Local Reviews
In September 2014, LBe said about The Afton Hotel
We held our wedding reception here in July and have to say Jason and his team played a big part in making our day so special. Nothing was too much trouble for Jason and the food and service provided was excellent. Family who stayed in the hotel over the weekend only had very positive comments about their experience and I would like to thank you all, especially Jason for everything you did to make our day so perfect.
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In October 2014, rob c said about The Afton Hotel
Just been on our annual weekend away, (44 people with Opal Holidays).This year we spent the weekend, Oct.3rd. - October 5th. at this lovely Hotel, situated just across the road from the seafront, and the pier.
On arrival we were pleasantly greeted, and a small problem one of my guests had with their room was dealt with immediately.
Throughout our stay the management and staff were very friendly and nothing was too much trouble for them.
The food was good with a good choice of menu. Entertainment was good each night, which included a game of Bingo.
All in all it is a good Hotel, spotlessly clean and ideally situated. I personally could not fault it, and have heard nothing but praise for it from the other 43 people in my party.
Finally on arriving home, John the Hotel manager rang to say one of my party had left their car keys in their bedroom. He arranged to have the keys delivered to the persons home address, at no cost, which arrived the next day. He didn't have to do that and the gesture is very much appreciated.
In summing up, an excellent value for money Hotel that I would definately not hesitate to recommend to anyone.
On arrival we were pleasantly greeted, and a small problem one of my guests had with their room was dealt with immediately.
Throughout our stay the management and staff were very friendly and nothing was too much trouble for them.
The food was good with a good choice of menu. Entertainment was good each night, which included a game of Bingo.
All in all it is a good Hotel, spotlessly clean and ideally situated. I personally could not fault it, and have heard nothing but praise for it from the other 43 people in my party.
Finally on arriving home, John the Hotel manager rang to say one of my party had left their car keys in their bedroom. He arranged to have the keys delivered to the persons home address, at no cost, which arrived the next day. He didn't have to do that and the gesture is very much appreciated.
In summing up, an excellent value for money Hotel that I would definately not hesitate to recommend to anyone.
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In October 2014, jayne t said about The Afton Hotel
We are ladies of a certain age and have been to the Afton a few times now we have always had a great time Jason. ( the saucy manager) and his staff have always been brilliant nothing is to much trouble and we are trouble. Hotel is warm and inviting rooms are clean and comfortable I'm sure we will be going back for many years to come (sorry Jason) great place for our shopping weekend Thank you to all at the Afton x
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In October 2014, Travelite9000 said about The Afton Hotel
We recently stayed in this hotel and it was value for money. The hotel was literally across the road from Eastbourne Pier. The room was clean, the beds were comfy and the people were very friendly. The only reason I gave it 3 stars was because the shower was a bit to be desired, it could have done with a clean. The breakfast was very nice too but we didn't get asked what we wanted or how we wanted our eggs, it was just brought to us.
Other than that I would definitely recommend this hotel.
Other than that I would definitely recommend this hotel.
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In October 2014, Veronica H said about The Afton Hotel
Held on 4th october 2014. A brilliant time had by 100 guests including the birthday girl We had the Hotel's buffet (for 80 people) and the food was exceptionally good. There was plenty of it and people were having seconds Resident DJ was great played good music at a reasonable volume and oversaw proceedings well. The staff especially Jason and his bar staff were absolutely superb. He cut the cakes for us into 100 portions without hesitation-no easy task.25 of us stayed overnight in comfortable clean rooms and breakfast was plentiful and tasty. The whole party event could not have gone better thanks to the Hotel's organisation -- better than we could have hoped for THOROUGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!!!!
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In November 2014, Billy D said about The Afton Hotel
My wife and I had a pleasant stay.
