a&o Brighton Beach

The whole place was covered in scaffolding. Making it extremely difficult to find. It was advertised as a hotel but it is a hostel. The whole place was shabby and dingy. It was not much cheaper than a good hotel

The view had scaffholding all around the property and they still charged us full price, there was no mattress it was just a thin foam pad that did NOT protect us from bed frame. The hostel is located center to the club scene and the windows are not sound proofed so you can hear all tye noise. Also to mention the walls are extremely thin so we could hear people talking and moving in their own accommodations which was a problem in the early hours of the morning. If you are to stay you do need to bring your own items, they provided the bare minimum no kettle no chairs.

We stayed here for a night. Located in the city centre, close walk to the main attractions. Check in and check out was smooth. Very helpful and courteous staff. The property allows you to store luggage while you explore the city.

Great stay

mixed room no beach view

No sea view. Expensive room. Great staff and loved the bar.

Staff members were really good and so were the people that were staying there. Very friendly, very chatty and very kind and considerate

Staff were welcoming. Room was ok but bathroom could be better

No bedside lights, no chair, very basic but spacious and clean.

Everything was clean, staff were very friendly and helpful. Location is perfect for a weekend in Brighton.

Easy check in and out, clean room, friendly helpful staff!

To be honest it was the worst stay I had at a hostel to date. There was hardly a beach view but that hardly matter anymore when I could barely get any sleep both nights I stayed there. The worst part is that the room was facing a club just outside our window, so the noise was constant from late evening to around 4 am. To add to it, I could see the window in our room had an area where it had been smashed and taped together, so there was virtually no noise proofing. The room we were in was also the last one on the floor and the wi-fi barely reached us with the exception one corner.

Uncomfortable bed abd a very basic room.

Basic but quiet and clean double with private bathroom. Great location.

Amazing place to stay, great location and friendly staff

First up the Hotel staff are great, friendly helpful and always cheerful. Second the Hotel is in a great location, minutes from beach, pier or town. The hotel was once a very grand building and keeping these buildings maintained are a nightmare and expensive so will never match the standards of a modern build hotel in terms of noise etc so the hotel could be described as tired on the inside. the room was large but limited storage space, but it was clean, tidy with fresh linen and towels. bathroom was nice -good shower and bath. there was no tea/coffee facilities in the room but you could buy beverages at the bar. there was a good feel about the hotel . Overall it would not take much to improve the experience- clean the bedroom windows as i am sure there was a view there, if your in the en suite room maybe a kettle, couple of chairs. it was much better then the hostel experience my girlfriend thought she was getting (no negative experiences to report) and again location and staff was everything- i think you get for what you pay in towns like Brighton and this was reflected in this.Would i use again?????....Maybe!

Really welcoming receptionist, our private room was a very decent size and even had a sea view which was brilliant for the affordable price! Our en suite only had a bath and no shower which is really the only negative I can think of (and to some this could be a positive)

Nice hostel, right in front of the pier, even if the building is a bit old. Staff was friendly and helpful. There is also a nice bar. Bedroom and bathroom were of a good size but the TV was useless because placed behind the bed and there was no shower, only bath.

Good, staff good. Kitchen without cutlery on a couple of occasions.

Unfortunately the mattress was like a school gym mat so we slept on the floor. The shower was amazing and customer service too. 6am fire alarm wake up call was not fun.