The Cloudesley Bed and Breakfast Hastings in Hastings ★★★★★  

This property has been the subject of extensive renovations by globally syndicated photographer and Chelsea Flower Show gold medal winner Shahriar Mazandi, designer of the Lalique Garden, Chelsea 2005, as listed in Wikipedia under 'Chic Style'. Guest rooms have been hand painted in eco-limewash; a rich and lush paint free of noxious chemicals as used in conventional paints. Linen is Egyptian or organic cotton and bathrooms and shower rooms are in noce travertine mosaic or crema marfil stone tiles. The bedrooms, dining room and the two reception rooms, welcome visitors with contemporary photography, art books, objects found, wood burning stoves, chess, draughts and backgammon boards. Prints and photographs on the walls are a mix of collected works and Mazandi's own documentary images, as shown at the Royal Geographical Society, The Blackhawk Museum in California, The Sunday Times magazine, various galleries and as syndicated globally by Katz Pictures. The garden, a town garden with sea views, will remain a work in progress for 2010 but has small trees of apples, pears and plums, an assortment of herbs including sage, rosemary, several varieties of mint, blueberries, cranberries and various other culinary plants that are offered to guests when in season. The Cloudesley is also a boutique health centre with an emphasis on . nutrition and well being. On offer are a number of holistic therapies including massage, reflexology and reiki. Please review our therapies page on our website for further information. All therapists at The Cloudesley are highly qualified and among the best in the town. Shahriar Mazandi, the director, not only graduated top of his class but was also nominated outstanding therapist of the year by Sussex Coast College.