The Ship Inn  

Room (suite) had uninterrupted sea view. Fully controllable heating (0 C outside), comfortable bed, quiet, fridge & tea making facilities, quality tasteful furnishings. Potential to rate this 5 star - just a shame about a couple of negatives below, which should have been remedied in advance. Well intentioned friendly owners. This was a really enjoyable stay (for a no-star hotel!) but qualified below.

Extractor fan not working in windowless bathroom with WC. Unacceptable to be told "Sorry, nothing I can do". Could have offered the use of another bathroom (I think we were the only guests that night), deodorant spray, or token reduction on bill?). Several ceiling lights not working. Neutral verdict on breakfast: anaemic bacon, toasts cold and like biscuits. Check-in was via the bar counter - a bit unpleasant when carrying luggage and pub guests watching. This may have been a temporary arrangemet. Please note the above are all points for improvement, and apart from the extractor fan the positives far outweighed the negatives! I would recommend this hotel provided the extractor fan and lights all work.

The landlord and his family were very helpful and friendly. Food served in the resturant was of as very high standard. The Channel Tunnel was only 10 min drive so made our morning departure easy.

The building, the ambiance, They made you feel very welcome, the food was unexpectedly excelent, The room directly overlooked the sea and was very well appointed. We had a very enjoyable stay.

Relaxing, helpful and pleasant landlord and lady. Good food and drink, super roof terrace, lovely room, good location.

A fuller dinner menu needed if staying for a week.

The food provided in the restaurant was excellent at all times and backed up by extremely attentive and helpful staff.

I stayed in a room at the back of the hotel that was very small and looked out over a courtyard that was full of beer barrels and old garden furniture, hardly a pleasant outlook. In addition the hotel was due for refurbishment therefore scaffolding and builders materials were evident everywhere. Will be interested to see the improvement.

An excellent stop off point if you are travelling to or from the continent. We had a great stay got a good welcome and a lovely comfortable room. Had a great meal in the restaurant and a lovely cooked breakfast watching the sun come up over the sea. We also loved lying in bed listening to the waves crashing on the beach in a huge comfortable double bed. Great Hotel and recommend this.

The room (at the top of the house) was really nice, light, very clean and spacious with a dormer window that you can look out to the sea through. The bed was really comfortable and there was a large flat screen tv in the corner of the room. The stylish fridge contained complementary water, J20's and fresh milk and the biscuits were really tasty. The bathroom was brand new and really nice. There was also a small private lounge at our disposal hat looked straight out to the beach with another even larger tv in it. Stuart, our host, and his wife were absolutely charming and nothing was too much trouble. Breakfast was delicious and served in the airy conservatory/restaurant overlooking the beach. We would definitely stay here again and next time will try the restaurant for dinner as it was fully booked and we have heard good reviews.

The bathroom was actually a wet room which on one hand was absolutely beautiful but on the other hand got pretty wet when showering. We understand that this suite is a 'work in progress' and Stuart has plans to improve it even more. Would have liked a full length mirror and somewhere comfortable to sit to style my hair but have a feeling that this may well be resolved in the next stage.

We had a great 2 nights, all was great.no complaints at all, we loved our room and the breakfast was superb. Upstairs deck was marvellous for a good bottle of wine and to meet new friends,the views are stunning.

A very warm welcome on arrival..excellent customer service..clean comfortable room with fab wet room ensuite..sea view...friendly and helpful bar and restaurant staff...Restaurant superb with good menu and extremely lovely food..decked roof terrace overlooking the sea brilliant ..all in all a really great stay..

Locaton right on seafront, also convenient for channel tunnel stopover. Basically a traditional lively pub with rooms. Room was very comfortable with impressive shower room and super sea views. Excellent restaurant for evening meal. Excellent breakfast. Attentive personal service from landlord

Separate access to rooms in annex was via a storage passageway.- not in keeping with the high standard of the rooms themselves. No access to terrace or balcony as described in the room description. Check-in via the pub bar a little bit haphazard - no-one seemed to be expecting us and we could not check in for 2 hours after the stated time.

The friendliness of the staff, especially the proprietor Stewart, the food and value for money - all excellent. Will definitely go there again!!!

Very comfortable bed and the room was surprisingly quiet. Breakfast was great and the one evening meal we had there was excellent.

Friendly, very welcoming hotelier. Comfortable bed/

The menu was a la carte, mainly fish dishes, and very costly