Annie celebrated 25 years service with us in 2021. She first worked at the Millstream as a Receptionist in 1983 for a couple of years, before working elsewhere for eleven years thinking that bigger was better! She had a chance meeting with the General Manager who persuaded her to apply for the vacant Head Receptionist role and she returned in 1996. Since then, she re-trained in personnel, taking over this role in 2004 and eventually became the Hotel Manager in 2022.

She engrosses herself in many aspects of the hotel and particularly loves talking to the guests and looking after the staff.

In her spare time she visits her family in Mallorca and suffers going to the gym most mornings before work.

Neil, our Head Chef and Deputy hotel manager (no mean feat!) joined us in 2000 as a Chef de Partie, having completed a Modern Apprenticeship at Highbury College in Portsmouth.
He has worked his way up the ranks, becoming the Head Chef in 2010, whilst being instrumental in helping the hotel achieve (and maintain) 2AA rosettes in 2007.

Neil is our most experienced first aider and not only looks after our Sea School restaurant but also Marwick’s Brasserie and our coffee shop, Pop-in and café, Shoreside in the village.

He spends his limited spare time travelling overseas to gain ideas for our menus (Thai food being his first love) and is an avid gym goer.

Rachael has a wealth of experience and knowledge from the variety of roles that she has had at the Millstream since starting with us as a work experience student in 2006. 

She knows the hotel inside out having worked as Reception Manager, Function Administrator and more recently Accounts Manager, having achieved her AAT Level 4 in 2016. She is now studying for CIMA Professional Qualification. As well as the day-to-day finance tasks she is also involved in revenue management for the hotel, and you’ll see her popping up on reception to lend a hand when needed.

Rachael lives in a colourful, eclectic house in Havant with her partner and two chihuahuas, Olli & Otis, and whenever possible she loves heading out in their campervan.

Elisabeta studied political science and communication at university in Hungary and started her career in banking, as a personal and business banking advisor, a million miles from what she is doing now!

She had a brief stay in Cyprus having fun before being recommended to try hospitality in England in 2017. Her catering career started with Elite pubs in Kent before moving to the Millstream later that year and working as a waitress. Lizzie was promoted to a supervisor and became the Restaurant Manager in 2025.

Lizzie runs both Marwick’s Brasserie and the Sea School Restaurant and particularly likes organising celebration meals for our guests. 

Outside of work Lizzie is very interested in health and nutrition and is a certified health coach, a medical herbalist, and a functional nutritionist 

Zoe joined the housekeeping team in 2014 as a room attendant, having re-trained in hospitality at Chichester College, after a career break raising her three children.
She was promoted to Deputy Housekeeper in 2016 and then to Head Housekeeper in 2019. She enjoys motivating her team to maintain our high standards of cleanliness.
In a previous life Zoe worked with horses and now never has a spare moment as she has five horses, three dogs, a rabbit and three (with a fourth on the way) grandchildren to care for. She keeps it in the family as two of her children also work at the hotel.