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#7 of 10 B&Bs in Folkestone

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Guest House in Folkestone near Town Center and Train Station. The Victorian property once owned by the Earl of Radnor. Although fully modernised, it still maintains its period looks and comfort with added flare and warmth. Sunny Lodge is south facing, living up to its name with the warm sun shining into the rooms. We are open all year round for your convenience, offering an excellent service. Providing free parking for up to 7 vehicles, however this is a first come first served basis.

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Property amenities

Free parking

Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)

Wifi

Breakfast available

Pets Allowed ( Dog / Pet Friendly )

Non-smoking hotel

Room types

Non-smoking rooms

Family rooms

Location

84Good for walkers

Grade: 84 out of 100

40Restaurantswithin 0.3 miles

17Attractionswithin 0.3 miles

85 Cheriton Road, Folkestone CT20 2QL England

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Karen L wrote a review Jul 2023

Hertford, United Kingdom11 contributions7 helpful votes

Perfect

Brilliant, it did what we needed it to do , amazingly clean, the pictures don’t it justice Mike is a lovely man and very helpful - this get more difficult because tip advisor wants to keep me chatting for the sake for 200 characters, ok still not done now, ooh think I’ve finished

Date of stay: July 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple

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Response from Shelley Dyer, Owner at Sunny Lodge Guest House

Responded 7 Jul 2023

Hi Karen thank for your very kind I hope to see you and Simon in the near future Mike owner Sunnylodge

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Nancy L wrote a review Apr 2023

10 contributions1 helpful vote

Absolutely brilliant

Lovely room, clean, big and airy. Our host was very helpful and friendly, asked if we needed him to reserve a parking space for us and gave us ideas where to get dinner. Well-situated about a 30 second walk to Folkestone Central Station. We will definitely be going back.

Date of stay: April 2023

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Response from Shelley Dyer, Owner at Sunny Lodge Guest House

Responded 5 Jul 2023

Hi Nancy thank you for the great review sorry for the delay in responding it will be nice to see you in the future Mike owner

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TimKent_England wrote a review Oct 2022

Kent, England317 contributions120 helpful votes

Great place near the centre

Firstly Shelly the host is lovely and a fantastic, professional host. We have a dog and it was a last minute decision to stay over in Folkestone. It was the right decision to book the Sunny Lodge We had the Family Room, with its own en-suite. The room was very clean, nice bedding and fabulous towels. Shelly gave us some great dog friendly places to eat and drink We had a great stay and we will return A big thank you.

Date of stay: October 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple

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Response from Michael Galley, Owner at Sunny Lodge Guest House

Responded 26 Dec 2022

thanks for your kind review shelley sunnylodge

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karencupit wrote a review Nov 2020

Weymouth, United Kingdom7 contributions2 helpful votes

Lovely place to stay

Stayed at the Sunny Lodge for a night prior to heading over to France. Shelley and Mick were warm, friendly and welcoming when I arrived. My room was very comfortable and clean. My dog enjoyed his stay too :-) I'll definitely check to see if they have any available rooms next time I'm down that way. Highly recommended guest house!

Date of stay: October 2020Trip type: Travelled solo

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V white wrote a review Jan 2020

8 contributions4 helpful votes

Worst B&B ever

Left a young lady stranded in Folkestone. Opened the door told her to go away even though the young ladies parent had booked her a room and had arranged for someone to be there when she arrived in early morning when her coach arrived.

Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Travelled solo

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Response from Shelley D, Owner at Sunny Lodge Guest House

Responded 21 Jan 2020

The room was booked for Tuesday and not the Monday. Booking in time is from 4pm to midnight but we had a message that the person would not be turning up until after midnight on the Tuesday. She turned up after midnight on the Monday. We were fully booked Monday night. We did not turn anyone away as we did not answer the door as we were asleep and did not hear anything. We do not have a 24 hour reception we are a small b&b. There was an event across the road an apparently one our guests opened the front door because the person kept ringing the bell and stopping him from sleeping. Clearly the problem here was that the wrong day was booked by the customer and this is not our fault. We cannot be responsible for their mistake.

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LoveTravel2anywhere wrote a review Jan 2020

Ripon, United Kingdom26 contributions7 helpful votes

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Very Friendly, Very Clean ...Lovely!

