This Grand hotel was not so Grand after all. The property is very nice from the outside and it is in a great location, looking straight into the ocean. The lobby is nice and although we only had one breakfast their it was good quality. However the rooms were a different story. First I should say it looked like our... More

Comfortable faded grandeur of the public rooms. Our apartment was massive, warm even in a cold February week, with a great sea view (if only the sun had shone!), peaceful and quiet, good service and well-appointed without any pretensions to luxury or fashion. We had out own front door, with letterbox and bell, and a spacious hallway. There are plans... More

We are a family of five. Although we could manage with four bed spaces, places rarely allow this. We prefer to all stay together. VERY few hotels can accomodate us in one "room", and booking interconnecting-rooms can never be guaranteed. I found the Grand, and wanted a two-bedroom suite, for one-night only. Sadly, there were none available that night (in... More

The apartment we had was great for size and the view from the balcony was excellent.The room dated but clean. Overall the stay was great had an issue with breakfast one morning taking over an hour to be served and then only part of it was served. The main problem was the leaking windows in the bedroom our kids were... More

We selected The Grand for my partner's sister's surprise 80th birthday lunch, because she had visited the Palm Court restaurant previously and enthused about it From my very first telephone enquiry the staff couldn't have been more helpful - Bernadette, the Head Receptionist even asked if we needed to have a password to ensure that the surprise remained that way!!... More

I've been to the grand a few times now since moving to the area of Kent, from working in the hospitality industry myself I have found the keppel's bar at the grand different to other bars in the area. They have a lovely red Dr syn painting in keppel's painted by terry Anthony, which I believe is worth a look.... More

We booked a suite for our first wedding anniversary as we stayed here on our wedding night. I absolutely love the English seaside and the Petworth Suite has a view out over the ocean from the living area and a nice little balcony area leading off from the bedroom so you can see the sea and out over the rooftops... More

Love the garden setting. Love the building. Adore the menu. Jewellery on sale is fab price. Art work for sale original. Perfect venue rain or shine. Amazing view of seafront. Helpful and attentive staff. So wonderful. Pianist playing classical music on baby grand excellent. The whole experience was grand this hotel gets 5 stars loved every second.

The positives are the architecture and the location (on The Leas). And our two bed apartment was huge. But the decor was very dated, and the kitchen smelt of stale cooking oil. if it had a few thousand spent on the apartment it would be just fabulous. But it had great sea views with a massive balcony, and was very... More