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The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn

3.0 star property
Cranbrook hotel with restaurant and bar/lounge

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Bar (on property)
Terrace/patio
Free WiFi
Exterior detail
Lobby sitting area

Reviews

6.4 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
Main amenities
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Restaurants and bar/lounge
  • Breakfast available
Feel at home
  • Private bathroom
  • Television
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Bath or shower
  • Free self-parking
  • Free toiletries

Room options

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Double Room | Free WiFi

Double Room

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Twin Room

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Family Room | Free WiFi

Family Room

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Single Bed and 1 Double Bed

Single Room

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

About the area

Map
Rye Road, Cranbrook, England

What's nearby

  • Bodiam Castle - 7 min drive - 7.6 km
  • High Weald - 8 min drive - 9.4 km
  • Great Dixter House and Gardens - 10 min drive - 10.2 km
  • Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest - 13 min drive - 11.0 km
  • Sissinghurst Castle and Garden - 14 min drive - 12.1 km

Getting around

  • Gatwick Airport (LGW) - 69 min drive
  • Etchingham Station - 14 min drive
  • Battle Station - 15 min drive
  • Hastings Doleham Station - 18 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Arthurs - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Hawkhurst Cafe - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪The Bull at Benenden - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Eight Bells Hotel - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪M & S Kebab & Pizza - ‬7 min drive

About this property

The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn

The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn is a great choice for a stay in Cranbrook. You can unwind with a drink at the bar/lounge, and the restaurant is the perfect spot to grab a bite to eat.

At a glance

Hotel size

  • 10 rooms

Arriving/Leaving

  • Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: 10:30 PM
  • Minimum check-in age – 18
  • Check-out time is 10 AM

Restrictions related to your trip

  • Check COVID-19 restrictions

Required at check-in

  • Credit card, debit card or cash deposit required for incidental charges
  • Government-issued photo ID may be required
  • Minimum check-in age is 18

Children

  • No cots (infant beds)

Pets

  • Pets not allowed

Internet

  • Free WiFi in public areas
  • Free WiFi in rooms

Parking

  • Free on-site self-parking

Property amenities

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast (surcharge)
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/lounge

Room amenities

Be entertained

  • Flat-screen television

Home comfort

  • Electric kettle

Freshen up

  • Private bathroom
  • Bath or shower
  • Free toiletries

Stay connected

  • Free WiFi

More

  • Daily housekeeping

Special features

Dining

On-site venue – This restaurant specialises in British cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Fees & policies

Optional extras

  • Full breakfast is offered for an extra charge of approximately GBP 7.50 per person

Policies

This property accepts credit cards.

Also known as

Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn Cranbrook
Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn
Royal Oak Historic Commercial Cranbrook
Royal Oak Historic Commercial
The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn Hotel
The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn Cranbrook
The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn Hotel Cranbrook

Frequently asked questions

Does The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn offer free cancellation for a full refund?
Yes, The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn does have fully refundable room rates available to book on our site. If you’ve booked a fully refundable room rate, this can be cancelled up to a few days before check-in, depending on the property's cancellation policy. Just make sure that you check this property's cancellation policy for the exact terms and conditions.
Are pets allowed at The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn?
Sorry, pets aren't allowed.
Is parking offered on site at The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn?
Yes, there's free self parking.
What are the check-in and check-out times at The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn?
Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: 10:30 PM. Check-out time is 10 AM.
Are there restaurants at or near The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn?
Yes, there's an on-site restaurant that offers British cuisine.

The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn Reviews

Reviews

6.4

Good

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

4.8/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Good

Will stay again
Stayed when the hotel was being repaired but was warned and have stayed before when it was very good.
1-night business trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

4/10 Fair

russell, 1-night business trip
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4/10 Fair

russell, 1-night business trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

6/10 Good

Stayed in room 9 great view enhanced by the ripped net curtains breakfast good but accross the road is a cafe open seven days a week with full English £4.99 instead of £7.50 in hotel
1-night romance trip
Verified Expedia guest review

2/10 Poor

Distinctly average in appearance but expected for the price. Hotel entrance was open but we actually had to check in at the bar, I assume manager (large Eastern European man) was less than welcoming. No thought given to the booking compared to the room given. Double bed room booked, given two single beds on separate sides of the room. This was corrected without enthusiasm. Moved to a room that the bathroom hadn’t been cleaned and smelled. Was told this would be corrected and believe it was. Bed was pretty terrible, shower was as cheap as they come. In the morning we asked about breakfast as there is a dining room with guests happily eating but no mention of it and verbatim were told “No breakfast for you...” went across the road to the cafe and they couldn’t be more welcoming.
1-night romance trip
Verified Expedia guest review

6/10 Good

Friedrich, 1-night trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

2/10 Poor

Not good!
Overall stay wasn’t very good. We had a toilet leak which kept me awake all night. There was no1 around to talk to about this issue. There was no1 around when it came to check out the whole place was closed, there were people waiting for breakfast sat in the dark with the kitchen closed. The milk in the room was also 4months out of date.
Rhiannon, 1-night trip
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8/10 Very good

