I had a wonderful time at the Durley Dean. The staff were very attentive and nothing was too much trouble for them.

2nd stay here, booked 2 refurbished rooms - although quite small, clean and comfortable. Our double glazed window had a big gap causing wind to blow curtains about - filled the gap with tissue paper and hey presto no draught. It was a bonus being able to be able to park for free in hotels car park - left the car parked for 3 days and walked into town or along the seafront. Breakfast buffet was good, and service and food in evening was good, although the quality of the food did not seem quite as good as previous year. The big disappointment was the entertainment (or lack of it) although there were 4 large coach parties there was very little entertainment apart from bingo and horseracing and it was very cold in the function room where this was held. Not recommended for anyone under the age of 75 during the Xmas period

I needed a late seven night stay and the Durley was about the only one left with rooms as it spanned the new year..The room was spacious and clean but there endeth the good news,there was no chest of drawers so unpacking was resticted to what could be hung up,there was a flat roof right outside the window that had a variety of rubbish on it including fag ends bottle tops and two pairs of underpants! The pool and sauna which I thought would be nice were closed.On the first night we ate in but it was not good,frozen very cheap veg and ok gammon,breakfast was worse with the cheapest nastiest ingredients possible and to add insult they wanted eight pounds per person for it.We did not have any further meals in until the last day when I wanted a light lunch,Iwent for a club sandwich foolishly thinking that it was a safe bet.two or three small pieces of dried out chicken two slices of bacon that I would swear were left over from breakfast,some limp lettuce and two slices of nasty cheap brownbread at a cost of nine pounds is a joke.I never normally write reviews but I was saddened by this experience and actually left a day early.

This is our 3rd stay here we use it as it is convenient for the shops BIC and beach. Family rooms are an excellent size with adjoining rooms with bunk beds for children, they also have a shower and toilet. The hotel can be very hot at times but the staff are friendly and helpful if you ask reception anything. The standard double rooms are hit and miss on the size some you can just about walk around the bed others are more spacious, there does not seem to be a price structure to the size it is just luck of the draw !
Food at the hotel is satisfactory serve yourself breakfast and a carvery style evening meal. You can generally get a cheaper evening meal if you book and pay before your stay saving a few pounds per person per night.
It is a nice walk downhill into the town but quite a steep uphill climb back - although a taxi from the town centre taxi rank costs about £4.00 so not too expensive.
The gym equipment is not very well maintained and only one treadmill out of three works. There is no water machine in the gym.