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The Mansion Lions Hotel

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You can look forward to a free daily manager's reception, a garden, and a bar at The Mansion Lions Hotel. With amenities like a beachfront location and beachfront dining, this hotel is the perfect place to soak up the sun. The on-site British cuisine restaurant, Lions Restaurant, offers breakfast, lunch, dinner, light fare, and ocean views. In addition to conference space, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.

Reviews

6.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Breakfast available
  • Business services
  • Bar

Room options

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A hotel room with two beds, each with patterned bedding and towels, a green armchair, and a lamp on the wall.

Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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A four-poster bed with a canopy, a red leather sofa, and a red carpeted floor.

Double Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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A hotel room with a large bed, two bedside tables with lamps, a red chair, and a red carpet.

Single Room

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

About the neighborhood

Located in Eastbourne City Centre, a neighborhood in Eastbourne, The Mansion Lions Hotel is in the entertainment district and on the beach. Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club and Cineworld Eastbourne at The Beacon are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore South Downs National Park and Shinewater Park. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Eastbourne Bandstand or Priory Lane. Discover the area's water adventures with sailing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with mountain biking and hiking/biking trails. Visit our Eastbourne travel guide
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1 Grand Parade, Eastbourne, England, BN21 3YS

What's nearby

  • A beach with a pier and a building with a dome.
    Eastbourne Beach
    2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • A pavilion with a blue dome and a stage with purple chairs.
    Eastbourne Bandstand
    2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • A pier with a white building and domes, pebbled beach, and a sunset sky.
    Eastbourne Pier
    8 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Congress Theatre
    9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club
    10 min walk - 0.6 miles

Getting around

  • Eastbourne Station
    11 min walk

Restaurants

  • Qualisea Fish Restaurant
    4 min walk
  • The Duke of Devonshire
    6 min walk
  • Pomodoro e Mozzarella
    7 min walk
  • The Belgian Cafe
    2 min walk
  • The Chippy on the Pier
    5 min walk

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee: GBP 10.95 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Free daily manager's reception

Restaurants on site

  • Lions Restaurant

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room crib

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Conference space

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • On the waterfront

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1800
  • Smoking not allowed
  • Victorian architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Free crib

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 5 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

  • American Express
  • Mastercard
  • Visa

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 10.95 per person

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Frequently asked questions

Is The Mansion Lions Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Mansion Lions Hotel?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at The Mansion Lions Hotel?

Check-out is at 11 AM.

Where is The Mansion Lions Hotel located?

Located in Eastbourne City Centre, this beachfront hotel is in the historical district, just steps from Eastbourne Bandstand and Eastbourne Beach. Western Lawns and Eastbourne Pier are also within 10 minutes. Eastbourne Station is 11 minutes by foot.

Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?

Yes, this property offers free cancellation on select room rates, because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.

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Reviews

The Mansion Lions Hotel Reviews

6.4

6.6

Cleanliness

8.8

Location

7.6

Staff & service

5.4

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 13 out of 116 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 42 out of 116 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 27 out of 116 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 23 out of 116 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 116 reviews

Reviews

Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Aussen hui, innen pfui! Wenn das überaus liebenswerte Personal nicht gewesen wäre, hätten wir uns ein anderes Hotel gesucht!!! Die Zimmer sind teilweise desolat, sie brauchen ALLE dringend eine Renovierung. Die Badezimmer sind in einem bedauerlichen Zustand und schon gas nicht zeitgrmäß. Mit dem Putzen haben sie es auch nicht so. Letzte Woche gab es schimmliges Brot zum Frühstück. Die Eigner haben weder am Haus noch am Komfort für die Gäste das geringste Interesse, aber fahren ein vergoldetes Auto! Peinlich!!!
Stayed 16 nights in Sep 2019
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

shabby and tired hotel

Hotel very run down. Dirty towel in bathroom. Parking not explained clearly enough so I got parking ticket. Breakfast good.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The single room I booked was spacious and came with a bath- the bed was comfortable. Overall the feel is dated, corridors are grubby looking and the bar was shut.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
The rooms in the front of the property are well-maintained and have a spectacular view of the sea.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The room was spacious and although clean it needed a bit of a overhaul but generally good. The bed was comfortable. Breakfast was very good. The staff were pleasant and friendly. Overall good weekend.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Hotel with a view.

Hotel with a very good location close to the waterfront and the pir. Nice bathroom and great breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Convenient for the beach, pier and town centre.

Hotel staff were very good and helpful. Weekday self service breakfast was poor. It was a shame to see a hotel building like this in need of much TLC. Our bedroom had a broken window catch and flaking paint on the frames.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We didn't even get to stay in the hotel we booked. When we arrived we were told we'd been moved to a sister hotel up the street and should've been told. We weren't. So that meant dragging our cases 10 mins up the street after being dropped off. On arrival at the new hotel, the staff were unapologetic, the wifi barely worked and the lift was out of order. All in all I would definitely not recommend at all.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Poor management.

While the hotel looks nice from the lobby/bar the rooms are in an awful state of disrepair. I think they spent the whole maintenance budget on the fancy carpet. A week before we were due to stay here the management sent us a message saying they we’re moving us (not asking us) to their sister hotel down the road. I messaged them back but got no response. The sister hotel (Albany) is very similar and a bit further along the road, in the opposite direction to the town centre. You’d think after moving us they’d then make up for it by making sure we had a nice room. Nope! The room was falling to bits. Paint peeling off the walls and door, headboard so worn you could barely tell the original colour and much more. I didn’t stay in the room more than 2 minutes before heading back to reception. There was one other room which was better but still below what you’d expect from such an establishment. The one good thing was the breakfast.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing sea view and the beautiful pier!

