Travelodge Sittingbourne — Photo by Travelodge

Today, Travelodge, the UK's first budget hotel chain celebrates 20 years of trading in Kent, by officially opening its first hotel in Sittingbourne.

Sittingbourne Travelodge is the company's 589th hotel and its 16th property in Kent. The purpose built hotel is located in the heart of the town centre, at Bourne Place leisure quarter (which is part of the 'Spirit of Sittingbourne' £326m regeneration programme).

The hotel represents a multimillion investment for Swale Borough Council and has created 15 new jobs within the community.

Sittingbourne Travelodge features 63-rooms which include a selection of family, double and accessible rooms. The rooms have been designed by Travelodge business and leisure customers and the décor features a sleep inducing colour palette, introduced by a chronotherapy expert. The featured walls are painted a tranquil blue, as research shows our body clock is programmed to relate the colour blue to the hours of darkness, so our metabolism slows down making us feel relaxed and sleepy.

The hero in all rooms is the bespoke luxurious king-size Travelodge Dreamer bed which has been especially commissioned by Sleepeezee who hold a Royal Warrant and make beds for Prince Charles. The Travelodge Dreamer Bed boasts a 952 pocket sprung mattress and is designed to follow the body's natural contour providing the correct amount of support and comfort, ensuring a great night's sleep. The bed sits within a mood lighting surround with integrated bedside shelves featuring individual charging ports to avoid bedtime arguments about charging devices.

The rooms also include an en-suite bathroom with power shower, a personalised comfort cooling system - so that you can regulate the temperature of your room, a 32 inch Freeview TV, free in-room tea & coffee making facilities and Wifi.

In addition all family rooms include two individual single beds for children.

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