The White Cliffs Hotel, Saint Margaret's at Cliffe
About the Hotel
Rooms and Amenities
The White Cliffs Hotel features 'Old School' bedrooms with period features in the main house. Coastal Class rooms are in the extension. Guests can choose from ensuite single, double, twin, or triple bedrooms, multi-bed apartments, or simple coastal cottages. Top dog Chalk features a four-poster bed, antique furniture, and garden views. Some rooms have extra beds available upon request. All rooms include ironing facilities, tea and coffee facilities, a sitting area, a terrace, free toiletries, an electric kettle, a flat-screen TV, and carpeted floors. Kentish mews cottages next to the high street can accommodate 2 adults and 2 children, offering 2 small adjoining bedrooms (one double and one with bunk beds), a shared bathroom, and a small living/dining/kitchen area. Rooms in the Main House overlook the gardens or church and include luxury linens and designer toiletries. Small 12 sqm double bedded rooms with a 4ft wide bed are available. Coastal-themed rooms are located in the Mews, which opens onto a walled garden.
Dining at The Cliffe
The White Cliffs Hotel offers a slightly lacklustre buffet of canned fruits, sliced breads, tea bags and thermoses of hot water for breakfast. Cooked items, including eggs Benedict, smoked kippers and a Full English breakfast, are also available. The Cliffe Kitchen serves seasonal, local dishes striving for restaurant fine dining quality. The menu features seafood, such as rope-grown mussels in Kentish pip cider, baked Deal cod in a Chapel Down wine cream sauce, and lobster from local fisherman Fred. There is also a neighbouring dining option in The Smugglers Bar & Restaurant.
Leisure and Garden
The White Cliffs Hotel has a beach garden and a terrace. The garden is a sun trap in summer with places to sit and enjoy the sun or shade under the permanent gazebo decked dining area. The lounge is available for kids. The hotel offers Chalk, which features a four-poster bed, antique furniture, and views over the garden. There are 4 golf courses in the area.
Location near Dover
The White Cliffs Hotel nestles in the heart of the village of St Margarets at Cliffe near Dover, Kent. It's near St Margaret's Bay (a three-minute drive) and the Dover Patrol Memorial (a five-minute drive). It is close to the beach at St Margaret's Bay and attractions, including the castles of Dover and the cathedral city of Canterbury. Landmarks nearby include The Pines Garden Tea Room & Museum (1 km), Dover Patrol Memorial (0.5 km), National Trust The White Cliffs of Dover (3.5 km), St Margaret's Museum (0.5 km), Langdon Bay (2.5 km), Kingsdown Beach (3.5 km), Langdon Playing Fields (0.5 km), and South Foreland Lighthouse (2 km).
Hotel Services
The White Cliffs Hotel provides free English breakfast and a roundtrip airport shuttle. The staff is managed by Oakley's daughter, Ella, and the restaurant manager Jess. The White Cliffs Hotel is 100 km from London Southend. The property features beamed ceilings and wooden floors, vintage Farrow and Ball colors, and contemporary works from the South East Kent art scene on the walls. The hotel has its own beach garden and a terrace.
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Facilities
General
- Free Wi-Fi
- Parking
- Concierge desk
- Luggage storage
- Coffee shop
Guest Parking
- Electric kettle
Services
- Paid airport shuttle
- Paid city shuttle
- Tours/Ticket assistance
Dining
- Breakfast
- Restaurant
- Bar/ Lounge area
- Picnic area/ Tables
- Free breakfast
Business
- Meeting room
Spa & Leisure
- Garden area
- Barbeque grills
Room features
- Sitting area
- Terrace
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Ironing facilities
Bathroom
- Free toiletries
Self-catering
- Electric kettle
Media
- Flat-screen TV
Room decor
- Carpeted floor