The Old Borough Arms

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Dates

January 2025

February 2025

Breakfast, lunch, brunch served; local cuisine

Family Room, Ensuite (Multiple Rooms) | Bathroom

Overview
Rooms
Location
Policies

Wonderful

Popular amenities

Bar

Housekeeping

Free WiFi

Restaurant

Explore the area

The Strand, Rye, England, TN31 7DB

Rye Heritage Centre
1 min walk
The Old Grain Store
1 min walk
Rye Station
4 min walk
Rochester (RCS)
62 min drive

Room options

Single Room, Ensuite

Sleeps 1
1 Twin Bed

Deluxe Double Room

Sleeps 2
1 King Bed

Family Triple Room, Ensuite

Sleeps 3
1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Double Room, Ensuite

Sleeps 2
1 Double Bed

Double Room, Ensuite

Sleeps 2
1 Double Bed

Comfort Double Room, Ensuite (Small Rm8)

Sleeps 2
1 Double Bed

Family Room, Ensuite (Multiple Rooms)

Sleeps 5
2 Double Beds and 1 Twin Bed

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Free WiFi

Breakfast available

Parking available

Bar

for 1 night

includes taxes & fees

9 Jan - 10 Jan

About this property

Guesthouse in Rye with a coffee shop and a restaurant

A restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a coffee shop/cafe are available at this smoke-free guesthouse. WiFi in public areas is free.

The Old Borough Arms offers 10 accommodations with hair dryers. Each accommodation is individually decorated. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 25+ Mbps). Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Our customers tell us they can't get enough of the helpful staff at The Old Borough Arms. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Rye Heritage Centre. Features include free WiFi in public areas, plus a restaurant and a bar.

Free WiFi (speed: 25+ Mbps)
Enjoy a bite to eat at The Mermaid Street Cafe, a café that serves local cuisine
Breakfast served daily for a fee
Services include babysitting
Steps from Rye Heritage Centre and Lamb House

Along with a restaurant, there's a coffee shop/cafe on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces.

This 4-star Rye guesthouse is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy local cuisine breakfast daily.

The Mermaid Street Cafe - This café specializes in local cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, and lunch.

Onsite venue #2 - bar. Open daily.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

Street parking available

Food and drink

Local cuisine breakfast available for a fee daily: GBP 2.0-12.0 per person
1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
1 bar

Restaurants on site

The Mermaid Street Cafe

Family friendly

Babysitting services
Children's books
Children's games
High chair

Guest services

Daily housekeeping
Front desk (limited hours)

Outdoors

Terrace

Accessibility

If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
This property does not have any lifts
Upper floors accessible by stairs only

Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

Heating

Bathroom

Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Shower
Towels

Guidebooks/recommendations
Individually decorated
Local maps

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 6:00 PM

Early check-in subject to availability

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Front desk staffed during limited hours

This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

Breakage deposit: GBP 200 per stay

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

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

Fee for local cuisine breakfast: approximately GBP 2.0 to 12.0 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

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; cash is not accepted

The front desk at this property is open daily from 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM.
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

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The Old Borough Arms Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

10/10 Excellent

TP

Travelled with family

23 Aug 2024

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

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

james

Travelled with family

27 Jul 2024

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

Had a wonderful time an everyone was so lovely, helpful and welcoming, rye itself is a wonderful town, very beautiful with great food

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

23 Jul 2024

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

Cute and charming

We really enjoyed our stay here. The host was welcoming and friendly. The room was cosy, and very peaceful. Comfy bed, and such a beautiful and cute hotel; such a picturesque setting. Would recommend.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Rhona

18 Jul 2024

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

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

15 Apr 2024

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

Brilliant central location to everything to explore on foot. Lovely little b&b and made very welcome.

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eduardo

17 Mar 2024

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

Weekend away in lovely Rye

Our stay in Rye was so enjoyable. We felt very welcomed. The hosts were helpful & accomodating (allowing us to check in early). The rooms were clean and comfortable, the restaurant serves delicious food, and the accommodation is centrally located in beautiful corner of Rye. Highly recommended!

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Sheila

8 Mar 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Restful, comfortable base to explore from

Owner was very warm and friendly- very enthusiastic welcome and looked after us very well indeed. Breakfast was mega and so good- didn't need lunch! The bed was one of the best ever and very difficult to get out of, even for breakfast. If we had a small criticism it would that the room could do with a lick of paint and some of the equipment needs updating.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

3 Mar 2024

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

Really lovely

We had a pleasant stay. The room was very nice and everyone who works there is really lovely and helpful. Unfortunately, the room where we stayed was right next to the front door and suffered from lots of noise. The guests coming in and out were banging the stubborn door until late at night and street noise was also loud. I can imagine not all rooms have this issue, so I’d recommend Old Borough Arms, but maybe not room 1.

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Christopher

Travelled with partner

29 Feb 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities

Single gazed windows suffer from lots of internal condensation during outer cool days. Lower half of the windows are covered in dense frosting film preventing any view through them. The noise from the light traffic can be heard inside. Water flushing/shower and guest noise from other rooms does enter the room on the middle of the three floors.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sinead

4 Feb 2024

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alaine

Travelled with partner

20 Jan 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Had a really lovely stay at The Old Borough Arms. Lovely hosts who were really welcoming. Made us a great breakfast that set us up for a days wondering around the town and area. Room was very comfortable, warm and well equipped.

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

ivona

Travelled with group

14 Jan 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The staff are amazing. there was a mix up with the booking from Expedia and the staff fixed the problem which ended up with us getting an upgrade. This was fantastic. The accomodation is well located, clean and serive is super friendly. Highly recommended

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tania

30 Dec 2023

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

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Debbie

20 Dec 2023

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

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Johnny

17 Dec 2023

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Andrew

10 Dec 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Quirky hotel

This hotel is quirky and quaint. I was staying in Room 8 which was on the ground floor. The room was compact and had all the fittings you might expect. Some drawers, dressing table, TV and coat hooks, but no wardrobe. Quite a nice quirky mirror above the dressing table. While it looked pleasant, it did feel a bit in need of modernizing. The en suite, however, felt very new. The room was quite dark as it backed onto the car port so really didn't have a view nor got much direct light. I didn't have food there, but the cafe looked pleasant. I particularly liked that the hotel building includes a section of the old town wall built in the 14th century. The location is very convenient for all of Rye, and very near some pubs and restaurants.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Jill

3 Dec 2023

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Good value for a weekend in Rye, convenient for all local shops and restaurants. Comfortable bed and modern bathroom.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Patricia

Travelled with family

14 Nov 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

ray

4 Nov 2023

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

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kyle

22 Oct 2023

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

Property was in a great location in town.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Fay

13 Oct 2023

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

A warm greeting upon arrival. Great location with pubs and restaurants only minutes away. Lovely fresh and clean room, comfy bed and a great night sleep! 5 stars!

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023