Hotels near Brenchley Gardens, Maidstone

This was our second visit and we cannot praise it enough. Stone Court House truly is a hidden gem. Despite its unpromising location on a busy road, once inside, guests are transported into a quieter, gracious time. Music plays in the hall (you can choose from a selection of cds or play your own) and guests are encouraged to make use of the varied spaces with comfy chairs and sofas, games and tvs, a large dining room and small patio garden. At present no meals are available but crockery and glasses are provided if you bring your own food. A wide range of drinks and snacks are available in room service. The bedrooms are attractively designed and furnished with antiques and period-style four poster beds, extremely comfortable with satin sheets. Future plans include providing breakfast and other meals, developing a microbrewery and possibly a pool, but for now, it offers an unique sense of peace and privacy that is in itself very appealing. Stone Court has been sensitively restored to reflect its 700 years of history and offers a warm welcome. Prices are very reasonable for the quality of experience. My husband and I love this place!

There was no hot water on arrival, been given a room with disabled shower and with a door linking to another room . After complaining it was changed but the hustle was inconvenient. Wouldn’t book there again. Not what we expected

This is the only hotel I will stay in when I am in the area. Excellent staff, clean and very comfortable. It is directly opposite the services so you can literally walk out of the door and into the door of the services. The rooms are very cozy and clean.

Having not stayed here for many decades now I was hoping for better. It didn’t start well at reception when asking about the offer of papers in a “privilege” room I was told .. “yeah but you gottta pay for them”! An hour or so later I found the booking confirmation which clearly said papers included with a privilege room. A second visit to reception produced a comment along the lines of “I don’t know anything about that” accompanied by a shrug of the shoulders. Not a good start. I was also surprised that there was no hotel services book in room therefore no info on health club, meal times, operation of coffee machine etc. Even the very basic hotels usually have these. A question on this produced the same line of not knowing anything about it! The room wasn’t anywhere near the standard suggested and was extremely tired and not particularly clean with dusty areas all over. Windows were old fashioned aluminium which meant they needed to be closed due to the A20 nearby. This meant they were dripping with condensation in the morning! One of the bedside light switches was broken and was fixed after reporting, unlike the toilet roll holder that was also broken buy never got fixed! The duvet supplied was far too warm for summer and I have no idea why the bed was so massive but it was quite comfortable. The bathroom was adequate, no more. All in all, I think that Premier Inn rooms are much better and an awful lot cheaper! On the good side... The young guy in bar was very helpful on many things, perhaps he should have been on reception? The restaurant food was good in the evening, breakfast simply OK. I just wish those waiting on wouldn't keep calling everyone 'guys'. Because the bar/lounge and restaurant were essentially the same room, the television on at one end does nothing for the restaurant guests apart from annoy them! But the Health club and were pool fine!