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Reviews of The Blacksmiths Arms

4 out of 5
The Blacksmiths Arms
London Road, Lewes, England

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

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Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 465 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mica

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The landlord, Jaz, and the rest of his team could not have been more friendly and helpful. The food was excellent with a Caribbean twist. 5 Star stay
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A welcoming country pub with an eclectic mix of accomodation, food and music. We were made to feel very welcome from start to finish and would highly recommend. Although the menu is limited, what is offered is very good and of a high standard. Rooms were very clean and comfortable with quality towels and bed linen.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Evie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really lovely hotel and pub. The food is delicious. Lovely walks and views. In the countryside but easy transport to get to nearest town, Lewes.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
Beautiful room and delicious breakfast at a very reasonable price.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We arrived on a busy Sunday lunchtime. The place was buzzing & obviously very popular with local folk, but we were made to feel welcome & were soon tucking into a tasty roast. Our room was clean &: comfortable and the breakfast was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great food.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value for the money !
We were a little wary drawing up in the car park as the outside area is a bit rough and ready . Once inside we found a lovely traditional old inn and received a warm welcome , especially later when the fire was lit! The hallways and corridor are a bit shabby but our room was newly decorated , vey clean and warm . The bed was comfy with quality bed linens and huge fluffy towels . Tea and coffee making facilities , Wi-Fi code etc. We didn’t eat in the pretty blue and white restaurant which specialised in Jamaican fare but the menu looked good and prices reasonable. Breakfast was served in the restaurant :tea, coffee , cereals ,juice and a full English with real tomatoes and mushrooms ( not tinned )! It was served well presented and hot . All in all for our overnight stay The Blacksmiths Arms provided clean , warm, comfortable value for money .
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hayley

Travelled with partner
Made to feel very welcome and look forward to returning again soon.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Annette

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely room and really fab comfy bed so slept really well. lovely atmosphere and food was excellent so glad we decided to stay for dinner in the evening. Excellent stay - thank you.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Howard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

KEISHI

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Alan Stanley

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Richard

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service
1. The pub is shut on Mondays&Tuesdays completely! This is not clear at all on booking. I stayed on a Tuesday. I talked to the female owner after I learnt this much later in checkin details. She immediately threatened to cancel my booking as I "was obviously a difficult customer!" No understanding that the reason people book a B&B in a pub is that they want the pub experience and not just a Travelodge/ room experience. 2. Having calmed her down and established that I'd still like to stay, I asked for a small compromise. Our breakfast at 7.40 instead of in the very narrow window of 8 to 9. She agreed. 3. On arrival the male owner greeted me with what at best can be described as neutrality. When he told me that breakfast was served between 8 and 9 I then told him that his colleague had agreed 7.40. He then stated that he cooked breakfast and didnt like cooking that early. I reaffirmed that that was the agreement. He begrudgingly agreed.. with a grunt! So.. this was a management that could really "do enough for you".. no "not" at the beginning. 4. The room was stiflingly hot. no amount of opening windows solved. As if a challenge to the radiators! 5 In the night/early a.m. much noise in car park and through fire door. 6. Breakfast was good and well cooked but greeting by same male unfriendly and monosyllabic. My partner said he was glowering at me behind my back even though I thanked him for starting early. The room was nice but the attitude of both managers...oh dear!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

C

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable stay with great breakfast.
We stayed at The Blacksmiths Arms one weekend night. We were able to check in earlier than expected and were made to feel very welcome. The room was large and comfortable and the breakfast was excellent. The pub itself is classically styled with wonderfully fresh cask beer. The owners were very hands-on and friendly. We'd happily stay at The Blacksmiths Arms again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Farquhar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Beverly

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great team at the Blacksmiths, everyone made us feel really welcome. Room was spotless and the breakfast was perfectly cooked to our liking. We didn't get chance to sample Jazz's Jamaican food, but we will definately return! Thank you
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Stephen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing welcome and a great chef, sadly the location is pretty remote and the road (out of the car park particularly) is far from safe. There is no where to walk from the pub either. Bed was great, bathroom is great, everything was clean, breakfast was delicious.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great BNB with lovely staff and delicious food, beautiful scenic location too!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All Good
No complaints. 'Jazz' was very helpful & accommodating. Good food/breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ala

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jamie

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great accomodation and very kind host. Recommended!!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We came to Lewes for a wedding, what a lovely stay we had. The room "Firle" were stunning. Really clean. Comfortable bed. We didn't eat in the evening but we did for breakfast & it were lovely. The lady who checked us in were superb. The bar staff on the evening were lovely. The gentleman who cooked our breakfast were really nice also. We definitely would return.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
Lovely hosts made our 2 night stay a very enjoyable and comfortable experience. Delicious food, great vibes and comfy rooms. Thank you so much
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great hospitality, and excellent value
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly place. They were happy to accommodate an early check-in. Good food from Caribbean restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brenda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
very warm welcome
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Lindsay

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mrs Julia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
cosy country pub
We stayed one night at the Blacksmiths Arms, whilst visiting the nearby beautiful East Sussex countryside. A nice friendly atmosphere, created by hosts Drixi and Jazz, and a very comfortable room to match.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Howard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

T J

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Tony

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

jaf

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean. Fantastic Jamaican Food.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Sonia

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Roger

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Some noise of cars passing
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Miss

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Nicholas

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

SUSAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We stayed one night at The Blacksmiths Arms. The room was clean and comfortable and the staff were very friendly and helpful. We would definitely stay here again, if we were in the area.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

david

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Did the trick nicely
Stayed after a wedding On a sunny weekend. It was warm but comfortable enough. Fan would have been nice. Bathroom tired. But top service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023