England · United Kingdom
Where to stay in Rochester
Rochester is a city in England, United Kingdom, home to about 63,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Rochester, with about 77 rooms between them. Every one carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- June to September
- Nearest airport
- SEN24 km · London Southend Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
About
About Rochester
Rochester ( ROTCH-iss-tər) is a port town in the unitary authority of Medway, in Kent, England. It is at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway, about 30 miles (50 km) east-southeast of London.
Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Rochester
See
- Rochester Cathedral
- Rochester Castle
- Upnor Castle
- Eastgate House
- Restoration House
- Rochester Bridge
- Guildhall Museum
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Rochester
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelodge Rochester hotel | 77 | 4.3/5 776 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Rochester
7 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| George Vaults | 0.3 km | |
| Gordon Hotel | 0.2 km | |
| King's Head Hotel | 0.3 km | |
| Royal Crown Hotel | 0.5 km | |
| Royal Victoria And Bull Hotel | 0.4 km | |
| The Horseshoe and Castle | 7.8 km | |
| The Dickens Hotel | 0.6 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Rochester
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Rochester are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; November is the wettest, with about 82 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Rochester: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London Southend Airport (SEN), about 24 km from the city centre in a straight line; London City Airport (LCY, 34 km) and London Gatwick Airport (LGW, 55 km) are also within reach.
SEN · London Southend Airport
LCY · London City Airport
LGW · London Gatwick Airport
Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Rochester
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
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Questions
Rochester: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Rochester?
By published guest score: Travelodge Rochester (4.3 / 5 · 776 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Rochester?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Rochester are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; November is the wettest, with about 82 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Rochester?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London Southend Airport (SEN), about 24 km from the city centre in a straight line; London City Airport (LCY, 34 km) and London Gatwick Airport (LGW, 55 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Rochester?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near Rochester
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.