Date of stay: Wednesday 29.10.'14 - Friday 31.10.'14
Positives:
# Requested top floor received top floor.
# Sea/Pier view included at no extra cost.
# Dinner offered. £10/person. Three courses. Meat, Fish or vegetarian options.
# Evening entertainment offered.
# Rooms ready at 14:00.
# Manager friendly & accommodating (when present).
Negatives:
# Advertised as having free wifi in the rooms, not so, only in ground floor areas.
# Water pressure very low in the modest shower unit.
# Pillow clean but smelt of aftershave. Flat sheet & fitted sheets clean but very worn with several rips. (Pictures taken).
# Location noise. Wednesday night 22:55-23:35 about two to three hundred loud night club revellers marched in a constant stream (similar to a football stadium's stream) along the street to the night club on the pier. The nightclub in question is open Wednesday & Saturday. Even with the windows closed we could still hear them.
# Dinner was very basic. Like an aeroplane meal. Most likely to please the mature coach trip guests.
# Packed with friendly/lively mature coach trip guests & larger than life drivers' personalities / banter.
# Breakfast. Very busy/slow. Basic food again. Would have skipped if it hadn't have been included in the stay.
# The tired man who checked us in asked our name handed us an envelope. Told us it was our invoice. Requested/ Insisted on full payment before we were even greeted or told about the hotel. £50 had been made as a deposit prior. £70 was remaining to be paid. Payment made. Still no hello or welcome to our hotel. Very basic info given. Key given. Verbally directed to our room.
Date of stay: Wednesday 29.10.'14 - Friday 31.10.'14
Positives:
# Requested top floor received top floor.
# Sea/Pier view included at no extra cost.
# Dinner offered. £10/person. Three courses. Meat, Fish or vegetarian options.
# Evening entertainment offered.
# Rooms ready at 14:00.
# Manager friendly & accommodating (when present).
Negatives:
# Advertised as having free wifi in the rooms, not so, only in ground floor areas.
# Water pressure very low in the modest shower unit.
# Pillow clean but smelt of aftershave. Flat sheet & fitted sheets clean but very worn with several rips. (Pictures taken).
# Location noise. Wednesday night 22:55-23:35 about two to three hundred loud night club revellers marched in a constant stream (similar to a football stadium's stream) along the street to the night club on the pier. The nightclub in question is open Wednesday & Saturday. Even with the windows closed we could still hear them.
# Dinner was very basic. Like an aeroplane meal. Most likely to please the mature coach trip guests.
# Packed with friendly/lively mature coach trip guests & larger than life drivers' personalities / banter.
# Breakfast. Very busy/slow. Basic food again. Would have skipped if it hadn't have been included in the stay.
# The tired man who checked us in asked our name handed us an envelope. Told us it was our invoice. Requested/ Insisted on full payment before we were even greeted or told about the hotel. £50 had been made as a deposit prior. £70 was remaining to be paid. Payment made. Still no hello or welcome to our hotel. Very basic info given. Key given. Verbally directed to our room.
Source: tripadvisor.co.uk
In November 2014, di-swansea said about The Afton Hotel
My husband and i were in a party of approximately 30 people on a "tinsel and turkey" week ,Our room was very clean and comfortable with a view over to the pier and beach, The staff were all very nice, especially marta in the dining room, who was polite, curteous and very accomodating :).
The entertainment was very good, Our only dissapointment was our "christmas evening", we had to wait in the lounge bar until after nine o'clock for our entertainment to begin due to a local charity auction being held in the entertainment room, we were given an apology but seeing as it was a planned tinsel and turkey week, thought this was poor organisation by the management.
however we thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would certainly visit this hotel again,
The entertainment was very good, Our only dissapointment was our "christmas evening", we had to wait in the lounge bar until after nine o'clock for our entertainment to begin due to a local charity auction being held in the entertainment room, we were given an apology but seeing as it was a planned tinsel and turkey week, thought this was poor organisation by the management.
however we thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would certainly visit this hotel again,
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In November 2014, Pam H said about The Afton Hotel
This is our second visit to the Afton, and we will definitely visit again. We had a wonderful welcome. The place is clean and well maintained, and the food is delicious. Our room was on the front facing the very sad looking pier. The staff are good at this hotel and nothing was too much trouble. We had a wonderful week culminating with the air show, which we could see some of it from our balcony. Thank you
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In November 2014, Barneyb69 said about The Afton Hotel
On arrival at the hotel we were greeted by the general manager Steve. Very efficient reception and we were soon in our room 314 with the cases being delivered shortly after by the hotel porter. The room was clean and the toilet shower area also.
