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Margate
Where to Stay
5 places to stay: from harbour-view rooms to cosy B&Bs
Whether you’re after a luxury hotel, a welcoming guesthouse, or a cosy bed and breakfast, Margate has accommodation to suit every budget and style. Most places are within easy reach of the main attractions and the centre of town.
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Hotels
Hotel
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Fort Road Hotel
18 Fort Road, Margate, Kent
Fourteen rooms in an 1820 boarding house above the Old Town, empty for twenty-two years and reopened in 2022. Restaurant, bar and sea views.
Continental breakfast includedRestaurant on siteBar with local artwork and events14 rooms
Hotel
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Walpole Bay Hotel
Fifth Avenue, Cliftonville, Margate, Kent
A family-run Edwardian seafront hotel in Cliftonville with a 1927 Otis lift, a corridor museum and a collection of signed tablecloths. Sincere and singular.
Restaurant on site1927 Otis trellis Gate liftIn House museum and the Napery collection
Hotel
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No42 by GuestHouse
42 High Street, Margate, Kent
The former Sands Hotel building on the High Street, reopened under the GuestHouse group with a rooftop bar. Minutes from the beach and the Old Town.
Rooftop bar with sea viewRestaurant on siteCentral, between the High Street and the seafront
Hotel
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Premier Inn Margate
Station Green, Station Road, Margate, Kent
The town's only large predictable-price hotel, right at the railway station. The fallback when the independents are full, which they often are.
Immediately beside Margate railway stationLarge room count, usually available at short noticeRestaurant on site
Guesthouses
Guesthouse
£££
The Reading Rooms
31 Hawley Square, Margate, Kent
Two en-suite rooms, each taking a whole floor of a Georgian house on Hawley Square. Roll-top baths, four minutes from the beach, books far ahead.
Two rooms only, each occupying a full floorCast Iron roll Top baths and mosaic wet roomsBreakfast served2 rooms
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