HOTEL REVIEW
HOTEL REVIEW Beachcroft Hotel Beach Huts Bognor Regis, West Sussex Ben and I have had the great pleasure of reviewing many of Peter de Savary’s hotels over the years, including The Cary Arms in Babbacombe, the Shepherds Huts at the Merry Harriers, and Mount Cinnamon in Grenada, so we were delighted when we were invited to review the new Beach Huts at the Beachcroft Hotel in Bognor Regis, West Sussex. Situated on the beach front of Bognor Regis’s beach, these three storey beach huts are perfect for a family get away on the south coast, as they have a bunk bedded room and bathroom on the ground floor, a lounge with bi-folding doors on to a private decked terrace with sun loungers on the second floor and a double bedroom on the third floor, all open plan so you can see the bed from the lounge, and whilst lying on the bed, if you have the doors open, you feel like you are floating on the sea because when the tide is in that is the view you have from the bed! The private decked terrace is very close to the esplanade that many people use to stroll along the beach front, so much so that you can have a chat with those walking past. WWW.THEAMERICANHOUR.COM
One walker asked if our croissants that we brought from breakfast to enjoy in the sun were for him, and many said hello, and although at first we thought it would be intrusive, it ended up being good fun saying hello to others who were enjoying the glorious sunshine as much as we were. If you walk along the pebbly promenade to the right of the hotel you will come to a traditional British pier, with an arcade full of games to entertain the family, and on the other side there is crazy golf for £5.50 per person, which we really enjoyed, although I enjoyed it slightly more than Ben as I won, and he is a golfer who plays off six! I do admit there are no windmills, water wheels or helter skelters on a normal golf course, but I will take any win I can! Having enjoyed a stroll along the seafront (there is a seven mile stretch of coastline for walkers to enjoy) we decided to enjoy a drink in the hotel’s outdoor bar, that again overlooks the sea and welcomes dogs. Blakes Beach Bar and Restaurant has a lunchtime menu here, as well as an Afternoon Tea menu, and after 6pm it
becomes a pizza only restaurant, with a choice of four pizzas – margarita, vegetarian, pepperoni or prosciutto and rocket. We enjoyed our pizza in the one pod they have on the terrace, although sitting inside the pod or outside is equally enjoyable. It is an extremely relaxing hotel, and just what we needed having just run our American Finance and Networking Event two days before, and in keeping with relaxed vibe the pizzas are served in boxes, which again I initially thought was odd, but actually it made it a bit more fun, but I am sure if you would rather have a knife, fork and plate, the staff would happily oblige. The attention to detail the de Savary family have is what sets their hotels apart from many others, in my opinion. Little things like real milk in the fridge, rather than the cartons that are hard to open, and then usually spit milk all over me once I am successful in lifting the top off, quality toiletries in the bathrooms, buckets, spades and fishing nets for the children, and dog bowls around the hotel for our furry friends, who are welcome to stay at the hotel. WWW.AMERICANINBRITAIN.CO.UK
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