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Reviews of The Hope Anchor

3 out of 5
The Hope Anchor
Watchbell St, Rye, England

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 38 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 50 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel stay
An excellent stay, brilliantly located in the old town with great views. Well worth the windy drive through the quirky streets and bag drop off. Room was outstanding, very comfy bed and good suite. Breakfast was also fantastic with great range of choice. Best weekend stay hotel we’ve ever had.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Guy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel for Rye town
Great place to stay if visiting Rye town, ideal for walking around and visiting pubs and restaurants in town , no driving required, although you will have to leave your car in public car park. Clean and tidy hotel with good views from many of the rooms, of particular note is the excellent breakfast served daily. Would recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dennis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A vastly improved stay !
Yet again a good visit to this hotel. I must say though that they seemed to have stepped up all the levels at everything. The 4 staff that me met on this one evening stay were Brilliant in their attentive manners to Customer Service . Well done to them !! So looking forward to another visit in 2024 . There was only one downside and that was the change in the hotels permit parking arrangements as parking outside was now limited to between the hours of 6pm - 9am and in howling weathers and senior age is difficult.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Glyn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unique location overlooking the river
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly and very helpful reception. Excellent freshly cooked breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely rooms with great outlook over harbour. Very pleasant and friendly staff. Good location for shops and restaurants but still very quiet
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Lovely hotel great location. Staff friendly
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Vicki

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

David t

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The parking wasn’t easy as it was quite a long way from the hotel. Not easy if you have luggage and in our case it was pouring with rain. We did think the staff were very friendly and the breakfast was really nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from The Hope Anchor Management on 1 Jul 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Jyothika

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Cute and clean! Basic breakfast, Enjoyed well! Would like to stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from The Hope Anchor Management on 1 Jul 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Neil

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, perfect location, great breakfast I would happily stay here again if in the Rye area.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from The Hope Anchor Management on 1 Jul 2023
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8/10 Good

Hilary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Within the old town, so no parking. Hotel could use some attention, just sweeping the butts off the front steps and removing the dead plant would be good. It was fine for the 1 night, breakfast was good. Rye is lovely.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from The Hope Anchor Management on 1 Jul 2023
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8/10 Good

N

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from The Hope Anchor Management on 1 Jul 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel with stunning views, friendly staff, excellent breakfast. Comfortable stay, room could do with a little TLC
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from The Hope Anchor Management on 1 Jul 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Klaus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from The Hope Anchor Management on 1 Jul 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Greg

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had a lovely stay. Good service. Sadly let down by the lack of parking.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Historical building which retained its original features but still had mod cons like WiFi & a hairdryer! Friendly staff & ideal location to explore Rye. Lack of parking is only downside but don’t let that put you off.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Chris on 20 Mar 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely 4 poster room overlooking the harbour. Great service and location. Breakfast was delicious. Would definately stay again
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Chris on 20 Mar 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

P

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Chris on 20 Mar 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel with amazing views over the harbour
Breakfast was great and was served promptly,would have been nice to have the restaurant as an option. We ended up having fish n chips in the evening because we couldn't get a table anywhere. You guys could be missing a trick there.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Chris on 20 Mar 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Barry

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff friendly & helpful breakfast excellent, hotel a bit tired but quaint but will return
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Christopher on 14 Mar 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great base for the night. Friendly staff. Good breakfast. Couldn't ask for more.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Chris on 14 Mar 2023
Thank you

8/10 Good

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Chris on 11 Mar 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Alzbeta

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Chris on 11 Mar 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from The Hope Anchor Management on 25 Feb 2023
Thank you :)

10/10 Excellent

Sevcan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our room was very clean and spacious. A free breakfast was also included which had a nice selection of food. It was a very pleasant weekend stay, really enjoyed it.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Response from The Hope Anchor Management on 25 Feb 2023
We are glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to be able to welcome you again in the future.

