We recently stayed at the Grapevine Seafront for New Years Eve... We booked the hostel as somewhere cheap to sleep for a few hours after a late night!! After reading the previous reviews we were nervous as to what it'd be like. Ok, It's not up to hotel standards but that's exactly what you should expect... You get what you... More

The room was basic clean and warm, the hallways disgusting, the best bit was the cafe downstairs good food and staff were a laugh, got us into the clubs with two for 1 tickets. More

Spent two nights - 19th - 20th Oct. En-suite room for 4 persons was clean with reasonably comfortable bunk beds. I slept on lower bunk which made toilet visits easy. Good value at £15 per night. A bit noisy both nights from all night restaurant on ground floor. Altogether quite a decent experience for a 68yr old man. More

In recent years I have had the dubious pleasure of staying in some of the worst accommodation the developing world has to offer. From a mosquito infected hut in the Costa Rican jungle where the owner waved a carving knife in my direction when I disputed the bill, to a communist administered hell hole in Cuba and a Moroccan townhouse... More

I've stayed in many hostels over the years and have never had to pay £35 a night before so I expected a high standard..... I couldn't be more wrong, the lady at reception was unfriendly and bored, the shower had no hot water, the bedding had stains and the lock on the door didn't work properly. The window overlooking the... More

I stayed here with friends and we were left devastated by our experience. The staff were unhelpful and impolite, our room was dirty and our door could be opened with just a quick shove, no key needed. The windows were stuck open so we all enjoyed the sounds of Brightons nightlife until 6am even though we'd retired to bed hours... More

A terrible hostel. We had rubbish pilled up outside one of the rooms we had, a door that didn't lock, pillows and duvets that were falling apart and a wire mesh rather than a window in our room. All in all a terrible experience and I would never stay here again. More

A truly abysmal establishment. The staff are rude and very unhelpful. The building is dilapidated and tiny, with the rooms an absolute disgrace. There was no power from the sockets to charge a mobile telephone, bed bugs rampant with litter strewn around. The room did not lock either and could be opened without a key, which would echo the sentiments... More

After calling to advise we would be late due to traffic we arrived to find no one at the hostel. We waited outside for an hour until the security guy appeared with our keys - not a great start! But our room was separate from the main rooms & reception - right on the sea front. 2 minute walk from... More