The Arundel Park Hotel — Hotel in Arun

We stayed here one night during our South Downs Walk and the experience was a bit all over the place. A friendly welcome and a nice room, but the bathroom was old and moldy with a shower that was very difficult to operate.|The hotel doesn’t have a restaurant, but it had started pouring, and we were didn’t really want to walk to a restaurant, so we asked we could get a simple bite to eat and they got us some soup and tuna sandwiches, which we really appreciated. |There’s a bar, but the only choice in beer is 2 bottled ones, and the G&T I requested was served in a lemonade glass and no slice of lemon or anything to spruce it up.|Our room was situated at the front of the hotel, where a very busy road is, but at night the noise wasn’t nearly as bad as we feared. There were complimentary earplugs on the bedside table, but we didn’t need those.|In the morning the breakfast is very basic and hurried; plates are removed from the table while you’re still eating. Scrambled eggs didn’t seem fresh.|So basically you can sleep, shower, eat and drink and be on your way again, SufficiëntEverything you need. , but didn’t give us a...

The room was clean enough, with tea/coffee making facilities. Plenty of soap and shower gel in the bathroom. However, the shower was dreadful, very small and with thick, black stained silicone (it was once white) around the edges. No mat to step out onto so we had to use a hand towel. The shower control came off in my hand. The thermostatic control obviously wasn't working, as it went from cold to scalding hot to lukewarm and back again, several times. The scalding hot was just that, positively dangerous. We did report this to reception. |The towels had seen better days and were very thin. |We had a room that was roadside, so it was noisy. The hotel did supply earplugs which we were grateful for and the room had an effective ceiling fan. |The hot water in the reception toilet basins, was again, scalding hot.|The breakfast was OK and the staff were friendly. |All in all, this hotel was overpriced and basic, certainly not what we were expecting for the price paid. Luckily we were only booked...

The hotel is a 2 minute walk from the ststion and 10 minutes to the castle and town. It also has a large, free and safe car park. Greeting was efficient and swift. Our room (16) was at the rear overlooking the garden which will look very pleasant in summer. It was a very large room, double aspect, with an extremely comfortable bed, seating and all the usual facilities. The en-suite was also large with a walk in shower. Breakfast was huge and cooked to order. Hot, delicious and kept us going all day. Only saw 3 staff, they were all cheerful and helpful. Throughout was spotlessly clean. All seemed 'spot on', it certainly exceeded our expectations and will be our first choice for future...