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The Royal Victoria & Bull Hotel

Google (231) 3.1
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Many visitors praise the friendly and helpful staff, excellent breakfasts, and the hotel's historic character. However, common complaints include the building being rundown and in need of attention, with some issues like broken showers and uncomfortable pillows also mentioned.

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16 High St, Rochester ME1 1PX, UK
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01634 819245
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Website
rvbhotel.com

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About this place The Royal Victoria & Bull Hotel

The Royal Victoria & Bull is a historic coaching inn on Rochester's High Street. It is a mainstream hotel listed here as gay-friendly, not a gay venue. Its draw is location: the castle, the cathedral and the Medway riverside are all a short walk away, and the High Street's pubs and independent shops start at the front door. Guest reviews are mixed, with a Google average around 3.1 from a couple of hundred reviews. Go in expecting an old building with the quirks that come with one, and read recent reviews before booking. Rochester has no gay scene of its own, so for queer nightlife you would need to head to London or elsewhere in Kent.

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Gay-friendly (straight venue) Card payments accepted Walk-ins welcome Reservation required WiFi Year-round Gay-friendly (straight venue)

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3.1
★★★★★
231 reviews

Based on 231 Google reviews.

The Anvil
The Anvil May 2026
★★★★★

This place should be condemned. It's a sad state and nothing is good. Shower broken, rotten nice droppings under bed. On top of cupboard you have 2 inches of dust and grime. The hotel is disgusting. Do not go.

The Crystal Cove 2022
The Crystal Cove 2022 May 2026
★★★★★

Ashley I think this place is really nice. It’s just really outdated outdated decor and due to its layout it’s very difficult to have a lift to certain parts of the building but the actual bed itself was very comfortable and had your basic facilities and room was very spacious big bathroom again it was just decor. I miss much furniture. Staff really really nice parking is hit Miss although I found parking someone blocked me in and it took me a little while to locate the person and get them to move so that I can get out when I was leaving, but other than that, the location is perfect and I really enjoyed my stay

Neil M
Neil M May 2026
★★★★★

I was greeted by a lovely friendly lady at reception which is always nice. The hotel itself is what it is. No thrills and a bargain for the money. It's clean,it's warm and it's quite. Although it is dated,it has character and a faint smell of intriguing history about it. There is no WiFi but that's not a real issue as I used my phone as a hotspot to connect to the television, although there is much more to do in Rochester than what TV. My conclusion is,if you want the Ritz, open your wallet and pay for the Ritz. If you want comfortably and city centre for a fair price,than book the victoria and bull

Jason Russell
Jason Russell May 2026
★★★★★

Every room is priced £60 a night. We have stayed here twice if you want to explore Medway and Kent and are on a budget stay here.Very Spacious but not The Ritz!!!lol.Excellent Location near Weatherspoons and Shops and Train Station.

Trish Monaghan
Trish Monaghan Apr 2026
★★★★★

There are 2 great things about this "hotel": Courtney (receptionist) and its location. Courtney is an absolute treasure, so friendly and helpful, she will do anything she can to help, unlike the other receptionists. The hotel is central for getting around without a car. The hotel is dire - I have added pictures so you can see what I mean. I have advised room 14 needs fumigating as 'i was bitten during Sat night and saw a flea in the bathroom on Mon morning. If you have mobility issues this hotel is in no way accessible, even though they may tell you it is; there are too many stairs and quirky turns.

sofia docwra
sofia docwra Mar 2026
★★★★★

Just about the worst place we’ve ever stayed. One star is one too many. Where do I start- Our room was basically on top of and adjacent to a club that played music so loudly all afternoon-11pm that our room shook from the vibrations. There was no hot water. Even if there was, the water pressure was so lame you couldn’t fill the bath and there was no overhead shower. No working WiFi which was very frustrating. No evening or night porter to receive all the complaining guests in reception. No glasses or water in the room- a pretty basic requirement. The towels, should you want a cold wash, were wafer thin. No anti-slip mat for the bath. We had a clothes rail, no wardrobe. No bedside lighting on the one bedside table. The entire place needs a serious revamp, it’s tired, grubby, dated and hugely underwhelming. We had a superior suite, I shudder to think what the standard rooms were like. How this place passes hotel inspections, I have no idea. Appalling doesn’t cover it.

Clare Goodman
Clare Goodman Feb 2026
★★★★★

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