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Royal Hotel Kettering

Hotel in Kettering with free breakfast

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Reviews

5.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Business services

Explore the area

Map
Market Place, Kettering, England, NN16 0AJ
  • Lighthouse Theatre
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Wicksteed Park
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Boughton House
    ‪11 min drive‬
  • Northampton (ORM-Sywell Aerodrome)
    ‪16 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

Spaces

Single Room

  • 1 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 1

Family Room

  • 2 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4

Twin Room

  • 2 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2

Double Room

  • 2 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2

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About the area

Kettering

Located in Kettering, Royal Hotel Kettering is near a train station. Kettering Golf Club and Unique Pursuits Paintball are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Sywell Country Park and Stanwick Lakes Country Park. Wicksteed Park and Greentrunks Garden Centre are also worth visiting.

What's nearby

  • Kettering Conference Centre - 18 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Lighthouse Theatre - 19 min walk - 1.7 km
  • Wicksteed Park - 3 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Kettering Golf Club - 3 min drive - 1.7 km
  • Boughton House - 11 min drive - 6.6 km

Getting around

  • Kettering Station - 7 min walk
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) - 64 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Kino Lounge - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Earl of Dalkeith - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Cafe Culture - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Bewiched Coffee - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Royal Hotel Kettering

Hotel in Kettering with free breakfast
Along with WiFi in public areas, this hotel has a meeting room and laundry facilities. Self parking is free. Additionally, an arcade/games room, a front desk safe and free breakfast are on-site.
Royal Hotel Kettering offers 41 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and a hairdryer. Televisions come with premium digital channels.

Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit with a deep soaking bath and complimentary toiletries. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and an iron/ironing board can be requested.

Amenities

Breakfast included
Parking included
Business services
Laundry
Housekeeping

House Rules

Check in after 2 PM
Check out before 10 AM
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking allowed: in designated areas

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: GBP 150.00 per vehicle (return)
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 20.00 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards

Frequently asked questions

Is Royal Hotel Kettering pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Royal Hotel Kettering?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Royal Hotel Kettering?

Check-in begins at 2 PM.

What time is check-out at Royal Hotel Kettering?

Checkout is at 10 AM.

Does Royal Hotel Kettering provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs at scheduled times. A fee of GBP 150.00 per vehicle applies.

Where is Royal Hotel Kettering located?

Situated in Kettering, this hotel is within 1 mile (2 km) of Kettering Conference Centre, Lighthouse Theatre and Wicksteed Park. Kettering Golf Club is 1.1 mi (1.8 km) away. Kettering Station is 7 minutes by foot.

Royal Hotel Kettering Reviews

Reviews

5.0
Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 3 out of 68 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 68 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 20 out of 68 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 68 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 21 out of 68 reviews

5.4/10

Cleanliness

5.6/10

Staff & service

4.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

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

locked out of hotel at 11pm....no one at reception

I had worked in London on Saturday the 12 th...caught a train up to Kettering...a town I had not been to before.I was expected at a pub in Broughton at 7pm for a surprise 50th birthday party.so caught a taxi to the designated birthday venue expecting to check into the Royal upon my return later in the evening....having paid I did not think this would be a problem.BIG MISTAKE!!!!!No one was in attendance to unlock the door to the hotel...after 5 minutes of banging on the door I caught another taxi to the Holiday Inn....a further £12 in a taxi....with another £12 paid out to return to the railway station in the morning for my return journey to London
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Cheap hotel in town centre

Difficult to find due to no signs on the frontage. Phoned for directions but took a long time to answer due to only one staff on duty. No bar available. Décor very tired
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

2/10 Terrible

Daniel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room stank of stale smoke
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

2/10 Terrible

Richard

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

Avoid

Truly awful. Poor state of repair, cold, no hot water and inaccurate fire evacuation plan.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Emma, Corby

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

Our night away

It was fine,hotel is run down but in centre of town so ideal for shopping and clubbing.(No four poster bed or deep bath tub tho only standard) abit disapointed but standard and wouldn't mind staying again.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

4/10 Poor

Peter, Minehead

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

the Royal in Kettering

Room had an musty smell, the TV did not work properly and the lock to the room was of poor quality. The car park had an old mattress lying on the ground at the entrance which didn't give a good first impression. The night porter needs a lesson in manners. Worst of all at 9pm on my return to the hotel,i found a fire door was propped open to prevent it from banging !
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

4/10 Poor

Brian, Hampshire

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

Royal Kettering

The hotel is obviously being refurbished but the management are missing all the things they could get right. The breakfast was not supervised and everything ran out, The bed and bedding was good but the room was not clean behind units etc.The car park and rear parking area was 3rd world with litter everywhere.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

4/10 Poor

Paresh

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

G J, Andover

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Missed Opportunities to impress.

