The Halcyon

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Scored 8.3
Rated very good

Staff

9.3

About this property

Essential Facilities: The Halcyon in Eastbourne offers free WiFi and a housekeeping service. Guests enjoy a continental breakfast each morning. Comfortable Accommodations: Rooms feature private bathrooms with walk-in showers, tea and coffee makers, TVs, electric kettles, and parquet floors. Ground-floor units provide sea views. Prime Location: Located a 2-minute walk from Eastbourne Beach and 1 km from Eastbourne Pier, the property is 74 km from London Gatwick Airport. Nearby attractions include Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway Adventure Park (5 km) and Glyndebourne Opera House (25 km). Guest Highlights: Guests appreciate the scenic location, delicious breakfast, and attentive staff.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.9 for a two-person trip.

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Most popular facilities

  • Free WiFi
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Tea/coffee maker in all rooms

Property highlights

Situated in the best rated area in Eastbourne, this property has an excellent location score of 9.2

Breakfast info

Continental

Availability

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Guests who stayed here loved

Kate
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Great location, very friendly staff. No parking outside the hotel, however local streets parking was available for free.”
Andreas
South Africa South Africa
“Very clean and spacious rooms. Close to restaurants, beach and town centre.”
Lara
Australia Australia
“The managers were absolutely lovely, very friendly and happy to provide advice. We had the King Room with Sea View on the first floor and it was very clean and modern and had beautiful views. The continental breakfast was good and a great way to...”
Lorraine
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Staff were very friendly and helpful the room was lovely sea view beautiful decor spotless”
Sophie
France France
“Great sea view, clean and renovated room, breakfast value for money - it says continental, but there’s a large choice. Very nice staff”
Sarah
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“The view from our room is perfect. Lovely big windows looking right out onto the seafront.”
Steph
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Perfect position not far from the end of the South Downs way and handy for the town and pier. We had a friendly welcome and were shown to our light and comfortable room with everything we needed supplied (most notably at the time, tea making...”
Patricia
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“The staff were super efficient and extremely helpful. Our room was beautiful with amazing views over the sea and surrounding area. The breakfast was very good.”
Welten
Netherlands Netherlands
“The room was very modern, cozy and clean. It was located on the ground floor, and had a small fridge.”
Ramasamy
Netherlands Netherlands
“The hotel is worthy for the price. The staff was a fine friendly gentleman who helped with all our questions and concerns. The location is great as it's next to the beach.”

Host Information

Company review score: 9.3Based on 1,033 reviews from 1 property
1 managed property

Company information

The Halcyon is an Edwardian building that has recently been refurbished to a good standard.

Property information

The Halcyon is an Edwardian building that has recently been refurbished to a good standard, overlooking the sea, with panoramic views over the English Channel. The Halcyon is located in the lower Meads area of Eastbourne, overlooking the ocean. Nearby attractions include Towner Art Gallery (0.2 miles), Eastbourne Lifeboat Museum (0.3 miles), and Congress Theatre (0.3 miles). It is 0.6 miles away from the centre of Eastbourne. Many travellers enjoy visiting Redoubt Fortress & The Pavilion (1.5 miles). Conveniently located restaurants include The Green Almond, Rosetto, and Sabaidee Thai Restaurant.

Neighbourhood information

The halcyon is situated on south cliff than runs parallel with kin edwards parade. South cliff is elevated from king edwards parade and enjoys elevated views of the sea,and is opposite the holly well area of the beach. We are situated just off the western lawns where many festivals take place during the season,and the big wheel which is now in place.

Language spoken

English

Property surroundings

House rules

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Check-in
From 15:00 to 22:30
Check-out
Until 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Payments by Booking.com
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.