Royal Hotel Kettering

See all properties

Choose dates to view prices

Dates

December 2024

January 2025

Overview
Rooms
Location
Policies

Popular amenities

Breakfast included

Laundry

Housekeeping

Parking included

Business services

Explore the area

Market Place, Kettering, England, NN16 0AJ

Kettering Conference Centre
18 min walk
Lighthouse Theatre
19 min walk
Wicksteed Park
3 min drive
Northampton (ORM-Sywell Aerodrome
14 min drive

Room options

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

About this property

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/game room, a front-desk safe, and free breakfast are onsite.

Royal Hotel Kettering offers 41 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Televisions come with premium digital channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations with deep soaking bathtubs and complimentary toiletries. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

During your stay at Royal Hotel Kettering, you'll be within walking distance of Kettering Conference Centre. Free breakfast, free self parking, and a roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge) are available.

Free breakfast offered
Free self parking
WiFi in some public areas for a fee
Amenities include a front-desk safe, a meeting room, and laundry facilities
Just a 3-minute drive from Kettering Conference Centre and a few minutes from Lighthouse Theatre
Airport shuttle service available for a fee

Free breakfast is served. Public spaces have WiFi for a fee. An airport shuttle at scheduled times is available for a fee. The business-friendly Royal Hotel Kettering also features an arcade/game room, laundry facilities, and a front-desk safe. Free self parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Kettering hotel.

Guests are served free breakfast.

Property amenities

Internet

Available in all rooms: WiFi
Available in some public areas: WiFi (surcharge)

Parking and public transport

Free self-parking on site
Wheelchair-accessible parking available
Return airport shuttle (surcharge)
Airport shuttle at scheduled times

Food and drink

Free breakfast available

Things to do

Arcade/games room

Family friendly

Arcade/games room
Laundry facilities
Microwave
Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Conveniences

Front-desk safe

Guest services

Daily housekeeping
Front desk (limited hours)
Laundry facilities

Business services

A meeting room

Accessibility

If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Wheelchair-accessible parking

Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

Deep-soaking bath
Free toiletries
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Shower/bath combination
Towels

Entertainment

Digital channels
Premium channels
TV

Food and drink

Coffee/tea maker
Microwave

Desk
Iron/ironing board (on request)
Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation

Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome.

Kids stay free! Children stay free when using existing bedding.

Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 20.00 per night.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

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

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

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

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.

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

Royal Hotel Kettering offers transfers from the airport (fees may apply). Please contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation with your arrival details prior to travel.

We should mention

Children stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.

Property is also known as

Hotel Royal Kettering

Kettering Royal Hotel

Royal Hotel Kettering

Royal Kettering

Royal Kettering Hotel

Royal Hotel Kettering Hotel

Kettering Comfort Inn

Royal Hotel Kettering United Kingdom

Royal Hotel Kettering Kettering

Royal Hotel Kettering Hotel Kettering

Royal Hotel Kettering Reviews

5.0

5.4/10

Cleanliness

5.6/10

Staff & service

4.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

15 Mar 2016

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

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

26 Jan 2016

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

2/10 Terrible

Daniel

24 Jan 2016

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

Room stank of stale smoke

2/10 Terrible

Richard

23 Jan 2016

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.

6/10 Okay

Emma, Corby

12 Jan 2016

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.

4/10 Poor

Peter, Minehead

11 Jan 2016

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 !

4/10 Poor

Brian, Hampshire

15 Nov 2015

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.

4/10 Poor

Paresh

11 Nov 2015

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

6/10 Okay

G J, Andover

8 Nov 2015

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.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

26 Oct 2015

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

No heating

Almost froze to death! No hot water, no heater all through night and day.

4/10 Poor

Sue, Rochdale

21 Oct 2015

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

6/10 Okay

bev m

8 Oct 2015

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.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

28 Sept 2015

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.

10/10 Excellent

Alven, Milton Keynes

26 Sept 2015

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

Wonderful place

We had a wonderful stay at this place, staff was so helpful

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

26 Sept 2015

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

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

19 Sept 2015

Liked: Room comfort

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

2/10 Terrible

Gavin, Birmingham

15 Sept 2015

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

2/10 Terrible

Paul

13 Sept 2015

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

2/10 Terrible

John, Stafford

12 Sept 2015

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

2/10 Terrible

Sophie

9 Sept 2015

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!!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

8 Sept 2015

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.

6/10 Okay

Andrew, London

1 Sept 2015

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!

2/10 Terrible

Daniel, Bromley

17 Aug 2015

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