Independent hotel guide
Drakes Hotel Brighton
Couples, small-hotel travellers, Kemptown evenings and selected sea-view rooms.
Image: Drakes Hotel Brighton.
At a glance
Quick facts
- Neighbourhood
- Kemptown and Marine Parade
- Location
- Brighton
Editorial take
Why consider Drakes Hotel Brighton?
A pair of Regency townhouses on Marine Parade with selected rooms facing the sea and pier.
Best for
Couples, small-hotel travellers, Kemptown evenings and selected sea-view rooms.
Avoid if
you require lift access to an upper floor, guaranteed parking or the broad leisure and family facilities of a large hotel.
- Travelling solo
- Couple
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Intimate 20-room scale
- Marine Parade position east of the pier
- Fourteen guest parking spaces published beside the hotel
Trade-offs
- There is no lift access to upper floors
- Parking is charged and first-come, and sea views apply only to selected rooms
Fit check
Who it suits — and who should skip it
Best for: Couples, small-hotel travellers, Kemptown evenings and selected sea-view rooms.
Skip it if: you require lift access to an upper floor, guaranteed parking or the broad leisure and family facilities of a large hotel.
Related reading:Brighton hotel guide; Where to stay in Brighton.
Stay details
Rooms and spa
These are the room categories for which our current source set contains useful, comparable detail. They are not presented as a complete live inventory.
room
Rooms
Twenty rooms are published across several size and outlook categories; only selected rooms have sea or balcony views.
Facilities in our source set
- Cocktail bar
The hotel publishes an on-site cocktail bar; ask where the assigned room sits relative to public spaces if sound is important.
- Guest parking
Fourteen adjacent spaces are published on a charged, first-come basis.
On the ground
Location and access
Drakes Hotel Brighton is at 43–44 Marine Parade, Brighton, BN2 1PE. See our Brighton hotel guide for the wider area context and other places to stay.
The hotel is on Marine Parade at the western edge of Kemptown, east of Brighton Palace Pier. The railway station is inland and uphill.
Before you book
Good to know
Policy notes
Confirm the assigned floor, view, bathroom and parking plan directly; a request for a lower room should be accepted in the booking.
Accessibility
The hotel states that upper floors have no lift access and asks guests needing a lower or accessible room to request it at booking. BestUKHotels.com has not surveyed the entrance or bathroom.
Quick answers
Questions travellers ask about Drakes Hotel Brighton
What is the main reason to choose Drakes Hotel Brighton?
A pair of Regency townhouses on Marine Parade with selected rooms facing the sea and pier.
Who is Drakes Hotel Brighton best for?
Couples, small-hotel travellers, Kemptown evenings and selected sea-view rooms.
Where is Drakes Hotel Brighton?
The hotel is at 43–44 Marine Parade, Brighton, BN2 1PE. The hotel is on Marine Parade at the western edge of Kemptown, east of Brighton Palace Pier. The railway station is inland and uphill.
What should I check before booking Drakes Hotel Brighton?
Request a lower floor at booking if stairs matter and treat parking as first-come rather than part of the room guarantee.
Featured in our Brighton guides
Drakes Hotel Brighton is shortlisted in these editorial guides, each written for a different trip.
Destination guide
Best hotels in Brighton
Where to stay
Where to stay in Brighton
Alternatives
Other hotels we have written up that may suit a different brief.
A Room With A View Brighton
- Best for
- Couples, solo travellers, sea-view seekers and drivers who can secure one of the limited direct-booking spaces.
- Trade-off
- The listed Georgian building has no lift and rooms reach the fourth floor
A room-led Georgian seafront stay at Kemptown’s central edge, especially useful for travellers who want a clearly named floor and outlook, but a poor fit for anyone who cannot use stairs because the hotel has no lift.
Booking tipUse the hotel’s floor list before paying: rooms run from ground to fourth floor and there is no lift.
Artist Residence Brighton
- Best for
- Design-led couples, selected families and groups, dog owners using eligible rooms, and travellers who enjoy a social lounge atmosphere.
- Trade-off
- The main entrance has five steps, narrow corridors and some internal steps
A creative Regency Square townhouse with unusually varied rooms for couples, families and small groups, best for travellers who value personality over standardised layouts and can manage the building’s entrance steps.
Booking tipMatch the exact category to your party, stairs and noise tolerance; the apartments have separate stepped access and no lift.
Hotel du Vin Brighton
- Best for
- First visits, couples, food-and-wine weekends and travellers who want The Lanes outside the door.
- Trade-off
- The 49 rooms vary in shape, size, bed and bathroom configuration
The strongest character-led shortlist choice for staying inside The Lanes, with 49 individual rooms and an on-site bistro, but the historic multi-building layout makes the exact room and access route important.
Booking tipAsk which building, floor, bed and bathroom the named room occupies; photographs illustrate a category rather than one guaranteed layout.
Editorial evidenceSources4 cited references supporting this page
Claims are paired with the publisher and access date used during editorial verification.
Twenty-room Regency-townhouse identity, Marine Parade position and cocktail bar
Room dimensions and categories, selected sea views and lack of lift access to upper floors
Address and fourteen first-come guest parking spaces
Coordinates for BN2 1PE
OS postcode centroid for BN2 1PE
Map pin is the postcode centroid shared by several nearby addresses, not a surveyed entrance.
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