Hotels Near Maderia Lift in Brighton and Hove

I almost walked out of Jury's Inn when I arrived in Brighton; I was already irritated by their 16:00 check-in time, and the place felt grubby and tired when I walked in. However, it redeemed itself quite quickly when I dealt with the staff. The ladies on the reception desk were incredibly helpful, friendly and efficient, and Ken at the bag storage made my day with his calm and affable personality. The room itself was clean and comfortable, and even though I was close to the lifts, there was little noise. I never ate at the dining room so cannot comment, but I did have a drink at the bar area, which I found to be a little sterile. It was a busy weekend with many people and families in and out, but the hotel managed exceptionally well. Even when one of the lifts was out, I didn't feel that the staff dropped their pace or professionalism. The hotel is in a great location as a springboard for Brighton. My ”Jury” is still out regarding value for money, but I have no hesitation in appreciating the staff.

The hotel lives up to its name it’s “Grand” and has retained its charm. Our room on the 5th floor was very large well furnished, great amenities and clean with a wonderful sea view. Thank you to the amazing staff on concierge desk, reception, breakfast crew and housekeeping who were always friendly efficient and helpful, it was a delightful six days. We will definitely return.

The hotel location is amazing - just 2 minutes from the station (if that) and a 10 minute stroll to the beach. The Hotel was exceptionally clean with brilliant welcoming staff. As other have mentioned, the only negative is that the breakfast choices were very limited. Small single portion omelettes, tinned tomatoes and sausages, as well as cereals etc. However - don't let this distract you. Loved the additional facilities of the hotel (washing machines, the Den) etc. The room was silent - no noise from anywhere. Good powerful but quiet air con.

Stayed here for a conference and wasn’t overly impressed. I appreciate they are going through a refit but there was an unacceptable amount of disruption. Long wait at reception to check in. Long queue and only 2 receptionists. Workmen noise during breakout sessions of the conference meant it was difficult to hear speakers. Main lifts out of action and signposting from small lifts to rooms was very poor and I struggled to find my room. Room smelled strongly of paint and had to open window as air con unit didn’t appear to be wired in. Came back after being at dinner to find my towels had been replaced (surprised but thank you) but my facecloth had been removed (it was my own one) and I had nothing to wash my face with. But probably worst of all was being woken by workmen shouting right outside my window at 6.45am. Not what I wanted after a late night. I’m just glad I wasn’t paying for it!

The hotel is fine. Clean very near the train station and not to far of a walk to the sea front about 10/15 minutes so very walkable the only thing to be aware of is that they have 2 hotels with the other one being on the sea front so it just depends which location is better suited for your individual stay.

We stayed in a standard king room. The room looked like it needed a lot of work done (walls, door, windows). The walls are so thin that I could hear the next rooms conversation clearly. The staff are friendly and helpful and breakfast was good but I don’t think i would stay here again. Parking was awful, there are hardly any spaces as most the spaces have pillars in them and they are very small to get in to. They also share the car park with another building so there’s not many spaces available considering how many rooms they have. It was better to park in the nearest car park. I’ve stayed in other holiday inns and they were so clean and lovely rooms to stay in. I just think that this hotel is outdated and needs work.

My husband and I stayed for 4 nights at the Kings. We enjoyed every minute. The staff were all friendly, helpful and did everything to make our stay just perfect. Our double room was large,beautifully clean and very comfortable. Breakfasts were great with plenty of choice and in a delightful bright breakfast room. The Kings is ideally located on the seafront. We will definitely be back. Thanks to all the staff at the Kings Hotel.

It might have been rated a 3star establishment back in it's day, but I strongly suspect since they had their rating they let anything that goes wrong stay wrong. Whilst our room that we stayed in for a week was large and clean, the hairdryer didn't work, curtains were falling down and had stains along with the carpets and couch also being badly stained, The wardrobe doors didn't close, the two single beds pushed together had no headboard and the double sheet on the bed wasn't wide enough to cover the 2 single beds. The beds were comfortable enough though. On the 1st night a window was smashed on the landing stairway. It took them 3 days to clear up the glass on carpeted floor and window sill. I'm not sure what makes a hotel, a hotel, but as I can only think it's 24hour Reception then that's how they get by as there was no kitchen, bar or any other 'facility'. In the 7 night stay they only do housekeeping once (though if we'd have asked for extra I'm sure they would have obliged'. They took away our large bath sheets on that one clean and were replaced with small bath towels. We had hung them up so I thought that was meant to mean we didn't need them replaced. I did ask reception if they could provide any of the large ones but they'd gone to the cleaners. The location is very good, close to seafront and bus routes. The staff we did encounter at Reception were friendly and helpful which is why I still rate it 3 out of 5. The area is very expensive and this was a reasonable price for it's location. having said all the above if I need a place to stay for less than £90 a night I would book again.

This is a nice hotel with good sized rooms. Staff are friendly and helpful and there is a nice bar in the reception area with reasonably priced drinks and snacks. The location is a little further out than expected, however there is a bus stop literally outside the hotel so getting to central Brighton isn’t inconvenient. I would stay here again.

Rung ahead to inform them we would be arriving early. Not a problem as room will be ready. Arrived at 2pm & told no check ins before 3pm, so sent to the local pub for an hour. All very friendly when we went back & paid for the room. Then the customer service was zero. TV was not working or tuned in. Owner failed to respond to any messages about this, so we had to go out to watch the football that we planned to watch in the room. There was a list of RULES on the wall that filled 4 A4 sheets proving the point that the business was more about the owners convenience than the guests. Despite this, the room was clean, tidy & the bathroom was superb. The owner just needs to learn about customer service.