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East Sussex Hotels

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We've tracked down the best hotels in East Sussex, from chic and cheerful B&Bs to design dens with five-star style.


The George in Rye

East Sussex, United Kingdom

Style
Quirky-smart Regency inn

Setting
Cobbled streets of Rye

At this East Sussex boutique hotel – a striking coaching-inn conversion – the ballroom’s high walls are hung with a diverting bird-patterned wallpaper and the chairs clad in monochrome Florence Broadhurst textiles. The George in Rye has decor that makes for love-at-first-sight stuff.

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Blanch House

Brighton, United Kingdom

Style
Laid-back hedonism by the sea

Setting
Brighton townhouse

The decadence, the lush furnishings and the enormous beds of this Brighton boutique bolt hole make Blanch House the ideal indulgent weekend getaway at a hotel that benefits from a B&B-style intimacy.

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Drakes

Brighton, United Kingdom

Style
Luxurious townhouse

Setting
Seafront Kemp Town

The large airy rooms in Drakes' spacious Regency building take full advantage of the seafront location, and glorious windows promised let the light flood in.

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Square

Brighton, United Kingdom

Style
Fresh-faced townhouse

Setting
Beach-side Brightonian square

Stylish, contemporary and a far cry from the traditional chintzy bed and breakfast, the Square hotel offers a very sleek version of a Brighton weekend.

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