Chums, chisels and a chilly fossil hunt

This is no time to hunker down waiting for Spring before taking a short break. Sure, it’s a tad breezy out there right now and the temperature hasn’t quite reached …

2014 – Quite a year for Eastbourne and The Guesthouse East

Blimey. Another year has whizzed by, crammed full of events, adventures and antics – planned, spontaneous and some downright disastrous, but certainly to be remembered.   Eastbourne just about managed …

Saying farewell to summer and the guesthouse girls

It’s been a long summer here in Eastbourne, with record-breaking sunshine, warm seas and happy guests. I’m not sure we could have survived (or kept our guests quite as happy) …

Guesthouse East scoops prestigious breakfast award

Tastier and healthier breakfasts, happier animals and sustainable local communities – buying local, ethically-sourced produce makes so much sense on so many levels. And you get to use a pretty …

New writer on the (Grade II-listed) block – step forward Emmeke!

The guestlist is often a creative crowd here at The Guesthouse East in Eastbourne – popstars, actors, DJs and even the odd politician (creative perhaps being one of the more …

Big fish, little fish, cardboard box…

Sarah was taken back to her former raving days when The Guesthouse East was the spot for birthday celebrations for dance music royalty, Bimbo Jones. As well as writing and …

Star from Morecombe, Tweenies and Thomas the Tank Engine at this Eastbourne B&B!

The Guesthouse East reinforced its reputation of the celeb’s choice this week, welcoming Olivier-award-winning actor Bob Golding and his team, with the West End smash show Morecambe making its debut …

Time to think about YOU – have a night on us – yes, for free!

You’ve made it through Christmas and the New Year hangovers, the storms and economic crises, so now might be just the time to re-invigorate yourself with some sea air, coastal …

Phew. Full house but floodless at Guesthouse East in Eastbourne.

Nature’s been very generous to Eastbourne over the festive and New Year period. Large helpings of wet stuff and gust after gust have battered the seafront and collapsed cliffs all …

It’s not all slog as a hotelier in Eastbourne

Some suggest that for hoteliers the hours are long, customer demands relentless and the financial rewards rather limited. There are, however, certain perks to the job and I’m not necessarily …