The location is wonderful! It’s a beautifully decorated, spacious & comfortable penthouse apartment with sea views in the main square, clean and very well equipped.

It was quite a climb to the fourth floor but of course we were aware of this.

Excellent location - 3 minute walk to the beach. A great coffee and drinks bar (Goat Lodge) as you reach the beach. Fantastic for a morning walk to grab a coffee and bacon butty and the sea breeze before the others wake up! Nice walk to Hastings, then up the West Hill Funicular and back down again, to see the shipwrecks on the beach and a lovely walk back to St Leonards-on-Sea. Location close enough to drive to other places such as Battle, Brighton, Peacehaven etc. Very well stocked kitchen and apartment, with all kitchen appliances and staple food stuff. Good sea view, if you stretch your neck out. Plenty of local shops close by to do some shopping for self catering. Video instructions easily accessed to use the oven and hob. Hot water switch easy to use for hot water taps. Shower constantly hot. Plenty of wardrobe and drawer space in the bedrooms. Range of bins to encourage recycling.

Parking is first come first served and in May half term, it's very difficult to find a spot close by. Apartment looks as if the owners may still live there at times, but it's hard to tell, so it was hard to know whether everything could be used in the apartment (e.g. extra bedding, food stuff in the kitchen cupboards/freezer/fridge/drawers). Cafetiere doesn't work well (the filter just falls straight down into the jug). Coffee machine had no instructions so could not use. Small freezer filled with food already so could not get much more of our own food in there. Top floor (Penthouse) and can only get a good view of the sea if you climb up onto the window sill and stick your head out of the window. Also, we had a heatwave whilst we stayed there and the open windows do not provide adequate cooling - perhaps ceiling fans could be installed or floor fans could be added. Bathroom window is small and there is no extraction fan so the bathroom can steam up easily and smells linger for longer than necessary. There are a lot of steps to the apartment! But we already knew to expect this. Just a shame they weren't worth the limited sea view. Could do with one more comfy seat in the lounge area as one armchair and a two seater sofa aren't quite enough for 4 people. Instructions for what can and cannot go into the separate rubbish bins would be helpful. Loads of different books on the bookshelves. Some games (for all ages) and toys for little ones.

What a lovely flat, it was spacious, clean, well equipped and in a brilliant quiet location, but still easily accessible to all the restaurants, bars, sights and a stones throw from the beach. Would definitely stay again it was fantastic value for money with the hosts responding quickly to messages and an easy check in and check out procedure too.

The flat was stylishly decorated. The beds were very comfortable and the host was quick to respond to messages.

Some issues already flagged in the other reviews- the v thin curtains meant we all woke up at dawn. The lack of instructions for using the hob, cooker, coffee machine etc. made things tricky. No microwave even though the listing states there is one. Only BBC i-player. no wine bottle opener (v disappointing! 😉). No condiments like ketchup and vinegar. No milk left for us to use. If these number of small issues were addressed I would leave a really high rating, as it is it's a shame they marred the otherwise lovely flat. On the sea view- it is not direct at all.