Vive Hotel

“Please read before booking!”

Start off with the good; Hastings is brilliant. Tons to do; sea, castles, history, pubs, live music, amazing places to eat. We stayed for the bank holiday May weekend and that is THE best time to go to Hastings. There’s a multitude of May festival type activities and event involving “Green Jack”- g… more

Start off with the good; Hastings is brilliant. Tons to do; sea, castles, history, pubs, live music, amazing places to eat. We stayed for the bank holiday May weekend and that is THE best time to go to Hastings. There’s a multitude of May festival type activities and event involving “Green Jack”- google to see for yourself. The hotel, based right in the heart of Hastings. It’s super close to the action, and we had direct access to all shops. Phenomenal service at the hotel, lovely staff. So now onto the more concerning side of things: 1. When we arrived, there were around 20 other guests lining up outside the hotel. We all arrived at 3 PM and the hotel staff explained “27 people have arrived to check in at the same time”. We didn’t have to wait long, and my full name was called out alongside my hotel room number in front of around 20 complete strangers. Please do not do this. This is a data breach and very, very very unsafe. 2. If you stay here, you are sleeping above a pub, across from a pub and next to a taxi rank. We could not sleep for the two nights. The room faces onto the main road and the bar opposite is open till 3 am on Saturdays. We heard fights, ambulances and shouting till 4 am. Please take this into consideration before your stay, I would not suggest booking if you have a child or vulnerable person with you. It can sound quite scary at night. 3. No WiFi available in room. The location of this particular room in the hotel, results in not service or WiFi connectivity. It’s the last room right on the end of the floor. We tried, both my partner and myself have different networks, but couldn’t connect. Not ideal if you have to message someone or call in emergency. Often we had to walk down and outside to connect. The tv in the room does not connect. There’s just no signal. 4. The building is boiling. In the room, you have a small gap of window. There’s no chance of opening it any wider. It was so hot, we ventured out as much as possible. Please be mindful for Summer. 5. Bring around 4 to 8 litres of water. It very dry and dusty, we came in just dust everywhere. There’s a shop across the way so you can pick up a couple of bits in there. So, in conclusion Hastings an amazing place. This isn’t what it’s advertised and just be mindful of where you book.

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