Twenty-room boutique hotel in two nineteenth-century mansions on Marine Parade, with freestanding baths in the bay windows and the Dilsk restaurant below.
What's nearby
- A Room With A View next door
- Brighton Beach Hotel next door
- Sea Spray Brighton Luxury Hotel next door
- Legends Hotel next door
- Convenience Corner next door
Distances as the crow flies, via Google
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About Drakes Hotel
Drakes fills two nineteenth-century mansions at 43 and 44 Marine Parade, on the raised seafront road just east of the Palace Pier where Brighton starts to become Kemptown. It was one of the first properly designed boutique hotels in the city and has held its reputation by staying small - twenty rooms - and by getting the details right rather than by expanding.
The rooms vary a good deal, from compact doubles at the back to the well-known sea-view rooms where a freestanding bath sits in the curve of the bay window looking out over the Channel and the pier. Wrought-iron balconies, high ceilings and shuttered sash windows come with the buildings; the fittings are modern and understated, with proper lighting and good beds. Rooms at the top have the widest views along the coast.
Downstairs, Dilsk is the hotel restaurant, working with Sussex produce and a lot of fish, and there is a small basement cocktail bar that stays quiet enough for a conversation. Breakfast is cooked to order rather than laid out in a buffet, which is one of the small differences that separates a hotel of this size from the seafront giants.
It suits couples above all. The Royal Pavilion, the pier, The Lanes and the Sea Lanes swimming pool are all within about five to ten minutes on foot, and Kemptown's independent shops and restaurants begin immediately to the east. There is no lift to every floor in buildings of this age, no spa and no parking beyond metered bays on Marine Parade, so it is a poor fit for anyone with heavy luggage or mobility difficulties.
Reception hours
- Monday
- Open 24 hours
- Tuesday
- Open 24 hours
- Wednesday
- Open 24 hours
- Thursday
- Open 24 hours
- Friday
- Open 24 hours
- Saturday
- Open 24 hours
- Sunday
- Open 24 hours
Guests mention this hotel offers clean, comfortable rooms with stunning sea views and unique features like bathtubs by the window. They also highlight the delicious, generous breakfast and the convenient location right on the seafront, close to shops and The Lanes. Visitors consistently praise the friendly, welcoming, and helpful staff, noting their exceptional service.
Summary via Google
At a glance
- Property type
- Hotel
- Location
- Marine Parade, east of the Palace Pier
- Star rating
- 4 star
- Guest score
- 8.9 / 10 (1,400 reviews)
- Prices from
- £150 per night
- Good for children
- No
- Destination
- Brighton