Hotel du Vin BrightonvsMotel Schmotel
Motel Schmotel and Hotel du Vin are both recommended by professional travelers. On balance, Hotel du Vin scores significantly better than Motel Schmotel. Hotel du Vin has a TripExpert Score of 81 with praise from 5 sources including Lonely Planet, Fodor's and Frommer's.
Hotel du Vin Brighton Show All Reviews
Ship Street, Brighton BN1 1AD
From $244/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Fodor's
"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
DK Eyewitness
"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."
Rough Guide
"A Gothic Revival building in a contemporary style, luxuriously furnished in subtle seaside colours, with an excellent bar and bistro. £210."
Frommer's
"Supremely comfortable and stylish rooms are equipped with deep soaking tubs and other luxuries." Full review
Lonely Planet
"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."
The Telegraph
8.0
"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
Oyster
Upscale
"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
Michelin Guide
0 Stars
""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
Independent
"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"
Frommer's
"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
Motel Schmotel
37 Russell Square, Brighton BN1 2EF
From $124/night
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Breakfast included
- Baggage storage
- Flatscreen TV
- Bicycle rental
Lonely Planet
"If you can overlook the petite rooms and minuscule bathrooms, this 11-room B&B in a Regency town house, a short stroll from virtually anywhere, is a sound, central place to hit the sack." Full review