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Reviews of The Relais Cooden Beach 4 stars

Cooden Beach, Cooden Sea Rd, Bexhill, TN39 4TT, United Kingdom

#19 of 25 hotels in Bexhill

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Review score

Based on 1189 hotel reviews

8.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.9

  • Comfort

    8.9

  • Location

    9.3

  • Facilities

    8.1

  • Staff

    9.0

  • Value for money

    7.4

  • Free WiFi

    8.2

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  • Reviewed: 27 June 2024

    9.0
    Can’t wait to come again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Cooden Double
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Waited 30 minutes for waitress to take our order for Sunday lunch and a further 20 minutes to get any food or drink.

    Everything

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 June 2024

    8.0
    great location, good public areas, top floor room ok
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Cooden Double
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    2nd floor room with no lift a little challenging. basic but perfectly adequate room if hot. but so was the weather.... bar service didn't shine (forgot our order)

    excellent location. becoming a modern hotel. a little expensive given the room but would stay again. this is a nicely presented hotel

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 June 2024

    9.0
    Great location and a comfortable place to stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Cooden King
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was no sign to say where the reception was not even on the reception desk. I did speak with them about it twice but nothing happened while we were there. It’s a small thing but when you are struggling with luggage it would be helpful to know. We took the wrong turn, very frustrating and such a simple thing to fix. I asked to speak with the manager but he didn’t respond. The only thing that took the shine from what was otherwise an enjoyable week.

    The staff, the food and the room.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 June 2024

    9.0
    Lovely break
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Seascape King
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Clean friendly staff, lovely food and great location. Would stay again.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 June 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Cooden Family
    • Stayed 1 night

    Long walk to room involving 3 different staircases. Small kettle. No fridge (considering the price). TV only watch-able from bed not from chairs. No writing desk.

    The beds were comfortable. The bathroom was outstanding; spacious shower with ample hot water quickly available and thermostatically controlled. Additional tea and milk provided on request.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 June 2024

    9.0
    Definitely the place to get away and forget about everything else.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Seascape King
    • Stayed 3 nights

    I didn’t like the stairs. I wish there was a lift. It would be the only thing that would stop me coming back, if I couldn’t get a ground floor room. Also, we were situated in room 113, which is just slightly to the left of the dining room but probably over the kitchen. This didn’t bother me but the fans that came on around 6 am in the morning woke me up every morning.

    This hotel probably has the best staff of any hotel that I have ever been to. Nothing was too much trouble. The food was a bit on the pricey side, but I can’t fault it. I loved sitting on the balcony in the late evening with a glass of something, watching the sea.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 June 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Seascape King
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Beautiful room with sea view. Excellent breakfast and very friendly and helpful staff

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 June 2024

    8.0
    we enjoyed our stay very much its just a shame we had to leave a day early
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Seascape Accessible King
    • Stayed 3 nights

    had to wait a long time for our fried eggs by which time we had eaten our breakfast we can not say to much has we only stayed 2 nights out of the 3 nights we booked .my wife had a accident in there bathroom due to a fall.reception said they would give to us a voucher to make up for lost day.we went to a and e conquest hospital where she was treated for a badly sprained wrist and severe bruising.

    excellent quality food for breakfast

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 June 2024

    8.0
    Great
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Cooden Double
    • Stayed 1 night

    Breakfast - Hot and freshly cooked Dinner - Food to table was a little slow, but the food was very good. Staff very helpful and welcoming

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 June 2024

    9.0
    Very pleasant weekend in a lovely hotel with a superb team of staff. Thank you!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Cooden Single
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nothing!

    Great location next to the beach. Wonderful outside terrace. Friendly and helpful staff members who were very accommodating. The hotel is very well furbished and is a luxurious place to stay. The room was small but decorated to a high standard providing windows that could be opened and a view to the sea. The power shower was superb! Breakfast was the highlight. Everything was available and the service provided by the catering team was magnificent. I like to refer to hotels like this as places for sensible grown ups!

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 June 2024

    9.0
    Lovely stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Cooden Single
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Gorgeous location, great staff

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 June 2024

    9.0
    Fabulous weekend we enjoyed ourselves so much we have booked to come back in October
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Seascape King
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Would have liked a fridge and flannel in the room.

    Where it was situated right on the beach

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 June 2024

    8.0
    Beautiful hotel, excellent food, friendly staff
    • Couple
    • Cooden Double
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The stairs! (I have osteoporosis)

    Its location

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 June 2024

    8.0
    I would use it again
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Cooden Single
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The service was slow

    Room was small but comfortable

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 June 2024

    7.0
    Nice location & sufficient for our one night stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Cooden Double
    • Stayed 1 night

    The sink was partially blocked & took 15 minutes to empty, hair dryer had button stuck on, the thermal cutout activated after short use & no PAT testing evident, disappointing detail. Buffet breakfast on the Sunday morning that we stayed, sufficient but more akin to a premier inn , I had expected more as I saw online a previous breakfast menu that was much more extensive, a Small double room was sufficient for us but expensive for the size & facilities.

    We stayed in room 201, clean and sufficient for our one night stay, Staff were very pleasant, an amazing location on the sea front, the dining room was bright & seemed to have been renovated recently

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 June 2024

    9.0
    Beautiful relaxing stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Seascape King
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Lovely location on the seafront

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 June 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Cooden Double
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very good

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 June 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Seascape King
    • Stayed 6 nights

    The reception staff were not friendly.

    The breakfast and serving staff were very good.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 June 2024

    8.0
    A pleasant room, with a proper breakfast.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Cooden Double
    • Stayed 1 night

    Our room was next to the train station, so we could hear all the trains passing through.

    The room was stylish. Bed was ok. Breakfast was standard, good.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 June 2024

    7.0
    Friendly staff, great location, but needs to make up its mind if it accepts dogs or not.
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Cooden King
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Our dog was welcomed in the room with a dog pack, bed and bowls which was great, but the ‘bar’ area allocated to us for dinner, separate to the main restaurant, was a soulless waiting room where we didn’t feel particularly welcome.

    Great location, next to the beach and the railway station.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 May 2024

    8.0
    It’s a great location but staff need o be more attentive
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Seascape King
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Poor front of house and very messy restroom

    Great view from room and a nice bath room

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 May 2024

    8.0
    One night stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Cooden Double
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Service of food and drink was disjointed although I think some were very new.

    New decor. Comfy bed. Sea view and beachside terrace.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 May 2024

    9.0
    Relaxing in pleasant surroundings with staff in all departments being smiling, helpful and courteous
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Seascape Single
    • Stayed 2 nights

    I had been expecting slippers in my room, as defined by the Booking.com confirmation details, but there were none so I tried to phone reception (at 10.30/10.45pm on my arrival evening) but there was no reply. I tried again, and again. Still no reply. I reported both these incidents to reception the next morning, they told me that slippers had to be requested. I said I had never been told this - later slippers were brought to my room. Reception was puzzled that the phone had not been answered and said they’d check the phone line. I do not know the result of the phone line check as I had no cause to call down again.

    Overall everything was as anticipated.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 May 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Seascape Single
    • Stayed 1 night

    breakfast was excellent and the location next to the beach is perfect

    Stayed in May 2024

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