Cor, what a lovely message from a guest who stayed this weekend at The Guesthouse East in Eastbourne

Hi Just wanted to say thanks for a good weekend.  We all really enjoyed ourselves.  The rooms we had were ideal and although we did not get the chance to …

Speed taxi-driving skills essential. No, really.

My CV as a hotelier now includes ‘speed taxi-driving’ under the section marked skills and achievements – thanks to previously unseen gridlock on the less-than-mean streets of Eastbourne, the cab taking my guests …

So who stays at The Guesthouse East? Not middle-aged beer-swigging types apparently…

I think it’s quite telling that we don’t have a single guest staying here this weekend who’s visiting the Eastbourne Beer Festival. We even have a room free tonight for …

Is there an AA Gill equivalent for the hotel trade? I might just be born for it!

Given that I have absolutely no operational experience of running a hotel this grand self-promotion might be based on thin ice. Ok, so there were  a couple of years backpacking …

Any aspiring luvvies out there?? You might get to meet Helen Mirren amongst others…

A new Brit-flick is set to be filmed here in Eastbourne this month – Brighton Rock, a new adaptation of the Graham Greene classic, will practically take over the town …

Ahh, the Indian Summer….

There’s something quintessentially English about a bracing swim in the Channel, with a strengthening northerly freshening the temperature and a definite reluctance to throw yourself under. At the same time, …

The word is spreading….pilates and pampering is heading this way!

The word is out there and momentum gathering apace…thetraveleditor.com has just picked up on the fact that here at The Guesthouse East we have the perfect tonic for mums-to-be with …

Confessions of an Eastbourne hotelier

I’m not sure I could get away with Robin Askwith-type antics (the wife wouldn’t put up with the tight jeans for a start) but within the space of a month …

Sample fine English wines in fine English surroundings with The Guesthouse East in Eastbourne

The Guesthouse East , the pioneering Eastbourne b&b,  has teamed up with English Vine Tours  to offer a weekend to remember in October. The Guesthouse East, which offers chic but comfortable 4* accommodation, has …

Bee Gees in EB (Eastbourne to those in the know…)

Not sure that Barry and Robin Gibb will be at the bandstand (I can definitely rule out Maurice…) but the tribute band Stayin’ Alive will be cranking out some tight …