The Sea Hotel

Me and my partner, we both enjoyed our stay at the Sea Hotel. The only downside we experienced was that we had to pay £20 for 1 hour late check out. It's very expensive as most hotels don't charge for the first hour.

Positives: I only stayed one night but it was a really comfortable sleep and the view from the room overlooked the stunning park near the hotel. The hotel is situated near the Pier and close to the beach which was convenient. The beach is not right in front of the hotel, you will need to walk probably 5 minutes. I booked the family room with a double and a single bed and it cost £80 which is affordable for the location. Negatives: The sink in our room was blocked so we had to use the bath tap for water to wash our face/hands and brush our teeth. The morning light shone through the edges of the blinds which woke me up early. This is only an issue if you are a light sleeper and wake up from the light.

Avoid at all costs. You'd probably get a better stay on the beach! Changed room within 5 minutes of being in my room. Breakfast was horrific, didn't even touch the sausage or bacon as they looked rough. Toast was mate using stale bread. Waited 10 minutes for waitress to come to serve us, when she did she stunk of cigarettes.

Booked for dinner, absolutely horrendous! Did not have full menu, I ended up with something that was supposed to be vegetable soup! A half cooked bread roll obviously heated up in microwave, I skipped the main, as I said a lot of items were not available, decided to have a dessert only to be told no desserts , waiting for a delivery tomorrow Saturday. We were not offered coffee, asked for the bill, the waiter said card declined, my friend produced a different card which was also declined. Turns out it was a fault with their system! We should have realised how bad things were when we were the only three for dinner. Definitely will not be returning

This hotel is not for someone who likes quality and comfort. The staff are great and very helpful however the positives stop there. Food in the restaurant was poor and the breakfast coffee awful. We asked to change rooms due to being put in the annexe (room was not the best) and upgraded to a premier room. The view was lovely as was the room but it was way too hot and no where to turn heating down. Regarding accessibility this hotel has no lift and the toilets in the reception were out of action. I can’t fault the staff as they were great.

I’m not a fussy traveler, but when I stay in a hotel I expect it to have certain standards which I’m sure most people would. The room itself was dirty, looked very tired considering the hotel has supposedly been renovated. The tea/coffee station was shockingly dirty. It was covered in dried coffee grounds. There were crumbs of biscuits behind the bin area. There’s no wardrobe, just a rail on the wall. The TV didn’t work as the WiFi kept disconnecting. The radiator was broken. The carpet is heavily stained and the wallpaper was pealing off and there are holes in the walls, and those walls are very thin so you hear what’s going on in the next room. We were told on arrival they had a wedding on so our only option to eat at the hotel was at the sports bar. .. a sports bar that is still being renovated with scaffolding and bare wires next to tables. Not what I expect to see while eating and especially when you have kids!

Let’s address the title of the review first. There were a couple of little things that a fussy or moaning traveller might have picked up or mentioned, but nothing to reduce the overall impact of a great value stay, so I am not even going to say what they were. This is a great value location with lovely, friendly staff, nice facilities, some of which are being refurbished to be even better over the coming weeks. The place was clean, the bedroom was big and the bed comfortable too. The power shower and the bathroom toiletries were good and the free on-site parking was very convenient. And then came breakfast. Included in a very very compelling and surprisingly low room rate, the breakfast was as good as many I have had in 4 and 5 star hotels and better than most, and all served with a smile. I travel to the area for work on a regular basis and I will definitely be back. Thank you Sea Hotel Team. It was my pleasure to stay at your establishment.

Had a lovely lunch today. Good Friday. Staff were so friendly and helpful. Food was gorgeous and the value for money, absolutely spot on. Register your vehicle at reception and you get free parking. What's not to love. Will definitely return 👍

Rooms done poor standard paint work was the worst ever seen carpets dirty just so disappointed still needs a lot of work outside in car park rubbish litter everywhere still loads working going on and in bar only serving few drinks it's bit sad could be hotel if took time to better standard