Prince Regent Hotel

Description:

• A block from the sea, this typical 1820 Regency town house, once the home of Jane, dowager duchess of Marlborough and great-grandmother of Sir Winston Churchill, is a skillfully converted family-managed hotel with a licensed bar and modern comforts. Many rooms enjoy window views across the square and out to the sea. Rooms come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but each is well furnished with such extras as bedside radios. The Regency Suite has a half-tester bed (1840) and antique furniture, along with a huge bow window dressed with ceiling-to-floor swagged curtains and a balcony facing the sea and West Pier. The Regency is only a few minutes' walk from the Conference Center and an hour by train or car from Gatwick Airport.

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