Best Hotels near Sam’s Sunflower fields, Hayling Island

This hotel is actually good, I was wary after checking the recent reviews but I found myself pleasantly surprised. The hotel is recently refurbished and it shows, my room was unsullied by previous guests disruptive behaviours or the accidental throw up stains you associate with Travelodges. The only complaint I have which unfortunately drags the score down is the parking situation. Had I known this before I arrived then I would possibly reconsidered this hotel for one with a payable or free car park! Ll

I chose this hotel as I wanted a romantic getaway for my husband and me to celebrate 10 years of togetherness. This suited our needs perfectly, it's made for couples and this was prevalent in the breakfast room the following morning, bar one person eating on his own, all of us were couples. The hotel is gorgeous, well-maintained and glad to say, spotlessly clean. All rooms are labelled ”G for....” and each room had a adjective beginning with ”G”. Ours was at the top, ”G for...gushing”. The room was spotless, as was the bathroom. The decor was contemporary, bright and everything matched. The lounge area was ”Instagrammable”; tastefully furnished, with a couple of pod-like swing chairs suspended from the ceiling. I just had to take a couple of pictures. There was also a garden around the back which we didn't get the chance to enjoy. Breakfast the next morning was lovely: I love that there was a choice of the small full English breakfast, which I had, and the big full English breakfast, which my husband had. I wish more B&Bs adopted that idea. I don't eat as much as my husband and it was nice to enjoy the same food he did for a change, but on a smaller scale. The hotel is just across the road from Canoe Lake and you can cut through it to the beach, pier and restaurants. All in all it was an absolutely lovely stay and we would come back again, no hesitation.

The breakfast is good, the location is super good, the service is good, and the price is affordable! Hee hee, it is suitable for taking children. There is no parking lot, but there are many parking lots nearby, and the location is super good.

The owner is very nice and the food is delicious, the hot water is very comfortable, in a location close to the beach!

Nice room and helpful staff. Manager very polite and accommodating. Very useful to have a bath and shower. Breakfast was adequate and flexible. I cannot comment on the restaurant as we did not try the food. We were pre-warned not to and online reviews rated them 15th out of 17 local places. A little shocked on the last night when a glass of wine with a splash... and a double Vodka & orange cordial cost £20. Definitely would not drink there again. We would certainly consider staying again if in the area.

Excellent

I had stayed in this hotel many moons ago when it was part of the to Marriott group, I understand it is now Ellite /Britannia hotels and there is nothing ellite about it. Check in time is 4 pm, and checkout 10 am, that gives six hours to clean and turn around the vacated rooms, So you would expect them to be absolutely spotless, room was clean enough, it smelled of smoking but went, when the windows opened, few hairs in the bath tub, the wooden cabinets smelled musty and dust on lamps, but the bed was clean and so was the bedding. On check-in I didn’t realise it was 4pm, I assumed it would be 2 pm or 3 pm at the latest. I asked if any of the rooms were serviced so I could check in early, I was told there were lots of rooms ready but you have to pay £20 extra to check-in early regardless of the fact they ready, I was due to be at a wedding at 5 pm, I had to accept the £20 payment, I was not impressed as this took my one night stay in this hotel to £189 for the night. In comparison I could get a one night stay in the Park Plaza, Waterloo for the same price in London! This hotel is not worth that much a night. The hotel was like a maze and had to go upstairs along creaky corridors carrying a suitcase case up more stairs with no accessibility by lift to my room (room 657) Room had the very basics cheap nasty shampoo, A few sachets of tea and coffee, towels but no bottled water. At night I could hear a few guests from other rooms, it didn’t disturb me. The pool is absolute mess, it had a pipe going from the hot water tap into the pool, which I burnt my bottom on and my husband burned his thumb, I can only assume the heater doesn’t work so it’s the only way they’ve got to heat the pool, The water didn’t look very good I wonder if the filter was working? In photographs on booking.com their shows a Jacuzzi, there isn’t one! there hasn’t been a working for more than 10 months, and the broken one has now been removed altogether, I think it’s very misleading. I don’t like to book a hotel without a pool and a Jacuzzi, I like to relax why I’m away from home. The pool look too scary to go into, and there was no Jacuzzi! Breakfast wasn’t too bad, Choice of cereals, fruit juices and cooked breakfast, no croissants or pastries. Coffee was horrible. Breakfast is advertised until 10am but they closed and locked the doors at 9:58, I only made it with 10 minutes to spare, it wasn’t explained me that breakfast actually ended at 10. I would assume people could still go for breakfast at 10 and still have time to sit down and eat, this is not the case! Would I stay here again absolutely not! it is probably a £50 a night budget hotel in the middle of nowhere unless you are playing golf I really wouldn’t bother. Disappointed that booking.com gives this hotel four stars.

What a horrible person on reception when we arrived late off the ferry. Rude, disinterested, disobliging, inconsiderate. Treated us like a really stupid inconvenience. In spite of the fact that this was an advance booking, so our arrival should not have been a surprise nuisance for her. This, overlaid by the hotel's very complicated financial systems which involve taking a LOT of money from your credit card that you do not owe and only paying it back when you leave, will make sure that we will never never set foot in a Marriott again. AND, dear readers, if you don't want to join their Bonvoy (which I assume is a marketing abbreviation for Bon Voyage aka happy times ha ha) you have to pay £12 to get WiFi. Actually a lot of the staff were really sweet, what a shame they have to share a review with that awful receptionist. This comment will make no difference whatsoever to anything, but it makes me feel better and I hope it will encourage people to look elsewhere. There are alternatives ..............