Blazing Donkey Countryside Retreat

TV and multimedia, Photo of the whole room, Seating area, Bedroom

7.6

Outstanding(111 Reviews)

Hotel in Dover District

3-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Great for petsBring all your friends and family, even the furry ones

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Pets allowed and more

Book with confidenceWe partner with the top travel sites so you know you're getting a great deal on the perfect rental

About this hotel

Set in beautiful grounds, Blazing Donkey Hotel has countryside views and rooms with free Wi-Fi. The hotel has free secure parking and is a 20-minute drive from Dover.

Amenities

Pool

Pets allowed

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Balcony or Patio

Hot tub or spa

Wheelchair accessible

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Dover District

Nearby attractions

Wingham Wildlife Park

7.9 mi

Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway

38.5 mi

Botany Bay, Broadstairs

18.1 mi

Lower Leas Coastal Park

21.6 mi

Available Rooms

Double or Twin Room with Garden View

1 Double • 430 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Luxury Four-Poster Suite with Garden View

1 Queen • 193 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Superior Double Room

1 Double • 430 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Economy Double Room

1 Double • 269 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Comfort Family Room

1 Sofa • 269 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

$$$$

Blazing Donkey Countryside Retreat

$$$$

7.6

Outstanding(111 Reviews)

Hotel in Dover District

3-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Great for petsBring all your friends and family, even the furry ones

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Pets allowed and more

Book with confidenceWe partner with the top travel sites so you know you're getting a great deal on the perfect rental

About this hotel

Set in beautiful grounds, Blazing Donkey Hotel has countryside views and rooms with free Wi-Fi. The hotel has free secure parking and is a 20-minute drive from Dover.

Amenities

Pool

Pets allowed

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Balcony or Patio

Hot tub or spa

Wheelchair accessible

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Dover District

Nearby attractions

Wingham Wildlife Park

7.9 mi

Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway

38.5 mi

Botany Bay, Broadstairs

18.1 mi

Lower Leas Coastal Park

21.6 mi

Available Rooms

Double or Twin Room with Garden View

1 Double • 430 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Luxury Four-Poster Suite with Garden View

1 Queen • 193 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Superior Double Room

1 Double • 430 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Economy Double Room

1 Double • 269 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Comfort Family Room

1 Sofa • 269 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Reviews

7.6

Outstanding(111 Reviews)

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7.0

Jul 2023

Good

Nice modern room

Bacon from breakfast looked like been cooking for 4 days,short staffed ,but they did there best,was there for a wedding which went well

6.0

Jul 2023

Pleasant

Unremarkable place so not much to say really

Expensive for what it was, wanted to charge £30 for checking in a hour early. Made a mistake booking and then charged an extra £80 for the 2nd guest. Seems to be run by an absentee owner leaving the young team to it ( who were great but had no Authority ) - No menu at breakfast just offered a full English or veg option , then told we don’t serve baked beans. Stay was £249 for 16 hours in an unremarkable room over priced

8.0

Jul 2023

Nice and comfortable place tucked away in deep Kent countryside.

Nice little place, really tucked away just in from the coast. Very quiet and pretty location. Comfortable room in courtyard. Nice breakfast.

9.0

Apr 2023

Superb

warm and cosy

car park was dark on arrival

4.0

Apr 2023

wouldn’t stay again

remote

TV didn’t work in room, no controller given even if it did work. we paid for a double room but had to 2 single beds that were pushed together and they kept on moving

5.0

Apr 2023

Seemingly nice but not worth the price.

Nice location and approach.

Rooms are dated, dusty and uncomfortable. Staff came across super flustered at the littlest things and ranging from passive aggressive to rude. None of them should be in hospitality.

9.0

Nov 2022

lovely stay lovely dinner nice and quiet shame breakfast wasn’t quite up to it but wasn’t awful

expresso martinis room was lovely although shower soaks the floor bit dangerous I think dinner was lovely

property was fine but breakfast let it down but being short staffed in the kitchen I guess that’s why

10.0

Oct 2022

Lovely stay, will come back

Everything. Lovely room, truly pet friendly (my doggo even got his own sausage for breakfast :) ), super friendly and welcoming staff, excellent breakfast, quiet location, very very clean, beautiful area…

8.0

Sep 2022

A very good experience with excellent food.