8/10 Good

Wendy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderfully friendly and helpful staff. Old property full of Rye charm.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023
Response from The Hope Anchor Management on 25 Feb 2023
Thank you for your review. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to welcome you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfectly Superb
My wife and I overnighted in the superb Hope and Anchor Hotel, I thoroughly recommend this to anyone. A fantastic location, lovely views, polite attentive staff. Warm quiet and clean cosy room with Four posted bed; great bathroom spacing and in the morning one of the best breakfasts we’ve ever had when away (and it was included with the stay which we found was a generous bonus). I made a special request via email for flowers and chocolates on arrival and I’ve please to say this was graciously carried out, my wife was surprised; I was pleased, we both very much content in our comfortable stay. The receptionist was kind; smiley and a joy for us to both deal with. I really can’t say more than if you’re in Rye, want a professional and cared for stay; book the Hope and Anchor for it!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from The Hope Anchor Management on 16 Feb 2023
Thank you for your review. We are glad that you both enjoyed your stay with us. It was our pleasure to be able to help surprise your wife and chef will be delighted to hear how much you enjoyed breakfast.We look forward to welcoming you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Susanna

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from Chris on 11 Mar 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Jacopo

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a really lovely relaxing stay
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from The Hope Anchor Management on 13 Feb 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

K

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from The Hope Anchor Management on 13 Feb 2023
thank you

10/10 Excellent

Penny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would recommend
Staff were very friendly and helpful. Lovely room, breakfast wonderful.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from The Hope Anchor Management on 19 Jan 2023
Thank you for your kind words and review score. Hope to see you again soon. :)

4/10 Poor

Erin

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The heating was turned off in the room so it was freezing cold for the one night I stayed. By the time it was rectified after I spoke to the manager the next morning it was only an hour before checkout and it did not have time to heat up.
Response from The Hope Anchor Management on 14 Jan 2023
Hello,I'm sorry you found the room freezing, our heating comes on at 6am until10.30am and again at 5pm until 10.30pm. Each radiator has its own thermostat that controls each bedroom and this is in all our rooms. Unfortunately it had been turned off, so it didn't have time to heat your room before you returned.

8/10 Good

HELEN

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from The Hope Anchor Management on 14 Jan 2023
Thank you for your review score, hope we see you again soon. :)

10/10 Excellent

Antony

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely New Year’s Eve
Fantastic stay. The management were very friendly and accommodating for our 6 month old. The bar was lovely, with a nice ambiance. Rooms were clean and cosy. All around great stay for New Year’s Eve
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022
Response from The Hope Anchor Management on 14 Jan 2023
Thank you for your kind words review score, it was a really nice atmosphere over the Christmas period and a pleasure to serve you.Hope we see you again soon. :)

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place, lovely staff….a great find. Just like the old days😀
Response from The Hope Anchor Management on 14 Jan 2023
Thank you for your review score, hope we see you again soon. :)

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very happy
Would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022
Response from The Hope Anchor Management on 14 Jan 2023
Thank you for your review score, hope we see you again soon. :)

10/10 Excellent

Valerie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Joli hôtel typique anglais. Très bon petit déjeuner copieux. Personnel aux petits soins. Quasiment impossible de se garer par contre
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Yichun

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Frederic

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from The Hope Anchor Management on 1 Jul 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hemtrevligt boende i fantastisk miljö
Charmigt hotell med familjär atmosfär. Ligger högt i utkanten av centrala Rye, men det är definitivt värt att ta sig dit även om man kommer med tåg eller buss. Huset har precis den charm man förväntar sig i Rye, men man får stå ut med branta trappor och lågt i tak. Åtminstone om man har turen att få rummet högst upp 🙂
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from The Hope Anchor Management on 1 Jul 2023
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8/10 Good

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Für eine Zwischenübernachtung völlig okay
Für eine Zwischenübernachtung völlig okay. Das Zimmer war klein, das Frühstück sehr gut.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from The Hope Anchor Management on 1 Jul 2023
Thank you for your review and comments