A blog cheering our blog? How very 2.0! Still, thanks for that lastminute.com!

lastminute.com top 10 travel blogs – The Guesthouse East is apparently helping to modernise Eastbourne – the face of new Eastbourne accommodation maybe?

Hoorah! Eastbourne’s sea water is officially ‘Excellent’!

Given the amount of mouthfuls I swallow on every swim it’s just as well – the sea on Eastbourne’s main beachfront has been upgraded from ‘Good’ in 2008 to ‘Excellent’ …

Porridge anyone?

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 …

Should have looked East for a tradesman?

We’re in a recession. Unemployment is rocketing. No one is spending any money, least of all on discretionary items like wallpaper when there are mouths to be fed? Can someone …

The London Philharmonic Orchestra return to Eastbourne Nov 1st

Nostalgic, fervent and gripping and refined – no, I’m not referring to The Guesthouse East – The LPO return to Eastbourne with Brahms’ fourth symphony, arguably the composer’s finest achievement. The …

Gang fights on the beach – perfect setting for a family-friendly B&B!

Eastbourne B&B provides the perfect backdrop for filming All sorts of action this weekend as Brighton Rock filming came to life in Eastbourne, with Hartington Place, the home of The …

Fighting on the beach. Again, and again and again….

One of the joys of having an Eastbourne B&B, with a glorious beach at the end of the road, is the easy access to fantastic fishing. Apparently.  Having seen some …

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 …

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 …