Master Accommodation, Hastings

Master Accommodation is a guest house on East Parade, directly on the Hastings seafront and a short walk from the Old Town, the Stade fishing beach and the funicular up the East Hill. The rooms sit above a long-established fish bar whose staff handle arrivals, and most look out over the beach and the sea.

Dogs are taken, and the property publishes a flat charge of thirty pounds for a dog, payable on check-in rather than at the time of booking. No weight limit, breed restriction or cap on numbers is published, so a second dog or a large one is worth confirming directly.

Guests travelling with dogs report being made properly welcome, with staff described as helpful and accommodating and small dogs settling well overnight in the rooms. The seafront position is the draw: the promenade starts at the door, and the Old Town with its pubs and green spaces is reachable on foot without touching the car.

The caveat that matters more to a dog owner than to anyone else is the stairs. This is a tall, narrow seafront building with no lift, and the attic rooms sit several flights up under a low, sloping ceiling. Guests consistently mention the climb and the head height, and a stale smell in the stairwell has been reported. Carrying a nervous, elderly or heavy dog up four flights at the end of a long drive is a real consideration, and anyone in that position should ask about a lower floor when booking.

Hastings itself needs a little planning too. The beach immediately in front of the property carries seasonal dog restrictions, and guests with dogs put the walk to the nearest year-round dog-friendly stretch of shore at roughly a quarter of an hour.

It suits a couple with a small or middling dog who want to be on the seafront and in the Old Town on foot, and who do not mind stairs.