This family-friendly beach hotel features live entertainment each evening, and towers over Folkestone's attractive harbour. This grand family hotel is renowned as one of the UK's top entertainment hotels, meaning guests can relax, dine in style, and be entertained, all under one roof. With 481 en suite rooms, many with sea views, this Folkestone hotel is ideal for holidays, short breaks and weekends away. Facilities on offer to guests include a lobby area with a 24-hour reception and 24-hour check-in/check-out service, 10 hotel safes, 4 lifts, a café, 2 bars, 2 games rooms and a TV lounge. It also offers 2 restaurants, extensive conference facilities and a WLAN access point. There are 200 car parking spaces available for those arriving by car.

This hotel is superbly located by the seaside, just 3 minutes from the sandy beach, and overlooks Folkestone's picturesque harbour. The hotel is conveniently situated only a 10-minute walk from the main town and guests will find restaurants, bars, links to the public transport network and shops all within a 20-minute walk of the hotel. It lies just a 10-minute drive from the Eurotunnel terminal, 17 km from Dover Airport and 60 km from Gatwick Airport.

Guests may select their breakfast from a buffet and dinner is available in the form of a four-course buffet dinner which guests can enjoy in attractive surroundings either in the Victorian restaurant, with candle-lit dining every evening, or in the Harbour restaurant, the main dining area, with attractive views over Folkestone harbour. Beverages and snacks are also available from the Brassiere in the Maritime Lounge. As part of the recent refurbishment, a new non-smoking lounge area is situated on the ground floor.