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About this property

Historic Setting: The Bay - rooms only in Margate offers a unique stay within a historic building. The adults-only guest house features private check-in and check-out services, ensuring a comfortable and secure experience. Modern Amenities: Guests enjoy free WiFi, a bar, and a range of amenities including private bathrooms with free toiletries, hairdryers, work desks, and TVs. Additional services include room service, breakfast in the room, and luggage storage. Prime Location: Located 118 km from London City Airport, the property is a short walk from Walpole Bay Beach. Nearby attractions include Granville Theatre (8 km) and Canterbury Cathedral (30 km). Highly rated for its friendly host, excellent breakfast, and convenient location.

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.6)

    • Want a great night's sleep? This property was highly rated for its very comfy beds.


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Room type
Number of guests
 
1 single bed
1 double bed
1 double bed
1 single bed
1 single bed
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1 double bed
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Guest reviews

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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Kirsty
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Excellent location, amazing hosts, thoroughly reccomend it!
  • Garry
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Breakfast was fantastic especially as I'm vegan and not expecting it too
  • Margaret
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The Bay is a real gem. It's a beautiful house in a great location overlooking the sea and a short walk from the Turner Contemporary gallery and Margate centre. The hosts are lovely people: friendly, welcoming, thoughtful and go out of their way to...
  • Kim
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The hosts are the kindest, most understanding people. We had an emergency at the local hospital and nothing was too much trouble for this wonderful couple. The welcome was first class, right through to our breakfast buns before leaving…
  • Benedict
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Very accommodating hosts, felt very welcome on arrival. Small things like a drink on arrival breakfast butty honestly make such a difference. Thank you Hannah and Steve!
  • Scott
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Proper old B&B . Staff were very friendly and were available to assist with any questions we had. Lovely sea view from our comfortable room. The egg and bacon roll was a pleasant surprise in the morning and most welcome, although on seafront a...
  • Louie
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The owners were very attentive. Free beer upon entry and then a complimentary breakfast roll in the morning. Lovely people and a lovely place, second time staying there and will definitely stay there again.
  • Brenda
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The unexpected offer of complimentary drink and complimentary bacon & egg roll delivered to our room for breakfast. The warmth & genuine flexibility, friendliness & helpfulness of the hosts Steve & Hannah! Great location with magnificent sea...
  • Greta
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Beautiful huge room with seaviews, away from the noisy centre ,so peaceful and the owners went above and beyond to make my birthday one to remember, I will be back !
  • Kathryn
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Steve and his partner were absolutely lovely. They couldn't have given us a more wonderful welcome - super friendly, informative, offered us a glass of wine on arrival but also gave us our space. Our room was super spacious, overlooked the sea and...

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 3 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Property surroundings

Facilities of The Bay - rooms only
Great facilities! Review score, 9.1

Most popular facilities

  • Free WiFi
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Room service
  • Bar

Bathroom

  • Toilet paper
  • Towels
  • Bath or shower
  • Private bathroom
  • Toilet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shower

Bedroom

  • Linen

Kitchen

  • Cleaning products
  • Electric kettle

Room Amenities

  • Socket near the bed

Living Area

  • Desk

Media & Technology

  • Flat-screen TV
  • TV

Food & Drink

  • Fruits
    Additional charge
  • Wine/champagne
    Additional charge
  • Special diet menus (on request)
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Bar

Internet
WiFi is available in public areas and is free of charge.

Parking
No parking available.

Services

  • Private check-in/check-out
  • Luggage storage
  • Express check-in/check-out
    Additional charge
  • Room service

Reception services

  • Invoice provided

Safety & security

  • Fire extinguishers
  • CCTV in common areas
  • Smoke alarms
  • 24-hour security

General

  • Adults only
  • Non-smoking throughout
  • Heating
  • Ironing facilities
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Iron

Languages spoken

  • English

House rules
The Bay - rooms only takes special requests - add in the next step!

Check-in
From 13:30 to 19:00
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 08:00 to 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children are not allowed.

Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Groups
When booking more than 2 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.
Accepted payment methods
VisaMastercardMaestroBankcardCash
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 23:00 and 08:00.

The fine print
Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please inform The Bay - rooms only in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

Quiet hours are between 23:00:00 and 08:00:00.

Food & beverage services at this property may be limited or unavailable due to Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), this property is taking steps to help protect the safety of guests and staff. Certain services and amenities may be reduced or unavailable as a result.

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