I love the Valley of Rocks! It's quirky, friendly, unique. PLEASE don't come here expecting posh hotel luxury. You'll be disappointed. No bar, no breakfast. On the evening I arrived there was no hot water (it was kind of fixed - warm water, anyway - the following day); the lift wasn't working; a broken sash cord in my bedroom window meant it didn't open. It's clearly, as a hotel, hanging on by its fingernails.
So why do I like it?? Because it's one-of-a-kind - vast, faded Victorian grandeur, with fantastic views of the sea from its large and increasingly overgrown gardens. (Make sure to ask for a room with a garden / sea view.) And where else can you get a hotel in such a gorgeous spot for less than £50 a night...
I fear that it's only a matter of time before it gets gutted and converted into million pound apartments for rich a-holes. Don't let that happen! Come and stay at the Valley of Rocks!