Playden Oasts Hotel
Playden Oasts Hotel descritpion
Offering characterful accommodation centred around 2 East Sussex oast houses, Playden Oasts Hotel is just 1 miles from the centre of Rye. There are 2 restaurants, a bar, free parking and free Wi-Fi at this hotel.
Each room has en suite bathroom facilities with bath or shower and complementary toiletries. There is a flat-screen TV with DVD player, hairdryer and tea and coffee facilities in all rooms.
Dishes served at Playden Oasts restaurant showcase fine produce from the region, including Rye Bay fish, Romney Marsh lamb and Sussex beef. There is also a spacious beer garden and cosy bar.
Rye is less than 14 miles from Hastings and around 45 minutes’ drive from the spa town Royal Tunbridge Wells. The town’s train station has direct links to the Eurostar terminal at Ashford International, a journey of just over 20 minutes.
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Facilities of Playden Oasts Hotel
Outdoors ：Terrace | Sun Deck
Pets ：Pets are not allowed.
Food & Drink ：Bar | Restaurant with Dining Menu
Internet ：Free!WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.
Parking ：Free!Free private parking is available on site (reservation is needed).
Services ：Daily Housekeeping
General ：Family Rooms | Heating
Languages Spoken ：Italian | French | English
Reviews for Playden Oasts Hotel
Review 1：Property in need of a redecoration, shower door leaked, outside door handle broken off, carpets very tired. Not a cheap deal so expected better accommodation.
Review 2：Very friendly and helpful staff, breakfast very good. Evening meals pub type food although the home cooked meals very good, fish and chips awful.
Review 3：Poor value for money in shed type annex. Mildew, damp, poor maintenance, unhygienic carpet in toilet, dusty, dirty, smelly. Very wet towels and shower mat not changed in 3 days. Very thin walls (could hear all ablutions from room next door). Unloved
Review 4：2 out of the 3 breakfasts were good
Review 5：staff were welcoming and ready to explain and help at all times. The bar was particularly lively. The hotel had been skilfully incorporated into three original Kentish oast houses
Review 6：Room above kitchen, that when the kitchen was in use ventilation fan and staff speaking could easily be heard and there were strong smells of cooking came into the room.
Review 7：Location, bar, resturant, pleasant staff good food.
Review 8：Although having all essential facilities our room needed some up-dating.
Review 9：Ideal location for Rye etc. Very attractive restaurant and good food. Cosy bar Pleasant staff.
Review 10：the only comment is that you have to drive into Rye as it is a long walk down and a big hill walking up. Dark road so a car is a must
Review 11：playden has character and charm comfortable room no 7 family room
Review 12：Nothing
Review 13：Called in, the very first time 14 years ago, Wet and bedraggled fromcaravanning in the field opp, they had a wedding on, were fully bookedbut found us a table, had the best meal ever - and now with the samepeople in 2015, are exactly the same. Top place to stay
Review 14：Bed was not v comfy & rather noisy! Carpet a little past its sell by date. Would have liked fresh orange juice & fresh nit over ripe & bruised fruit at breakfast.
Review 15：Service was warm & friendly; breakfast was good. Loved the walk into Rye from the Hotel. Bedroom spacious & well presented.
Review 16：nasty stain found on bottom sheet,this was corrected after talking to a staff member.We would have loved to have had fresh full cream milk available.in the room and at breakfast.Staying for 3 nights we would have liked to have had a change of towels
Review 17：really helpfull staff very nice evening meal (wished we had eaten with you on the thursdayinstead of the truly dreadful visit to the Kettle of Fish in Rye)
Review 18：The service is the restaurant in the evening was **very** slow. For no good reason. Then the food and presentation was meh. A disappointing experience.
Review 19：The building itself has a certain charm and character. The breakfast was quite good.
Review 20：the hotel is rather tired
Review 21：The breakfast was amazing and served by Pearl who was a little ray of sunshine, very kind and friendly and always had a joke with us. We didn't need much lunch after such a good breakfast.
Review 22：Fantastic staff, the b&b is marvellous, such a comfortable and homely feeling, lots of character in the furniture and the rooms. Extremely kind owner, the food is hearty and deliciously cooked to order. Would have spent mpre days without a doubt. The location is beautiful, a 20 minute walk to Rye the only thing is if you want to go out at night or you are coming back from a night in town be prepared to the lack of taxi service in the area. You call the companies and they either do not pick up or say that the driver is already at home. It is such a small reality where simply there is not a lot of demand for the service hence you would have to walk back tp the Playden Oasts walking up a very steep hill which is very picturesque but also a bit challenging especially with children. I would recommend having a car which you can probably rent when in the area unless you are driving to Rye in the first place. Me and my family ended up having to be dropped off by the owner of another hotel in Rye who out of courtesy took us back one night as no cabs were available! Other than that be assured that the stay is going to be amazing!!!
