The Royal Albion Hotel, Brighton

Advantages: great location, cheap, nice rooms, excellent food
Disadvantages: no parking, quite dated

...Introduction to the hotel: The Royal Albion Hotel was built in 1826 and is situated in a fantastic location opposite Brighton pier. It is a three star hotel and has 186 guest rooms offering views of Brighton beach or the town centre. My experience of the hotel: I spent one night in the hotel in January of this year and for a three star hotel I was quite impressed. I and my girlfriend booked a double room for £55 and it was a spacious room with a four poster bed, couch, satellite television, fridge, tea and coffee making facilities and a lovely modern bathroom with a Jacuzzi bath. When we checked in the hotel staff asked us if we would like to upgrade to a room with a Jacuzzi batch for £10, we said no, but were a bit intrigued to find one anyways - they had obviously given our room away and were trying to get the extra £10 out...

beanie8844 09.03.2008 (11.03.2008) · Read review
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Review of Royal Albion Hotel, Brighton

A solid Brighton Hotel

Advantages: Great views if you have a seafront room
Disadvantages: Bathroom a little lacking

...This was a good hotel to stay at if in Brighton but make sure you get a good deal because I don't think it's worth it at full price. It is not as glam as The Grand nor Metropole a few hundred yards up the street but does boast equally wonderful sea views. We were in room 201 and got a great deal staying the Sunday night only. The room had beautiful large bay windows overlooking the sea and remains of the destroyed pier. It was glorious to wake up to. The room itself was of a decent size although the bed was a little on the narrow side for the two of us. A few things to note on the downside: our room did have a big stain on the carpet and the bathrooms leave a little to be desired. They are very basic and the shower only reached a warm temperature while at full heat but never got hot. I think had we paid full price (which I...

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Review of Kings Hotel, Brighton & Hove

Buzzing Brighton

Advantages: Central Location
Disadvantages: Better Hotels About

...Recently syaing in the Royal Albion hotel on business i found the hotel to be relatively okay. Arriving at the hotel, there is one problem that hits you, no parking, the nearest NCP is ten minutes walk away and cost £30 for three days and when you are lugging overnight gear and everything it is a bit of a trek. The hotel itself is very old fashioned however very clean too. The room was pleasant, however very dull as their was not much light as there was a small window in the downstairs area. The room had an upstairs section which was very bright, with living area and a larger television. Bathroom was nice, spa bath made it easy to relax whilst in the room, maids cleaned everyday and was relatively satisfactory. The bar area was spacious and easy to get served. Large windows overlooked the pier, but they did look like they...

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Review of Royal Albion Hotel, Brighton

2 STAR HOTEL THAT SHOULD BE FAR MORE

Advantages: Excellent value for money and extremely clean and tidy
Disadvantages: Slightly to far to be able to walk to city centre

...of Santiago De Compostela, it is very close to the city, approximately 3 km away, and roughly 5 minutes travel in a car, but even this distance could make it too far to walk into the centre and back again, so we used the car to travel to the built up areas. * FIRST IMPRESSIONS * The hotel is basically located next to the main road, with a restaurant and a small car park to the front, and is built on five levels. It looks modern, compared to other hotels that appear to have been built many years ago. From outside, it did look well kept and clean. Whilst I was there I discovered that it was completely renovated in 2005, and originally built in 1980. * This is a 2 star hotel, therefore was not expecting a palace, but at this point I must say that for a 2 star hotel, this hotel was better than many 3 and 4 star hotels in which I have...

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Review of Hotel Santa Lucia, Santiago de Compostela

Great base in Brighton

Advantages: Location, price
Disadvantages: Parking, needs updating

...on the outside. The location of this hotel is right opposite the main pier on the roundabout, so you just have stroll across the street to the pier and about a 10 minute walk to the shops, Lanes and Pavilion. We knew in advance from walking past (and most hotels in Brighton have no parking) that there was no car park, so we rang up and asked them if they had an agreement with any of the NCP's. They did with the Russell Road NCP which is a good 10 minute walk away, but only £9 for 24 hour so this is good value. They give you a ticket when you check out that you insert after your original one, so when we put our 1st ticket in the machine wanted £45 but after the second one only £21, which is a great saving. There are a few pay & display parking spaces outside but it is £6 for 2 hours, so very pricey. We arrived at the hotel at 3pm and there...

starjen 13.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of Royal Albion Hotel, Brighton

Queens Brighton and Brighton Queens

Advantages: Seafront Location, Extremely Well Priced
Disadvantages: Refurb Work Being Done, Overly Warm, No Internet Access

