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title: "The Charles Hotel, Gillingham: reviews, location & comparison"
description: "The Charles Hotel in Gillingham: rated 8.0 by guests, 3-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
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retrieved: 2026-10-14
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Hotel · ★★★
# The Charles Hotel

Chatham, Gillingham, United Kingdom

8.0 ·  Very good 18 reviews ·  3.5/5 on Google, 202 reviews ·  8.1 Location score
## About The Charles Hotel

The Charles Hotel is a hotel in Chatham, Gillingham, United Kingdom. It holds a 3-star rating. Guests rate it 8.0 out of 10 across 18 reviews. Facilities include restaurant, free wi-fi. It is 380 m from the centre of Gillingham. The nearest airport, London Southend Airport (SEN), is 24 km away.

- **Type:** Hotel

- **Star rating:** ★★★

- **Check-in from:** 15:00

- **Check-out until:** 11:00

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 0

15 New Road [charles-hotel.co.uk](http://www.charles-hotel.co.uk/)

## Rating on Google

3.5/5

202 Google reviews

-   5★64%
-   4★18%
-   3★10%
-   2★5%
-   1★3%

From the property’s public Google Maps listing. It is shown for reference and is not part of the StayVersus score.

## Amenities

### Food & drink

-   Restaurant

### Internet

-   Free Wi-Fi

### In the rooms

-   Air conditioning

Based on the property listing at our booking partner.

## Location

- **Location score:** **8.1**/10

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **79**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **6**

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest station<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Chatham Train Station</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">290 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">5 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">London Southend Airport (SEN)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">24 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">54 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Distance to the centre<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Gillingham</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">380 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">6 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   Old Brook Pumping Station250 m
-   Quicksilver250 m
-   Chatham District Masonic Hall380 m
-   Guildhall Museum630 m
-   Victorian ropery Chatham780 m
-   Aquatica World920 m

### Compare

## Compare The Charles Hotel with nearby hotels

Similar hotels within 3 km. Open a match-up to see where each one wins.

-   [St George Hotel Rochester-Chatham](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/st-george-hotel-rochester-chatham-gillingham/) Apartment 530 m away
    
    7.3 ·  [Compare](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/st-george-hotel-rochester-chatham-gillingham-vs-the-charles-hotel-gillingham/)
-   [The Royal Victoria & Bull Hotel](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/the-royal-victoria-bull-hotel-gillingham/) Hotel ★★ 2.0 km away
    
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## Questions about The Charles Hotel

### What are the check-in and check-out times at The Charles Hotel?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is until 11:00.

### How far is The Charles Hotel from the airport?

The nearest airport, London Southend Airport (SEN), is 24 km away in a straight line.

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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