Lovely weekend away with friends. have stayed before.

Positives - great seafront location in a lovely town, Great views from the sea-facing rooms which are very large. Nice lobby and good breakfast
Negatives - rooms are large but tired, the corridors, spa and bedrooms could do with an update and room service is the same as every other Hilton i.e. basic.

This hotel is very big, I stayed as part of a hen weekend and had a very pleasant stay. The staff were very friendly and the hotel is very grand with lovely period stair cases and lobby. The breakfast is also excellent great selection and things get refilled quickly which is good as it can get busy. The restaurant for breakfast has an glorious view across the beach. The rooms were comfortable and spacious.

Perhaps my only comment is that Brighton hotels are expensive and this hotel is no exception.

AWFUL. Recently stayed here for a weekend. Very disappointed. We thought we had treated ourselves to a decent hotel as the prices were very high, not some run down bed and breakfast. Our room was drab, dull and cramped. No main light in the bedroom just two wall lights (one which was hanging off), meant you couldn't even see clearly. Room was too hot and windows only opened a minimal amount. View was of the hotel rooms right opposite meant no privacy. The service in the hotel was terrible. Drink prices were extortionate and service was slow, forgot drinks on several occasions. We had to wait ages at breakfast for hot drinks to be offered and they failed every time to bring spoons with the teapot.

The hotel seemed very short staffed and all prices were extortionate for such poor service. We stayed here a couple of years ago and couldn't fault it. It has certainly gone downhill very quickly in just two years. Overall - terrible.

Some friends of ours stayed in the neighbouring Grand Hotel the same weekend for nearly half the price of what we paid for our grim room and they highly recommended it. So guess where we'll be staying next time we visit.