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Reviews of The Lydden Bell

2 out of 5
The Lydden Bell
81 Canterbury Road, Lydden, Dover, England

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 28 out of 32 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 32 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 32 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 32 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 32 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Cortina

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable bed , hot water , modern and warm with free Wi-Fi . The breakfast was exceptional and staff amazing ....nothing to not like .
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Marina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maria Paulina

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rare Find
The Inn was a rare find. Perfect location between Dover and Canterbury. Lovely restaurant, lively people. Restaurant had good food and a great atmosphere.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Genevieve

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well appointed room. Private and cozy. Clean and modern. Staff were friendly and very helpful. Convenient bus into Dover or to Canterbury. Would have liked to stay longer!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

bettylu

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful English countryside location, excellent dinner and breakfast

10/10 Excellent

Lesley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rhonda

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alison

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Terri

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pub closed for function
The actual room is beautiful and we would have been thrilled to stay there on any other weekend but unfortunately on our weekend the pub was closed for a private function. Apparently we were sent an email, I didn’t see this but maybe the rooms shouldn’t be sold if you can’t eat or drink in the pub. The pub is fairly remote and we had to call around local pubs and restaurants and found somewhere to eat about 20 minutes away. We just wanted to chill for the weekend and not drive so it was quite disappointing really
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice clean place to stay before we got the tunnel. Couldn’t have asked for more
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Phil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean rooms and of a high standard. Staff friendly and accommodating. Let us check in very early. Breakfast excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Angelina

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

4/10 Poor

Jack

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I wouldn’t bother staying here…
Very easy to find just off the main road but it’s in a nice and quiet location. Staff seem generally very fresh but very friendly and were on hand to get us checked in asap! Good selection of beer and a strong pub food menu packed with the classics. A couple of complaints… the room wasn’t as clean as we would have liked. There were some hairs in the bed and the cups in the room were grimey. The bed was also one of the worst I have attempted to sleep on in recent times. The mattress was old and lumpy and the pillows wafer thin, the bed frame had also seen better days with the slightest movement sending the whole thing rocking. Although it makes you aware there isn’t wifi in the rooms it would be a really nice touch as it’s a great jump of point for getting into Europe. Trip planning these days requires the internet! It would also be nice if the TVs were hooked up to a better internet connection as an episode of something on Netflix is a great way to settle in for an early night to get an early crossing. On that note, it would also be good if breakfast was a little earlier for those planing on getting the miles in on the mainland.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Aytekin

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

colm

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Top marks
Great rooms adjacent, but separate to the Lydden Bell pub; one electric car charger ( first come basis) pub staff very friendly, good atmosphere and excellent food. Large garden area if you are lucky with the weather.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ideal for Eurotunnel or Dover-Calais Ferry
Stayed for one night prior to getting the Eurotunnel the following day. This is what I would call a country pub which is family friendly with large grounds for children to play. The rooms are all new with very modern fittings and found to be comfortable. Moderate size room, which is large enough for short stays. Good shower over a bath and whilst not a problem, the bath is very small and would have I preferred a walk-in shower. Had an evening meal and breakfast, both were well cooked and good value. Service was a little slow, but not when it tasted like everything was freshly cooked, so well worth any wait. Overall a great place to stay, excellent value and highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Lovely people, and a lovely pub.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jayne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brand new accommodation- it was lovely and clean. Excellent service. Breakfast tray very welcome and we left early next morning. Would recommend family room
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Little Gem
Perfect little hideaway just outside Dover. Staff were very friendly and accommodating.Breakfast was perfectly cooked with quality ingredients especially the sausage! Diner was very busy but the service continued to be of a high standard .
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Marcel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tolles, authentisches Hotel
Liebevolles Ambiente, freundliches Team und sehr gutes Essen. Breakfast leider erst ab 9.00 möglich. Sehr empfehlenswert für einen Zwischenstopp.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Erich

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Gutes Essen.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maxime

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eva Maria

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice, very friendly. Great food. Nice room. 10/10 would stay here again
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022