Playden Oasts Hotel

A weekend break away in the Playden Oasts Inn was a lovely chance to get away and see some of Sussex. From when we arrived until we left after a weekend break the whole experience was wonderful. We stayed in a round room with the quaintness of the bath/shower behind a screen but the Inn had all the amenities that you would expect to find in a larger hotel. Nothing was too much and we enjoyed the restaurant for a large sized portion of inviting food with plenty of choice. The stand out for us in this inn was the service, the Inn team worked hard to make you feel welcome and both dinner and breakfast was as we would expect made even better by the chatty, friendly staff. Much of the original kilns can still be seen and we were fortunate enough to see behind the scenes one of the large kilns. I read some of the previous reviews but would say that our experience for the 6 of us was as good as we would want. Thank you Playden Oasts Inn, I would recommend you.

We stopped off here for Sunday lunch. The food was delicious, good portions and piping hot but oh my! The lady behind the bar must have missed the course in hospitality. No smile, no appreciation for our custom, just seemed miserable and not thankful for our custom. Disappointing experience.

The hotel itself was fine and in a good location and the staff pleasant. The restaurant, bar and breakfast room were welcoming and attractive. But, the room was a total let down. It was in the annex and was described as ‘en-suite’. The loo and shower were separate, which wouldn’t have been a problem. But, there was no heater in the loo and the weather was chilly at the time. Also the shower room was very small. The biggest let down however, was that the handbasin was actually in the bedroom. So you needed to come out of the loo to wash your hands ! None of the pictures that we had looked at for room 10 had shown the hand basin was in the bedroom. So for £156 per night it was poor value. The highlight of our three night stay however, was the fish & chip supper on Friday night.. it was outstanding.