With a stay at Cavendish Hotel in Eastbourne (Eastbourne City Centre), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of South Downs National Park and Eastbourne Bandstand. .This beach hotel is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Eastbourne Beach and 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Eastbourne Heritage Centre.
What's nearby
Eastbourne Bandstand - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
Eastbourne Beach - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
Devonshire Park Theatre - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
Eastbourne Pier - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
Congress Theatre - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
Getting around
Eastbourne Station - 11 min walk
Gatwick Airport (LGW) - 54 min drive
Restaurants
To the Rise Bakery - 4 min walk
Pomodoro E Mozzarella - 5 min walk
Wish Tower - 6 min walk
Qualisea Fish Restaurant - 6 min walk
La Locanda Del Duca - 5 min walk
About this property
Cavendish Hotel
Beachfront hotel for sun and fun
Cavendish Hotel offers 148 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.
Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. In-room wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Stay in one of 148 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Wireless internet access (surcharge) keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, wedding services, and a banquet hall.
Enjoy a meal at Marine Restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 8 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7 AM and 9:30 AM and on weekends between 8 AM and 10:30 AM.
Available in all rooms: WiFi (GBP 7 per 24-hour period)
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and public transport
Self parking on site (GBP 10.00 per night)
Food and drink
Full breakfast available for a fee 7 AM–9:30 AM on weekdays and 8 AM–10:30 AM on weekends: GBP 12-15.00 for adults and GBP 6-10.00 for children
1 restaurant
1 bar
Room service available
Restaurants on site
Marine Restaurant
Conveniences
Banquet hall
Lift
Library
Guest services
24-hour front desk
Daily housekeeping
Dry-cleaning service
Luggage storage
Wedding services
Business services
Business centre
Meeting rooms
Outdoors
Beachfront location
Accessibility
If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Lift
Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
More
Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bed sheets
Heating
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Shower/bath combination
Towels
Entertainment
Digital channels
Flat-screen TV
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
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Desk
Iron/ironing board (on request)
Safe
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 12 to 15.00 for adults, and GBP 6 to 10.00 for children
Fee for in-room wireless internet: GBP 7 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)
Self parking fee: GBP 10.00 per night
Pet fee: GBP 10 per pet, per night
Service animals are exempt from fees
Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Property is also known as
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Cavendish Hotel Reviews
Reviews
6.6
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10 - Excellent
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Rating 8 - Good. 264 out of 1000 reviews" "
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Rating 6 - Okay. 197 out of 1000 reviews" "
6 - Okay
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2 - Terrible
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6.6/10
Cleanliness
7.0/10
Staff & service
6.4/10
Amenities
6.2/10
Property conditions & facilities
6.6/10
Eco-friendliness
Reviews
2/10 Terrible
Sandra
19 Aug 2024
Sandra
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
4/10 Poor
Lee
Travelled with partner
17 Aug 2024
Old fashioned,staff not friendly,terrible breakfast
The Cavendish is a perfectly decent hotel. I Think it has previously had a poor reputation, but various family members and i have stayed there several times over the last couple of years and have never had any complaints. It's also very good value for money, possibly because of the previous reputation. I'd highly recommend it to anyone looking for a good value stay in Eastbourne.
The room was really hot and no way of adjusting Outer windows in need of attention and bathroom grouting loose. Otherwise the room was clean and food good.
Verified traveller
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
6/10 Okay
Joseph
26 July 2024
Liked: Staff & service
Property is a little dated, but obviously it was grand in it's prime. Friendly staff and very accommodating. Beautiful area and scenery. Hoe ever I don't suppose in this climate they have a spare couple of millions to get the place back to it's glorious prime and if I'm being honest I have stayed in much worse
The single room sea view i booked was infact £40 dearer and overlooked the car park. One pillow for the bed. No housekeeping. Toiletries and refreshments had to be got from reception. The one time i went into the bar the bartender seemed unbothered i was waiting to be served and whilst he was pouring my drink i saw an ant crawling over the bar. Yes its an older building but it needs what facilities it does have looked at.
Julie
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024
6/10 Okay
Brian
21 July 2024
Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disappointment
Good room but decor and cleanliness poor. Just look at windowsills, dirty, and flaking paint.
At breakfast staff brusque, and tablecloths need wash and iron.
Brian
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024
4/10 Poor
Verified traveller
11 July 2024
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
New problem
My grave misgivings re certain Britannia Hotel policies have been aired before - the new problem, this time around, was a "fan" blasting cold air, built into the ceiling, whose existence the maintenance (sic) staff seemed completely surprised me. (The man who visited the room didn't seem to have a clue how it worked - e.g what switches did, why there was an electrical panel in it etc).
I'm the sort of person who actually prefers "box rooms", and I've come to expect noisy neighbours in Eastbourne - but uncontrollable cold air is a "new low".
Absolutely shocking I booked 2 night stay but after first night I just wanted to leave. The room was so old, smell of urine very old and dated. The night was unbearably hot with a small old fan blowing hot air couldn’t sleep all night.
The property is very very dated with ceiling cracks and damp everywhere. Never use this again.
Booked a room with a double bed but what we got was a double bed with 2 single mattress pushed together so if you wanted to snuggle up someone was on the edge of both mattress with no springs, not a very good sleep at all the breakfast wasn’t that bad although not good enough that we bothered to have evening meal because the restaurant closed at 8pm and that’s far too early after you’ve been out all day and want to freshen up. the room was dated and in bad need of a deep clean and redecoration as it smelt a bit musty it’s such a shame as this could be a jewel in the crown if they just invest a little more money, front desk staff were pleasant and helpful but the restaurant staff were curt and very short with any assistance or questions
I wouldn’t stay here again in its current form
The Hotel is super old. Everything is very worn out and there is no air conditioning. On the day of the check in, the room is extremely hot and stuffy. The hotel stuff is willing to provide an extra ventilation fan which is small and works like a toy. After staying in the room for 10 minutes, the temperature inside the room is beyond any human being could bear. Under such circumstances, a change of room is requested to the front desk and downgrade to a non seaview room will be accepted. However, the manager and the front desk staff reassign another room and ask us to have a look. the room number is 123. The room is super big and is like a family suite, But it is also look like a haunted house in the Hollywood movie, After staying in that room for 2 minutes, we have decided to check out. Meaning we did not stay in that hotel at all. Will never never book such kind of Victorian era hotels again.
This is an impressive hotel right on the sea front. Unlike some of the others the outside was well painted and presentable.
I gave up trying to get an evening meal at the restaurant as it was mostly not open and nothing was displayed to tell us when it would actually be open.
The lift is in some serious need of some TLC as it kept on breaking down, although there is a service lift that can be used. That was a fun experience!
The room was larger than I expected and, thankfully, quiet. The bathroom was a good size.The only problem was that the was far too hot. This is something out of the control of the hotel and they did provide an electric fan.
The staff were friendly and helpful. They printed out the order of play for the tennis tournament, which was very useful.
We found the hotel was convenient for the tennis at Devonshire Park. It had lovely views over the seafront. The condition of the hotel was a bit dilapidated although there were building works going on, I assume to update it. We found the Reception staff very pleasant and helpful. The room was old fashioned and enormous. The bathroom and shower were ok. The pillows were too hard and neither of us slept well. The bed was clean though.