About this property
Boasting a marina setting, the Ship and Trades is located in Chatham, 1.9 miles from Gillingham Train Station and offers free parking. The contemporary bar, restaurant and hotel overlooks one of the yacht basins at the former Royal Naval Dockyard. It has waterfront seating with views of the boats and views across the River Medway onwards to Upnor Castle. Visitors can also enjoy the view from inside the Ship and Trades’ wrap-around restaurant with floor-to-ceiling glazing overlooking the marina. The 15-bedroom hotel also has a comfortable lounge area and 2 snug rooms. Its décor is inspired by its nautical heritage, as the structure was originally home to dockyard offices and an engineering shop in the late 19th century. A cinema and several shops are within a 10-minute walk away.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.3 for a two-person trip.
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Suzanne
United Kingdom“Very friendly and welcoming staff. Convenient for our visit to the dockyard.” - Adrian United Kingdom“WiFi kept dropping out, had to piggy back a neighbouring business. Food absolutely excellent, well cooked, well presented, well served when staff attendant. Lovely character hotel, beautiful historic surrounding, one can imagine the tall ships of...”
- Marina United Kingdom“Great location, lots of restaurants, coffee shops etc. The harbour area and St Marys Island very peaceful to walk around. Staff very polite and helpful. Great breakfast.”
Amanda United Kingdom“Fantastic position for visiting Chatham Historic Docks & the surrounding area. Good walks from the building.The staff were absolutely fantastic, couldn’t do enough for us. I asked for a quiet room as we’re staying a Saturday night & we had no...”- Britnell United Kingdom“We loved the room. It was very quaint and well supplied with refreshments and toiletries. The staff were amazing and accommodating.”
- Carole United Kingdom“The bedroom and bathroom were very clean and comfortable, little touches like fresh milk for tea and coffee were appreciated, friendly staff, very good breakfast. In response to the question about ‘quiet’ - the Ship & Trades is a pub/hotel with a...”
- Kay United Kingdom“Friendly helpful staff. Lovely room with very comfortable beds”
- David United Kingdom“Food was delicious, breakfast and dinner. The view was interesting and very serene.”
- Gillian United Kingdom“The location was fantastic and very handy as we were visiting the historic Chatham dockyard nearby. The facilities were very good and the food very nice. Excellent breakfast and dinner service was friendly. We also had free parking outside the...”
- Mike United Kingdom“Converted warehouse in the docks - great marina views and easy parking.”
Property surroundings
Restaurants
- Restaurant #1
- CuisineBritish • International
- Open forBreakfast • Lunch • Dinner
- AmbianceFamily friendly • Modern
- Dietary optionsVegetarian • Vegan • Gluten-free • Dairy-free
House rules
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
Children 13 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
Cot and extra bed policies
The number of cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.
There are no extra beds available at this property.
All cots are subject to availability.
The fine print
Please note that your car needs to be registered with the reception before car parking is provided.
