Samphire At The Blazing Donkey - Dover

Had a wedding there. Fantastic day. Great venue Rooms: 4 Service: 4 Location: 4

Lovely venue with great food and friendly staff. Hotel highlights: Great value

Avoid Cheap for a reason and they make up the cost with the price of drinks and their lies. Communication is the worst part, cannot get hold of them via phone or email even if you leave a message you get 0 response. Sold absolute lies when booking just to get your business as soon as they have it they have 0 care for you or your day. Was told when we booked the “ALL” rooms package that we get “ALL” the rooms which it even states on the leaflet but 2 of my guests ended up shoved in the horrible tents behind the rooms and their 2 rooms was filled with random people. So much for their biggest sell point “Exclusivity”. Received no contract or invoices the entire time, took 1 month after our wedding to receive our no damage deposit back whilst being lied to again saying it had been sent when it had not. The rooms are in a poor state, showers completely blocked with limescale among other stuff. Food is poor compared to the taster that you have before the wedding and the breakfast is cold and overly greasy, non cooked eggs and gone off milk. Marque is falling apart( there was a giant hole in the floor). The prices of drink kept going up as the night went on and as for Clint(wedding co-ordination) what a stuck up individual the guy is. If I could rewind time I would 120% not book this place Rooms: 1 Service: 1 Location: 2

It's a wedding venue. Didn't stay. Food was great. Grounds are lovely. Staff friendly and attentive without being overbearing. Service: 5 Location: 5 Hotel highlights: Quiet, Great value

We had our perfect day here on the 26th August 2023 and it was all we could’ve dreamed of. With the weather being hit and miss, the staff team worked together quickly to ensure we still had our dream ceremony but indoors and it was just stunning. The sun then shone and we got to enjoy the gorgeous surroundings. I don’t think anybody had an empty wine glass all night as the service was so fantastic. Clint and his team catered to our every need. The in house DJ was fantastic and the dance floor was absolutely full all night. The food was outstanding. Everybody walked away saying it was one of the best days of their lives and it was the very best of mine and my now Husbands. Nothing was too much for Clint and his team and we are so beyond grateful for their help, dedication and support in ensuring our day was a total dream. Thank you so much, The Lavenders x Rooms: 5 Service: 5 Location: 5 Hotel highlights: Great view