"Stayed for 1 night on a business trip - greeted in a very friendly receptionist, room was as described online and had a very pleasant stay."

"Clean and well-maintained property in a great location. The staff were very helpful, especially with advice on parking in the nearby streets. The breakfast was delicious, freshly cooked to order, and served in a lovely breakfast room. Highly recommended!"

"Great stay and breakfast with lovely owners"

"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."

"Tristan carried our biggest suitcase up to a clean, well stocked room, which was perfect for our needs in spite of being a tight fit (which our larger case exacerbated). Great location to walk to the promenade, friendly pub downstairs, and excellent soundproofing - didn't hear anything from our second floor room. Will happily book again if we're in the area"

"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...