Apartment with own entrance & terrace on West Hill

I loved the furnishings, the fact it was a walk a way from the beach, castle, Victorian bars, smugglers cave and it was just idyllic.

There was nothing I didn’t like.

The property is in a good location for Hastings Old Town, a short walk.

The property isn’t what I was expecting, from booking.com description. The photos look great, but I think very filtered. The ‘apartment’ isn’t a separate unit as an apartment, it’s part of a main dwelling (house), so you hear people walking around above you, noise and conversations. So if we could hear them so clearly am sure they could hear us, you are very conscious of this. There’s a door separating you from the their living space. The kitchen facilities are a microwave and a mini fridge, a kettle, 2cups,2plates, 2bowls. No sink, no toaster, no cooker or hob and no unit space. However there is a bowl provided to wash up in the bathroom, not ideal when it’s a vanity unit and not room to fill the bowl up. I hold my hands up here though, I didn’t research this properly and presumed that I would be able to make breakfast here, had a looked more thoroughly I would have seen previous reviews. The decor is tired, the bathroom needs some ventilation and the shower tray needs attention as it can easily flood. Hot water was lukewarm warm some days, I presume again it’s shared by the household, so first up, gets the hot water. There’s no available plug sockets, you have to unplug extension leads to use a hairdryer or charger. But the host was very friendly and helpful. The outside terrace as advertised is, 2 chairs by the fence at the entrance, not really a pleasant space to sit, although I did see a artificial grass area, with some piled up wood and a couple of shopping trolleys out of the bedroom window, maybe this could be utilised? This is a good basic place for a base. It needs a better mattress, sorry but smells of dog. Lovely people , but didn’t suit us.

The place is amazing for the money basically a nice one bedroom flat love the day bed sky and a outdoor area for morning tea hosts are brilliant would definitely recommend a visit especially with a little dog he loved it

Lovely location and the pictures undersell it. Essentially it’s your own flat !

Nil.

Fantastic space, exactly as described. My daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed our stay and wouldn't hesitate to book again. Kate the host was very welcoming and friendly, the local area is peaceful but just a short walk from the town, or the funicular station if you wanted to save your legs!

There was nothing to not like!!

Great location. Great value. Great host.

Small sink for washing dishes, bring dishwashing equipment.