We stayed here the night before catching the eurotunnel (which is only 10 mins away) Mick and Shelley are so friendly, can't do enough for you. Easy to find with parking at the front. A lovely big christmas tree greeted us as soon as we walked through the front door and the place smelt lovely. We went up to our room which was a really nice family room with a huge window, we had our 2 dogs with us so they gave us a large room which was really thoughtful. The room itself was spotlessy clean as was the bathroom and the shower was really powerful! Tea and coffee making facilities in the room were also a nice touch. I can't fault it at all. Thank you for all your help we will definately stay again (with dog leads!) and recommend you to our friends and family. Thanks again x

Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Travelled as a couple

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Sue W wrote a review Sept 2019

4 contributions1 helpful vote

Saturday break

Was visiting folkestone and decided to stay the night. Rang through to sunnylodge room available very friendly on the phone so made our way there. Mick and shelley greeted us made sure we had parking space. So friendly and welcoming. Room was bright and clean. Gave advice where to eat that evening couldn't be more helpful. Great night sleep breakfast really good accomdated me as vegetarian very good poached eggs. Will be back with rest of family great stay. Good location and lovely hosts.

Date of stay: September 2019Trip type: Travelled as a couple

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Response from Shelley D, Owner at Sunny Lodge Guest House

Responded 29 Sept 2019

Thank you very much Sue for your lovely review. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay with us. We look forward to you and your family visiting us in the future. Once again thank you for your review it is much appreciated.

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Mffm4444 wrote a review Aug 2019

Chelmsford, United Kingdom391 contributions116 helpful votes

Dissapointing

I stayed there a couple of nights, 40GBP the price, the place was well located close to the train station, owners very kind, however the room they gave me was not good, lot of spiders in the walls, spidersnet hanging in window, wifi not arrived to the room (third floor), mattress was a total disgrace, still don't understand why they don't change It. Shared toilet was not very clean either. I was hoping more comfortability however they made me pay on advance so I had yo stay. Will not come back and not recomend to go

Date of stay: August 2019Trip type: Travelled solo

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Response from Shelley D, Owner at Sunny Lodge Guest House

Responded 20 Aug 2019

Thank you for your review, however it would have been helpful if you had told us of your disappointment while you were here. I did ask you if everything was ok but you told me it was. As you saw when you came we are making significant changes to the house. The shared toilet has had a total refit since you came. August is the time of year when the spiders are active and unfortunately I cannot control this. Our WIFI provider had problems that weekend and again this is beyond my control. Everybody has to pay in advance which is no different to any other hotel or B&B. I am sorry you did not have a good experience with us.

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N Rose wrote a review Jun 2019

6 contributions1 helpful vote

Brilliant Place to stay

I don’t normally have a lot to say but I spent 2 nights 3 days in sunny lodge. It is very nice well kept and comfortable as well as clean place. I stayed in a lovely double room with an en suite. The couple that run the place is Mike and Shelly and they’re so welcoming and made me feel like royalty. They helped me out with where to go and it was a pleasure to stay here and meet Mike and Shelly. May God bless them and trust me this place is worth going to stay. Thanks guys. Mr N Rose x

Date of stay: June 2019

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Response from Shelley D, Owner at Sunny Lodge Guest House

Responded 26 Jun 2019

It was a pleasure to look after you. We enjoyed your company as well and look forward to seeing you in the near future. Thank you for your lovely kind review.

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Lord David wrote a review Jun 2019

Bristol, United Kingdom98 contributions94 helpful votes

Rude owner

I booked via booking.com. Owner phoned me and was extremely rude and unpleasant. He told me a booking.com payment in advance had been declined. He said I had 12 hours to decide and then he said he was cancelling it, which is what he did. Thank god for that, as I do not fancy taking my family to a place owned and run by such an unpleasant person.

Date of stay: June 2019Trip type: Travelled with family

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Response from Shelley D, Owner at Sunny Lodge Guest House

Responded 18 Jun 2019

I checked your name with our reservations through booking.com and you have never made a booking with us. It would seem that you have made a mistake with who you booked with but it certainly was not Sunny Lodge. For future reference if there is an issue with card payment then it is booking.com that give you 24 hours to rectify this and if there is no response then booking.com cancel the booking. We cannot cancel any booking unless it is verified by booking.com. best wishes. Shelley (owner)

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