the bar area for eating is very sad, needs a through good clean, floors tables steps to eating area and the copper canopy over the fire,also attitude of staff leaves a lot to be desired. this is a great shame as the position of the hotel is great

We stayed one night at the Seabank with our two children.
The hotel is quiet and very well located at the end of the beach overlooking the sea.
We thought the rooms were very dated - 80s bedspreads, tired curtains, ugly furniture and rather institutional bathrooms. The rooms were by no means dirty - just that when things are so old and dated, they don't look particularly clean either.
Breakfast was included - reasonable buffet but served in the gloom and quiet of the internal part of the restaurant - well away from the windows with the sea view!
We had specifically asked for an adjoining room for our young children when we booked by phone. However when we arrived and were sent up to our rooms, we found they were on completely different corridors - no adjoining rooms available.
The receptionist told us the hotel was to be updated and the rates reviewed.
We paid £80 for each room for the night- this seemed very steep given the quality of the accommodation and food.

The Seabank Hotel sits on the main promenade in Porthcawl, its sea facing rooms enjoy superb sea views but sadly the splendid view isn’t sufficient to distract from what is a drab and thread-bear hotel in need of complete refurbishment.

Rooms are dated, beds are worn, four poster rooms (especially in the corners of the hotel) offer excellent space but the bathrooms and especially the corridors leading to the rooms at the time of our visit were less than appealing.

The hotel does have a good bar and reasonable bar food (although much better is available locally) the hotel restaurant from our experience should be avoided; breakfast was the deep fried variety but was perfectly acceptable.

Generally if you can get a good rate, one of the corner rooms, ignore the wear and tear and take a deep breath before walking through the corridors, eat out (fish and chips in Porthcawl is not too be missed!) you’ll find this hotel adequate for a short visit to Porthcawl.

Would be better suited as a hostel rather than a hotel.rude and unproffessional staff,namely front of house.wouldnt leave a sick dog in it.