Our research has identified a total of 15 hotels that serve Kent Thameside currently, with 1,231 letting bedrooms (listed in the table overleaf). Hotels in Bexley, Bexleyheath and Brands Hatch attract a significant amount of their weekday trade from companies in Dartford and Gravesend. Hotels in these locations have thus been included as part of the Kent Thameside competitive hotel supply. Hotels in Thurrock do not attract much business from Dartford companies however, and have not therefore been included in the competitive supply
| Standard | Estabs | Rooms | %of Rooms |
| 5 star | - | - | - |
| 4 star | 6 | 625 | 50.8 |
| 3 star | 3 | 166 | 13.5 |
| 2 star | - | - | - |
| Upper-tier budget | 1 | 126 | 10.2 |
| Budget | 4 | 276 | 22.4 |
| Non-inspected | 1 | 38 | 3.1 |
| Total Hotels | 15 | 1,231 | 100.0 |
pdf of all 15 hotels in Kent Thameside
Current Hotel Demand
On the basis of our research, and the information provided to us by the managers and owners of the existing hotels in the area that we interviewed, we estimate average annual room occupancies for hotels in the Kent Thameside area to be as follows for 2005 and 2006 and projected for 2007.
| Standard | Average Annual Room Occupancy % | ||
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Branded 4 star | 67 | 70 | 73 |
| Provincial UK 3/4 Star Chain Hotels | 70 | 71 | 72 |
| Budget/ Upper-tier Budget | 77 | 80 | 81 |
Hotel Development Opportunities
Current hotel performance and potential future market growth suggest potential for the following types of new hotel development in Kent Thameside:
The research team at Locate in Kent has compiled the following list of potential hotel development sites in Gravesham and Dartford. Follow the links for more detailed information on the individual sites. For further information on Dartford and Gravesham for potential developers follow the links at the botton of the page to Locate in Kent's website.
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