The Courtlands Hotel (Hove, United Kingdom)

The first thing you'll notice when you arrive at Courtlands will be the warm greeting from the staff, who will then do their best to ensure you enjoy your stay. They will give you lots of advice on the local area and will deal with any problems you might

The hotel is in an excellent position. It's a 15-minute walk from Brighton and just a couple of minutes from Hove seafront. It is also nicely located if you plan to head to Sussex County Cricket ground. In the immediate vicinity are a plethora of shops an

Parking in Brighton & Hove is notoriously tricky, so it's handy that the hotel has some off street parking available. It's limited, so there spaces aren't guaranteed, but if you can score yourself one it'll make life much easier.

The whole of Courtlands could use a revamp. The carpets in the corridors are a little worn, the skirting boards and walls are quite scuffed and a lick of paint is desperately required everywhere. Similarly, the bathrooms need work. Some of the radiators a

Some of the beds here are not at all comfortable. The mattresses are small, quite hard and lumpy and the pillows overly firm too. The frames are quite rickety as well.

Although there is a lift, several of the rooms can be a bit of a journey away, as the sprawling old building is set across several corridors and staircases.