Guest Reviews & Comments
Sun Hotel near Folkestone: Folkestone Hotels
21 Mature couple - 19/07/07	90%
22 Mature couple - 17/07/07	90%
Good Points: Great situation, near the Cathedral in Canterbury. Lovely 4 poster bed. Window seat from which could watch the world go by. Large en suite with enormous jacusi type bath. Friendly staff.
Bad Points: Very small wardrobe
Further Comments: As above. Sympathetically renovated building with individual, antique style furnishings. The foyer doubles as tea room, breakfast room and lounge and despite attractive, stain-glass light fittings is rather bland. Breakfast was produced speedily and was tasty.
23 Mature couple - 17/07/07	90%
Good Points: Great situation, near the Cathedral in Canterbury. Lovely 4 poster bed. Window seat from which could watch the world go by. Large en suite with enormous jacusi type bath. Friendly staff.
Bad Points: Very small wardrobe
Further Comments: As above. Sympathetically renovated building with individual, antique style furnishings. The foyer doubles as tea room, breakfast room and lounge and despite attractive, stain-glass light fittings is rather bland. Breakfast was produced speedily and was tasty.
24 Mature couple - 16/07/07	100%
Good Points: Very central. Accommodation very clean and owner and staff very friendly.
Bad Points: The downside of being central is some early morning noise experienced from local businesses.
Further Comments: Charming recently renovated hotel in old part of town, and near to the Cathedral. The benefits are having an atmospheric and central location, drawbacks are parking difficulties and some night time noise. We felt that the pluses outweighed the negatives.Overall a very enjoyable stay.
25 Mature couple - 16/07/07	100%
Good Points: Very central. Accommodation very clean and owner and staff very friendly.
Bad Points: The downside of being central is some early morning noise experienced from local businesses.
Further Comments: Charming recently renovated hotel in old part of town, and near to the Cathedral. The benefits are having an atmospheric and central location, drawbacks are parking difficulties and some night time noise. We felt that the pluses outweighed the negatives.Overall a very enjoyable stay.
26 Family with older children - 15/07/07	90%
27 Young couple - 12/07/07	100%
Good Points: Excellent location, facilities, bathroom, staff and views from our room.
Further Comments: Firstly we found the staff to be friendly and helpful, our room was excellent with excellent views of the town. It was centrally located and had excellent facilities which were all very well maintained.
28 Young couple - 12/07/07	100%
Good Points: Excellent location, facilities, bathroom, staff and views from our room.
Further Comments: Firstly we found the staff to be friendly and helpful, our room was excellent with excellent views of the town. It was centrally located and had excellent facilities which were all very well maintained.
29 Group of adult friends - 12/07/07	90%
30 Young couple - 10/07/07	90%
31 Mature couple - 14/06/07	80%
Good Points: It was nice to stay in an old character building. The hotel was lovely, the room was well presented and very comfortable. The hotel is central to all amenities of the city.
Bad Points: Canterbury does not like the car!!! Parking is a distance away ok as the weather was fine but not if had been raining.
Further Comments: We had a lovely time at the Sun Hotel in Canterbury, we stayed in the Dickens Suite, which was full of character and charm. The room is well equipped with tea and coffee making facilities, hair dryer, lcd tv; large four poster bed!! and big fluffy towels. Breakfast was excellent choice of full english or continental. Staff were cheerfull and efficient. Parking was some distance away the only negative from the weekend.
32 Mature couple - 14/06/07	80%
Good Points: It was nice to stay in an old character building. The hotel was lovely, the room was well presented and very comfortable. The hotel is central to all amenities of the city.
Bad Points: Canterbury does not like the car!!! Parking is a distance away ok as the weather was fine but not if had been raining.
Further Comments: We had a lovely time at the Sun Hotel in Canterbury, we stayed in the Dickens Suite, which was full of character and charm. The room is well equipped with tea and coffee making facilities, hair dryer, lcd tv; large four poster bed!! and big fluffy towels. Breakfast was excellent choice of full english or continental. Staff were cheerfull and efficient. Parking was some distance away the only negative from the weekend.
33 Young couple - 05/06/07	90%
Good Points: The rooms were clean and the staff were very polite and helpful during our stay.
34 Mature couple - 04/06/07	70%
Good Points: Very clean and tidy
Bad Points: Access and Parking
Further Comments: A fairly well modernised historic building still retaining all of the period features. Possibly not the best accomodation for someone very tall as it contains many low beams. It is also not suitable for anyone with a walking disability as the stairs are steep and quite narrow. The breakfast was filling and well cooked and the cook was willing to vary from the stated menu. Probably the most inconvenient part of the stay was not down to the hotel itself in that parking facilities are poor throughout the city. The Queningate car park offered the best option for overnight stays.
35 Mature couple - 04/06/07	70%
Good Points: Very clean and tidy
Bad Points: Access and Parking
Further Comments: A fairly well modernised historic building still retaining all of the period features. Possibly not the best accomodation for someone very tall as it contains many low beams. It is also not suitable for anyone with a walking disability as the stairs are steep and quite narrow. The breakfast was filling and well cooked and the cook was willing to vary from the stated menu. Probably the most inconvenient part of the stay was not down to the hotel itself in that parking facilities are poor throughout the city. The Queningate car park offered the best option for overnight stays.
36 Young couple - 02/05/07	90%
Good Points: hotel trￃﾨs bien situￃﾩ et de qualitￃﾩ
Bad Points: le personnel devrait connaitre un minimum le franￃﾧais
37 Mature couple - 01/05/07	100%
Good Points: Staying at the sun hotel was a completly enjoyable experience,the room was top class,and i have told all my friends and family about it.
38 Business Trip - 01/05/07	80%
Good Points: The room was immaculate and quiet and the bathroom particularly lovely with nice thick towels. There was satellite tv which was also a plus.
Bad Points: The only negative comment I have about the room is that it did not have a full length mirror which is quite important when you are travelling on business. But that said, when I asked for one the owner provided one immediately.
Further Comments: When you enter the hotel it is a little disconcerting because the check-in desk is also the counter in the tea rooms. The rooms are upstairs and the stairs up to them are very narrow and steep. But the room I was staying in (Chaucer room) was very comfortable and immaculately clean and very quiet which since I am a very light sleeper was particularly appreciated. The breakfast was very good - continental with cheese and meat and excellent coffee. The staff were very friendly and helpful providing a full length mirror when I asked for one and calling a taxi.
39 Business Trip - 01/05/07	80%
Good Points: The room was immaculate and quiet and the bathroom particularly lovely with nice thick towels. There was satellite tv which was also a plus.
Bad Points: The only negative comment I have about the room is that it did not have a full length mirror which is quite important when you are travelling on business. But that said, when I asked for one the owner provided one immediately.
Further Comments: When you enter the hotel it is a little disconcerting because the check-in desk is also the counter in the tea rooms. The rooms are upstairs and the stairs up to them are very narrow and steep. But the room I was staying in (Chaucer room) was very comfortable and immaculately clean and very quiet which since I am a very light sleeper was particularly appreciated. The breakfast was very good - continental with cheese and meat and excellent coffee. The staff were very friendly and helpful providing a full length mirror when I asked for one and calling a taxi.
40 Family with older children - 01/05/07	50%
If you are unable to book a room at Sun Hotel then the nearest UK hotels around the Canterbury area are: The Falstaff Hotel Review, : Best Western Abbots Barton Hotel Review, : The Evenhill Review,