The Kingsway Hotel - Worthing

The Kingsway Hotel - Worthing descritpion

With free parking, a restaurant and bar, this peaceful Edwardian hotel is beside the sea. You can smell the fresh, salty air even on a calm day.
Located on the Edwardian promenade in the popular seaside resort of Worthing, The Kingsway Hotel is a quiet home away from home. There is an elevator to all floors.
All rooms have private bathrooms, telephone, Freeview digital TV and hospitality tray. Most also have a suit press and ironing facilities.
A restaurant is on the first floor and offers a daily set menu. The sea-facing bar has a large selection of dishes available daily, with a selection of locally caught fish among them.

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Facilities of The Kingsway Hotel - Worthing

Outdoors ：Terrace

Pets ：Pets are allowed. Charges may apply.

Food & Drink ：Restaurant | Bar | Breakfast in the Room | Restaurant with Dining Menu | Special Diet Meals (upon request)

Internet ：Free!WiFi is available in public areas and is free of charge.

Parking ：Free!Free private parking is available on site (reservation is not possible).

Languages Spoken ：French | English

Reviews for The Kingsway Hotel - Worthing

Review 1：The room was very warm (too warm to sleep) even in January with no radiator on. Also the shower was only capable of producing very hot or very cold water.

Review 2：Location is very good. On the seafront and only a short walk from the town centre. Breakfast also good.

Review 3：water ran cold (maybe too many of us at once?). Walls could use a new coat of paint, as it makes it look a little deary. However, the rest makes up for that.

Review 4：Staff was wonderfully helpful, and delightful to talk with. Great location, and thankful they accept pets. Very clean. Common areas are comfortable. 24 hr cafe bar is fantastic!

Review 5：Room was stuffy, dusty and the TV didn't work.For £55 per night for a single room without breakfast, was expecting a much nicer hotel. Hotel is tired and staid.

Review 6：Friendly, helpful staff.

Review 7：Right on the sea front across the road.Short walk to town centre and a pleasant one along promenade.Friendly staff.No complaints at the price.Good breakfast

Review 8：Only the water pressure was weak in the shower. But that was all.

Review 9：Staff were very accomodating, they made every effort to provide us a continental breakfast at 5 am. Before we set off to work. I would definitely recommend this hotel. Would like to say thank you to the wonderful staff at the hotel.

Review 10：My wife has walking difficulties and there was no free parking at the hotel. The duty staff stated that we arrived late and the limited spaces were taken. I had to pay for aticket to park in the street and the closest i could park was three streets away. Bathrom lighting lamps out, bedside lighting not plugged in . Wifi in public areas a joke and the staff were not interested in us at all. With hind sight we would not have stayed and have learned from this booking through a hotel website. We will remain using hotels that we know . This. "Hotel" was an expensive bad bed with no breakfast at the price paid.

Review 11：Shower went cold couple of times. Needs sorting. I arrived late back at the hotel. The door was shut but no night porter was at the desk to let me in. The door bell didn't work. Luckily there was people in the lounge who contacted the porter who then let me in. Extracter fan in the bathroom was Noisey

Review 12：It was ok. Clean, warm room.

Review 13：bin in room still had wrapper in from previous visitor no wi-fi in room only in public areas

Review 14：very friendly lady on check out warm room - able to control heating lift sanitised loo, tea facilities, good quality towels and sheets, toiletries, car parking

Review 15：We booked a downstairs room as husband disabled and we were put on 3rd floor as they dont have ground floor...the phone in rm didnt work only access to ground floor was lift and in case of fire we had no phone to ring reception or use of lift....The toilet didnt flush the water in bath took for ages..the heat in room was so hot that we had too have windows open in middle of a gale so no sleep and the breakfast was processed and cheap food...Not as shown as in pictures very run down .. needs a complete refurb bath panel hanging off rust and damp in rooms not worth the money and not a 3 star.

