Dog Friendly Bed And Breakfasts In West Sussex

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Anne - Verified booking

  The flat is in a beautiful location with tremendous views from every window and a wonderful variety of hilly and flat walks right from the door.

  It's a very peaceful spot, but you are over a stable that is in use - you can feel the vibrations of the horses' movements through the floor, similar to a child kicking the seat on a train - it's not nearly as intense as children kicking seats though - if you do plenty of walking it won't keep you awake! Parking is shared with another holiday cottage, up a driveway at the front with a gate that opens directly onto the main road. I found the entrance/exit a little nerve-wracking as visibility isn't great pulling out and you have to either stop your car in the road or pull across to the layby to manage open/close the gate. The flat is well designed with everything that you might need, including good wifi, good lighting and a handy freezer compartment in the fridge. There's a washing machine in the utility room which serves as an entrance hall and which is shared with the owner, but I was strongly discouraged from using it - and there is only a washing line for drying. It may be useful to know that there is no welcome pack here, so you do need to take everything including tea/coffee and salt/pepper, foil, kitchen roll and a clean washing up sponge etc. Central heating is controlled by the owner: if you are cold then you can phone her and she will switch it on for you. I found that it came on at random times anyway and even as a person who feels the cold I didn't find it too bad. Like many holiday cottages, I found at the time of my visit that it would really benefit from a more careful inspection by the regular cleaners of frequently used items such as crockery and cutlery as not every guest will leave things nicely - and it was overdue for a professional deep clean - and replacing or removing a few old and shabby items - simple things that would make a huge difference to guests and do this lovely flat better justice. For the location, I could not recommend it more highly if you like views, peace and quiet and walks: you just need to be prepared - if you want a cup of tea on arrival after your long journey: pack your own.

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• Alison - Verified booking

  This was more of a ‘mobile home’ than a cottage but was pretty comfortable.

  It is well sheltered by trees (gets very little sun) and felt just slightly damp - but opening the big door and windows soon cleared that. It has all the equipment and facilities needed but was a little bijou! The shower was a tight squeeze to get into but fine once in it! There were only two of us but I think 4 adults would feel constricted - especially if the weather was bad. We luckily had a week of glorious autumn sunshine. . It is positioned on a fairly quiet lane just off the busy A272. Turning onto and off this road needs patience and maybe a polite driver to let you turn. There are lots of things to do around there, within a 45 minute drive or closer. We particularly enjoyed Standen House (NT), Hever Castle (we were lucky to visit at the same time as a big craft market), Shoreham-by-Sea (pleasant little town), Lewes (get the history walking trail map), Bignor Roman villa and Eastbourne (lovely seafront). Denise was very welcoming (great banana loaf) and was a friendly and unobtrusive host. Look out for the wildlife in the orchard - deer, squirrels, rabbits and birds.

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• Trevor - Verified booking

  The property is semi detached and Jane the owner lives next door.

  It is very rural, between two hamlets with views of the South Downs. Jane met us on arrival and took us around the cottage and pointed out one or two things to be aware of and to show us which keys fitted which locks. She said if any issues we could speak to her as she was about most times. The cottage was very clean and carpeted throughout except the kitchen and utility area. The bedrooms and bathroom were spacious and the bed very comfortable. Ample storage and cupboards were provided. The shower has a pump system and a choice of rain shower or hand held shower and was very powerful. There was plenty of crockery, kitchen utensils etc for our needs so no problems there. Also a linen line was available to dry the washing. We were also entertained by the wildlife including birds and a family of rabbits which visited the garden in the evenings. All in all a very enjoyable holiday (helped by the good weather) and a very pleasant place to stay. Jane had a chat with us before we left and wished us a safe journey. We would certainly return again in the future.

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• Julie - Verified booking

  Very compact lodge, which was nice and clean, in a lovely area.

  We visited in winter but the decking would be nice to sit out on in better weather and obviously would greatly enlarge the living space available. The bedrooms are very compact with no real space down one side of the bed, one of the bedrooms doesn't really have any space for even a small suitcase although there are a couple of small drawers and some hanging space. The lodge was nice and warm and had a good shower too. We were unable to connect to the wifi and the owner and his son very helpfully came out to reset the router for us but unfortunately the connection was still very patchy and dropped out frequently, we also had limited mobile coverage (O2). The owner did mention that fibre broadband would be available from early January so this should solve that problem. Overall the lodge is very nice and has all the facilities needed to have a nice break but travel light!

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• Paula - Verified booking

  We had a super stay.

  The location and setting were beautiful. Your banana and coconut loaf was absolutely delicious - can I have the recipe???? The beds were very comfortable and everything was clean, tidy and well presented. We would (and likely will!) definitely stay again. We felt very comfortable and generally, thought the lodge was well equipped. It’s in no way a complaint but, we felt the addition of a drying rack for the draining board would be very useful, and a couple of extra knives (for different chopping tasks) in the kitchen would be helpful for people who may be doing more cooking at home as we did.

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