The WORST RATED Hotel In The UK? Grand Burstin Hotel - Folkestone

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You can't open your window on the 13th floor, but you can walk onto a balcony and throw yourself off. Gotta love H&S.

I feel sorry for these grand hotels. In their days they were clearly spectacular hotels. Imagine what it must cost to run and maintain them these days. Still have glimpses of their former glory...which I would personally be happy to see.

The room before the upgrade felt so much better than the room with a balcony. Felt lighter, roomy and the bathroom also looked cleaner.

I worked there for two days and I was told to dust with the used pillow cases from the last guests and wipe the bathroom down with the used towels. The worst part was when I was told to rinse out the mugs and wipe with the towels just used for the bathroom. Wish I was joking 🙃

finally I found this channel. so tired of people playing up how bad something is for clicks or views. this felt genuine. when I saw the room my first thought was "eh its not that bad, surely he's not going to pretend that this is the worst thing he's ever seen right?" and no, you didn't. you gave a very fair review. glad you're so successful without falling into the common YouTube reviewer traps. keep it up.

In fairness to the balcony, the “dirt” on the balcony wall is lichen - which is not only a superb sign of very clean/unpolluted air, but a critical CO2 scrubber

That place looks like it was built and designed for a time when holiday habits were very different, and yet it’s completion in 1984 was too late to capture that kind of holidaymaker it was aimed for, because people were already moving on, to cheaper and easier foreign holidays. A land locked cruise ship with nowhere to go but down. I’m watching this and getting a “motorway travel lodge” feel

Sad to see the demise of a lot of the old grand seaside English hotels. You can imagine how different they were when they were first opened. Now, they just seem far too big to maintain properly and still make money.

I lived in Folkestone for a few years and knew of the Burstin's horror stories. It is such a shame that this hotel has turned out to be a dive. I remember it was used by bootleggers from the North, stopping off before embarking on their journey over to Belgium. This hotel could be a real asset to Folkestone if it could attract some proper investment.

Well, it’s no surprise that it’s owned by Britannia…

Just watched your video. My husband and I have stayed at the Grand Burstin, Folkestone for many years and absolutely love it. We call it shabby chic as you get what you've paid for. We think it represents good value for your money. The views are to die for especially if you have a harbour view room with a balcony. The 'all inclusive' themed entertainment weekends are always good fun and very enjoyable. We would recommend upgrading to the Victoria Restaurant. Can't weait until we go again. Try it yourselves, you will not be disappointed.

I'm a local and see it as an eye sore that replaced a genuine grand hotel. A little known fact is it had a reputation in child services as an establishment that rented rooms by the hour and many kids were trafficked or raped as a result. A true stain on this seaside town.

When I worked on the Dover-Calais Ferries, we'd check which coaches were coming on board for each trip to be prepared. One of the ones that always filled us with dread was when there was a Grand Burstin excursion. There's nothing much worse than a British tourist currently experiencing their worst holiday of their life.

The lovely rooms he found were part of the beautiful old hotel that stood there before. The Burstin is a blot on the Landscape. Someone posted a picture of a drink on a table in their room near the top of the hotel during a very high wind. The whole room was shaking as witnessed by the drink. The destruction of the lovely edwardian Hotel that was there for this monstrosity was a huge mistake.

I LOVE visiting places like this and enjoy the older, nostalgic style they have hung onto to invite older patrons back year after year. Imagining what it might have been like back in the day when it was BOOMING but it also makes me sad that the place might eventually close due to being a little run down in areas that the owner can't afford to fix. I'm 36 btw. Not 60 or 70.

Here's my hot take: the first room he stayed in was much better than the "upgrade" 😆

I used to stay here regularly when I was contracting in the area about 10 years ago. One thing that sticks out in my mind was that the heating in the corridors was always turned right up regardless of the weather. There was always that lingering smell of smoke around the building. Compared with how I remember it, it's obvious they've had some work done in places over the last few years. The restaurants have been spruced up but the bar area is still exactly as I remember it; dark and dingy-looking. Also, I remember that the beds always had these horrid orange duvet covers and mattress toppers, like something from a prison bed. If nothing else, seeing the old place has brought back a few memories.

I stayed here when i was looking to live in folkestone. It was absolutely disgusting. The carpet was alive with moths and bugs all over it and under the beds. The mattresses were rock hard and the windows had filthy marks on them. Not the best place i have ever stayed.

Your first room was pretty decent, I'm not sure if the upgrade was worth it (slightly bigger bathroom, grubby balcony) but you did have an amazing view. I don't know why Britannia insists on cramming arcade games and slot machines into their hotels, I noticed they'd put them in the Grand and in Norbreck Castle, too. They make me think of a pub rather than a hotel. I didn't like that you had to pay for parking but the worst thing for me was that if you don't pay theparking fee within 10 minutes of your arrival, you get fined £100! What a rip off.