Review 16：Nothing worst hotel we have stayed in.....

Review 17：Rooms shabby, outdated, not very clean. Room small and bed very small double. Shower did not work. No hairdryer, Step in bathroom that was quite dangerous. Very noisy toilet. Breakfast ok but not worth the money.

Review 18：Good location on the seafront and near the town centre and very friendly and helpful staff.

Review 19：Room key was bent and difficult to use and no viable substitute available. No BBC 1 on TV and no hot water for shower, tho I did have a bath.

Review 20：Good location, comfy bed and bar 24 hrs.

Review 21：The location and a relaxed atmosphere was just what my husband needed following a recent stay in hospital. The room was airy, comfortable and clean, with a stunning view. It was ideally situated for my husband, who has limited mobility. The cooked breakfast was really tasty.

Review 22：The only minus point is the breakfast. I didnt want a full english so asked 4 just sausage and bacon and only recieved 1 small sausage and 2 rashers. As i didnt have any of the other items i expected more. It was tasty 4 so little tho

Review 23：A very warm comfortable room and comfy bed. Reasonably priced bar and the only member of staff i interacted with was very pleasant

Review 24：The shower was the worst shower I have ever come across in a hotel.If it was a longer stay I would've asked to change rooms because of it.

Review 25：The staff were very friendly and helpful.perfectly situated with a great view,close to town.

Review 26：Lumpy mattress on the bed, water pressure in shower was awful not powerful enough. Room needs re painting and window closers need replacing as hanging off. Corridors way too hot and very noisy at front of building with people smoking from the bar.

Review 27：Good size room, fantastic sea view, lovely decor in bathroom.

Review 28：We had a really pleasant 2 night stay. The staff were very friendly and accommodating. Nice bar area and restaurant. We have a sea view room which was brilliant as the weather was great during our stay.

Review 29：The room was clean and presentation was excellent. The view from a large picture window to the sea and beach was beautiful Staff all appear to like dogs - a large plus

Review 30：Nothing.

Review 31：Easy to find, clean and tidy. very friendly gentleman on reception. The room was very comfortable and well furnished. Tea and Coffee were good quality products. Very comfortable bed.

Review 32：Parking was ok but filled fast so being out all day into early evening I had to park on the rd which meant a bit of driving around looking for a space .

Review 33：Location was ideal for popping into town , and ideal base for visiting my children .

Review 34：No wifi in the room. Shower too high. No toilet roll refill. TV remote not working, or the replacement. Didn't get my meal receipt after asking twice (still waiting). Venetian blinds had gaps in them.

Review 35：Friendly staff. Good food.

Review 36：Toilet difficult to flush and cistern took ages to fill up. Cold water flow very slow. Springs in mattress rather prominent, mattress needs changing. Lack of choice for evening food menu. What happened to the Table D'Hote menu mentioned on the hotel website? Same menu every night! Breakfast ok, but minimal, particularly if you are unable to have each item on the menu for a full English Breakfast. No provision for sandwiches if required. Not happy about being charged for 4 breakfasts, for one of our party, who was unable to join us on holiday due to work commitments.

Review 37：Location of hotel. Good views from room.

Review 38：in the advertising it stated that there would be a lift available to all rooms but we were put outside the main building and had to go up 2 flights of stairs. that was not stated at time of book. both me and my husband have difficulty with our legs so a bit disappointed straight away.

Review 39：No wifi in my room. No telly in communal area. (Broken telly then removed.) Very hot in room for October. Duvet on bed made sleeping very hot, no layers to take off. Traffic noise kept me awake in the morning. Would defo ask for a room that isn't a sea view so away from traffic noise next time.

Review 40：Room was adequate quite reasonable. Had fairly nice chairs to sit in. Bed was comfy and clean. I liked the fact that there was a bedroom next to the main room for my son to sleep in.

Review 41：I rang ahead to ensure there was parking, but when we arrived it was full, and we were offered £2 parking permit, and had to drive around to find a spot.

