Is THE BLAZING DONKEY COUNTRY HOTEL pet-friendly?

Yes, dogs are allowed at this property. There's a fee of GBP 25 per accommodation, per day. Service animals are exempt from fees.

How much is parking at THE BLAZING DONKEY COUNTRY HOTEL?

Self-parking and extended parking are free at this property.

What time is check-in at THE BLAZING DONKEY COUNTRY HOTEL?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime. Early check-in is available for a fee of GBP 50 (subject to availability).

What time is check-out at THE BLAZING DONKEY COUNTRY HOTEL?

Checkout is at 10:30 AM. Late checkout is available for GBP 50 (subject to availability).

Where is THE BLAZING DONKEY COUNTRY HOTEL located?

Situated in Deal, this golf hotel is 2.3 mi (3.7 km) from Betteshanger Park and within 6 miles (10 km) of Deal Castle and Astor Theatre. Deal Pier and Deal Beach are also within 6 miles (10 km).

THE BLAZING DONKEY COUNTRY HOTEL Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

15 Jul 2019

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Very outdated, tatty bedrooms and bedrooms. Well overdue an upgrade.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Hall, Suffolk

7 Jul 2019

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We rang twice, when booking and on the day to advise that we would be late checking in due to attending a wedding at a nearby function. The first time I was advised that is fine as we have a 24 hour check in and second time, on day at 7pm, that due to a function being held there staff would be on site until1.30 ish if not arrangements would be made for location of key. We arrived at 1 am, hotel was locked. I rang and I was advised that I was too late and I would have to wait in my car until 2.30 am to 3 am until someone could be there. I explained that we had advised twice already we were going to be late and was retorted with that’s tough really madam. Husband and I then went back to our car to bed down for the night. However someone did then arrive about 15 mins later. We also had no lights working in bathroom, main light and shaver light and had to swap bulbs around. Therefore do not book this venue if you will be arriving late. Please note I’m not one to give bad reviews, in fact this is the first but was appalled by this situation having already paid in full. On a positive note breakfast was very good.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Sumair

6 Jul 2019

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

No

The hotel has no where nice near it to eat, there was no hot water, one of us was ill after consuming the breakfast. There were dead bugs in the rooms. Disgusting!!

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Michael

3 Jul 2019

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

Disliked: Cleanliness

Pleasant, but not for arachnophobes.

One night stay. It’s a pleasant & peaceful spot. The room was nice enough & the food in the restaurant was pleasant but not spectacular. It’s a lovely, cosy bar/restaurant with a good atmosphere. The only problem was the number of spiders in the room, I’m afraid. Girlfriend not impressed!

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

4/10 Poor

Emma, Ramsgate

24 Jun 2019

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The property is set in some lovely grounds and the restaurant area is quite rustic and welcoming. Unfortunately, that’s where the positives end. Check in was so fast it was almost abrupt, our room was small, very hot (we had the boiler in our bathroom which was noisy and made the room very stuffy), the bathroom light didn’t work, the hot tap was dripping all night and the toiletries were the absolute bare minimum. The room itself was quite dated and these factors combined made the price unreasonable. The food was good but serving hours were 8-9pm making it difficult to plan dinner and the staff seemed all quite new so didn’t know answers to basic questions and had no knowledge of drinks. Quite a disappointing stay overall.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

5 Jun 2019

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

it was lovely looking out over the Kentish fields. Property was a bit difficult to find

Stayed 1 night in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Teresa

28 May 2019

Liked: Staff & service

staff excellent

Service and staff were excellent but room within the main house had several problems. Staff did offer to move us but as we had already had one night there we chose not to have the bother of moving Problems included noisy boiler in the en suite, décor in en suit poor and not the cleanest around skirting boards, hot tap extremely hard to turn off and cold tap extremely hard to turn on

Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

28 May 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities

Check in was ok as lady in front desk was nice. Was not able to use the bar though as there was a wedding. The disappointment was breakfast. Absolutely unpleasant experience altogether. All tables had been used and we had to clean our own table and get cutlery. All pastries had run out and the one guy serving was way overworked and uninterested. The other guests were laughing about the ‘self service’. All could have been redeemed when I spoke to the manager at check out but his passive aggressive responses were unwelcome and unpleasant. He challenged me and I suggested he ask all guests about their breakfast experience upon checkout. My guess would be he didn’t. Such a shame as it’s a beautiful little place and could have been a lovely spot to return to.

Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

2 May 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

It’s trying it’s best but could do better

Lovely staff, they are trying to have things at a high standard but my room was a little tired and worn out, despite turning both knobs off on the radiator the radiator was still on making the room very hot, the shower left a lot to be desired to not very powerful and a pain to get temperature correct. Food was good stake tasted like to much lighter fluid was used on the charcoal grill to light it and that got into the food. Breakfast was good but again let down by the slow pace of the kitchen nearly 40mins from sitting down to eating in a sitting of less than 10 people.

