The Berkeley Guesthouse

On arrival we were met by Joy who gave us a cheerful welcome and checked us in. Our room (5) was on the second floor at the rear. It was of good size and spotlessly clean. The en-suite was also of good size and shape. The bed was very comfortable. We noted that, in addition to all the usual, there was a hair dryer and a mini fridge, if required, available in the wardrobe. Location was good, opposite the Devonshire Theatre and very convenient for the "Magic Motors" Car Show that we were attending. Rather than waste time searching for on street parking, we used Trinity Multi-storey. Just five minutes walk away. We hope to attend the car show again next year and The Berkeley will be our first call for accommodation.

This was my second stay and I am sure not the last. Joy and Russell are so friendly and they make sure your stay in Eastbourne is a memorable one. The breakfast is amazing and the place is always clean

I booked this guesthouse as it is on the doorstep of the Winter Gardens (and Devonshire Theatre). I was doing an author signing and selling stall at Wyntercon Eastbourne and didn't want the hassle of traipsing blocks to and from the event. The Berkley has an interesting booking system. You have to arrive before 7pm, when they lock the front door. After this time, you are charged extra for every hour that you are late. Never, in all my years of travelling and staying in hotels and guesthouses have I ever had to pay extra. Yes, it was mentioned when booking, but that was months previous, and I had travelled to other hotels etc during the interim. I did remember that they locked the doors however, and with my son offering to drive at the last minute because I was working up till 5pm, I didn't realise his satnav would take the scenic route - which was beautiful. I phoned after seven to apologise and say we were running late and was informed of the late fee then. Apparently, it's something to do with ***********. There wasn't anything we could do on transit except continue our journey onwards arriving as soon as possible. Parking is on the street, but it's free on a Sunday and after 6pm, so we only ended up paying £7+ from Friday evening until Monday at 8am which I was happy with as we got a spot almost outside the door. The Berkley was clean and welcoming. Our host made sure we knew about breakfast which has two set times, not open access. Because we were going to miss it Saturday due to setting up at the event, she made us lovely sausage sandwiches to take with us which was great and something we'd never had offered before. Sunday breakfast, which we could stay for, was lovely and the hash browns - a personal favourite - were great. I didn't book this room for luxury and fine dining but for its location and was pleased that, despite not being five stars, the owner had provided the same standard elements that finer accommodation offers i.e., good toiletries and tea/coffee facilities, clean linen etc. For me, I struggled with figuring out the shower mechanism and ended up either scalded or freezing, but that's probably a left-handed thing. Am I likely to stay here again? Really this depends on whether I do Wyntercon 2023. Till then...