Review 42：Ok size room, and quiet.

Review 43：My room (11) had a single bed (as expected). The mattress was extremely poor with the bed springs clearly felt as soon as I got into bed. This caused me to have a very uncomfortable night. In the morning I investigated the mattress further to discover that at the head and foot of the bed the bed springs could not be felt, so this problem is clearly caused by wear and tear. I wish to have an appropriate monetary recompense. I reported this problem to the receptionist the following morning.

Review 44：Convenient location

Review 45：One member of staff trying to check people in, man the bar and wait on tables. Waited about 15 minutes to check in, first room I was shown the bed was on its side and not made up. Only room left in the annexe, not ideal

Review 46：Only the location

Review 47：Only a few downsides was that there was no wifi available in the room and that the TV was an old chunky one. Everything else was lovely.

Review 48：The staff were very polite and easy to get along with. The room was a good size. Very cozy.

Review 49：Hotel staff very friendly and very helpful....hotel bed very comfortable...room very clean with excellent bathroom...would and will definitely recommend and stay again myself...many thanks to all the staff ..keith crump

Review 50：Very unclean we stayed for four nights each day we complained an were moved to better rooms but each room had issues. Broken toilet , dirty shower head , loo brush with fettle matter , bath with public/shaved hairs in it. Halls too narrow to get a push chair down them. If their was a fire it is unlikely to make it out the building

Review 51：The location was great also the breakfast in the cafe was very good.

Review 52：See above

Review 53：The room was really small, with a tiny bathroom which was really uncomfortable as there was barely enough space in it. The room had no ac facilities so the room was a like a sweat pit. The tv wasnt located in front of the bed but in the side..which mad eit hard to watch. Channels weren't tuned so this had to be done.

Review 54：Bathroom required upgrading/refurbishing (floor tiles had been replaced but did not match the ones already there). Wedding function on the Saturday night which we had not been told. Music and guests quite loud. Also the wedding party took over the hotel so had to spend the evening in our room.

Review 55：the hotel was directly opposite the beach and sea, so lovely view (if you had a sea view - we did not). Short walk to the main shopping centre and pier.

Review 56：Good breakfast eventually!!! 3 out of 4 breakfasts arrived incorrectly! Showers absolutely intolerable, either ice cold or scolding hot!!! We spoke to manager several times concerning this without any difference! Eventually told that the they didn't advertise showers!!

Review 57：The location.

Review 58：wifi was poor in the bedrooms

Review 59：The bed was very comfy best nights sleep. Location to town good walkable distance. Parking voucher £2 a day from hotel instead of using the local car parks very good value just make sure you park on side streets in zone B.

Review 60：Nothing. Nice location and although the the hotel is a little old and dated that doesn't matter, what do you expect for a budget hotel?

Review 61：Staff were excellent

Review 62：Dinner in the restaurant took a long time to arrive and didn't arrive as ordered. The breakfast was slightly overpriced and the kitchen wasn't open at all the next day due to a waitress walking out. Free Wifi didn't work in the bedroom and was also poor downstairs in the communal area.

Review 63：The room was gorgeous with lovely sea views, very comfortable and a nice size. The front desk staff were lovely and helpful. The beach was just across the road and the town was an easy walking distance.

Review 64：Staff were practically invisible and when we did locate she was brusque and told us she was busy. Asked for extra tea bags, coffee and milk as only one tea bag/coffee milk per person. Told management policy was we would have to pay an extra 5 pence per item. Unbelievable meanness!! Expensive for room which was also in need of a spruce up. Never again!

Review 65：room was ready and had god sea view. Breakfast was good.