Not great. No hot breakfast - kitchen out of action - misleadingly, this was not flagged up to me when I booked. No appliances plugged in. I wasn't woken up as requested, so overslept - consequently, couldn't even have a cold, European-style breakfast before hurrying out to start my working day. Suffice to say, I won't be hurrying back there any time soon. On a positive note, I left my wallet in my room and they called me as soon as a maid had discovered it - returned safe with £60 cash and cards still therein.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

No heating

Almost froze to death! No hot water, no heater all through night and day.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

4/10 Poor

Sue, Rochdale

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort

Noisy hotel all night

Hotel very noisy all night with people up & down the corridor & talking loudly, not the place to stay as a solo female on a Saturday night. The bed it self was very uncomfortable
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

bev m

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

This is a definitely a 2star hotel

Needs decorating desperately and windows were filthy but good location, good breakfast, friendly staff. Good for a nights stop off. Has a bar in sister hotel a few doors down.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

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

No hot water!

No hot water supply, had to shower cold in a cold night. Also room door lock was broken.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Alven, Milton Keynes

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

Wonderful place

We had a wonderful stay at this place, staff was so helpful
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Royal Kettering needing some royal love

Greeted by a very friendly chap. He was efficient but from the off I sensed I was in for a bad experience. The hotel needs a total refurb. I can see they have been trying to stay legally compliant but the facilities in my room were in a desperate state. The TV is fine the bed is ok. There are: 1 stains on the wall 2 tv was unplugged and the satallite connection was disconnected from the tv and was pulled away from the wall showing masonry 3 there was a muscky damp smell 4) bathroom was uncomfortable to be in as it was falling apart. It was cleaned but not at any standard you would expect as a paying guest. Mixer tap lose. Tap not shutting water off properly no sink plug. Get the feeling that the bathroom has all kinds of issues hidden under the lino and Bath panel. 5 shower holder was loose from wall 6 dare not operate the window as there was a warning sign on A4 not to open window too high 7 when you sit on the toilet you realise something is not right as you gaze out of the window without a curtain; I guess that's why the en suite door is left open to help block out the window 8) the dysfunctional bar/dinner Hall.... 9 the breakfast.... 10 cruddy car park 11 forgot to mention there was a huge crack in the bathroom ceiling that bowed in Like I said this hotel needs renovating. It could make so much more money. It's a Victorian build I'm led to believe. In the middle of the market place. So location is brilliant. Right investor could do so well
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

2/10 Terrible

Gavin, Birmingham

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

One of the worst places I've ever stayed

Hotel smelt damp, room not as pictured, floor creaked very loudly over whole room, toilet was broke wouldn't flush, window was higher than curtain and street light straight outside shining through, no double glazing so could hear the drunks on the street outside till 3am, doors slamming all through night and had to park on wasteland, wouldn't recommend
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

2/10 Terrible

Paul

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Alven, Milton Keynes

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

Amazing service

Had a wonderful stay
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

2/10 Terrible

John, Stafford

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

Old run down hotel

Lumpy bed no hot water staff didn't even say good morning when I left. I will not use this one again. And hotels.com goes to the bottom of my list
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

2/10 Terrible

Sophie

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

DISCUSTING....AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE!!!!!!

Well i only have one word to sum up this hotel...DISCUSTING!! The bed was like a ski slope when laid down your legs where higher than your head. The towels where that old they had holes in them and had frayed around the edges. The furniture was falling apart the wallpaper was hanging off and mold was growing. The curtains and netting where ripped and hanging off. And to top off our stay our vehicle had been broken into on the night. I'd never go anywhere near this hotel again!!
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

Convenience

Travelled from Devon to Peterborough and stayed at the Royal Hotel Kettering overnight to break the journey.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Andrew, London

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

name says it all

Its a typical, somewhat crumbling, city-centre hotel which struggles with out-moded everything. But it does a good job!
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

2/10 Terrible

Daniel, Bromley

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

This thing called hotel needs to be closed down.

Show me a worse hotel in UK and I will change my name to Royal Kettering Hotel. Zero star is a disservice. I should be allowed to give - star. From the moment we arrived at the car park we knew we have just thrown away £60. There was no hot water. The hotel had a horrible smell. I don't even know why it's still called a hotel
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Andrew, Bristol

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
It was ok