Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Aug 25th, 2011
So we’re not exactly at Tom and Barbara levels of self-sufficiency just yet but the parallels of a mid-life crisis and a quest to avoid the rat-race are pretty clear. We’ve just polished off my kayak-caught sea bass (pan-fried fillets with a delicious oriental sauce) rounded off with a homemade pie of local apples and [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Jul 14th, 2011
The sun is shining on another delightful morning here on Hartington Place, Eastbourne. Our guests from the Netherlands have just headed out for a trek towards Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters (true pragmatic Dutch stylee, with sandals, packed lunch and ever-so-slightly wary children) whilst others prepare for the opera at Glyndebourne. Our London journalists [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Jun 9th, 2011
There has been a frenzy of sporting activity here at the guesthouse recently. For once, not all lycra has been worn by yours truly and baby buggies have been outnumbered by bikes in the dining room. With the London to Brighton cycle ride almost amongst us, guests have been hitting the tarmac and hills of [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Apr 27th, 2011
It’s your holiday in Eastbourne so we try to make sure you get whatever works for you and that extends to breakfast. Bed and breakfast. Breakfast in bed. Full English through to healthy buffet. Indeed even breakfast by you (we have self-catering kitchens after all). And now, after extensive research (involving cake-eating, sausage-munching and coffee [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Mar 12th, 2011
The sun’s feeling particularly warm this morning, the air the sweetest of the year and we’re skipping around the kitchen preparing breakfasts with beaming smiles – we’ve just been voted Number 1 in this morning’s Independent‘s Top 50 B&Bs! Better dash – the sausages need turning….
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Feb 14th, 2011
New Government and and a new tack on tourism. How do you choose your hotel, bed and breakfast or indeed any short-break accommodation – Check their website? Look for feedback? Ask a friend? The Government, it seems, is potentially disbanding the official star-rating system that many (surely most of us?) use as a simple reference [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on May 18th, 2010
Refreshing is one word for it. Let’s just say I needed the wetsuit for the inaugural swim of the year. And a bowl of steaming soup on my return. But the blood is certainly flowing again and we’re back in fine fettle after a hectic few weeks here at The Guesthouse East B&B in Eastbourne. [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Feb 18th, 2010
We’ve just moved to a new school and are now studying a completely new curriculum, so to speak, since we’re fresh to this whole hotelier life in Eastbourne. So to be formally assessed and graded against everything from cleanliness, service and bathroom decoration is enough to set anyone on edge. And like preparing for that school report you [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Jan 14th, 2010
It seems that celebrity status isn’t reserved purely for guests at this rather chic bed and breakfast in Eastbourne. The Guesthouse East was on the telly (again) recently with filming here as part of Escape Down Under. It seems we could be on the verge of losing Sally, a pillar of the running club based [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Jan 5th, 2010
Chaps, think of it as an opportunity to redeem yourselves after the less than jubilant reaction to your dressing gown Christmas present. And girls, well, you deserve a getaway. Enjoy romance at this boutique bed and breakfast in Eastbourne for free on Valentine’s Day (Sunday 14th February) after staying here on the Friday and Saturday. We have [...]