Review 66：When I first got to the room I noticed the carpet didn't look like it had been hoovered and the bathroom floor had hairs all over it. (as if soomeone had a hair cut) . We asked staff to sort it and they were polite and said immediately they would. When we came back most of the hair had beeen swept up but there was still some behind the door. Also the room was too hot and I had to leave the window open. The chair looked dirty. The bathroom had a leaking cistern and under the sink the diy work looked really shabby. There was graffiti in the lift. All in all I think it was overpriced for what it was.

Review 67：The bed was comfortable.

Review 68：Resception staff was very friendly attentive- and helpful even after duty hours - also the roomservice was vwry service oriented- the breakfast was brilliant. The Location we enjoyed. WLAN was for free but only in groundfloor available but we did not mind. Loved the stay - would come again.

Review 69：The setting for the family was very poor and the WIFi did not work on the 2nd floor. Which was where I was staying.

Review 70：The staff were very helpful and friendly.

Review 71：Heat in corridor. Parts of hotel seem tired and in need of refurbishment. No WiFi on first floor.

Review 72：View from balcony. Food was very good and well presented.

Review 73：No change of towels etc , no top-up of hospitality tray, toilet rolls and no cleaning or emptying of bin until last day of stay. Toilet brush liberally coated with previous inhabitants' faeces.

Review 74：Privacy, and not too far from amenities. Comfortable room and beds.

Review 75：Wow what an absolutely awful dump of a place, I was shocked at the stateof our room, damp stains all over the walls, wallpaper peeling off,filthy and I mean filthy windows which totally spoiled the view I had toopen the windows to actually see it clearly, there was no balcony asstated. No bath towels just small sized ones, but best of all myboyfriend and I had to have a bath on a roasting hot Sundaymorning!!!!!! When we tried to use the shower hose and add cold water itwas impossible as it turned it freezing no matter how much you tried toadjust it and to then have the handy man of the hotel tell us we werewrong.....there ya go enough said - it was pointless arguing as they arestuck in their ways, in all honesty you should be able to just have ahassle free shower not stand there messing about turning taps verygently trying to get the water temp correct instead of being eitherburnt or freezing its not a lot to ask for is it! And when I mentionedthis to the manager the response I got was - we do not advertise thatthe room have showers - wow ok, one room cost £114 for one night lol andyou cant have a shower! So what kind of timewrap do they live in, theyear is 2015. Our room door opened outwards not inwards, it was likestepping into a cupboard, but best of all was the massive and I meanmassive gap at the bottom of the door, my boyfriend was able to lookinto our room so we ended up stuffing the massive gap with 2 towels. Thelamp shades lol I won't say what it looked like had happened but thestains were just disgusting how on earth can the owners think the filthis acceptable to any customer? Would we stay here again.....NOT In amillion years. Waking up at 8am with the worse back pain because the bedwas so uncomfortable.

Review 76：The beach......there was not one single thing to like about the hotel

Review 77：The staff were very helpful and cheerful. I had booked a town house and was amazed at the size of the room for the price. Some othe hotels would have been way out of my price range. Everything was clean and fresh. I can't comment on the food as I didn't eat here. Well done and thank you

Review 78：Mean welcome tray (one coffee, one tea, one biscuit - pay for replacements) Temperamental shower - too hot or too cold. Had a bath instead. No wifi in room.

Review 79：Well located hotel. Close to everything including beach, shops, bars and restaurants. Free parking (£2 a day if parking full).

Review 80：Bed was rubbish, uneven as broken underneath. Decor would be fit from an update but not too bad.

Review 81：Great location, staff friendly, breakfast was good. Reasonable bar prices too. Had wifi, TV, and the room and bathroom were good sizes. Clean. Better than expected for the price we paid.

Review 82：Absolutely boiling hot room, felt like the hearing was constantly on. Cold shower - couldn't work the controls

Review 83：Location is good, room was comfortable and clean

Review 84：Breakfast was too expensive at £9.95. Parking extremely limited. £2 buys a 1 day street parking voucher but you then have to find a space!

Review 85：Seafront location

Review 86：The double bed would benefit by replacing the mattress.