We've just got back from a lovely weekend stay at the Mansion lions! We had a sea view room overlooking the pier which is beautiful. The added photo was taken from our window! Comfy double bed, walk in shower and the only negative thing was the picture on the tv kept flickering, a booster arial needed maybe. But we weren't there to watch tv so it didn't matter. The sea view was amazing and totally recommend it. The staff are pleasant and very helpful. Made us feel welcome. We shall be back as we've tried a few reasonably priced hotels in Eastbourne and found this to be the best we've tried so far. 😍
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

On sea front

On sea front close to the band band stand as their was the show we went to see
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Staff & service

Goed hotel om te verblijven.

Goed hotel voor een paar dagen Eastbourne. Het hotel is een beetje sleets, maar wel aan de boulevard en het strand. Het uitgebreide engelse ontbijt is bij de zeer aangename prijs inbegrepen. De kamers zijn schoon en worden iedere dag bijgehouden. Het personeel is vriendelijk en behulpzaam.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2018
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2/10 Terrible

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ignorant staff and dirty room

Useless staff. rooms were very dirty electrical plugs hanging off the wall. curtains were dirty. The room was the size of a single room with a double bed. How old hotel was dilapidated and rundown. All the surfaces in our room from the towel rail to the top of wardrobe to the top of the TV had a layer of dust on it. My wife and I anniversary was almost ruined. Never again will my wife a i stay a lions Hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Hotel in Standnähe

Hätte wir die Informations gehabt, dass in diesem Hotel Schulklassen übernachten, hätten wir uns wahrscheinlich für ein anderes Hotel entschieden. Der Sanitärbereich unseres Zimmers war klein gehalten. Personen mit deutlich größeren Körpermaßen (Umfang) hätten keinen gefallen an unserem Zimmer gehabt. Das Frühstücksangebot bestand täglich aus den gleichen Zutaten und war wenig Abwechslungsreich. Das Personal war hilfreich und zuvorkomment.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2018
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Worst hotel ever

I can honestly say this is the worst hotel I have ever stayed in. the room was cramped, the bathroom cleanliness was appalling, although the shower glass was clean the shower head and basin was filthy. I complained a number of times and this was only addressed by the third day. The food here was well below acceptable standard, on the second day ended up getting breakfast elsewhere, complained to the host but second serve was as bad as the first. General, the hotel is noisy, few other adults in the hotel left many bored teenage exchange students running up and down corridors, joy riding in the list very infuriating. to be fair to existing staff, they did not have enough colleagues to share the burden. reception manned the small bar and other duties.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
bed mattress found on first floor fire escape, blocking it. Reported and cleared. no hot water available after 11.pm
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Poorly kept

Dirty. Cob webs, stains, damage to room.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Weekend Break

Easy check-in, polite staff throughout the hotel and exceptionally good value for the money we paid. Hotel a bit tired and in need of some updating (which we were aware of from other reviews, but we were ok with that because of the room rate). Breakfast was very good (although they'd run out of sausages on our first morning and yoghurts on the second morning). Parking was easy and cheap using hotel residents permit at £1 per day. Negatives; room key card constantly failed to work, bath tub taps leaked water all over bathroom floor, TV kept losing signal and cash only bar.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very good staff friendly will stay again

Very good staff friendly will stay again
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Was not informed before hand we had been moved to the Albany Lions but enjoyed our stay everyone was very friendly and helpful
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hyggelig hotell med nydelig beliggenhet.

Vi bodde en uke på hotellet og gleder oss allerede til neste opphold der. Kjempegod frokost og hyggelig og hjelpsom betjening, meget god seng og nydelig havutsikt.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2017
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Quiet and comfortable hotel.

This hotel is 'tired', but is very quiet and pleasant. Very reasonably priced, especially regarding the great choice of breakfast items on offer.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Lovely Hotel

I would recommend this hotel to family and friends...Well run hotel Staff are very friendly and helpful. When we stayed 10-13th September the hotel had 2 coach parties in and the restaurant staff coped really well..it was very busy as all the guests seem to arrive in the restaurant at 8.30 am. The staff were pushed as they are short staffed and they were Brilliant....plates ran out and replaced very quick. Waiters were very polite and responded very quick. A credit to the Hotel. Our Room was overlooking the sea and it was Lovely to wake up to hear the sea....the view is beautiful you can see the Pier from our room and the Restaurant. When we arrived on Sunday afternoon the Band was playing at the Bandstand....we opened our window and could hear it from our room...while enjoying a Cup of tea. Hospitality tray was very welcomed. The Hairdyer in the room was excellent as i had forgotten to pack mine. Entertainment on Tuesday night was Lovely...enjoy a drink in the Lounge area. Lovely 4 days.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017
Verified review

8/10 Good

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Okay

Our stay was ok but room very dated and needs a good paint and clean up
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ideal place for a holiday

Fantastic location on seafront with pier and shops close by. Staff friendly and helpful. Optional set menu dinner good value. Rooms are comfortable with complimentary toiletries and generous hospitality pack.. Public areas in the hotel light and spacious. One thing to note - like most buildings of its age and design the seafront entrance has steps and inside there are several internal flights of stairs. This wasn't a problem for us but anyone with mobility issues would be advised to check with the hotel to ensure there is a room available to accommodate their needs.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017