Overall, our stay was a positive experience, made before and during the Kent show.The reception staff were very helpful. The bar/ staff restaurant staff were excelllent. Our room was clean, spacious with 2 king sized beds. It was at the rear of the hotel on the first floor, above the vehicle unloading area (very noisy at 5am). Food was very good, including the breakfast. The hotel is in short walking distance to large Next and M and S stores, which is useful. My wife and I ate in the bar area and the outside patio, which was very nice with excellent service (this saves 8 pounds which is the service charge in the restaurant). We particularly liked the offer of not having the room serviced over a 2 day stay in exchange for a 20 per cent reduction in food and bar including alcohol.It was very hot whilst we were staying and air conditioning would have been useful as we could have closed the window ( see noise comment above). On the first night the women in the next room were very noisy and were loudly arguing in a foreign language until 0230 in the morning. This was not the hotels fault. All other nights were peaceful. In summary, we would definately stay at Orida Maidstone again.