Review 23：Dated furnishings and fittings in room. Carpet in toilet. Plugs and extension lead dirty. Extension lead for kettle sticking out from under carpet. Kettle lead too short to reach to floor and therefore risk of pulling over when full of hot water.
Review 24：Very comfortable bed. Good breakfast. Cosy bar.
Review 25：The only problem we had is that I am slightly disabled and we felt the hotel was a little far out from Rye for us.
Review 26：The staff were excellent with the chef having time to come and talk to the guest to make sure they were happy with their breakfast
Review 27：It really is a bit tired and our room could have done with a proper good clean. Lots of cob webs, mould in shower, hideously patterned and tatty carpet. Very dated.
Review 28：Staff were very friendly. Good breakfast and location. Lots of character in the bar / restaurant.
Review 29：Had a Great Stay for 5 nights, Breakfast, and evening meals where very good, with Generous Portions, The Hosts and Staff could not have been more friendly or helpful, its not 5 star and they don't advertise as such, but it is wonderful way to spend a relaxed few days in a lovely old setting in a friendly atmosphere, and only a 15minute walk from Rye Town. We'll be back for sure .
Review 30：The only glitch was that wifi signal (in room 3) was almost nil. , though better in other parts of the hotel.
Review 31：Everything about the the hotel the staff and the general 'can do' attitude
Review 32：Bathroom needs updating (room 4).
Review 33：Very friendly staff, great location, lovely building, delicious breakfast. Room very specious, bed very comfy (room4).
Review 34：Because we booked late we had the last room available which i think is for people with dogs.While it was ok it was a bit tired looking and old fashioned. the shower was very old with rust all around the door and damp mould on the walls. this was room 10 and may be when you book they should tell you this a dog friendly room.
Review 35：The Playden was lovely homely and cosy.the staff very friendly and helpful.the evening meal and breakfast was great.
Review 36：Could do with updating . Old fashioned decor in public areas could do with painting to lighten and brighten .Music dating back to the 70,s used in the restaurant
Review 37：Staff friendly and helpful
Review 38：A bit old fashioned in its decor.
Review 39：As a party of 6 adult family members they kept us all together, let us come and go without interruption and kept our rooms lovely and clean for us.
Review 40：The staff were extremely welcoming and friendly. The restaurant offered excellent food, the menu was varied and excellent value. Breakfast was excellent.
Review 41：Could use at least one shelf in the bathroom (room nr 7). There's certainly enough wall space for it. Nowhere to put the toiletry bags. gets a bit warm and stuffy without an aircon on a warm day.
Review 42：Very welcoming and friendly staff. Lovely room and comfy bed.
Review 43：We stayed three nights at the Playden Oasts as part of a short holiday exploring Kent and East Sussex. For our purposes we found it a good base for travelling around as well as being a convenient location close to Rye. It’s a pleasant walk of about a mile into town. Despite arriving quite late we were given a warm welcome and although it was a pretty busy Saturday evening a table had been reserved for us in the restaurant in case we wanted to eat in. In fact the food turned out to be a definite plus point, and especially the delicious freshly-cooked breakfasts. All the staff we met were friendly and helpful. Our room was comfortable, clean and quiet, with bottled water provided as well as tea, coffee and biscuits. There was a small shower space off it, separate from the washbasin and toilet. The gardens are lush, perhaps a bit overgrown, and there was a big puddle in the car park that could do with filling in. The décor will not appeal to those who prefer the minimalist approach, but we found the hotel full of character and charm, with a cosy and relaxing bar, and we thoroughly enjoyed the experience of staying in an oast house.
Review 44：Very friendly staff from owner to cleaner. Great building with a definite wow factor on first sight. Best fresh cooked full English breakfast we have had for a long long time. Local real ale available in the bar.
Review 45：Going home!!g
Review 46：Located just a short walk from the centre of Rye, Playden Oasts Hotel has got wonderful staff. Special mention to Chef who does a mean Belly Pork and Oasts Dessert!! General atmosphere is very welcoming and looking forward to returning soon
Review 47：A lovely wee spot just outside of rye. We walked it a couple of times, late at night drunk and it was fine. We also got a free lift into rye the morning of our friends wedding. Lovely staff, good breakfast. Would go back.
