Malmaison BrightonvsArtist Residence Brighton
Both properties are praised by professionals. On balance, Artist Residence Brighton scores slightly better than Malmaison Brighton. Artist Residence Brighton is ranked #11 in Brighton with recommendations from 3 publications including The Telegraph, Lonely Planet and Mr & Mrs Smith.
Malmaison Brighton
Brighton Marina, Brighton BN2 5WA
From $89/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Travel + Leisure
"Images of the seafront, projected behind the reception desk, welcome guests to Hotel Seattle." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"The imaginative Seattle has bright contemporary rooms with excellent facilities, and great sea views. Unlike some boutique hotels, it has fine provision for children."
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A bargain, and very popular, so book well ahead.
The Telegraph
8.0
"This highly contemporary-looking hotel is located within the Marina, just east of Kemp Town, and has a fabulous sea-view terrace, a spacious boat-shaped bar and restaurant, vibrant retro pop detailing." Full review
The Guardian
"Staying at the Malmaison – slotted into the city’s gleaming marina – means being able to dip in and out of the centre, but still enjoy Brighton’s other big draw, the sea. "
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Artist Residence Brighton Show All Reviews
33 Regency Square, Brighton BN1 2GG
From $109/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Restaurant
- Multilingual
- Meeting Rooms
- Baggage storage
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Eclectic doesn’t quite describe the rooms at this wonderful 23-room town-house hotel, set amid the splendour of Regency Sq." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Easily one of Brighton’s most stylish hotels, Artist Residence has come a long way since its inception seven years back." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith
"Artist Residence Brighton hotel is more than its 19th-century façade, with iconic sea views, reclaimed industrial decor (including salvaged bits of the West Pier), and artist-designed interiors." Full review
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’ The bartender sympathised with my knocked-up-cocktail-lover woes and mixed me a Desmond Tutu, which somehow tasted like it might have alcohol in despite being fully midwife approved (Mr Smith very kindly conferred with me every time he ordered to make sure he only got tipples I fancied sipping.
The Guardian
"If arty, youthful Brighton was a hotel it would be the Artist Residence, an eclectic, bohemian bolthole on one of the city’s most elegant Regency squares"
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The Guardian
"I love directing people to the small Artist Residence hotel...where I once had a mini staycation. It overlooks the sea on Regency Square and is full of vintage charm."
Independent
"More boho club than boutique hotel, this heavenly 25-bedroom pad mixes dense Farrow & Ball colour notes and retro finds with hip commissioned artwork"
Independent
"At the top end of Regency Square and facing the i360 observation tower and skeletal West Pier, Artist Residence is an impressively stylish 25-room boutique hotel"
Independent
"On Regency Square, each of its 24 maximalist rooms/apartments are designed by artists with as much flair as you’d expect. It’s worth forking out a little extra for the larger rooms"
City guides
March 14, 2022
The Guardian
"There are 24 rooms, ranging from small and cosy to expansive with sea views, but all guests get to hang out in the Clubhouse, a cafe/lounge space on the seafront. "
Independent
"More boho club than boutique hotel, this heavenly 25-bedroom pad mixes dense Farrow & Ball colour notes and retro finds with hip, commissioned artwork"