The breakfast is superb and freshly prepared to order on the day. The front of house staff are great and very engaging. The room was spacious with a great shower and excellent television. Coffee, water, etc., were all made available. The location is peaceful and also aside from the restaurant/bar area.

The room was a *little* bit dusty and the furniture a little bit worn out. The mattress on the bed could also use a bit of investment. The adjacent rooms are a bit "close" (I could hear someone snoring next door).

1.0

Sep 2022

The prize of 187 pounds was much too high

We arrived hungry in the evening and wanted to eat something in the restaurant that is extolled on the website („you can be sure to be served the freshest of food, in a very relaxed and comfortable environment.. „) It was closed. The whole restaurant and pub were dark. No dinner, nothing to drink. We got no wifi-key – there wasn´t one in the room. The pictures on booking.com were quite different from the room, we got. The entrance door of our room was partly damaged, the colour came down from the ceiling. There was no view from the room to the garden- as promised. We onlys saw a parking place before and behind. There was loud music in the garden till11.30 p.m. (wedding, dance??) and a couple of leaving cars. The promised „small breakfast“ before our drive to Dover ferry (6 :45 p.m) was not possible. .

1.0

Aug 2022

Awful hotel. Avoid at all cost if you come across trefor or his partner poctured below run!

Location

Customer service was appalling. Denied access to restsurant or bar due to wedding. Bed on bricks. Tiles missing in bathroom. Window panes cracked. But the attitude of the manager was worst of all.

1.0

Aug 2022

we could not stay there

nothing we didnt stay there as there was a wedding and a lot of the hotel grounds were restricted and also amenities

wedding venue facilities shut

8.0

Aug 2022

cottagecore cuteness

cottagecore!!

1.0

Aug 2022

Disappointing, restless and a complete disaster

we didn’t stay at the property…

We paid £160+ each for two hotel rooms. Having come back from a long job that day, on arrival, we were told the hotel was full… but, we could have accommodation at the camp site next door. We stayed in what I can only describe as an old horse drawn cart on wheels. We were kept up most of the night by the dull thud sound of music coming from a wedding reception party happening at the hotel. At least we know who our rooms could have gone to. They could have warned us they were full, i’m sure there’s no such thing as a spontaneous wedding party booking.

5.0

Aug 2022

Disappointing, sadly

The staff were perfectly friendly. The check in was smooth and the person on reception was welcoming and friendly. He also sorted a problem with the lock on our door very promptly.

The room itself was dated and there where physical signs of things needing repair, holes in the bathroom wall where something like a shelf had been removed for example. The tv was small and didn't have a remote control. The bath had bits of the enamel missing, and although clean just didn't look like it was. There was no shampoo or soap, just body wash for the shower over the bath. We should have been informed when we booked that there was a wedding at the venue, because all lounge areas, garden and dinning area were closed off to other guests. So with only our room to chill out in on a hot summers evening, no way of eating or drinking, sadly we had to book another venue and pay for the taxis etc. The price of this room was quite high for the facilities on offer and would be wary of booking there again, just in case of a wedding. I would definitely not stay there during the winter either, the room door (facing an open courtyard) had splits and was poorly fitted, which must make the room very drafty.

