Smith & Western Hotel & Restaurant

Now that my mother’s house has been sold, staying there is no longer an option when visiting her in the residential home she’s now in. I therefore had to look for a B&B in Tunbridge Wells other than Travelodge - what a nightmare that was. I had seen Smith and Western when I went shopping at Sainsbury’s and thought I would give it a go. It was the best decision I made!!! Upon arrival I parked in their private, free car park and then received a warm welcome from Dan who booked me in and showed me to my room - very courteous, very helpful and attentive throughout my whole stay! The room was AMAZING; great themed decor with a wonderful shower room en-suite. In the room was a Nespresso machine with complimentary coffee, tea and chocolate pods. There is free WiFi - a definite bonus these days. In the shower room there are wash and shower products provided - the towels are changed each day if used. In the wardrobe was an iron and ironing board and in one of the drawers was a hair dryer - all essential mod-cons!!! There was also a very comfortable chair and foot stool for chilling out in. Even though there was music playing downstairs in the bar and restaurant, the rooms upstairs are pretty much soundproofed and getting to sleep on the first night in a very comfortable bed was no problem at all. I’m 6’ 2” and fitted the bead easily!!! The breakfast choice - themed again - is HUGE and if you want to go the whole hog you could have a meal that would last you all day - pancakes, cooked breakfast and even, I believe, steak! I chose just scrambled egg with crispy bacon on toast with some coffee…..beautifully cooked… and served by Dan 😊. I had a 3 night stay at S&W; I got 3 great night’s sleep and 3 excellent breakfasts. I’ll be visiting my Mum every 3 - 4 weeks travelling up from Devon and can guarantee I will be going to S&W EVERY time.

Brilliant themed hotel/bar/restaurant! From the moment you get out of your car and country&western music greets you to the Indian themed rooms this place is great fun. Food on offer was varied and excellent, all serviced by enthusiastic, friendly staff. Very reasonably price rooms which included a full breakfast of your choice. If you love the old west (or not!) and fancy a fun weekend give this place a try! Whip cracking fun to be had

Chose this place as let down elsewhere. They accommodated 10 people. Staff really friendly and helpful. Food and drinks very good and service rom Dan, couldn't fault. If any downside, music was too noisy for me but I was not well on the day so less tolerant. Toilets clean which goes a long way to the whole premises cleanliness.

Fun place didn’t eat dinner only breakfast the morning after staying over. One of most comfortable beds I’ve ever slept in away from home the linen was crisp white cotton. My husband’s breakfast wasn’t great he had the full English and it was cold and like mine the poached eggs were hard but the rest of mine was good I had the avocado on toast Have booked again for a stop over on the way down to old town Hastings in October Ans looking forward to walking round the pantiles etc

Such a well appointed hotel. We stayed in Cree which is above the restaurant, so quite noisy up until 11pm with the music. The room is decorated to a high standard, with a super comfy bed. Nice bonus of a discount off your meal when staying in the hotel. The breakfast is most excellent. The staff were professional, friendly and most welcoming.