Review 48：nothing
Review 49：We're just back from our weekend stay here & had a wonderful time, we were made to feel very welcome from the start, our en suite room was lovely & the food we had was delicious/
Review 50：The B & B has the most delightful staff all of them were lovely. Its a quaint old building so don't expect 'swish' but that's its charm, and excellent value.
Review 51：The room furnishings are rather old and run down and the room rates are very high for a property of this level.
Review 52：The staff here were very friendly and very accommodating to our dog. The old oast house is charming and the setting is green and quiet.
Review 53：The room we had (Number 4) is in one of the oats towers directly above the bar / restaurant of the B&B / hotel and its very noisy from below!! You can hear every word through the ceiling! Try to avoid this room!
Review 54：Cute house and the owner was very friendly!
Review 55：Not a lot! Can't really think of anything.
Review 56：Very friendly, super food at a reasonable price, very comfortable bar and a great breakfast. All in all a wonderful place to stay.
Review 57：All of the staff were extremely friendly and helpful. The tea and coffee tray in the room was well stocked and plentiful toiletries provided. Breakfast choices were excellent and there was a cosy bar and decent "pub grub" on site.
Review 58：Strange bathroom arrangements, basin in bedroom, toilet in cupboard, shower in another cupboard. Dilapidated shower, controls broken. Room felt like badly converted workshop. WHole place needed refurbishment.
Review 59：Cheerful staff
Review 60：Close to Rye, extremely friendly and welcoming, our little dog was made so welcome. Our room had a little fenced in garden. The bar was lovely in the round Oast House, so cozy. The evening meals were very nice, specially the meat pie.
Review 61：Having to leave after so short a stay was hard to bear but I'm sure we will be back.
Review 62：It's unusual layout, dictated by the original buildings, led to a charming and intimate atmosphere. Staff were always on hand to give friendly help or advice and always with a smile. Very good quality evening meals and perfectly poached eggs for breakfast meant it was spot on for us.
Review 63：We ate in the hotel the first evening I thought the food was poor.
Review 64：The hotel is within walking distance to Rye which is a lovely ancient town The breakfast was good.
Review 65：Having to leave after our short break. That it , nothing needs changing
Review 66：shelly the chef ensures an excellent and varied menu nothing is a problem and the breakfast ( gut buster) gives you a proper start to your day. All the staff make you truly welcome the rooms are spotless, a good place for a short break.
Review 67：It had a nice charm, friendly staff, a short trip from Rye (walkable if need be), clean and comfy, relaxing bar for a drink in the evening,...and it wasn't a bland corporate chain type of place or pretentious.
Review 68：The food in the restaurant was not good. The breakfasts were good though. It is a nice walk in to Rye itself but a bit up hill on the way back
Review 69：The hotel was gorgeous and the rooms were lovely. Staff very friendly indeed.
Review 70：Staff were great, friendly and chatty. Allowed a later check out. Room was clean and quirky (we stayed in a round room). The whole place is very quirky with a french theme and really interesting to stay in an oast house. Didn't eat in the hotel but the menu looked very good. Only 1.5 miles from Rye. Good taxi service but make sure you book a return pick up time or you won't be able to get a taxi back! All in all a great experience, would recommend highly.
Review 71：I could hear everything going on next door, which was rather a lot. Also there were a lot of scurryings in the walls and roof, so all in all a poor night in a rather uncomfortable bed and a bedside light that only switched on at the wall socket. Dreadful shower, too.
Review 72：helpful and friendly staff
Review 73：A beautiful old building created from an old oast house. Very comfortable and full of character. Very friendly and helpful staff. Good restaurant offering very good food. The above contributed to a great 3 nights stay, would recommend.
Review 74：Only stayed for 2 nights but was made to feel like a regular. Staff were all friendly and helpful and the food was excellent. If you are looking for cosy and relaxing this is the place to stay.
Review 75：Shower not very powerful
Review 76：Hotel full of character, staff very friendly and helpful, restaurant food and service good, even on busy evening. Overall, a very enjoyable break and would certainly stay there again
Review 77：bed was very uncomfortable and the whole place could do with a spruce up
Review 78：staff extremely helpful and friendly. Food portions very big. Nothing was too much trouble
Review 79：Slightly dated and not the cleanest place I've stayed. Noise does travel because of the shape of the rooms but because it seems more of a couples hotel this wasn't a real problem.
