The Grand Hotel Eastbourne

Eastbourne, United Kingdom. Located on the seafront of King Edwards Parade, Eastbourne’s Victorian “White Palace”.

The Grand Hotel EastbourneEastbourne, United Kingdom

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Practical information

Address: The Grand Hotel
King Edwards Parade
Eastbourne BN21 4EQ
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1323 412345
Official website: www.grandeastbourne.com
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152 rooms, including 23 suites and 30 junior suites, among them the Debussy Suite.
The Mirabelle restaurant, The Garden Room, afternoon tea in the lounges and a cocktail bar with terrace.
Health club and spa, plus 17 conference rooms, the largest seating 300.
Located on the seafront of King Edwards Parade, Eastbourne’s Victorian “White Palace”.

8 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

13 May 1874
The Eastbourne Gazette reports William Earp’s plan for a £50,000 hotel with a 400-foot frontage.
1875
The Grand Hotel is built to designs by local architect Robert Knott Blessley.
Summer 1905
Between 24 July and 30 August, Claude Debussy corrects the proofs of La Mer in Suite 200, now the Debussy Suite.
1925 – 1939
Every Sunday night the Grand Hotel Orchestra plays palm court music from the Great Hall, broadcast live by the BBC.
1926
Edward Elgar stays at the hotel.
1939 – 1945
With Eastbourne exposed to air raids, the hotel closes and becomes a military headquarters.
1965
The De Vere Hotel Group takes over the hotel.
1998
Elite Hotels acquires the Grand and carries out a complete refurbishment.