The Cavendish Hotel, Exclusive Hire
38 Grand Parade, Eastbourne, BN21 4DH -
Up to
100 standing
The Cavendish Hotel in Eastbourne is the ideal place for you to exchange vows. We have put together a wedding package which we believe will make a special day that extra bit more special.
Our team of dedicated staff will help and guide you both through all the arrangements. We offer you menu tasting, to ensure that you are completely satisfied with your menu choices, and our florist will be on hand to make sure that your chosen colour scheme is carried right throughout the day.
The Cavendish Hotel is an imposing stately Victorian Hotel that is seated on the Eastbourne Sea Front, benefitting from panoramic views. The interior of the hotel has recently been upgraded to fit a luxurious colour scheme and grand furnishings. It is the perfect location to spend one of the most important days of your lives.
From the very moment that you enquire here, one of our dedicated wedding coordinators will be on hand to advise and help you with your wedding day. From the room layout, flowers, and entertainment, to providing a preferential accommodation rates, they will be there to help.
We are licensed to hold civil ceremonies too, so you can hold your entire day in one location.
For more information, please contact one of our event co-ordinators who will be delighted to help.
If you’d like more info or have any questions, please click Send Quick Enquiry.
Capacity & layout
Standing
up to 100
Theatre
up to 100
Boardroom
up to 20
Cabaret
up to 100
Pricing
& opening hours
Weekly schedule
monday
0:00 - 24:00
tuesday
0:00 - 24:00
wednesday
0:00 - 24:00
thursday
0:00 - 24:00
friday
0:00 - 24:00
saturday
0:00 - 24:00
sunday
0:00 - 24:00
Space rules
Cancellation policy
100% refundable 1 day before the event
Location
Reviews
Karen Thompson
March 2024I really enjoyed my stay this week from Mon to Wed for the National Play Conference. The room was amazing, had an iron, ironing board, hairdryer and a safe. Plenty of room to move around. Had a bath and a shower with heated towel rail. Breakfast and lunch was great and staff were amazing. Has WiFi (free) in certain areas. The bar is a great social area to have a relaxing time. There's also a carpark at the back of the hotel. Overall, a great stay. Thank you to all the staff.
Mandy D
February 2024Lovely historical hotel! Brings back the romance, in a relationship. Close to the pier, and theatres. Friendly staff team. The only downside is the car park at the back of the hotel could use a tidy up, but other than this it's lovely.
Venetia Cattroll
January 2024Great location on the seafront. Near the pier. The rooms are great very big and the bathroom is very large and very clean, lots of towels and toiletries. The room had a nice large double bed that was really comfortable. Large wardrobe and dressing table and table and chairs. Good large TV, also had a fridge. The room was warm and had a fan. The bathroom was modern. The service was good the staff are very friendly and helpful and efficient. It is also near the shops. The breakfast was nice, there was lots there buffet breakfast, plenty of tea and coffee and cereals, fresh fruit and cooked breakfast, including scrambled eggs and fried eggs, sausages, bacon, tomatoes, baked Beans, mushrooms and hash browns. The only thing was that because of the high winds the front door was shut, so we had to around the back. The lift is in the basement and it doesn't tell you what floor the reception was on, so we went to the First Floor and Mezzanine floor before finding out it was Ground floor. This is the only lift for a large hotel, I think you need more lifts. Also it just needs a message in the lift to tell you which button to press for Reception which would save a lot of time for all the guests. Also it just needs a sign for the basement is the way out, as people kept asking me if this was the way out. I was going to put one up myself, but I was only there for one night.
Liz Smith
February 2024Stayed here on a whim and the lesson learned is you get what you pay for! It was cheap...which may explain why it was dirty, throughout the hotel, carpets clearly not hoovered in a while. The room was a bit dingy had marks on the walls and the shower was barely fixed to the wall. The bed was comfy enough, it did us for a few hours kip after a night out, it only a few minutes walk into town but definitely not somewhere to stay for a holiday.
Paul Mumby
February 2024First impressions from the outside were fantastic. However once inside those impressions disappeared. One of the rooms looked like it had not been decorated this century. There is no room service, all tasks have to be done by the guests. There was no bar open. The breakfast cooked meals were stone cold and had to be microwaved. There was even a tip box in the restaurant, presumably for money and not recommendations.The staff were not particularly helpful and did not appear to be interested in their jobs. The front doors had been damaged by the storms meaning to access and egress the hotel was either through the car park or the alleyway where all the rubbish is kept. The communal toilets by the conference suites had not toilet rolls present and one of the cubicles appeared to have not been cleaned for weeks. Why is the hotel still operating like this when covid finished 2 years ago? We understand that this was the case even before the pandemic. The only good thing was the lovely view from the rooms.