Surprisingly this olde worldly hotel (adjacent to the pier) was as up to date as was possible and not in need of some TLC. Very unusual for a building of this age. It is well maintained and clean and tidy.
We stayed from Friday evening until Monday morning and so had dinner and breakfasts. The dining room was very comfortable and clean and the waiting staff always seemed to be under pressure and didn't find much time to have a chat or a laugh with us visitors. That said I want to single out our waitress Martha who was also under the same pressure but attended to our every whim with speed and pleasantness. Well done you.
The food was very acceptable, always hot and in the main very tasty. I think the cheese and biscuits presentation could be better. There was JUST cheese and biscuits, no garnish, grapes or celery. A bit bland. Could not complain about the portion size though.
The staff serving behind the bar were few and far between. Only one during the evening to look after about 90 people and do all the collecting and clearing up as well as serving. Small wonder that they all appeared to be a bit morose. I don't think Steve the GM made matters any better when he told the staff that they should only serve 2 drinks to each customer. That was totally counter productive and ensured that 3 people had to go to the bar to get drinks for a table of 6. The mind boggles. This did nothing for the staff who I think got the blunt end of the stick.
All that said we had a very pleasant long weekend and left satisfied. I would recommend this hotel to you.
Surprisingly this olde worldly hotel (adjacent to the pier) was as up to date as was possible and not in need of some TLC. Very unusual for a building of this age. It is well maintained and clean and tidy.
We stayed from Friday evening until Monday morning and so had dinner and breakfasts. The dining room was very comfortable and clean and the waiting staff always seemed to be under pressure and didn't find much time to have a chat or a laugh with us visitors. That said I want to single out our waitress Martha who was also under the same pressure but attended to our every whim with speed and pleasantness. Well done you.
The food was very acceptable, always hot and in the main very tasty. I think the cheese and biscuits presentation could be better. There was JUST cheese and biscuits, no garnish, grapes or celery. A bit bland. Could not complain about the portion size though.
The staff serving behind the bar were few and far between. Only one during the evening to look after about 90 people and do all the collecting and clearing up as well as serving. Small wonder that they all appeared to be a bit morose. I don't think Steve the GM made matters any better when he told the staff that they should only serve 2 drinks to each customer. That was totally counter productive and ensured that 3 people had to go to the bar to get drinks for a table of 6. The mind boggles. This did nothing for the staff who I think got the blunt end of the stick.
All that said we had a very pleasant long weekend and left satisfied. I would recommend this hotel to you.
Source: tripadvisor.co.uk
In November 2014, Chris H said about The Afton Hotel
As hotels go this hotel was extremely comfortable and ideal for easy access to the Sea front. In fact its almost on the front itself and so easy to find.
The staff were extremely helpful, especially as my partner is Vegan (not the easiest to please) and the food was of a high standard also.
The only real negative is the parking, but that said, its a nightmare on the seafront anyway, so would be the same for any of the hotels I reckon,
As this visit was for a Reunion, and all weekend Fri, Sat & Sunday nights, the price I paid was an absolute bargain, but I don't think you will be disappointed either way.
I would certainly stay there again:
The staff were extremely helpful, especially as my partner is Vegan (not the easiest to please) and the food was of a high standard also.
The only real negative is the parking, but that said, its a nightmare on the seafront anyway, so would be the same for any of the hotels I reckon,
As this visit was for a Reunion, and all weekend Fri, Sat & Sunday nights, the price I paid was an absolute bargain, but I don't think you will be disappointed either way.
I would certainly stay there again:
Source: tripadvisor.co.uk