Lanes Hotel

I visited Brighton for the first time recently to celebrate Duskman's 30th birthday and I can report I had a fabulous time. Many factors contributed to it being brilliant but a large part of the experience can be attributed to our stay at The Lanes Hotel, a lovely little family run hotel located not in the historic Lanes area of the town as the name implies but on Marine Parade facing the seafront at Brighton. I must confess the Lanes Hotel was not our first nor second choice for accommodation whilst in Brighton. We initially had planned to spend only one night in Brighton and stay in a trendy boutique hotel or somewhere that had luxurious facilities such ...

If the floods, filthy weather and dreadful train service are taking their toll, maybe you need a weekend break. you could recharge your batteries - and blow the budget - with a weekend break in a beautiful country hotel. Ashdown Park Hotel and country club in Forest Row, East Sussex, could fit the bill. Nestling in Ashdown Forest (home of Winnie the Pooh), this elegant hotel is the perfect place to relax and unwind. We chose to while away our weekend lazing in the health spa. But if you fancy something more energegic, choose from tennis, swimming, golf and a fitness studio with personal trainers. And there are miles and miles of walking trails with ...

I have recently comes back from a long weekend stay in Brighton, so I thought that I would post some info on the Hotel where we stayed. We originally booked a different hotel, but found that we couldn't stay there as it had a long narrow staircase (no lift) and we couldn't get our pram up the starirs, but we found this one at short notice! The Lanes Hotel is a nice Hotel on the seafront in a beautiful building, we could see the sea from our room which was nice. It's not far from Brighton Pier (Palace Pier)and an easy walk (10-12 mins into the main town centre. There are also shops and cafes in the street right behind the hotel (St James' ...