They say a girls wedding is the best day of her life, so for that very reason I decided to check out hotels for my wedding night, having booked my ceremony at the Royal Pavillion. I started my shortlisting hotels nearby as I was planning on walking to my wedding. Drakes was the first and only hotel I visited. It's a regency style building located 5 minutes from the city centre, and overlooking the famous seafront from an elevated position. Marketed as a 'boutique' hotel, it has just twenty rooms and a lot of them boast sea views. Seeing as it was a very special occasion, myself and my hubby to be wanted the best room, and were led up a spiral ...  Read the complete review

I had been wanting to visit Brighton for a long time and my other half gave in and said he would love to take me for my birthday back in May. Bless! Because I had been trawling the internet and reading reviews on Brighton Hotels for some time by this point, I knew right away that I wanted to stay at Drakes. Drakes is a luxury 4 star boutique hotel situated on the Brighton seafront, near to the pier. The hotel has, I understand, 20 bespoke designed rooms, most with sea-views. All rooms are en-suite, fully air conditioned with flat screen televisions, satellite T.V, DVD/CD players and wireless broadband connection. Upon arrival at Drakes ...  Read the complete review

I stayed at the Drakes Hotel in June for 3 nights on business and I must say I was extremely impressed - it was certainly the best hotel I have ever stayed in! The hotel is conveniently located within two beautiful converted Regency buildings, right on Brighton seafront, approximately a ten minute walk from the bustle of the Lanes and the town centre. It is situated between the Palace Pier and Brighton Marina, although closer to the pier. The hotel provides a range of accommodation; I stayed in the Yin Yang Sea View room, which was the cheapest at £100 per night. The room was supposed to be for only one person, but with its double bed, it could ...  Read the complete review