Sunday night stay after walking first section of the South Downs Way from Eastbourne. Booked at the last minute direct with the hotel, they gave me same discounted rate as on the internet. Friendly reception, lovely gardens & a warm outdoor heated swimming pool - ask at recp for pool towels. Great breakfast with lots of choice, fresh orange juice,... more

I used to live in Sussex and had attended the Deans Place Hotel in the 1990s on a course with American Express. When I was looking for a place ot stay for a last minute Valentine's weekend break to show my partner my old Sussex haunts, I remembered the lovely gardens and views at Dean's Place. With it being Valentine's... more

We (family of me, my wife, a 3 year old and a baby) stayed in Dean's Place over new year 2008/09. It was a last minute, spur of the moment decision to get away from London and relax a bit. I had stayed at the hotel years ago in its previous incarnation as a Best Western. The new owners have... more

We have just returned from a one night stay at Deans Place Hotel, Alfriston. We drove down to the South Downs on the spur of the moment as we both had a day off work and the weather forecast was good (for February). We picked Alfriston as our destination because it is a good walking area and it looked as... more

Having got lost called receptionist who kept calm and friendly and eventually got me to hotel! All staff couldn't be more helpful but professional. Furnishings spotlessly clean, tasteful and comfortable. Food superb. We were a group of 5 ladies coming from different parts of the country - we all thoroughly enjoyed our stay and plan to revisit in the spring/summer... more

We have just stayed one night having got a good deal booking the day before (£80 b&b) through laterooms.com. Staff were very friendly and helpful, inc going out to get us the newspaper we wanted, free DVD hire etc. Beautifully decorated room, we had the smallest double but was fine. Good quality breakfast & efficient staff. We did not eat... more

Having lived in the area for a number of years, my familty are always eager to try out new restaurants (rumour has it that the hotel was recently taken over - again) ! and we had been given reports that the restaurant at Deans Palce was rather good, so we were all loking forwadr to a nice meal. Like many... more

Never ceases to amaze me how some hotels like Deans Place get such varied reviews. I've stayed here before and really liked it. For what its worth a brief description of my stay. Arrived about 6pm check in was a pleasure. made me feel very welcome and all the paperwork already completed, just a signature and car reg required. (free... more

We booked a weekend at Deans Place to coincide with a visit to Glyndebourne but whilst the opera was fabulous, sadly the hotel was enormously disappointing to say the least. The tone was set when, upon checking in at Friday lunctime, we found our room had confetti strewn on the carpet - presumably from a wedding the previous weekend? This... more