The Kings Arms

4.0 star property

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Boating
Bar (on property)
Indoor wedding
Lobby
Front of property

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Business services

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18 Castle Street, Christchurch, England, BH23 1DT
  • Place, Christchurch Castle
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Christchurch Priory
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Regent Centre
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Airport, Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.)
    ‪12 min drive‬

Room options

Standard King (Cozy King)

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(5 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Superior Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(4 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Park view

Standard Room (Sofabed)

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

Classic Room, 1 King Bed

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Classic Twin

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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About this property

The Kings Arms

Hotel in Christchurch with restaurant and bar/lounge
A restaurant, a bar/lounge and a meeting room are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, concierge services, dry cleaning and a 24-hour front desk are on-site.
The Kings Arms offers 20 air-conditioned accommodations with a safe and complimentary bottles of water. 40-inch Smart televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include baths or showers, designer toiletries and hairdryers. This Christchurch hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and an iron/ironing board. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at The Kings Arms. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Christchurch Castle. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus a restaurant.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • Cooked-to-order breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge and luggage storage
  • Guests have great things to say about the helpful staff and the location
  • Just a 5-minute drive from New Forest National Park and 11 minutes from Bournemouth International Centre
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi. The Kings Arms also features concierge services, dry cleaning/laundry services, and room service (during limited hours). Self parking is free. You'll have access to the health club at a partner property.

This 4-star Christchurch hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy a cooked-to-order breakfast daily from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM.
On-site venue – This restaurant serves lunch and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free secured, uncovered self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: GBP 18 for adults and GBP 18 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting room

Accessibility

  • Lift

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch smart TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: 11 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: from approximately GBP 18 for adults and from GBP 18 for children

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

Property is also known as

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The Kings Arms Hotel
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The Kings Arms Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 335 out of 479 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 114 out of 479 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 23 out of 479 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 479 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 479 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bev

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely clean hotel with high standards which is on a great location
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay they don’t do food in the evening but there are plenty of great restaurants with in about 3 min walk from the hotel
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent style and comfort hotel!

Excellent - so good we extended our short stay from one to two nights. Excellent parking and location. Plenty of restaurants nearby ( beware of Mondays and Tuesdays when a lot are closed). Staff were lovely . Breakfast superb. Rooms spacious. Lovely decor throughout too.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spotlessly clean. Staff were helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

craig

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great room and location - excellent beds like giant marshmallows
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Trevor

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Clare

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff are lovely food is lovely!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is an older hotel, very close to the High Street and a short walk to The Priory and waterfront. The room was very nice, large bathroom. The bed wasn’t terribly comfortable but we were only there for two nights. I loved the tea set up in our room that included a variety of organic teas, fresh milk, kettle and cookies. So nice to have in the morning. The staff were very friendly and helpful. We didn’t eat in the hotel as there are many restaurants on the High Street but it looked very elegant and nice. Overall we were very happy with our stay and would stay there again in the future.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Geoffrey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly and helpful staff. Room very comfortable and lovely bar. Breakfast was very good with plenty of choice.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room spacious and well equipped. But you had to be a gymnast to use the shower in the bath.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff was very good nothing was too much trouble would have liked it better if we could of had an evening meal at the hotel
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff were extremely friendly and helpful, and it was a nice touch having a free drink token.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leigh

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a lovely stay, staff are great and the rooms are bright and modern. We will definitely be back!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

We had a wonderfull stay at the Kings Arms.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lorraine, fORT lAUDERDALE

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Phenomenal location, very nice rooms, courteous staff. Loved everything about this place.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fabulous Find

Our stay was incredible, made even more fabulous by Briony, Rahul and Spencer, who all showed a friendly and professional approach. Our room, room 101, was fantastic!! Large, freshly decorated and homely. Our bed was huge and the bedding gorgeous, although a larger duvet would be a good addition. The bathroom was clean, large and well lit. We loved our stay and will definitely to The King's Arms.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fabulous stay

Fantastic hotel, beautiful interior, standing proud in the centre of Christchurch, with an imposing position overlooking the old priory ruins and castle. The staff were attentive, there was a small mix up on check in, that was sorted swiftly and promptly. Given the wrong door key by a young member of staff, I would imagine still training. Early check in was a great bonus to opt for, just a small additional charge. The priory king rooms were large and airy. The large Georgian windows were fantastic, one small drawback, the traffic noise but as it is on a main road it was to be expected. The blinds do not all close together, several slates needs to be done manually. This could possibly be addressed as it is a little frustrating having to close them individually! But this was remedied in a few minutes. The beds and pillows were comfy ensuring a sound nights sleep. I wouldn’t hesitate to return. Thank you for a wonderful stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025