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The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn

3.0 star property
Hotel in Cranbrook with restaurant and bar/lounge

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

Reviews

6.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Breakfast available
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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Rye Road, Cranbrook, England
  • Place, High Weald
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Sissinghurst Castle and Garden
    ‪13 min drive‬
  • Place, Leeds Castle
    ‪32 min drive‬
  • Airport, London (LGW-Gatwick)

Room options

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Double Room

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

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

Cranbrook

At The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn, you'll be 5.8 km (3.6 mi) from Merriments Gardens and 7.6 km (4.7 mi) from Bodiam Castle. Highlights at this hotel include a restaurant, free self-parking and a bar/lounge. .This hotel offers free WiFi in public areas. Full breakfast is available. .Sights within a 10-minute drive of this 3-property class Cranbrook hotel include Pashley Manor Gardens and High Weald.

What's nearby

  • High Weald - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Bodiam Castle - 9 min drive - 7.7 km
  • Sissinghurst Castle and Garden - 13 min drive - 13.5 km
  • Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest - 16 min drive - 15.5 km
  • Leeds Castle - 32 min drive - 37.8 km

Getting around

  • Etchingham Station - 14 min drive
  • Gatwick Airport (LGW) - 69 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Salehurst Halt - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Queen's Inn - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪The Great House - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Eight Bells - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Arthurs - ‬7 min drive

About this property

The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn

Hotel in Cranbrook with restaurant and bar/lounge
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. Free self parking is available.
  • 10 guestrooms or units
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn offers 10 accommodations with free toiletries. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include baths or showers. This Cranbrook hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee: GBP 7.50 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: 10:30 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for full breakfast: from approximately GBP 7.50 per person

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard.

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

What is the cancellation policy at The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn?

The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn offers free cancellation on select room rates. Check out the cancellation policy for more info.

Is parking available at The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn?

Yep, The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn has a free self car park.

Does The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn serve breakfast?

Sure does, full brekkie is offered at The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn?

No, The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn does not offer an airport shuttle service.

Is there a bar or restaurant at The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn?

Yep, they've got a lounge bar and an onsite restaurant that serves British cuisine. Pre dinner cocktails anyone?

What time are check-in & check-out at The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn?

Check-in begins at 3 PM. Check-out time is 10 AM.

Are pets allowed at The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn?

No, pets are not allowed.

The Royal Oak Historic Commercial Inn Reviews

Reviews

6.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 7 out of 32 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 32 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 32 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 32 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 32 reviews

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

4.8/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Will stay again

Stayed when the hotel was being repaired but was warned and have stayed before when it was very good.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

russell

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

russell

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
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
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
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.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Friedrich

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Rhiannon

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

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.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Position of hotel was perfect with easy access to all of the town
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Lots of character, lovely looking old building with beamed bar and nice looking breakfast room
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Andy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice room but no shower rail
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A very nice inn in a lovely location. Very helpful chef for dealing with a celiac case
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Gloria

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

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
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Good recommendation

Excellent value and some surprisingly good food
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Leanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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. 😊
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

4/10 Poor

Giles

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Disappointing!!

Cobwebs in bathroom ! Curtains paper thin ! Bar staff hopeless ! Many holes in the bath tiles but knowhere to hang the shower head !
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sarbjit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Caroline

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

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.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

4/10 Poor

Stephen

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

No One There at breakfast till gone 9am duvet dirt

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Anthony, Bromsgrove

Liked: Cleanliness

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.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very good for the price. Comfortable beds and nice linen and towels but no fresh air as the window would not open
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018