"Wonderful stay Well situated for exploring the area All expected amenities provided Excellent food"

"Lovely room, very traditional."

"The room was nice and big. The staff were friendly. The location was great, near lots of pubs and restaurants. The pub is good too, with friendly people. Not necessarily suited for young children on friday night as the area is loud until 0030, although it did quieten down once bars were shut. The shower water pressure in the evening seemed a lot lower than the morning."

"Better than a luxury hotel! All facilities we needed and more, in considerable comfort, with chaming and helpful owners"

"Lovely room! Nice welcome and couldn’t do enough to accommodate me! Very pleased and will definitely stop again when I’m next in Eastbourne. Thank you."

"We enjoyed our stay at By the Sea. The owner Matthew was welcoming and friendly and helped us with our luggage to the top floor up two flights of stairs. The whole property was spotless and our room (no 6) was very comfortable with a sea view. The only inconvenience was that we had a bath with a handheld shower head for hair washing not for overall bathing. This was stated on the website, however, and I just hadn’t realised. Breakfast items had to be chosen the night before and there were...