Review 80：Treatment from arrival to departure was friendly and helpful. Quirky, different and comfortable hotel with good food at breakfast and evening meal. Unusual rooms in good location near Rye. Worth a stay.
Review 81：The rain!
Review 82：The staff were very friendly and couldn't do enough for you. The food was excellent and the room was very comfortable. We will be going back to this lovely Hotel.
Review 83：Tired curtains, unbelieveably old-fashioned carpets, unmodernised idea of cuisine, faded and cracked walls. Consistent only in the sadness of its approach.
Review 84：Helpful waitress.
Review 85：Bedroom a little dated and new carpets needed throughout.
Review 86：Attractive and interesting building, good breakfast, delicious evening meal in cosy surroundings. Friendly staff.
Review 87：Bit of a long walk into Rye. Room bit dark.Room 8.
Review 88：Cosy, friendly atmosphere. Sunday breakfast better than Saturday's. Friendly staff.Quirky place to stay!
Review 89：Woken up 7.30 first morning by continual noise like drilling - probably next door. No ventilation in bathroom which was a bit small, too. Poor visibility of hotel from the road - considerably better signage (both sides of road plus lighting would improve passing trade and make it easier for visitors coming from Rye to see it first time.
Review 90：Pleasant hotel/pub; good service, pleasant restaurant - we ate there both nights. good breakfast close to Rye
Review 91：the menu in the restaurant could be more adventurous............soggy cabbage
Review 92：...room....hospitality...........bath in room............round bed..........location.......it was my birthday and a lit candle was sent to table where we were eating
Review 93：A bit more attention to organisation/detail, such as not leaving laundry bags around near rooms would improve the look and feel of the place and better reflect proces charged
Review 94：Location, setting, room, brekky, staff
Review 95：Everything - beautiful building - good position to walk into Rye- loved the reception/bar area, very relaxing after day out @ about. Staff very attentive - excellent breakfast with good service, same in restaurant at night.
Review 96：Breakfast service was poor mouldy toast and a girl serving us in between cleaning the toilets Also shower screen leaked bath stained and soiled over all in a bad state of decoration
Review 97：Lovely building not to far from rye
Review 98：We had to send food back twice at dinner because it was cold, a main course and a dessert. Service at breakfast was lacklustre. There were no leaflets about nearby places of interest; no local guidebooks available to read.
Review 99：We enjoyed staying in an usual setting and felt we received good value for money. Our bedroom was spacious and comfortable, the dining rooms well laid out and the food well prepared with a varied menu.
Review 100：Property looked very tired, harping back to the 60's.Although we booked a room with en-suit facilities the shower was very basic and minute, the wash basin was in the bedroom! All the furniture was basic and in bad need of repair.
Review 101：Very convenient if you have your own transport. Only a few minutes to Rye.
Review 102：Shabby room (room 9). Carpet threadbare and full of holes. No curtains, just a broken roller blind. Visited as a group of 4 (also booked room 8). Three of the four of us left with insect bites. Hand towels not changed daily (if they were then they were not clean).
Review 103：Staff friendly at check in. Good food. Good location.
Review 104：Room was disappointing to say the least – very overpriced for the facilities it provided - it was in the annex which we discovered after our stay was the dog friendly accommodation. The room was antiquated – definitely not quaint - old 70’s curtains and carpets, the shower was no more than a cupboard , thin discoloured towels and a carpet with dog hairs. My sister in law stayed in the room next to ours and it did not even have curtains – just a blind that did not work properly. The crowning glory to the stay was that I suffered 40+ insect bites to my back one night. My wife was lucky and only had a couple on her back and a few on her legs. We spoke to the staff about this who suggested they were midge bites and asked had I sat in the garden with my shirt off?! I stated I had not. We asked to speak to the own but she was not available. The 2 staff members insisted that rooms are thoroughly cleaned after each occupant – if this is the case they need a new vacuum as the carpet in our room had a lot of dog hairs. The staff did give us some bite cream, took my phone number and assured me that the manager would ring me that day to discuss this complaint. To date – 2 days after our stay - I am still waiting for this phone call. Not good customer service.Since the stay I have sought medical advice and have been told the bites look very much like flea bites although it is hard to confirm as a lot of insect bites look similar. Had we known that dogs were allowed in these rooms we would not have made the booking. We made the booking via Booking.com who do not state on their website that the rooms we booked were dog friendly rooms, only that pets are allowed to stay at the hotel upon request. We have looked at the hotels own website which states nothing about dogs being allowed to stay at the hotel until you actually try to book a room and then it comes up with the room type and states dog friendly room. Would I stay at this hotel again? Definitely not.
