The Carlton Hotel

The good: 1. Great position on the front near all attractions. 2. Very clean, in fact spotless, particularly for an old building. 3. Spacious triple room (took grand-daughter). 4. Had a bath, which most rooms do not have. 5. Some parking, although only for 4 cars at front and a couple at back. 6. Comfy soft beds which are quite rare these days. The not so good: 1. Unlucky to have the triple room in the eves so, although it had a shower in the bath, you had to kneel to get any sort of shower. 2. Breakfast a big disappointment. Expect full English but only serving toast, bacon butties, cereals and yogurt. Not sure what other hotels there are serving but expect better for price. 3. Bar closes at 10pm. Other hotels on same row open until 11pm. Who wants to go to bed at 10pm on holiday! so went elsewhere. You'd think in these strange times they would want to maximise profit on drinks.

Very impressed with room , service, all staff very friendly who went above and beyond. Hotel ideally situated to all amenities, all in all a great stay.

Room looked like it had recently been refurbished. Which was to a good standard. Bed comfortable.. Modern new shower. Just lacked hanging space and shelving for items in the bathroom. Buffet breakfast included. Great price for seafront location and food was very good.

Excellent hotel very clean and good service

We have stayed there several times previously and always enjoyed it. Unfortunately, this time there was building work taking place and we had to move out of the room we were allocated because of water seeping through from the floor above. The room we were then given was on the top floor and the heating seemed to struggle to reach it, so the first night was quite chilly. However, without being asked, the manager placed an electric heater in the room the following day while we were out - very thoughtful! - so the second night was fine. The staff are very helpful and did their best to make our stay comfortable.

We were very pleased with the hotel. Room comfortable, pleasant staff, good breakfasts, close to the sea front.