation. Very central to village. Warm welcome from helpful well informed staff. Room very clean and well equipped. A real 'home from home'. (3305225497)

Large airy room, and spotlessly clean.

No overall comment. (99911052)

No overall comment. (99367407)

Breakfast was not included in the price. It was available on a basis whereby you collected some items then went to your room to eat. The croissants did not include butter. The shower was very difficult to work adequately - either too hot or too cold. The TV was blurred. Why is effort not given to creating a decent picture on the TV. It is true that we are on holiday, and will not be watching TV all day. However, in the evening we may want to watch some TV. This was not possible at the Hotel. The Hosts were friendly, the room was very clean and pleasant with a nice view. The town is very pleasant, and the locality. The bad points are quite small, and if rectified would make a large difference to the stay. (3305202680)

the hosts were friendly. The room was pleasant, with a good view. Very clean. Oak beams created a good atmosphere.

TV not watchable. Shower not easy to use. The breakfast - not included in the price, and no butter with croissants.

No overall comment. (3305142982)

No overall comment. (3305029191)

Sehr authentisches Ambiente, sehr freundlicher Landlord

Fr

I would have liked to have known when I booked that a buffet breakfast was available at a very reasonable charge, instead I had to contact the hotel direct to find this out. (3305102211)

The flexibility of being able to come and go as we pleased. Very comfortable bed.

No overall comment. (3305045725)

la tranquillit

la mancanza della colazione nel B&B. basterebbe poco per accontentare gli ospiti

There was nothing I would have liked to have known that wasn't presented when booking. If I needed to make any criticism, it would be the lack of a milk jug in the room. Every time you wanted milk, it was in the fridge outside the room and you had to go out and get it. (3304869968)

Well presented room in olde worlde village

Nothing

No overall comment. (3304827693)

Really nice little hotel, with very friendly staff. We really enjoyed the stay. (3304834083)

Thoroughly enjoyed the stay. Thought the way the buffet breakfast was arranged was excellent. (3304566713)

The room was excellent, nice size with lots of natural light. Four Poster bed made the stay just that little bit more special.

Absolutely nothing

A nice quiet non smoking hotel. Easy to find. Friendly staff. (3304375598)

non smoking. very quiet.

No overall comment. (3304159002)

A genuinely nice B&B in a nice quiet location off the beaten track.Lovely.Thank you. (3304090837)

Really quiet location,self catering, nice lady who booked me in

Nothing

No overall comment. (3304021489)

Comfortable, clean, warm and quiet

Overall we enjoyed our stay although for a family with two children we had to book two rooms which therefore became expensive. There was no cooked breakfast which for the price we thought should have been included. Continental breakfast was an extra. (2954489)

Location, quiet, private, good size, no smoking

Provide a cooked breakfast, not charge extra for existing continental breakfast

studio cosy très bien équipé et complétement indépendant ne permettant aucun rapport avec les hotes.Pub très sympa dans le village petit déjeuner continental à préparer soi-meme à régler en supplément (2950393)

le petit déjeuner décevant car continental et pas préparé par les hotes

Thoroughly enjoyable stay in a beautiful house. Can't wait for an opportunity to return. (2923834)

Huge, characterful room with comfy 4-poster and lovely view across the garden. Well stocked hospitality tray complete with fresh milk and hot chocolate.

we found are stay lovely,everything we needed. (2810138)

No overall comment. (2791650)

Very charming, with nice touches.

Had a fabulous, albeit short, stay. A friendlier welcome would be impossible to find. Will be returning as soon as the opportunity arises. (2700618)

Friendly hosts. The only time I've booked a room to find it comes complete with its own garden and self catering facilities!