1.0

Aug 2022

Bad

Nice idea, stables converted into rooms, main building for breakfast had lots of character

We had a late check in arranged by booking.com due to our previous hotel letting us down, the owner checked us in and was a bit grumpy and stern, telling us we had to be out at 10.30am even though we were checking in after 1am. Later we found out there was a possibility of late check out! But at the didn't dare ask due to his manner. We arrived at breakfast at 9.15am to be told breakfast finished at 9.30am but they would get our order, again, the host, this time the manager was a bit curt in his manner, telling us we had sat at the wrong table after failing to direct us to the correct table. At this point we decided to send a message to booking.com as they told us there would be 24 hour reception and that we could check out late. The manager was moaning at the fact that his Boss had to get out of bed at 1.15am to check us in. We asked about late check out he informed us that it would be an extra £20, which we agreed, it was shame we weren't told this the night before. As we could have saved a lot of tension and stress on all sides. We went back to our room to rest thinking everything was sorted, but then we heard heavy banging on our room door. It was the manager telling us we couldn't have late check out and that we needed to leave within ten minutes. We packed our stuff and thought well we've had enough of this place. He was back at the door shouting, I told him we were just leaving, he said if we didn't leave he'd call the Police! Disgraceful conduct considering we were paying over £160 for 3 star accommodation. As he walked away he muttered something about leaving a bad review, which I hadn't done. But I'm doing now, as these guys don't have a clue about customer service sadly

1.0

Jul 2022

Appalling . . . .Avoid at all costs !!

They had complimentary Yorkshire Tea bags in the room

I checked in only to be told that the hotel was shut for 2 days due to weddings. Consequently i was not allowed to use the bar, the restaurant or the gardens. I paid an extra £20 for a garden view room which turned out to be a view of a privot hedge ( see photo). There was nothing for me to do so i thought i'd watch tv. Nope, an error message stated that there wss No signal. ( see photo) The only thing left to do during my luxury decompression break was sleep . . . . . .Nope, no chance because the wedding ceremony's PA system was blaring out. I remained for a total of 1 hour and 20 mins. When i advised the hotel management of why i was checking out i was told ( verbatim quote) " you paid for bed and breakfast and you've got a bed and breakfast" breakfast being the only time o was permitted to use the reataurant but only between 08.30 - 09.00. Immensely annoyed with the Hotel and with Booking.com. Shall be taking this further because at present i have just flushed £157.00 down the toilet.

6.0

Jun 2022

satisfactory but I wouldn't go again.

Comfy bed and an excellent walk in shower

The rooms are in a row of a converted wooden shed. They are fine as such, but most look directly onto the car-park so you have to keep curtains drawn, it got very hot so you want the window open, and the soundproofing was inadequate. I personally consider that if you advertise a bath room, then it should contain a bath. It did not. The staff were officious rather than friendly; I wanted cereal for breakfast, but "We DO NOT DO cereals" which seems ludicrous to me.

7.0

Apr 2022

Overpriced

Location and lovely staff

Bed uncomfortable and the extra bed had a very thin layer of mattress, impossible to sleep on it : (

10.0

Mar 2022

Exceptional

breakfast and dinner were absolutely excellent

8.0

Mar 2022

it was a lovely relaxing time away from our normal hectic lifestyles

location

the only small issue was that it was slightly disorganised no napkin on our table, new menu so the waitresses were not confident with it, the website menu is completely different to the hotels actual menu

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Dover District?

The average price for a rental in Dover District is $220 per night. This rental is $41 less expensive than the average.

Is parking included with this hotel?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Blazing Donkey Countryside Retreat. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Blazing Donkey Countryside Retreat. Enjoy the water!

Is Blazing Donkey Countryside Retreat pet friendly?

Yes! This hotel is pet-friendly. For more information, we recommend contacting the booking provider about animal policies.

What amenities are available at Blazing Donkey Countryside Retreat?

We found 11 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, pets allowed, internet / wifi, smoking allowed, and parking.

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Blazing Donkey Countryside Retreat

Hotel in Dover District

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Dover District

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Double or Twin Room with Garden View

Luxury Four-Poster Suite with Garden View

Superior Double Room

Economy Double Room

Comfort Family Room

Blazing Donkey Countryside Retreat

Hotel in Dover District

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Dover District

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Double or Twin Room with Garden View

Luxury Four-Poster Suite with Garden View

Superior Double Room

Economy Double Room

Comfort Family Room

Reviews

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Dover District?

Is parking included with this hotel?

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Is Blazing Donkey Countryside Retreat pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Blazing Donkey Countryside Retreat?

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