The Playden Oasts Inn offers English breakfast and two on-site restaurants. Enjoy free WiFi, a cozy lobby fireplace, or a quiet garden spot. Self-parking makes exploration easy. Guests consistently praise their experience here.
Rye is home to The Playden Oasts Inn. Rye Castle Museum and Tenterden Museum are cultural highlights, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Rye Golf Club and Oxney Organic Estate. Tenterden Leisure Centre and Kent and East Sussex Railway are also worth visiting. Visit our Rye travel guide
Take advantage of free English breakfast, a terrace, and a garden at The Playden Oasts Inn. Be sure to enjoy lunch and dinner at the two on-site restaurants. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities such as a fireplace in the lobby and a bar.
Additional perks include:
Free self parking
Room features
All guestrooms at The Playden Oasts Inn offer amenities such as free WiFi.
Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11:00 AM
Special check-in instructions
The front desk is open daily from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Access methods
Front desk (limited hours)
Pets
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Property payment types
Important information
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
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Property is also known as
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Frequently asked questions
How much is parking?
Self parking is free at this property.
How much does it cost to stay at The Playden Oasts Inn?
As of Mar 7, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Playden Oasts Inn on Mar 8, 2026 start from $139, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.
What time is check-in at The Playden Oasts Inn?
Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM.
What time is check-out at The Playden Oasts Inn?
Check-out is at 11:00 AM.
Where is The Playden Oasts Inn located?
Situated in Rye, this inn is within 1 mi (2 km) of Landgate, 1066 Country Walk, and Rye Art Gallery. Rye Castle Museum and Church of St Mary the Virgin are also within 1 mi (2 km). Rye Station is 20 minutes by foot.
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Reviews
The Playden Oasts Inn Reviews
8.4
Very Good
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Lovely place to stay if you want something different, very oldie worldie , bar and restaurant quaint and cosy.
Had a really delicious and well presented evening meal.
We enjoyed our stay at Playden Oasts Inn. The room was clean and had everything we needed. Breakfasts were good. An added bonus is the hotel is dog friendly and we had a room with a little private garden and there was a separate restaurant that was dog friendly for us to have breakfast and an evening meal. Would recommend.
Meeting up with lots of my relatives was great. Yes, the room was clean, but the kettle was not working for my early morning cup of tea (I didn't use it the previous evening)! The staff were efficient, sympathetic and friendly, but were unable to get a replacement kettle to me. Also, when I booked, I did say that I needed a gluten-free diet but the biscuits in the room were not gluten-free!
I consider that the cost for one night's stay was expensive, being the full price for two people in a double room. I was by myself and I feel that there should have been some reduction for single usage. (I should have asked for a second breakfast to take home with me!) If there is another family get-together in the future, in view of all the above, I will not book into The Playden Oasts Inn, unless, of course, it is at a much fairer price and/or I receive some compensation for my loss. Thank you.
Pam Radford (Miss)
Really lovely stay in this quiet little Oast House. We stayed in a round room, beautifully decorated with ensuite shower room. Tea and coffee and biscuits, TV in room. Plenty of drawers and cupboard space for clothes. Room clean and tidy.
Breakfast was lovely, and everyone was so friendly. We also had an excellent roast dinner on the Sunday. Just a short walk into Rye, which was a bonus. Would totally recommend it, and we hope to stay there again.
Everything about our stay could not be faulted. Friendly reception on arrival. Told all we needed to know straight away and made to feel very welcome. Separate restaurants as we had our dogs with us and we were the only ones in ours but still were treated very attentively. Good varied menu with several specials on offer. Prices are reasonable and on par with others offering a similar service. Breakfast was a limited offering but still very good.
The character of the hotel is everything. It is an ultimately an old farm building after all and it is everything you would hope for. Modern where it needs to be but still retaining its heritage.
Seem to have done this before. Friendly staff good room in the oast not too keen on the bath in the bedroom, difficult to get in and out needs hand rail also needs a towel rail as there is no where to dry towels
Verified traveler
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
6/10 Okay
Verified traveler
May 3, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Weekday stay.
Very friendly welcome by Kim and all the staff. Food was excellent, but the bathroom needed updating. The shower water pressure was bad and shower head needed replacing. House keeping only cleaned our cups and did not make up the room.
We stayed at The Playden Oast in for one night during our road trip to Kent.
We payed a little extra and stayed in one of the Oast Towers.
As expected the room way round, the bed matched the room.
All facilities where very clean and the free standing bath was an unexpected bonus.
Car parking and wi-fi where good and we enjoyed a good meal in the evening.
Recommended if you are looking for something different.
Russell
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
6/10 Okay
Verified traveler
Jun 24, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Road trip
Very old building, we stayed in the round room.
Spacious, comfy bed and lovely and cool if you have the door and window open (we were in a heatwave!! ) fan provided too.
Shower was a real let down, took forever to run through, had no umph whatsover.
The whole bathroom was quite "tired" and could do with a bit of work done to it.
The restaurant food was ok, but i can recommend the fish cafe in Rye, very nice!
Mixed reviews on breakfast, the cooked breakfast i had was a little on the crispy side, my husband ordered scrambled eggs and mushrooms and was told as it was brought out that there was no mushrooms. No offer of a replacement!
Also good to note that it is at the top of a long steep hill, that goes into rye. Ok if youre driving, but if you have mobility issues, definatley going to be an issue.
All the staff were friendly, helpful and clearly keen to ensure we enjoyed our stay.
We thought the cooked breakfast was very good (non-greasy) and ample for our needs, We also ate in the Restaurant on the three evenings of our stay and again enjoyed the choice of dinner selected from both the standard and specials menus available - steak pie and liver & bacon recommended!
We stayed in Room 4, one of the round Oust House rooms, which was delightfully quirky with a matching round bed. It was clean with rustic furnishings in keeping with the accommodation. The shower was not high pressure but perfectly adequate for our needs. Due to staff illness our room was not serviced on day 3 but fresh towels were supplied by Andy so not really a major issue.
Given the time of year occupancy levels were extremely low so understandably the room heating was only turned on when we arrived. But, given the nature of the building, the room felt a little damp and subsequently suffered from high levels of condensation throughout our stay. Doubt if this would be a problem in other rooms not forming part of the Oust towers or during warmer times.
This is a small Hotel and never the less well worth a visit,
It's a charming property with friendly and helpful owners and great staff. The food is excellent.
It's not fancy but the bed and room were comfortable with everything you'd need. Pleasant surroundings and close to Rye and Camber Sands.
Meilir
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
10/10 Excellent
Robin
Jan 30, 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
A comfortable and cosy place to stay. Staff friendly and helpful. Breakfast substantial. Quiet but within a few minutes drive to Rye.