4 and 5-star hotels in East Sussex
16 listed · best reviewed first
Updated · Ratings from Google · All hotels and B&Bs in East Sussex
Brighton
The Grand Brighton
★ 4.4 (4,446)
The landmark 1864 seafront hotel on Kings Road, reopened after a seventeen-million-pound refurbishment with a new spa and restaurant.
Rye
The Mermaid Inn
★ 4.6 (2,254)
A fifteenth-century coaching inn on Rye's most famous cobbled street, with panelled rooms, huge inglenook fireplaces and a smugglers' history.
Eastbourne
The Grand Hotel Eastbourne
★ 4.4 (1,878)
Eastbourne's landmark Victorian seafront hotel, known locally as the White Palace, with formal gardens, a spa and sea views along the western promenade.
Brighton
The Old Ship Hotel
★ 3.9 (2,380)
Brighton's oldest hotel, trading on the seafront since the sixteenth century, with 150-odd rooms and Georgian assembly rooms behind the facade.
Rye
The George in Rye
★ 4.2 (1,251)
A Georgian coaching inn on the High Street reworked into a contemporary boutique hotel, with a wood-fired restaurant and a ballroom for events.
Brighton
Brighton Harbour Hotel & Spa
★ 4.0 (1,445)
Adult-focused seafront hotel at 64 Kings Road with a subterranean spa built into old smugglers' tunnels beneath the building.
Hastings
Bannatyne Hotel Hastings
★ 4.2 (942)
A country house hotel set in 38 acres of gardens and woodland between Hastings and Battle, built around a full health club, pool and spa.
Brighton
Drakes Hotel
★ 4.6 (393)
Twenty-room boutique hotel in two nineteenth-century mansions on Marine Parade, with freestanding baths in the bay windows and the Dilsk restaurant below.
Brighton
Artist Residence Brighton
★ 4.6 (379)
Twenty-seven rooms across two listed Regency townhouses on Regency Square, decorated by local artists, with Blake's Bistro on the ground floor.
Eastbourne
The Queens Hotel Eastbourne
★ 4.0 (702)
A traditional seafront hotel standing opposite Eastbourne Pier, with sea-view rooms, a spa and one of the most central locations on the promenade.
Brighton
A Room With A View
★ 4.7 (254)
Grade II listed Georgian guest house on Marine Parade facing the beach, with sea-view balconies and free parking for guests booking direct.
Eastbourne
The Cavendish Hotel Eastbourne
★ 3.3 (1,835)
A large Victorian hotel directly on Eastbourne's central seafront, with sea-view rooms, a pool and easy walking access to the pier and shops.
Brighton
Paskins Town House
★ 4.2 (205)
Long-established environmentally minded B&B in two Kemptown townhouses, known for an Art Deco dining room and thirteen cooked breakfasts.
Hastings
The Laindons
★ 4.9 (78)
An AA Five Star Gold guest house on Hastings Old Town's High Street, with six individually decorated rooms and elaborate breakfasts.
Hastings
Tower House 1066
★ 3.9 (146)
A VisitBritain Four Star Silver guest accommodation in St Leonards-on-Sea, with individually designed ensuite rooms and a garden terrace.
Eastbourne
Croft House Eastbourne
★ 4.2 (47)
A small, well-reviewed guest house in Eastbourne's quieter Old Town, offering individually decorated rooms and a personal, home-from-home style of stay.
Quick answers
How many 4 and 5-star hotels are there in East Sussex?+
We list 16 in East Sussex. The best-reviewed are shown first.
Which 4 and 5-star hotels in East Sussex are best reviewed?+
By Google rating weighted by the number of reviews: The Grand Brighton (4.4/5, 4,446 reviews), The Mermaid Inn (4.6/5, 2,254 reviews) and The Grand Hotel Eastbourne (4.4/5, 1,878 reviews).
Is this list up to date?+
It is built live from our listings; ratings come from Google and each venue page shows when its details were last checked. Always confirm with the venue before travelling.