Review 105：From the outside the building is quaint and full of character, the bar and restaurant are the same , the staff on arrival were welcoming and the meal we had on the first night was plentiful and enjoyable.
Review 106：Room had not been hoovered before arrival (pile of biscuit crumbs under chair which remained throughout our 2 night stay!). Place smelled of cooking fat. Bathroom half updated (some nice edging time but gave up half way!). Rather slapdash decorating - paint just toshed on. Did not eat at hotel as menu rather limited an expensive for what it was.
Review 107：Very comfortable bed. Freshly cooked breakfast.
Review 108：The hotel was v comfortable the staff were very helpful and relaxed excellent breakfast and good evening meal standard bar food but lots of it and tasty
Review 109：Think the pricing of the rooms were a bit steep. Could do with a walk way cover when raining, got wet going to the breakfast room.
Review 110：The bottled water and tissues were a nice touch. The staff were very friendly and there was a good selection for breakfast and very tasty. The bed was very comfortable and no loud guests. very clean and well keep garden.
Review 111：En suite facilities were very basic, broken shower knob which didnt allow change of temperature. A number of resident spiders in the shower room. Food was ok but took forever to arrive.
Review 112：Large comfy bed. Private garden area
Review 113：Very 'dated' decor. I liked the idea of something traditional and with character as opposed to ultra-modern, however it simply felt like the fixtures and fittings just really needed an upgrade; especially the shower which had very little water pressure so it took ages to actually feel clean. I also didn't realise there was such a massive hill coming back from the town. Not really very good value for money overall.
Review 114：We were made to feel welcome and the hotel was very pretty from the outside. It did have a nice rural feel about it when we arrived.
Review 115：Very dated decor. Staff very casually dressed even when waiting on table. Generous portions at breakfast but very basic low quality ingredients, poorly cooked and presented. (Microwaved scrambled egg - uggh!)
Review 116：Good welcome, friendly staff. Room clean and functional. Excellent location. Very pretty building and nice gardens. Plenty of parking. Fast, trouble-free wifi.
Review 117：- why do you need to run water in bathroom sink before turning on shower to get warm water in shower? - single-piece bed spread made us sleep rather awkwardly.
Review 118：- cosy rooms, - nice food, - great location, - kind and supportive staff, - quietness, - WLAN available and working well.
Review 119：Our room was unclean - needed hoovering badly. The Shower was in a tiny cupboard and was old and unclean and there was barely space to move in it. The terrace/ garden joined to our room was unsafe for children - there were aerial cables above your head and an electrical cable running along the back fence. The room was only worth £55-£60 and is definitely not of a 3 star quality.
Review 120：The garden and the 2 Oast Houses
Review 121：Rooms are tired, lighting very poor. Restaurant food presentation very poor, quality average and not good value. Service at breakfast very slow -only the chef on duty taking orders and also cooking - one table at a time.
Review 122：Our room was overpriced - sub standard. Badly needs updating - shower cramped and loo not working properly. Blind fell off when we tried to adjust it. Decor poor. Our room was very noisy - near main road and over bar. Not the peace and quiet we had asked for. More an inn than an hotel. Very disappointed.
Review 123：Staff were pleasant and friendly.
Review 124：Coverage of the internet for my room did not work, but could access in breakfast room of bar.
Review 125：A unique place to stay with happy, helpful staff - sitting in the bar or restaurant you felt like one of the family.
Review 126：Very limited choice on food menu for evening meals, although the food was well prepared. Room, although clean and well provided with tea, coffee, biscuits and bottled water etc, could do with some refurbishment. Was not impressed with the condition of the shower! Woken up in the early hours by noise in the roof space above the room - squirrels apparently.
Review 127：Very friendly and helpful staff. Nice location.
Review 128：Bad night's sleep due to our 18 month old waking up when we went to the toilet in the night. The door is probably too loud to have in a family room where you're all in one room together.
Review 129：Food good, friendly staff, good loaction, quaint venue. Baby monitor coverage reached down to the bar and restaurant meaning we could leave the children and eat there.
Review 130：The staff were really accommodating. I had a series of early starts and once the staff realised this, they were in early preparing a breakfast I could take away with me - unprompted. Throughout my stay they were really friendly and helpful.
Review 131：Power cut did reduce the amount we enjoyed our stay but was beyond the control of the hotel
Review 132：The staff coped admirably with a difficult situation as the property had a power cut due to the electrical storms in the area. Building is lovely