St. Stephens Guest House

Lovely place with parking. Rooms are so clean and spotless, lovely breakfast cooked to perfection. Sandra & David couldn't be more welcoming, nothing too much trouble. A perfect place which is a 10 minute walk to the centre of Canterbury. There is a lovely riverside walk. Close to nice places to eat and drink. But still away from the noisy centre. What more could you ask for?

A friendly welcoming guesthouse with clean & comfortable rooms. Breakfast, which was ordered in advance by filling in a form the previous evening, was beautifully cooked and exactly what we wanted. Location was perfect for us to be able to walk to the cathedral and explore the city centre.

I very recently returned from a further stay in the self-catering apartment. This may be my forth or even fifth visit - I'm starting to forget now. The apartment, as always, is extremely comfortable and a pleasure to stay in. Although it is an apartment, it doesn't feel like one. In my view, it is like staying in a detached property. There are no neighbours above or below and none adjoining on three sides. Even the fourth side has no direct neighbour. This is the entrance lobby to the apartment and not used by any other guest. The guest entrance is separate and across the way but it is extremely rare to hear any other guest. Everything in the apartment is of good quality and it has all you need for an enjoyable stay. The location is good too. Canterbury West train station is an easy walk away and the city itself has a lot to offer the visitor. From the bus and train stations, you can travel all over Kent and there are some great coastal and country walks available. I travel a lot and have a good amount of holidays now that I am retired and as a consequence, I stay in many hotels and guest houses. So far, the apartment at St Stephen's Guest House is far and away the best accommodation I have stayed in and it is always good to go back.

If you want the advantage of home away from home, then this is the place. I stayed in the self-catering apartment and found it very quiet and at a good location (close to Canterbury West rail station and a Sainsburys grocery store). The kitchen is small but adequate for making your own meals. The bed was very comfortable and the communication with the owners was exceptional. Definitely a place I hope to stay at again.

My daughter and I visited Canterbury for 4 days/4 nights in September and St. Stephens Guest House was our perfect home base for sightseeing in the city and beyond. We could walk to Enterprise, where I hired a car, which we used to visit Wingham Wildlife Park on one day and Kent Life on another. The walk into the city centre, through Abbots Mill Garden and around the Marlowe theatre is so delightful! We could pick up snacks for our excursions from nearby Sainsbury’s supermarket and have food delivered from nearby restaurants for dinner, which we ate in our spacious room. On our last day, we could easily walk to the train station, rolling our suitcases behind us, for our trip to London. We couldn’t ask for more accommodating hosts than Sandra and David Haining. I peppered them with questions before our trip and they were super-helpful in a number of ways to make our stay more comfortable once we were there. We couldn’t have asked for a nicer place to stay in Canterbury!