Review 87：The staff were very friendly and helpful. we reported a minor repair and it was dealt with straight away. Sometimes when a hotel tell you there is a sea view you may have to hang out the window to actually see it. The kingsway had the best view of any hotel I've stayed in. It was breathtaking.

Review 88：WIFI needs improving. More parking or free parking. No charge for an extra tbag, coffee etc. Shelving in bathroom. Windows that can both open.

Review 89：The Location. Staff friendly.

Review 90：We had a family room with view to the ocean. Room was light and spacious enough to a family (2 bigger children and 2 adults), perfectly furnished with armchairs next to the windows.

Review 91：Very tiny bathroom, old and tired. All facilities looked very old and tired but it was all clean.

Review 92：The location was handy by the stony Worthing beach. It was clean. Staff were friendly.

Review 93：Bed a bit "lumpy". Shower temperature very difficult to adjust; either boiling or freezing with only 1mm of play between.

Review 94：Reasonably priced hotel right on the sea front. Good English breakfast in restaurant with view out to sea. Bar and restaurant also available, though I did not use them.

Review 95：Shower was terrible Room was nice but not to the standard I would expect for the price No WiFi in the room There are 29 rooms and 5 car parking spaces...you do the math!

Review 96：Comfy bed Nice seafront location

Review 97：uncomfortable beds, either piping hot or freezing cold shower, filthy windows that are not soundproof so with a room over the road and bar you can hardly get any sleep! stuffy rooms, crumbling wall paper where damp has set in....list goes on unfortunately

Review 98：Friendly staff

Review 99：Was a smoking room - which smelled as though never aired, badly in need of renovation instead of repainting over everything. Free parking onsite not available. Free wifi only in one small area near reception

Review 100：Location, close to town & opposite beack front

Review 101：Felt like in old creepy house, room it self looks wery poorly, dirty window's, bed made more sound's then floors, even so we had no bed sport's '' but it still made many sound's, honesty my room which i rent for living looks 100 time's better, and it is way more ceaper.

Review 102：Friendly staff, good location, shower room was good

Review 103：Had to wait 40mins foe a staff member to actually appear to take our breakfast order. Damp beds. Shower was a dribble of water and the manager was so rude. After many arguments we got our 2nd night refunded and went somewhere else.

Review 104：There was empty shampoo bottles on the window sill and an earring on the floor. I didn't have wifi in the townhouse. There was limited parking. Toilet was very noisy.

Review 105：Central location in Worthing

Review 106：I thought it was outrageous that they charged 115 for the room and breakfast was not included in this high price! They were able to offer lunch deals from 4,95 BP but would charge for breakfast 8,50 BP. I think that this is unscrupulous taking advantage of the hotel guests! I do not wonder anymore why everybody is going abroad to have a summer holiday and the British seasides resorts are all deserted.

Review 107：I liked the nice view in front of the sea. One could just pass the street and was on the beach. We swam in the water and it was nice.

Review 108：Housekeeping was non existent. The bed wasn't made but just pulled up. We had left a towel on the floor which wasn't replaced, or picked up. The floor wasn't even hovered. No glasses in the room, no fan, tea tray wasn't tidied by housekeeping. We asked for a fan. And could have asked for a towel, glasses, tea bags! But it's a hotel I'd hope I wouldn't have to ask for the basics! Breakfast was terrible.

Review 109：The staff were very friendly.

Review 110：The hotel was in a good location no noise at night and pet friendly. The staff were outstanding could not do enough for us. We had a great time and would recommend it to our friends.

Review 111：Having to ask for a spare toilet roll. Having to ask for bins to be emptied. Hot water from tap boiling. Rising damp on one post hear a window.

Review 112：View of the sea. Food. Bedroom - spacious. Modern television. Helpfulness of staff c

Review 113：Bathroom door no locks...no curtains...plug not working...broken lampshades...toilet takes 3 attempts to flush...rubbish down sides of chair... complacent staff...not worth the price and its NOT 3 star.

