Alvia Hotel

Lovely hotel with brilliant staff who were so friendly and helpful, even early in the morning.
Near the beach but far enough from the town to be a bit quieter. Spotlessly clean and amazingly modern for an older building.
We paid extra to park in a secure area behind the hotel - well worth it!
Tea and coffee and biscuits in the room and loads of local interest magazines giving details of things to do. Can't get over the square cups, saucers and plates and the breakfast was fantastic.
We had a room on the top floor, there were quite a few stairs but we were out all day so it didn't really matter.
It did seem a bit odd that there was no-one on duty in the premises in the evening - they were a few doors away so could be contacted if need be. We had the key to the 2 locked outer doors, so felt safe.
Would definitely visit again, we had a great few days - it’s definitely worth visiting to meet the remarkable staff!

This was one of the smallest rooms we've every stayed in, talk about making the most of the broom cupboard! We had a double en-suite room, which was really only the size of a single room.
And as for the bathroom, I kid you not when I say you had to back onto the toilet it was that small, that was once you'd squeezed around the bed and the open bathroom door. The shower I just couldn't turn on, my husband had to almost dislocate his wrist to get it going.
Some other residents were very noise well into the small hours, but you couldn't complain to reception, as this is a "let yourself in hotel" without 24hr cover in case you encounter any problems, and the owner/manager lived down the street in another house.
All in all we would not go back to this establishment, although Brighton is a great place!