River Road, Littlehampton, Executive Apartment

Great facilities, clean, comfortable and quiet. Little outside courtyard was nice to sit in the hot weather. Good communication and made to feel very welcome with bread, milk, biscuits and wine waiting for us when we arrived. Perfect location for exploring West Sussex. Beautiful seafront and harbour. Free parking and excellent public transport links. Train station and bus stops just 2 minutes away! We would stay again.

The owners are very good with communicating if you have a question they get back to you immediately. The instructions are clear and they have a complete instruction book for any questions you may come up with It was spacious and clean

The only thing I didn’t have a good experience with was in the bedroom in the basement. there was a problem with high humidity which affected the smell and feel of the room . I requested for the humidity to be removed, For the entire stay,I couldn’t sleep down there so I ended up sleeping upstairs on the sofa .

The location is like 2 min walk to the rail station, the shops are 5 min away , so it was so convenient.

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The accommodation is very well appointed and homely. The shower room is smart with a powerful shower. The kitchen is a cook’s paradise and I enjoyed using it; professional cooking utensils. We only used the basement bedroom with a very comfortable super king bed. Great nights sleep. The flat is a short walking distance to the centre of the town. We did all our shopping by foot. Enjoying walks along the Arun river and the sea. Most relaxing break. We did have a delicious meal (fresh plaice and sea bass) at the RIVER ARUN INN, pub situated at the entrance of river road. The staff is very friendly and we would highly recommend it.

The parking was an issue. River road is a one way street with not many places to park, so it is really first come first serve. Booking.com description should be updated to “street parking first come first serve”. According to the description on booking.com: “The fireplace is a top feature of the apartment” and also “Living room: dining area, sofa, fireplace etc. ”, we were looking forward to a nice fire in the stove. However, when inquiring about the supply of wood (sending a text to owner) we were told “We do not permit guests to use it, sorry”. That was quite a disappointment and it should have been explicitly said on the booking.com’s description! The first evening we were feeling the cold in the room, we tried to change the settings which was NOT possible so we sent an another text mentioning that we were sitting wearing layers and using 2 blankets (provided) to keep warm. We were told that “the heating thermostat was set at 19 degrees which is the default but that they had now turned the temperature up for us and adjusted the schedule”. All that was done remotely! A bit spooky if you ask me. To enter the house we were instructed to “use the rear gate and self check in” and find the gate which was down a narrow lane off a one way road. Once you open the gate you have in front of you some stairs going sideways with no railings. That can be tricky when carrying something. We did not just travel with 2 suitcases so we had a lot to unload. We managed to park the car at the end of the narrow lane and luckily enough no car came. The check in location might not be a problem when travelling light but it was cumbersome for us. We only used the rear gate from then on; never used the front door which could have been easier for check in where a key box could be mounted to the wall? Just a suggestion. The house has the ground floor flat which we occupied and a first floor flat above.