Fodor's Expert Review Hastings House Country House Hotel

The centerpiece of this 22-acre Relais & Châteaux seaside estate—with its gardens, meadows, and harbor views—is a 1939 country house, built in the style of an 11th-century Sussex manor. Guest quarters, which are in the manor, in renovated historic outbuildings, and in a newer addition overlooking Ganges Harbour, are decorated in an English-country style, with antiques, locally crafted woodwork, and fireplaces. The Post, a stand-alone two-room cottage, is a honeymoon favorite; a pair of two-story suites in the century-old Farmhouse boast water views and country charm; the more modern Hillside Suites overlook the harbor. Elegant dinners in the manor house or on the enclosed water-view veranda include local seafood and herbs from the inn's gardens. Rates include a lavish breakfast and complimentary shuttle service on arrival and departure. The former barn houses the petite Wellspring Spa.