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lee

3 Feb 2019

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

Excellent accommodation definitely recommend.

On arrival we immediately felt very welcome, our rooms were in a beautiful courtyard. The restaurant and bar were lovely sitting in front of a very welcoming log fire. The food and service was outstanding we will definitely be going back!

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

David

25 Jan 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Nice friendly place for a business stop over

Nice friendly place for a business stop over, although it’d be great if you needed to be in Dover early as a family to get to France. The room I had this time was a little tired it was still clean and comfortable, the evening meal and Breakfast were both excellent.

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

David

2 Dec 2018

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

Great stay.

Really friendly staff nothing was too much trouble, there was a minor issue with the room when I checked in but that was quickly fixed with no fuss at all. Evening meal and breakfast was excellent too.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Laurence

28 Nov 2018

good stay, great breakfast

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Shindo

5 Nov 2018

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

静かな立地

牧場地帯の真ん中にあるので、夜はとても静かです。周りにお店は皆無なので、ホテル予約と同時にホテル内のレストランを予約する事をお勧めします。夜だと一人30ポンドほどです。子供メニューは無いですが、どのメニューも子供用に半分サイズを作ってくれると言っていたので割安です。バーは早い時間に閉まってたのが残念です。

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

nicola

2 Nov 2018

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

A bit pricey I'm afraid and not to include breakfast, that was an £9.50.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

31 Oct 2018

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

I would recommend staying here

We were in Walmer visiting friends and needed a reasonably priced place to stay! and for room only we had a good deal. Added breakfast there for just £8 per head when we checked in. It was down a few narrow country lanes but the hotel itself was just what we were hoping for. Lovely breakfast. Nice friendly staff, plenty of parking, clean, comfortable and warm. It was only a one night stay and we didn't have an evening meal or anything but all in all we were happy with our choice.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Alan

13 Sept 2018

Sadly somewhat disappointing

My first impression when arriving in the car park were good. Plenty of easy parking and nice looking grounds. Unfortunately, however, it went a bit downhill from there. No member of staff at reception or the bar area an for only a sign pointing guests to head out the back to the marquee where a private wedding was in full flow - I'm sure they were delighted with random guests wandering in looking for staff to get checked in. Service was very slow and the food was OK. Essentially "OK" was the final summary. It has the potential to be really nice but needs considerably better management & organisation. I don't like being too harsh but sadly left disappointed.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Athol

7 Aug 2018

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

Good Value and clean tidy and friendly

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

6 Aug 2018

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

This hotel is only for people attending a wedding

We booked this hotel as it was close to our friends home.on arrival there was one guy who was doing everything. We felt extremely sorry for him as he was trying his best. Door to room was broken, leaky tap. This is purely a wedding venue hotel where they do not have time for any other guests. Breakfast was ok but once again, the same member of staff trying to feed 60 people. Obviously impossible.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Elisabeth

3 Aug 2018

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

Rural gem

Lovely rural get away, peaceful. The highlights are the excellent food and attentative friendly staff. The rooms are converted stables, clean and with some lovely views.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

31 Jul 2018

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

Had family room for 5!

Had nice clean family room for 5, quiet place to stay and close to Dover for ferry. Good parking outside the accommodation. Nice breakfast. Would stay again.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Dan

27 Jul 2018

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

Great little spot

Lovely place to stay - very clean, beautiful gardens. Room not too hot despite the really hot weather! The only suggestion I would make is just add a little bit more pressure to your water system so the showers are sufficiently powerful!

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

26 Jul 2018

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

Just overnight

Super cute hotel in the country. Room was very small and crowded for 5 people. Lots of bugs inside the bathroom but overall it was ok

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

16 Oct 2017

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

Disappointed at the Blazong Donkey

The whole stay started badly. No one at the reception when we arrived, we were finally checked in by someone from behind the bar after they had finished having a chat with one of the customers. The room which I understand was a converted stable smelled just like a stable stale and musty. I would say it hadn’t been decorated for years with the paint peeling off the walls and doors. The light in the bathroom didn’t work and there was a bulb missing in the bedroom light. Breakfast was meagre with a limited cereal choice and you had to ask if you wanted toast. There was one young member of staff who was waiting at the tables, who burst into tears when it became clear they could not handle the volume of guests coming in for breakfast. At this point we decided to leave without our breakfast and without being able to check out properly as once again no one on reception. Steer clear of the Blazing Donkey is my advice.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

26 Sept 2017

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

Nice hotel, although no wifi in outer rooms.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

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