Review 114：near the seafront

Review 115：We were downgraded from a sea view room, which we had booked last year to a miserable room18 at the back above the bins. It was awful and inadequate. Presume, because we had booked through you, they sold our room to somebody booking directly for more money.

Review 116：Location

Review 117：We were on the second floor ocean view. The door didn't always lock when it closed! The beds were awful, the double bed had sprigs that sagged I would send this to the dump not to a second hand store it had long since had its day! The single bed was barely OK. To me the whole facility could use a complete rehab and large infusion of money! It COULD be a beautiful place.

Review 118：The staff were excellent and most helpful. Close to town within walking distance to everything, even the train station. Busses outside going in both directions. Lovely beach walk, good scenery and ocean breeze. In town really good reasonable restaurants only a block away. Well kept town, people friendly and helpful. Felt safe here.

Review 119：No WiFi. Charged for breakfast because I booked with Bookings.com Shower was a joke. Peeling wallpaper. Lift would work sometime. Rubbish.

Review 120：Nothing

Review 121：Bedroom very basic. Room located at the back no outlook. Décor depressing. Shower very poor. Glad I was only saying 2 nights

Review 122：Food was very good. Location on the seafront. Easy access to places with bus stop outside the front door. Public areas comfortable. Good dining room

Review 123：Everything was clean, but just about to break down, probably it's last year..

Review 124：A charming old converted terrace hotel right on the seafront, great views of the sea.

Review 125：Room was run down, smelt fusty, bath was dirty and had other people's hair on the side of the bath, carpet was smelly, there was a gloopy type substance all over the bedside table. I had dinner in the restaurant. They recommended the burger and it tasted worse than one you'd get from the kebab van. I couldn't stomach the thought of a cooked breakfast so had cereal and toast which was fine. Staff were friendly enough although I did have to chase twice to get my invoice.

Review 126：Location is lovely, right on the seafront.

Review 127：i had one tea bag and one coffee sachet given for a 2 night stay. The window on the 2 nd floor either had to be closed or it flung so wide open that I had to hang out of the window to retrieve it. The room was clearly a long narrow strip cut off of another room it was so hot I felt ill the mixer tap for the shower produced scalding water or ice no in between and to top it off the door handle was secured with one very loose screw which meant that I kept getting stuck in the room

Review 128：the reception staff were friendly

Review 129：If I would have known how loud it would be though I would have opted for the back, my fault though.. However, the hotel is very old and absolutely everything is in need of replacement. We had no pressure in our bathtub shower and it was absolutely impossible to mix hot and cold water - so it was either or... Talking to reception we got a friendly smile back and the comment, yes, we heard that before... All in all we are not impressed and will not stay there ever again

Review 130：The only good thing was the view out the window ( we booked sea view for an additional 30 pound ).

Review 131：Had dog barking close by to room one night it was probably barking due to outside noise of party goers. Comfort of the table and chairs outside. Traffic noise you can hear it from a front facing room.

Review 132：Location, food, staff and that can sit outside of the hotel to watch the world go by....... Great sea view from the rooms.

Review 133：Car parking??!! - I had to leave my car on road opposite the Hotel. Chose of wine - just one red - from the tapt!! My room was a 'Superior' with balcony and Sea view. Sea view - Yes, Balcony - Yes, 'Superior' - not by my standards.

Review 134：Staff were polite and pleasant. The position was a bonus. The evening meal was acceptable.

Review 135：The bed was really comfortable &a quiet place to stay the bar was open late & didn't have to be in to early or be out to early in the morning

Review 136：The room was nothing like it appeared on the Internet. It was filthy, I doubt the bathroom had ever been cleaned, the toilet had been used and not flushed. The bed looked like it had been slept in and the noise from other rooms bathrooms was dreadful.

Review 137：Nothing. It was simply awful