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Alma House

2.0 star property

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Exterior
Family Room | Free WiFi, bed sheets
Dining
Triple Room | Free WiFi, bed sheets
Shared kitchen

Reviews

5.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
$74
includes taxes & fees
Sep 7 - Sep 8

Explore the area

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37 Folkestone Road, Dover, England, CT17 9RZ
  • Dover Castle
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Dover Western Docks Cruise Terminal
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal
    ‪3 min drive‬

Room options

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Twin Room | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Twin Room

  • 75 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Double Room | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room

  • 75 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Single Room | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Single Room

  • 65 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Triple Room | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Triple Room

  • 107 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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About this property

Alma House

Dover guest house close to Dover Castle
This smoke-free guesthouse features free self parking and free WiFi in public areas. Limited housekeeping is available.
Alma House offers 8 accommodations with hair dryers. LCD televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.

Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. Complimentary self parking is available on site, along with a car charging station.

Alma House is a smoke-free property.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Free offsite parking
  • Street parking available
  • Free self parking on site

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (limited availability)

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: GBP 10
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 10

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 3:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and an access code; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 3:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Access code, front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children 7 and younger are not allowed at this property; All guests older than 7 are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A damage deposit of GBP 50 will be collected before check-in.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Early check-in fee: GBP 10 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 10 (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Children 7 years old and younger are not permitted at this property

Property is also known as

Hostel Alma Cafe Express Dover
Hostel Alma Cafe Express
Alma Cafe Express Dover
Alma Cafe Express
Hostel Alma
Alma House Dover
Hostel Alma Cafe Express
Alma House Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Alma House Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Dover

Alma House Reviews

Reviews

5.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 61 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 61 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 61 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 61 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 15 out of 61 reviews

6.2/10

Cleanliness

6.2/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mandy

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Paulo, New York

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bad: no reception; mot friendly; cold water only; very small; Good: close to downtown; cheap;
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Roland

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pretty basic and a little overpriced but overall it does what it says on the tin
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Julia

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, good location for ferries. Narrow entrance and difficult door to open. Step into shower very high, trip hazard.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

ELOISA MICHEL

Traveled with group
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Sandra

Liked: Amenities
Very steep stairs. Landing very dark.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Drew

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Delaney

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It looked closed with no office. Expedia had to call to find owner to let me in. 3rd rate place everything cheapest quality possible. Ad misrepresents the place and if you complain owner says you can leave if you don’t like it. Worst place I ever stayed
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

4/10 Poor

Stacey

Traveled with family
Didn’t stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

1 night business stay

Just needed somewhere to have a roof over my head. Nothing special
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Joshua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Nicola

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Raj

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

ELEFTHERIOS

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Best to Avoid

Really bad smell. No way to rebook that hostel.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Parking was difficult. There was no parking on premises but had to park elsewhere and move the car by 9.30am
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Hans-Ulrich

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hostel was close to town and breakfast provided was filling. It's right by a busy road so may not be for light sleepers, but I am usually a light sleeper and I was fine.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with family and small children
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very bad customer service!! He was very grimpy very Bad service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
0 stars horrible breakfast over priced bad staff weird stairs small room tiny bathroom never going again hotels chea0er and better
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

o

Liked: Cleanliness

Good value accommodation, close to the ferry port

Good value accommodation, close to the ferry port. No car park available
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ravneet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Value for money

Value for money. No frills but great service. Close to town center and castle. Breakfast was minimal but you do get a 24/7 mini kitchen.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely place.

Check in was easy, showed to our room and how to work all the doors. Room was comfortable, kitchen was easily accessible. Very noisy location but perfect for going to the ferry.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Yvonne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Basic but has everything you need.

Check in is easy, beds are very comfortable. Unfortunately it was very noisy due to being on the main road(cars and people walking past). Alma emailed the check in information as we were arriving late. This made check in possible at 1am. We would stay again but bring ear plugs.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Do not go there

Damp,fleas jumping around pure grime
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

My wife stood at the door for 10 minutes waiting for someone to open the door. A man came out but wasn't a member of the hotel personnel. We didn't like the look of the place so decided not to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018