Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Jan 19th, 2012
A blog offers a wonderful opportunity for navel gazing and general self-absorbtion, but even I find it tedious to talk about myself too much. How could you cope?? Whilst I’m always open to tell you what’s happening in Eastbourne, I reckon it’s more interesting to see how real guests have enjoyed Eastbourne, The Guesthouse East [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Dec 6th, 2011
Hmm, those ker-razy marketing folk at our local Beachy Head Brewery really excelled when they named their new beer recently. Personally I head up to Beachy Head for the crisp, invigorating air, breath-taking scenery and abundance of blackberries late summer. You’ll be aware that many other visitors choose the 500ft sheer cliffs for a different [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Nov 21st, 2011
The wife didn’t appreciate my attempt at reassurance. Apparently being told we were fully paid up with the life assurance wasn’t the authoritative response required to her safety questions. The ledge outside our top floor suite is at least two feet wide and the moss isn’t too slippery at this time of year so despite [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Oct 6th, 2011
My darkening mood could well be down to the cooler temperatures, windier conditions and autumnal air (or indeed the lack of opportunity to chase the soon-to-be-departing sea bass on the kayak). It might also have something to do with the end of the political conference season and the fact that I will no longer be [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Aug 30th, 2011
We’ve been extremely busy all summer here at The Guesthouse East – I’ve been putting it down to my porridge – but it seems we’re part of a much bigger trend according to a new study highlighted on BBC 1 (The One Show) and the Eastbourne Herald amongst others. EASTBOURNE is the second fastest growing [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Jul 27th, 2011
It’s all part of our quest to fully understand what’s happening around Eastbourne; to immerse ourselves in the activities and opportunities on offer to provide the ultimate feedback and guidance for our guests. It has absolutely nothing to do with our enjoyment. Honest. Hale and Pace, the former comedy duo, are now playing it straight, [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on May 7th, 2011
I thought there might be a few people pottering along the Eastbourne promenade today, basking in the lazy mix of afternoon sun and holiday haze, but I could barely make my way through the stream of rollerbladers, cyclists and ice cream-lickers on my pre-marathon jog. The sea is definitely warming up (I caught my first [...]
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 Jan 22nd, 2011
It seems like yonks since the filming took place for Brighton Rock (here in Eastbourne last Winter) but momentum behind the forthcoming release is building nicely, with an article in the Telegraph magazine recently. The new adaptation of Graham Greene’s 1938 novel features a heavyweight cast including Helen Mirren as Ida, the tearoom proprietress, John [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Jan 7th, 2011
VAT’s gone up. Inflation is following suit. Job cuts are in the air and it would appear that Britain is battening down the hatches. Thank goodness no one seems to be telling our guests. A busy Christmas and New Year here at The Guesthouse East with a typically eclectic guestlist; escapees chrerishing life away from [...]