THE PLACE
CAMBER SANDS

The owners of The Place certainly have an eye for detail - from the moreish homemade cookies in our room to the free DVD library, everything at this seaside hotel has been well thought out. The 20 rooms (right) are simply yet stylish, with Egyptian cotton bed linen and fluffy towels. Camber's sand dunes and two-and-a-half-mile beach are just across the road, and the brasserie combines a casual feel with impeccable food - try the Rye Bay monkfish, so fresh it almost flips off your plate.
New Lydd Road, Rye, East Sussex. 01797 225057
www.theplacecambersands.co.uk. Doubles from £75