Parking is a little limited but roadside places are reserved for Durlock Lodge residents

a very nice place to stay , the owner was very helpful with regard to local amenities/interests, i.e. pubs & eating out, there was a great family atmosphere, the rooms were well appointed,and clean, the durlock lodge is very central for a visit to the Kent countryside, the beautiful City of Canterbury, or the Kent coast (Ramsgate half hour away) I would not hesitate in reccomending it (2711352)

very central for any visit to Kent,the owner was very helpful, and had very good knowledge with regard to local amenities and interests

NONE

Comfortable accommodation in a lovely village (1900106)

Well appointed and comfortable

None

Great room in a great house. Friendly, personal welcome. Quiet location, lovely village, great pubs! Room was large and shower was powerful. Interesting continental style breakfast available from outside your room if you wish. We enjoyed our stay and would have been happy to stay for longer, felt like a home away from home. (2433341)

Car parking area not very secure, rough gravel area. Welcome was excellent, beds were comfortable with both feather and foam pillows (I like feather and my daughter likes foam so we were both happy).We had to eat our breakfast in our own room,there was no cooked breakfast provided and yet breakfast had an extra charge of £3.50 each.The map provided from the on-line booking was easy to follow, and we found the lodge with no difficulties. A very pleasant village with a variety of places to get an evening meal. (2409402)

Historical ambience, wooden beams, comfortable beds, delicious croissants for breakfast.

Install power shower, en-suite bathroom had slight smell(no window for ventilation)

I live on the south coast of England, I won a flight on EUjet flying from Manston airport in Kent (near Ramsgate), I was travelling on public transport. I needed a place to stay overnight as close to the airport as possible and walking distance from a railway station. I looked at hotels in Ramsgate and did not see anything I liked so I searched the samll towns around the airport and one which had a railway station from London was Minster. I then found the activehotels web site on the internet and through the site found Durlock Lodge. The hotel was a 5 minute walk from Minster Station and very close to the Airport too, an excellent location. I am a 5 star traveller so I was nervous about using a small country hotel but this was a solo weekend break, the flight was free so I did not want to add to the cost, Durlock Lodge was perfect for location and price. I thought, no matter what it was like it was a bed for the night and inexpensive. I arrived late(21:00), tired and hungry. I was greeted at the door by the owner who took my money as I was leaving early the next day, booked me a taxi to the airport for the morning, directed me to the local tandoori restaurant in the village and showed me to my room. I was pleasantly surprised by the homely, clean, quiet, well appointed en suite room. I had tea and coffee making facilities with real milk and fresh orange juice in a fridge on a landing outside my room. Breakfast was available at a small extra charge. There was a TV and more than adequate storage space in the room. The Hotel is situated in a quiet residential area in a very pleasant little village. I had a great meal, a great sleep and the taxi arrived on time in the morning to take me to the airport. A very pleasant experience and one I would recommend to anybody wanting this kind of country setting. An excellent base for discovering this corner of Kent or wanting a place to stay the night before using the airport. (2322936)

Simple, pleasant, quiet, near the station.

No overall comment. (2001510)

It was a surprise that the room was self catering but very useful - had we have known, we would have brought breakfast with us. The furnishings were of very good quality - as was the cleanliness. We didn't really see the staff as we were located in an annexe, but the peace and quiet and tranquility of the village was a real luxury. (1635684)

Self catering facilities, cleanliness, size and quality of room and furnishings, rural aspect, sofa

Shower was weak

No overall comment. (1432927)

Location to Manston Airport for International flights, hospitality of the host, room layout.

Bathroom could have been cleaner

As this was just for 1 night we found it a very pleasant experience and look forward to booking for a longer period next year. (1537080)

well maintained very polite friendly host will book again

tv was not tuned in at all a reception was very poor

No overall comment. (1528768)

Self Contained

Hot water tap not working and there was no teabags

We only stayed for one night as we were meeting friends from Ramsgate but noted that the self contained accommodation can be booked on a weekly basis (very reasonable terms). Everything for a self-catering stay is provided and the appartment makes a wonderful, comfortable base to visit the historic sites in East Kent or even take a day trip to France. The accommodation is within a short walk of pubs and restaurants and Minster village itself is idyllic. Couldn't be better. We certainly can recommend The Bell pub and the Indian restaurant opposite - both within a few minutes walk!! Also an ideal place to stay overnight before jetting off from Kent International Airport which is a few minutes drive from the B&B. (1522851)

Absolutely perfect, very comfortable and spotlessly clean. We had the appartment. Very warm welcome.

Nothing

No overall comment. (1455601)