Position of hotel was perfect with easy access to all of the town
1-night romance trip
Verified Expedia guest review

8/10 Very good

Lots of character, lovely looking old building with beamed bar and nice looking breakfast room
1-night family trip
Verified Expedia guest review

2/10 Poor

3-night family trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very good

Nice room but no shower rail
Andy, 2-night business trip
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8/10 Very good

A very nice inn in a lovely location. Very helpful chef for dealing with a celiac case
1-night romance trip
Verified Expedia guest review

2/10 Poor

AVOID - Before you are totally disappointed!
Unfortunately I will not be recommending this hotel to anyone! I/We feel it is badly run, very rundown, messy and not clean! The beds are very uncomfortable. I am afraid to say that the floor looked more comfortable than the bed but given the condition of the floor I did not felt I could sleep on it!. The staff were friendly but we feel the hotel/pub is run by two people who can not possibly cope with the demand of the job. Our bedroom had clear signs of dampness, paint peeling off the walls, the carpet was not hoovered and the windows full of dead creepy crawlies, the bathroom, I better not go there!.Let's say .. It is not what I would expect on any hotel regardless of the costs. I/ we feel that the rate paid of £90.00 per night was FAR TOO expensive due to the standard of the hotel. I hereby suggest for someone with authority to go and measure the level of standards that as a hotel/Inn should be met. We were asked to pay for the room on arrival! - not a problem but I now know WHY??? once you have paid....... you cannot go back! No pictures on the walls, rubbish! in one word - it was not a good experience!. - I can ONLY claim to have been in a HOSTEL! and a poor one! With thanks Gloria
Gloria, 1-night trip with friends
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10/10 Exceptional

Good recommendation
Excellent value and some surprisingly good food
1-night business trip
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10/10 Exceptional

My husband and I are from Liverpool and we're invited to my brothers wedding. I chose this hotel basically because it was the cheapest. I was more than pleasantly surprised when we arrived. The hotel is family run and the owners were just lovely! They made us feel at home instantly. The rooms had everything we needed and were clean, the food was tasty and fresh. We even had problems trying to get a taxi and the owner went out of her way to ask a friend to help out and give us a lift! Very impressed and would definitely book to stay again! Thankyou Nicky and husband! From Leanne and mike. 😊
Leanne, 2-night family trip
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4/10 Fair

Disappointing!!
Cobwebs in bathroom ! Curtains paper thin ! Bar staff hopeless ! Many holes in the bath tiles but knowhere to hang the shower head !
Giles, 1-night romance trip
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8/10 Very good

1-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

2/10 Poor

Room run down and dated. Bed hard and dipped to the middle. No shower but bath with shower head but cannot use as a shower over bath. No sink plug. Toilet roll holder missing off wall. Furnishings dated. Many dead beetles and flies on window sill. Sheets and towels were clean and fresh. No instructions on how to check out. No one about when we left so had to go back to room and left keys in door.
1-night family trip
Verified Ebookers guest review

4/10 Fair

The food in the restaurant was excellent and the ambience and the staff in the bar was great. The room however was disappointing. I realise that it is a heritage uilding and is charming but the beds were really hard and uncomfortable. When we got there although the room was very clean there was not a scrap of loo roll in the room. Despite letting them know it had still not been replaced by the time we had finished dinner and I had to go all the way downstairs again as there was no phone in the room. Also nobody around when we left about 7.30am and it was all dark so we just left the key on the side - slightly bizarre!
1-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Sarbjit, 2-night business trip
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10/10 Exceptional

Thomas, 1-night family trip
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6/10 Good

FIRE ALARM WORKS!
I love this pub but this was the first time I had stayed. I booked the double with the picture of the 4 poster bed but got a small double room. It was fine and bed was comfortable so no big deal for us. (Mentioning for those that would be disappointed). However, 2.30 in the morning the fire alarm went off and petrified us as there had been a fire there in the past. Although it only went on for a few minutes it felt like forever as we jumped out of bed and scrambled ourselves together to get out of the building. It didn’t come to that as all went off and all fine. There was a few scramblings around and people talking but it did stop. Anyway, no apology under the door or call the following morning to apologise etc so a little disappointed as I couldn’t sleep after that so feel it was money not well spent. I was lucky that I was with my partner and looked after but not sure I would of been comfortable if I’d of been staying on my own. I get it probably was an accident and all was sorted but an apology would of just been a polite thing to do.
Caroline, 1-night romance trip
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4/10 Fair

No One There at breakfast till gone 9am duvet dirt
Stephen, 1-night romance trip
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6/10 Good

Nice hotel.
Comfortable room however, my wife has a dodgy leg and had to climb three stairs. There was no lift so she asked for assistance but the manager was not too happy to help. Breakfast nice however we asked for a poached egg and got a fried egg instead.
Anthony, 2-night trip
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8/10 Very good

Very good for the price. Comfortable beds and nice linen and towels but no fresh air as the window would not open
1-night trip
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