...So, I'm sat here having been tasked with performing a full hardware audit at our parent company's various sites spread throughout the UK. Oh the exciting life I lead! The Brighton office is one of the larger ones and as such, required an overnight stay in the seaside resort of Brighton. So, preamble over, I checked into the hotel having spent pretty much a whole day on the train to get down there. Greeted by an almost entirely eastern European staff, my suspicions were raised. Previous experience has suggested that budget, mediocre hotels are often run poorly by eastern Europeans. I only paid £59 for my bed and breakfast stay at the hotel. In any case, check in was smooth and I was given my big old fashioned key to my room and told that it was on the third floor down a miriad of corridors. I was shocked to say the least...

beevorm 20.04.2007 (28.02.2007) · Read review
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Review of Queens Hotel, Brighton

Pricey hotel by the sea.

Advantages: Fabulous views, decor, function room, disabled facilities
Disadvantages: "Casual" staff, inconsistent drinks prices, cheap loo paper!

...Just returned from a weekend at the Seattle hotel in Brighton and feel Ishould share my views thoughts and comments on my stay there. Not only have I been I guest there but also attended a function in their function suite, performed there as an artist (at the function) and partaken in a few drinks in their residents bar, called the Black and White Bar. Here are my thoughts on the hotel and its service. Location. Wonderful marina side location with terrific views of the boats in the harbour. It is easily accessible by car and has an adjacent car park where you can park for free if a resident (use level 6 if a hotel resident). Surrounded by a variety of nightlife and restaurants, it is a great place to be in the evening. However it is about 2 miles from the town of Brighton itself. Staff. All very friendly and helpful, if...

andycharger 13.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of Alias Hotel Seattle, Brighton

Not a high Quality Hotel

Advantages: Great location, great breakfast
Disadvantages: Needs a refurb in bedroom areas - urgently!

...delivered from a table top vending machine which tasted bloody awful. Overall the quality of food was very good and more than sufficient to last till evening. Whilst at the table I perused the lunch and evening options, they also looked good value for money as well, and too be honest we were tempted as the restaurant was licensed as well, but unfortunately decided not to as we were due to go out, so we had two bars within the hotel itself. Bargain!!! Other facilities include dry cleaning and also wireless network if required, there is an Internet terminal in reception and primarily aimed at children the ability to play PS2 games through the TV, something which can be added to your final bill. ---Booking a room/ Prices--- I googled ?Hotels in Brighton? and was presented with a number of hotels, looking through the list, this fell within...

Timbo3107 31.05.2007 (01.06.2007) · Read review
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Review of Quality Hotel, Brighton

Right-On Hotel in Brighton.

Advantages: Excellent 4 star hotel banging on the door of 5 star status
Disadvantages: Not really worth mentioning.

...For those not in the know, Brighton is a bustling, ?happening? seaside town on the South Coast of England. It?s actually fairly famous for two things. Firstly, it?s generally considered to be the gay capital of England and if you?re heterosexual and, for whatever reason, unable to adopt a ?Live and Let Live? attitude, you might as well give it a very wide berth. Just remember that you?re a guest in their town. Its second claim to fame ? and this is somewhat more old-fashioned ? is as a destination for couples to enjoy a ?dirty weekend?. Not messing around in muck, you understand, but enjoying illicit extra-marital relations in seedy seaside hotels. Which, very nearly, is where this review kicks off, and also where it doesn?t! I?m unable to comment on the joys of same-sex relationships. I didn?t spend the weekend there. My own...

andymcf 29.05.2003 (30.05.2003) · Read review
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Review of Hilton Brighton Metropole, Brighton

Brighton Rocks in The Lanes

Advantages: great location, friendly & knowledgable
Disadvantages: car parking & breakfast!!

.... ARRIVAL Finding the hotel was easy, parking was not!!! The car park the hotel uses is not signposted well - in fact, it has signs all over stating this is not for use by hotel guests!! However, that said, there is parking available directly under the hotel - charged at £15 per 24 hour period without in/out privileges - and an emergency drop off zone of 15 minutes, enabling you to go to reception to find out where parking is!!! (To be fair, finding the car park was the only hassle we had on arrival, and the entire break) Anyway, we dutifully walked up the stairs, which are approx 2 lots of 15 - 20 steps, (lift is available) to a large reception area, in muted creams, beiges and gold, with plenty of plants dotted about. It was quite busy when we arrived, as numerous conferences commencing in Brighton the next day, so we had...

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