"In the Lanes area, this outpost of a snazzy boutique chain has chic modern rooms. Pampering touches include Egyptian linens and large "monsoon" showers." Full review

"Set in the Lanes conservation area, a stone’s throw away from the seafront, this cutting-edge hotel and bistro is housed in a collection of eccentric, Gothic Revival and mock-Tudor buildings."

"A Gothic Revival building in a contemporary style, luxuriously furnished in subtle seaside colours, with an excellent bar and bistro. £210."

"Supremely comfortable and stylish rooms are equipped with deep soaking tubs and other luxuries." Full review

"This award-winning hotel has an ornate double helix staircase, a wonderful Tudor entrance, an excellent wine bar and 49 elegant rooms named after wine producers."

"This boutique hotel is part of the Hotel du Vin chain and features a Parisian-style bistro, sprawling bar and clubby-looking pub." Full review

"Hotel du Vin is an upscale property set among the atmospheric old buildings in the narrow streets of The Lanes in central Brighton, a minute from the seafront." Full review

""Elegant yet informal, the Hotel du Vin restaurant serves premium French bistro-style cuisine made with the freshest ingredients. Subtle starters and bold mains sit alongside " Full review

"Pistachio-toned gothic from the outside and cool beachy vibe within, Hotel du Vin & Bistro was formerly a wine merchants – an appropriate beginning for this renowned temple to all things grape"

"Supremely comfortable and stylish rooms are equipped with deep soaking tubs and other luxuries, and downstairs in paneled and beamed salons are an excellent bistro and a wine bar" 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