The Southcliff Hotel

Unfortunately we have experienced a cold water so then the day after hot water so we could not have a shower at all.

Very nice place for this price !!

Sadly this old hotel has not been restored to it former glory. It has had a refit to the interior.,the exterior is extremely run down. Our welcoming committee & they were. Was a set of long term residents seated outside a keypad locked reception door. Very sadly too as they openly shared with me. They were being housed in the hotel having fallen on hard times. (They were not asylum seekers) We paid a budget price so our expectations were not high. However the price paid was excessive. Given that this property is currently really a hostel. It is Not conducive at all with an overnight relaxing trip.

Hotel room was clean, tidy and fresh looking. Rest of hotel looking its age and out dated. Took over half hour to locat a free parking spot in surrounding street

need to add parking space not as self parking

Don’t let your initial vision put you off, the hotel looks very run down but is very clean and comfortable. We had a sea view which was nice however it also means you have the hotel front lighting shining through the curtains which isn’t ideal. We would stay again with more limited expectations.

Friendly staff, clean room, very comfy bed. The outside looks delapidated and carpets in the passageways are old and a bit grubby. The lift was small and the lift doors could do with painting. The signage could do with updating. They are obviously trying to upgrade everything but the room could have had a new lampshade on the room light and pull string in the bathroom. The room wall table could do with a paint or restaining. The wardrobe internal shelf should be painted.

The hotel is in a very poor condition. Clearly lack of maintenance. It's run down and obvious hasn't been decorated for the past 30 years

Like living in a fridge !!!!!!! Despite putting heating on ten hours later still freezing Plumbing terrible

Lovely old building facing the sea, very quiet inside & outside, just 16 mins walk to town

When booking this hotel, it looked lovely. Unfortunately on arrival, it was clear that the pictures on here were taken many years ago! The room was clean but there a lots of bodge jobs done in the room. We met a couple of the obviously long term lodgers, one of who was aggressive towards us! One a positive, the staff were cheery, friendly and helpful. A beautiful costal walk is on your doorstep and the hotel is very near to the venue we attended last night.

Basic functional hotel for a short overnight stay, hotel is clean on reflection ( towels bedding bathroom etc ) but it is aged and somewhat run down

Not far from town parking was abit of a pain have to pay which it doesn’t save that on web and I paid extra for balcony but had no chairs to seat out there with was a shame

The hotel requires complete renovation. Desperately needed

I been there two times now and didn’t get any problem and they even allowed dogs which is a bonus yes I recommend it’s really nice 5 stars

We stayed in building site, everywhere was dusty, inadequate shower, hallway sometimes no electricity due to building work. Marketing trick is photo of hotel and condition of hotel completely different, advert shows hotel but reality is building site. Also there is no parking space for the hotel.

Great

This was a nice hotel for us to meet up with family in town and not have to drive home. The staff were friendly and the room was clean, and had everything you needed. The view of the sea was a lovely way to wake up. I'm certain when all the refurbishment is complete and the dining options come back, that this is a hotel we will use again.

This hotel made Faulty Towers look like the Ritz! The staff were fine and helpful and the concierge did his best, so no problems with him. To say it is run down is a massive understatement. We were down for a show at the Leas Cliff Hall nearby so location wise it was perfect as was its location generally. 5 mins from the town centre and on the cliff overlooking the sea. Inside though, grim. Tired, jaded and messy. Not so much messy as in dirty but untidy and worn and in the process of refurbishment and redecoration. The toilet leaked in the roomand we were offered two others of a similar standard albeit smaller. One had a constant flushing toilet, the other was just well, dire. Eventually were offered an upgrade to a larger room which was at the front of the hotel, so the view was lovely. The bed was awful, two pushed together to make one. One half was okish, the other half was sunken, probably broken and my wife and I ended up sleeping on the one half of the bed! The light didnt work so just a vanity light to wash and shower in. The shower itself was good though... The bare ares was ok, prices reasonable and a pool table and selection of exchange books to use. Decor from the 1820s and just generally tired, grubby and unkempt. The room itself and bedding etc was clean, which I suppose is the most important thing! I wouldnt recommend it even at the cheap price we paid. Other than the view from the front, (despite the scaffolding) which was really good, go elsewhere....

A terrible start as the hotel had booked a single room instead of a double citing it as expedia fault. It took 1 hr to resolve this at 10pm night after a tiring journey To add to worst, my son left his wrist watch in the room drawer which was never recovered. On the call, hotel staff said that housekeeping didn’t find anything, clearly rogue staffs, would never return back