The location, on West Hill in Hastings, is really lovely, with easy access to the Old Town. The apartment is very nice, clean and quiet, and Kate is a perfect host. We would definitely come back.

The only small improvement I would suggest would be to add a few more plates, glasses, and cooking items.

Great location. Host was very helpful and highly communicative. The place was clean, tidy, and comfortable for 3 people and 1 small pet.

Earlier checkin time and later checkout time would be ideal.

Self catering. We prepared our own breakfast. Location was okay. We were told sea-front was a five-minute walk. Walking leisurely we covered the distance in about 15 minutes but we were fine with that.

There were some other guests in the property next to us and they were a bit noisy is the very early hours of the morning.

The property is in a good location for Hastings Old Town, a short walk.

The property isn’t what I was expecting, from booking.com description. The photos look great, but I think very filtered. The ‘apartment’ isn’t a separate unit as an apartment, it’s part of a main dwelling (house), so you hear people walking around above you, noise and conversations. So if we could hear them so clearly am sure they could hear us, you are very conscious of this. There’s a door separating you from the their living space. The kitchen facilities are a microwave and a mini fridge, a kettle, 2cups,2plates, 2bowls. No sink, no toaster, no cooker or hob and no unit space. However there is a bowl provided to wash up in the bathroom, not ideal when it’s a vanity unit and not room to fill the bowl up. I hold my hands up here though, I didn’t research this properly and presumed that I would be able to make breakfast here, had a looked more thoroughly I would have seen previous reviews. The decor is tired, the bathroom needs some ventilation and the shower tray needs attention as it can easily flood. Hot water was lukewarm warm some days, I presume again it’s shared by the household, so first up, gets the hot water. There’s no available plug sockets, you have to unplug extension leads to use a hairdryer or charger. But the host was very friendly and helpful. The outside terrace as advertised is, 2 chairs by the fence at the entrance, not really a pleasant space to sit, although I did see a artificial grass area, with some piled up wood and a couple of shopping trolleys out of the bedroom window, maybe this could be utilised? This is a good basic place for a base. It needs a better mattress, sorry but smells of dog. Lovely people , but didn’t suit us.