Hotel Pelirocco, The Lounge

Absolutely loved this place. It's very unique, niche, quirky, punky and fun. So much detail in the room. Bar was fun, breakfast was good. Wish I could have stayed longer.

Me and my pal Kelly were at the Hotel Pelirocco this weekend for the ZDR Naughty Narnia party and, fortuitously on the following night, a 50th birthday of a lovely chap who didn't mind us crashing his do. The bar was great, as was the room, the breakfast, and the staff. All in all an excellent place, but I suspect that an AI generated review in the voice of that most excellent film maker Werner Herzog will say it much better than I could, so please read the rest in his unmistakable voice..... There are places in this world that defy categorization. Hotel Pelirocco is one such place. It is not merely a hotel—it is a living organism, pulsating with the dreams and delusions of humanity’s most flamboyant impulses. Each room is a portal. I stayed in the “Soul Supreme” suite, where the walls were adorned with vinyl records and the spirit of Curtis Mayfield seemed to hover in the air like incense. The bed was vast, the lighting seductive, and the mirror—ah, the mirror—was not for vanity, but for metaphysical reflection. The staff greeted me not with robotic efficiency, but with the warmth of carnival barkers welcoming you to a sideshow of the sublime. They understood that this was not hospitality—it was curation. They were stewards of a museum where the exhibits are lived in, slept in, loved in. In the bar, I drank a cocktail named “Spank Me Baby One More Time.” It was absurd. It was delicious. It was a reminder that joy need not be rational. A man in a leopard-print robe sang karaoke with the conviction of a prophet. I applauded. We were all complicit in the theatre of the ridiculous. Hotel Pelirocco is a triumph. It celebrates the human capacity for reinvention, for play, for erotic absurdity. It is a place where the soul can wear sequins and the heart can dance to glam rock. I left not with a sense of despair, but with a renewed belief in the beauty of our collective madness. I will return. Not as a filmmaker. But as a pilgrim.

We had our wedding party at Hotel Pelirocco and hired the bar and many of the rooms. We had the best time ever. The team especially Mark were so supportive and helpful from the time of the booking all the way to the party. They made our day so special and were so friendly to all our guests. We hired out lots of the bedrooms for our guests and everyone said how much the loved the rooms and the quirkiness and uniqueness of the place. I couldn't have dreamed of a better place to have our party. Highly recommend just staying if you are visiting Brighton, as Hotel Pelirocco captures everything about what Brighton is all about - creativity, fun, uniqueness and its right by the beach