Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Jul 26th, 2010
The kayak has looked rather forlorn in the lobby recently following the latest family addition and the inevitable lack of opportunity to hit the water in Eastbourne. Two guests here took pity on it and gave it a run-out thankfully, facing the wrath of the lifeguards and launching in the no-go swimming-only zone, the little [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on May 5th, 2010
I’m talking of Benni, Bjorn, Agnethe and Anni-Frid rather than the Martin Luther variety. Oh yes – Abba are back at the Eastbourne bandstand this friday, May 7th!
It’s the tribute band sadly, but there will still be fireworks among the blond wigs and glittery boots.
Given the recent cold snap I’ve had to sniff out [...]
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 here, [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Jan 10th, 2010
It’s disorientating munching on Cheerios on a Sunday morning, gazing not upon the lapping waters of the Channel in Eastbourne but the murky skies of London.
It’s always a treat catching up with friends and an impromptu weekend away from our boutique bed and breakfast in Eastbourne, but it’s sad to have to postpone our pregnancy [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Dec 17th, 2009
Chill wind, frost-bitten fingers, a precarious ledge and vertigo. A great combination. Hotelier life in Eastbourne with a Grade II-listed property is nothing if not rock ‘n roll – a spot of pointing above a window bay has been the crescendo of the morning after seamlessly adopting the roles of cleaner, financial analyst, website optimiser and bookeeper. [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Dec 9th, 2009
….but this Eastbourne hotelier is on the verge of feeling festive. Maybe it also has something to do with the barrage of signs advertising the Jack and the Beanstalk production at Devonshire Park Theatre which kicks off this Friday. Apparently, it stars Emma Barton from Eastenders (currently enjoying fame as Roxie Hart in Chicago in [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Dec 6th, 2009
You know you’ve made it in the world of Sussex bed and breakfast when the Rye & Battle Observer run a piece on you, titled Blob acclaim for The Guesthouse East. The editorial team clearly have an eye for detail with the title gaffe….but at least the word is spreading about the lastminute.com top 10 [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Nov 24th, 2009
I’m constantly being amazed at the beauty and opportunities within a stone’s throw of here at The Guesthouse East in Eastbourne.
We took advantage of a rare spare afternoon this weekend to head to the Seven Sisters National Park, just ten minutes down the road. There are 280 hectares of chalk cliffs, a meandering river to [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Nov 17th, 2009
There, I’ve said it. This irrepressibly cheerful Eastbourne hotelier – who recently smiled (ok, a thinly-veiled grimace) when a guest dropped coffee on a newly laid carpet right in front of me - has hit the point of annual cynical disappointment when Christmas breaks early in hotels and shops, with carols replacing the usual muzak and a nasty rash [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Nov 12th, 2009
For once I’m not entering the great sugar-versus-salt debate in the world of the sticky stuff (or am I just living within a B&B bubble here in Eastbourne?), but rather looking forward to re-living Fletch, Godber and Mackay et al - at the Devonshire Park, two minutes down the road from here at The Guesthouse East, [...]