Malmaison Brighton

About half hour walk from the pier and out of the town, which suited us as it was quiet. It is in a bit of a shopping area, around an Asda an whetherspoons, plus a few other chains, but ten minutes walk away we found a pleasant bar (the reading room) which is a great spot to go for a quiet drink. The hotel is nicely decorated with contemporary vibes.

This is a really great hotel and excellent value too. My room had a balcony overlooking the marina and the staff were all very welcoming and highly professional. I particularly like the decor in this place - even the corridors are cool. I've stayed in a few Malmaison places and they always give each location a particular character making each one a memorable experience. I checked in quite late and only just made last orders in the restaurant (by a few minutes) but no one tried to hurry me up and they gave me plenty of time to peruse the menu and place my order (Thanks Alfie :-) ). Normally I don't tend to eat in hotel restaurants as they can often be rather uninspiring (captive audience), but the food here is absolutely superb! My rare fillet steak was cooked to perfection and really delicious. The portobello mushrooms were juicy and full of flavour and the truffle parmesan fries were really outstanding. Absolutely full marks to the chefs. This was one of the best dinners I've had in a long time. Wholeheartedly recommend this hotel and you absolutely have to eat in the restaurant. Just Magnificent. Well done everyone!

We stayed here over the Christmas period to see family. Short version, wonderful and comfortable stay with great friendly staff. it's great value for money especially if you get a deal on booking.com. Normally we wouldn't be able to afford somewhere this nice. The room was really nice (club room) plenty of space with what we think is a sofa bed, but never used. Shower has ample space and is very straightforward to use. The coffee machine was a very nice touch, fresh coffee the second you get out of bed! Which was very comfy and slept really well. Seeing as your in the marina there are a lot of options to suit many of budgets. We didn't have dinner at the hotel but it's anything like breakfast I'd say it's very good. We had the full English, the french toast and the shaksuka across our stay. All accompanied by the continental options, which were also very nice. (Perfectly toasted bread with just one time through the machine) On our last night we went down to the bar to use our free cocktail vouchers. We had a pornstar martini, a cherry Manhattan and an old fashioned. Probably one of the smoothest old fashioned I've had in a long time.