The Reading Rooms, Kent

The Reading Rooms is a luxury boutique bed and breakfast in a restored, Grade II Listed Georgian town-house in Margate, England. Built in the 1770s, the house has two spacious guest-rooms, each covering an entire floor, with windows overlooking the tree-lined Georgian square.

The Reading Rooms was the winner of Dorset Cereals best overall bed and breakfast in their 2016 awards.

Situated in Hawley Square, The Reading Rooms is less than five minutes walk to the beach, the historic Old Town, vintage shops and Turner Contemporary.

Inspiration for The Reading Rooms’ name comes from Margate’s 18th-century heyday when visitors to Margate were entertained in a variety of spas and reading rooms throughout the town. There was a famous library on Hawley Square itself, called Bettison’s Library, which housed one of the largest collections of the finest journals of the era.