The Cliff Hotel

“Fabulous hospitality”

Fabulous service and food. The beef brisket and other smoked dishes was spot on! The staff were extremely welcoming from reception to the restaurant to the breakfast team. One small issue we only had 2 x mugs in the room (3 people) and 1 x pack of biscuits between us.

“Really comfortable night”

The room was clean, very comfortable and very well decorated. We had a great nights sleep on the comfortable bed. As we like to sleep with fresh air, we could not open one of the windows as it was locked but the other one opened. The bath sheets are the best we’ve ever found

“Ghosted! The wartime history of the Cliff Hotel.”

My visit was personal and whilst here my friends and I had a lunchtime snack. Other than helpful and delightful staff I was disappointed to find several small pieces of gristle in my chicken panini. And so to the main purpose of my journey: I visited the hotel because it has history for me, my... lisää

My visit was personal and whilst here my friends and I had a lunchtime snack. Other than helpful and delightful staff I was disappointed to find several small pieces of gristle in my chicken panini. And so to the main purpose of my journey: I visited the hotel because it has history for me, my father as a Flight Sergeant was tasked with preparing the hotel after it had been requisitioned by the War Office for the accommodation and messing of the Air Sea Rescue Crash Boat crews of 24 Unit Royal Air Force during the early stages of WW2. The crews continued to be billeted there throughout the war. This unit was possibly the most important of all the ASR Units on the east coast and was responsible for the rescue of many downed airmen. Retaining the history of this ASR unit and the part the hotel played is whatever the hotel owners may think extremely important. It was therefore extremely shocking for me to discover that a memorial to the crews situated on the terrace had disappeared and most likely destroyed. I have visited the hotel on several occasions but will visit no longer. I have no doubt that visiting members of the public were surprised and no doubt moved to see the monument and the motto of the Air Sea Rescue shown on it, ‘The Sea Shall Not Have Them’. It seems that the owners feel that space for another couple of tables to be far more important that the wartime significance that the hotel represented. I also find it reprehensible that there is no mention of the part that the hotel played during the WW2 shown in the hotels history on the website. I have previously left an extensive comment on my visit but received no response.

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