Plenty of flexibility for multi-generational groups here. Beach Hideaway is perfect for friends, families, kids, hens and four-legged friends looking to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries, or reunite and recharge. Get together in the big open-plan space or sneak away for a little solitude to the snug.
The main living area here brings together the kitchen, dining room and lounge. There’s a light, white, bright feel to the décor and a washed-out beach vibe to the furniture. Settle back on the soft sofas to watch a movie on the widescreen TV. Don’t forget your Netflix password as you log on to the BT broadband.
Beach Hideaway is a little bit beachy-boho, and yet it’s well-appointed, clean and cosy. You can be as together or apart as the mood takes. Chefs can socialise as they stir and simmer, or just keep tabs on the match on the widescreen TV as they chop and chat. Chillax, plump the cushions, pour some more Prosecco.
You’ve everything you need in the elegant, modern kitchen to make every dinner a winner, including two ovens, two hobs, two fridge-freezers and two dishwashers. At Beach Hideaway, most of life takes place in one place, so you can socialise as you stir, then all sit down at the big kitchen table to butter the bread and uncork the wine.
Prefer your meals al-fresco in the salty sea air? We don’t blame you. Right off the lower-ground floor, the garden terrace table will take eight or so and the coal barbecue is ready to do its stuff with the steaks and sausages. Stock up at Brazilian Beef with fizz or a ripe red from Westbourne Wines.
Book a bottomless brunch at Peachy Queen and finish off with a Pornstar Martini. Tuck into a steak sandwich or mixed grill, or share a tapas, at The Durley Inn. Try burgers, beer and American classics from the wonderfully named Sixty Million Postcards. Or wash down your pub grub from The Goat and Tricycle with a real ale or two.
Urban Garden’s a colourful place serving everything from a quick coffee to cocktails to a three-course meal on the treetop terraces. Head to Flamingo for Cajun fried chicken, tacos, platitos and pancakes. Or how about traditional Chinese dishes with a modern approach at 1805?
The air’s good here, down on the south coast, so you’ll sleep like heavy driftwood on a deserted beach. Pick from seven exquisitely decorated en-suite bedrooms sleeping 18, with creative scope for one or two more.
Up on the third floor, family-friendly bedroom one sleeps four in a double bed and bunk bed, while bedroom two offers accommodation for three, thanks to another bunk. Bedroom three is a double. On the second floor, bedrooms four and five each provide for two in double beds, and bedroom six sleeps three with a bunk.
There’s a double bedroom on the ground floor, handy for anyone with mobility issues, and the sofa bed in the second sitting room will give you another double, meaning you’ll be first out of the door onto the patio for bacon and eggs in the morning sunshine.
