"Originally built in 1889, with a handful of its rooms housed in a postwar addition, the Brighton Metropole is the largest hotel in Brighton and one of the city's top three or four hotels." Full review

"Located across from the beach, the upper-middle-range Hilton Brighton Metropole serves many business travelers thanks to 33 fully equipped meeting rooms and halls." Full review

"Bagging a prime seafront spot near the British Airways i360, this Victorian pile with a terracotta façade is looking a little tired. The fusty décor is due for imminent refurbishment, but..." Full review

"The Metropole Bar at the Hilton Brighton Metropole features handcrafted cocktails, an all-day dining menu, decadent afternoon tea and a grand outdoor space with stunning sea views" Full review

"This once-esteemed grande dame has counted Princess Margaret and Margot Fonteyn among its guests...features swish rooms, quirky immersive dining and a decent-sized pool." Full review

"It's easy to miss the low-key sign for this elegant, modern hotel tucked away amid the frilly houses on Marine Parade; it's worth the trouble, because everything is cool, calm, and sleekly designed." Full review

"In the middle of a grand sweep of wedding cake–style buildings known as the Regency Mile, the discreet sign for Drakes is easy to miss." Full review

"The unbeatable seafront location is the big draw at this chic, minimalist boutique hotel."

"Drakes Hotel Brighton is a four-pearl contemporary boutique townhouse hotel in the heart of Brighton." Full review

"This fabulous boutique hotel spans two late Georgian townhouses and has a great location almost opposite the pier and Brighton Wheel." Full review

"An award-winning restaurant, Poirot-perfect art deco-styled bedrooms, roll-top baths and peerless sea views – what’s not to like about Drakes? This glamorous 20-bedroom establishment, set in a double-fronted Georgian property just minutes from the pier, is easily one of the sexiest boutique hotels offered by the city"

"Stylish, seriously sexy and a firm favourite with Kylie Minogue and Cate Blanchett, Drakes is a gem of a boutique hotel and its basement restaurant serves top-notch modern British cuisine"

"Think oodles of style in porthole windows, curvy cornicing, rolltop tubs set beneath floor to ceiling windows, mid-century furniture and fabulously indulgent beds in all 20 bedrooms. "

"The rooms are decadently furnished, many of them with freestanding bathtubs, and a few at the top of the range are known to be favorites of celebrity guests. Cocktail bar is a suitably swanky venue" Full review