In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- Each room is unique, so you’re bound to have your own preference, but we like cosy, pretty room 3; room 10 in the eaves with a roll‑top bath; and elegantly decorated room 2. Room 6 has a gorgeous shower stall made from a wig cupboard. For a special weekend, book suite 1 for its double‑headed walk‑in shower.
- Packing tips
- Leave the coolbox behind; the George in Rye can pack you up a fabulous hamper to take on your coastal forays – the dunes of Camber Sands are the perfect picnic destination.
- Also
- Let the George organise you tickets to one of the world-class gardens nearby, or book some in-room pampering treatments with one of the therapists from the nearby Aveda spa.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- A Rye Smile cocktail each in the bar
The George in Rye
East Sussex, United Kingdom [view map]
- Style
- Quirky-smart Regency inn
- Setting
- Cobbled streets of Rye
This East Sussex boutique hotel is one of the most inspiring coaching-inn conversions we've seen in Southern England. The ballroom’s high walls are hung with a diverting bird-patterned wallpaper; the chairs clad in monochrome Florence Broadhurst textiles. It’s decor that makes for love-at-first-sight stuff, and it's neatly placed in the quietly charming, pottering-pace coastal town of Rye.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 24, including five suites.
- Rates
- £125–£225, including breakfast. One-night bookings for Saturdays incur a £50 supplement.
- Check-out
- 11.30am, but flexible on request.
- Facilities
- Courtyard garden, DVD library, private dining and screening room, in‑room spa treatments, free WiFi, bike hire. In rooms, flatscreen TV, Vi‑Spring bed, Frette linens, marble‑edged (or roll-top) bath, rain shower head, Aveda toiletries.
- Also
- Lavender‑filled pillows and luxurious bottles of wild fig oil imported from Florence make nights in even more relaxing.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- Formerly at Moro, head chef Rod Grossmann ruthlessly adheres to a ‘local, fresh and seasonal produce’ mantra, serving up Mediterranean‑themed dishes in the contemporary brasserie‑style Dining Room.
- Dress code
- Laid‑back layers; something a little smarter for dinner.
- Top table
- Nestle in a corner at either end of the long banquette, or outside in the Garden Courtyard on balmy evenings.
- Last orders
- The George Tap bar stays open until the last guest goes to bed.
- Room service
- Light snacks available 24 hours; from 7am to 10pm, you can order from the restaurant’s dinner menu.
- Hotel bar
- Sip on a Rye Smile whiskey cocktail or glass of Sussex wine amid the George Tap’s attractive mish‑mash of wooden tables, benches and chairs.
Smith card offer
A Rye Smile cocktail each in the bar
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Smith concierge
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The George in Rye
98 High Street
Rye
East Sussex
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