Guest Reviews & Comments
Alvia Hotel near Brighton: Brighton Hotels
21 Mature couple - 30/07/06	90%
Good Points: Frieindly staff, generally good accommodation for a guest house. Very nice breakfasts.
Bad Points: No aircon - in a top floor room in a small hotel, this meant a very hot night, despite the thoughfully provided fan. We can't blame the staff for the very noisy seagulls, nor the abundance of noisy vehicles driving up the street!
Further Comments: We'd use it again. It's well priced. clean and well run.
22 Mature couple - 30/07/06	90%
Good Points: Frieindly staff, generally good accommodation for a guest house. Very nice breakfasts.
Bad Points: No aircon - in a top floor room in a small hotel, this meant a very hot night, despite the thoughfully provided fan. We can't blame the staff for the very noisy seagulls, nor the abundance of noisy vehicles driving up the street!
Further Comments: We'd use it again. It's well priced. clean and well run.
23 Mature couple - 28/07/06	90%
Good Points: Car Parking. Convenience to town centre and sea. Clean, modern room. Friendly staff. Food excellent.
Bad Points: Climb to attic room which was very hot. Restrictions on moving and returning car to and from car park.
Further Comments: We felt that the facilities were better described as a Guest House. There was no bar. No lift so we had to climb four flights of stairs in extremely hot weather. No access to our car after it was parked. There was not always someone on duty in the hotel. The staff were helpful, the facilities were very clean and in good order and the food excellent. Would recommend with reservations.
24 Mature couple - 28/07/06	90%
Good Points: Car Parking. Convenience to town centre and sea. Clean, modern room. Friendly staff. Food excellent.
Bad Points: Climb to attic room which was very hot. Restrictions on moving and returning car to and from car park.
Further Comments: We felt that the facilities were better described as a Guest House. There was no bar. No lift so we had to climb four flights of stairs in extremely hot weather. No access to our car after it was parked. There was not always someone on duty in the hotel. The staff were helpful, the facilities were very clean and in good order and the food excellent. Would recommend with reservations.
25 Mature Couple - 30/06/06	82%
Good Points: Convenient to city centre
26 Mature couple - 30/06/06	80%
Good Points: Convenient to city centre
27 Mature Couple - 22/06/06	100%
Good Points: Room was first class for cleanliness and comfort. The attitude of the staff was outstanding, extremely helpful and courtious.
Bad Points: Staying at the very top of the hotel, we found the noise from the road during the night disturbing, hence not a very restful nights sleep.
Further Comments: We would have liked to have been informed about the London/Brighton bikeride, so we could have adjusted our travelling time to avoid a three hour traffic jam on our arrival in Brighton.Apart from this our stay at the Alvia was extremely pleasant.
28 Young couple - 27/05/06	100%
Good Points: The room was excellent, modernly furnished both this and the ensuite bathroom were immaculately clean. The breakfast at the hotel was nice and the staff were very pleasant. So overall i would highly recommend this hotel.
Bad Points: Nothing at all.
Further Comments: My stay was made better by the hotel being so good. The weather was lousy for most of the weekend, so spending a little extra time in the hotel wasn't as much of a hinderance as it might have been!
29 Young Couple - 27/05/06	98%
Good Points: The room was excellent, modernly furnished both this and the ensuite bathroom were immaculately clean. The breakfast at the hotel was nice and the staff were very pleasant. So overall i would highly recommend this hotel.
Bad Points: Nothing at all.
Further Comments: My stay was made better by the hotel being so good. The weather was lousy for most of the weekend, so spending a little extra time in the hotel wasn't as much of a hinderance as it might have been!
30 Mature Couple - 23/05/06	92%
Further Comments: Very nice hotel, room and staff.
31 Young couple - 08/05/06	90%
Good Points: The Main feature ws the Four Poster Bed, it was a really nice touch for our night!
Bad Points: Honestly Nothing! The only minor problem was parking, but it turned out that I could have arranged parking through the hotel anyway! DOH!!
Further Comments: Our stay was lovley. Met by very pleasent, and friendly staff. Shown to our very well presented room. And it's slap in the middle of everywhere! Could have walked to the Marina, or Kemp town, but we just walked along the sea front up to the centre of town, and it wsa still a lovley walk back too.
32 Young Couple - 08/05/06	88%
Good Points: The Main feature ws the Four Poster Bed, it was a really nice touch for our night!
Bad Points: Honestly Nothing! The only minor problem was parking, but it turned out that I could have arranged parking through the hotel anyway! DOH!!
Further Comments: Our stay was lovley. Met by very pleasent, and friendly staff. Shown to our very well presented room. And it's slap in the middle of everywhere! Could have walked to the Marina, or Kemp town, but we just walked along the sea front up to the centre of town, and it wsa still a lovley walk back too.
33 Business Trip - 03/05/06	100%
Good Points: Everything, really good value for money and a true home feeling ...
Further Comments: Gina, the owner, was very pro-active in helping me with little requests, like asking for ways/time the reach my next meeting location. Next day she came with a print out of a route planer without me asking for ..., these kind of details make the difference. Thank you and I will come again should I be around ... Room and all facilities in very good, renovated shape ...
34 Business Trip - 03/05/06	100%
Good Points: Everything, really good value for money and a true home feeling ...
Further Comments: Gina, the owner, was very pro-active in helping me with little requests, like asking for ways/time the reach my next meeting location. Next day she came with a print out of a route planer without me asking for ..., these kind of details make the difference. Thank you and I will come again should I be around ... Room and all facilities in very good, renovated shape ...
35 Mature couple - 29/04/06	100%
Good Points: quality decor and furnishings, friendly staff
Bad Points: n/a
Further Comments: excellent, will return when next visiting brighton
36 Mature Couple - 29/04/06	98%
Good Points: quality decor and furnishings, friendly staff
Bad Points: n/a
Further Comments: excellent, will return when next visiting brighton
37 Leisure Visit - 25/04/06	80%
Further Comments: The Alvia was clean and tidy. The staff were very competent and friendly. It felt more like a B&B than a hotel in the sense that you get a bedroom, breakfast and not much else. If you just need somewhere to sleep, it's perfectly OK but if you're looking for a full service hotel then this probably isn't for you.
38 Leisure Visit - 25/04/06	78%
Further Comments: The Alvia was clean and tidy. The staff were very competent and friendly. It felt more like a B&B than a hotel in the sense that you get a bedroom, breakfast and not much else. If you just need somewhere to sleep, it's perfectly OK but if you're looking for a full service hotel then this probably isn't for you.
39 Other - 20/04/06	80%
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