West Dean College of Arts and Conservation

Location and gardens are beautiful.

We were not told that the building was under major refurbishment so builders and scaffolding everywhere. Stayed in the Vicarage and it was extremely noisy in that all the floorboards creaked from rooms above and walls very thin so could hear everything from other rooms. Room a bit tired, dirty blinds, mould in the bathroom. On check-in not informed anything about our stay and facilities. We arrived for dinner at 7.30pm and only 2 bits of dry Salmon left for main. The staff were clearing up around us and removing food choices before 8 pm. It is a college and you are treated like a student more than hotel guests. Staff seemed to be trained for a university and not a hotel.