New Steine Hotel

What a lovely lovely hotel. The staff there are wonderfully polite and kind. Location is great just a very short walk to the pier but just off the front so it’s less noisy. Very old hotel so if you get one of the top floor quad rooms be prepared for stairs, lots of stairs. Single room had no toilet so you had to use the toilets on the first floor, but did have its own shower. Which is the only reason it didn’t get 5 stars. Would definitely stay again. Thanks for a great stay.

Great location and a warm welcome at New Steine for our girls' weekend away. Our 5 rooms were all very clean and comfortable and some had lovely views, although one had a poor shower hence the 4 stars. Hervé was very friendly and chatty which really made our trip so pleasant. He even rang to confirm our booking before Christmas to check that all was OK. He suggested we pop to the little café round the corner( Hervés - linked to hotel) for breakfast which we enjoyed as it made our weekend a bit querky and fun. So close to everywhere and Hervé helped us with a parking permit for the Friday and weekend of our stay so that was brill; We parked just round the corner for £18.00. I would advise arriving in the afternoon rather than evening if you want an easy parking slot in Brighton centre. Thanks New Steine!

Lovely and cozy place in perfect location! We felt at home here from the first moment. The owner is unbelievably friendly and welcoming and really makes you feel taken care of. His kindness alone made our stay special. This is not a perfectly polished, ultra-modern hotel. And that’s exactly why we loved it. The place is very cozy and has so much charm and character. You can feel that a lot of love and heart went into it. Everything was clean and well looked after, but what really stands out is the atmosphere. Staying here felt very personal and different from a typical hotel experience. A truly special place.

I stayed in room 211 which was the budget two person bed, I went with this option over the single budget due being told the single didn't have it own toilet despite having a shower. The staff were lovely and friendly with them preparing the bed each day, the location as well was rather exceptional close to the coast and several bus pick up points, and each morning you can just walk up the road and then down a nice slope of shops with Meo and Social Board being a highlight. The room however was the weakest point, while well maintained (some things could do with a bit more of an update like sockets and such.) it was one of those rooms that I likely wouldn't have gotten if I knew all the specifics of it. It was located on the very top floor meaning you had to walk up a load of narrow stairs, struggle with a tightly spaced fire door, and then tilt your upper body 45 degrees for the final set of stairs, needless to say not a wise choice of rooms to have to look forwards to after an evening drinking unless you want to have a feeling similar to the Dutch angles of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" especially after a day out dealing with the various hills of Brighton I hadn't experienced before. The room itself really felt like it was trying to sneak am extra room into a part of the building more intended as a storage space or just a small bedroom, the wardrobe for example had been clearly squashed in as the door wouldn't fully open as it was partly blocked by the wardrobe, it had seemingly been like that for a while as there was a clear repeated visible impact mark on both where they touched. The bathroom was the biggest issue, I'm around 6 foot tall and was unable to lift both elbows up horizontally while in the bathroom so each shower use felt like I had to re-enact Spider-Man poses to shower properly, only made worse by the shower head holder being broken and stuck low so you had to pick it up to have any chance of showering your head. They try to be eco friendly by not providing fresh towels each day unless requested but due to the room it really should be a requirement as the bathroom lacked good ventilation for the towels to be dry the next day. I should also note the doors seem to have a fair bit of sound leakage, the room across from me I could hear a fair bit of noise from up until around 1AM until I heard a few loud knocking bangs which I assumed was someone below telling them off, I was personally not bothered and actually had some pretty good sleep each night I was there, I haven't factored this into the score. I somewhat feel I should score the room a 2/5 but even if I was generous to myself I'm far from a fit person so I'm at least in part to blame for finding the room difficult to use in general, so I gave it 3. If you can put up with an awkward room the location is worth it. Judging by other reviews it seems like it's in part just down to just much you spend on the stay as people seem to like the extras.

I stayed at this hotel for 4 nights and paid over £300… On the second day the management was really rude when demanding us not to use the garden gate which has no notices not to use. We were moaned at for hoover the room during the day because of the noise. We were then accused of doing illegal activities and the management called the police accusing us of illegal things. They made us leave at 9pm and only gave me half my money back because they said they couldn’t clean the room at this time. I highly advise you not to stay there