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The Old Ship Hotel

4.0 star property

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Exterior
Lobby lounge
Bar (on property)
Courtyard
Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Gym
  • Bar
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk

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Kings Road, Brighton, England, BN1 1NR
  • Brighton Beach
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Brighton Centre
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Brighton Royal Pavilion
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • London (LGW-Gatwick)
    ‪43 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard King Bedded Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard King Bedded Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Double Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Double Room, Sea View | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Seaview Double Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Seaview Double Room

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About this property

The Old Ship Hotel

4-star hotel in Brighton City Centre
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a 24-hour fitness center and a bar/lounge. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a snack bar/deli, coffee/tea in a common area, and 24-hour room service.
The Old Ship Hotel offers 154 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a 24-hour fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Business-related amenities at this 4-star property consist of a business center and meeting rooms.

Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This beach hotel also offers a 24-hour fitness center, a terrace, and tour/ticket assistance.

The Old Ship Hotel is a smoke-free property.

Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
The Wardroom - Overlooking the ocean, this fine-dining restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves dinner only. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). Reservations are required.
The Mess Deck Bar - Onsite bar. Open daily.
24-hour room service is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Tourism Program, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 15 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • The Mess Deck Bar
  • The Wardroom

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • Billiards/pool table

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business center
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • On the beach
  • On the waterfront
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 5 floors
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1559
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: GBP 30
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 40.00
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 12.50 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 15 per person
  • Pet fee: GBP 12.50 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in fee: GBP 30 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 40.00 (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.

Property is also known as

Old Ship Brighton
Old Ship Hotel
Old Ship Hotel Brighton
Barcelo Brighton
The Old Ship Hotel Hotel
The Old Ship Hotel Brighton
The Old Ship Hotel Hotel Brighton

The Old Ship Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 371 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 320 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 157 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 79 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 74 out of 1001 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quaint and clean
Very old hotel , so not in pristine condition, but if it were it would lose its character. It’s the oldest hotel in Brighton. Very clean and the staff were lovely, particularly the young lady in the restaurant this morning (15/5). Will definitely be returning
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Rae

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

GLYN

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
like the history of the place but room was freezing cold with no heating control in the rooms and it being deliberately heated as little as possible to save money. Shower was cold in the morning, May as well gone in the sea. But for the money its fine, it was clean and quiet but some simple improvements could make it good
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very positive experience staying the one night ..The staff were very efficient and polite. In particular the Romanian young man on reception who kindly ordered a capuchino coffee for me as I have loss of appetite due to having cancer..
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This hotel has the perfect location, we have stayed twice and would recommend The rooms are older and could maybe do with a freshen up but does not hinder your stay at all The only downside I had was there were no plug sockets next to bed for a phone but in the grand scale easy to live with it
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Amanda

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
What attracted me to this hotel was its location and the fact that it has been a hotel for hundreds of years. It didn’t disappoint. The staff were very helpful and friendly. Our rooms were small, but comfortable and clean. It was close to the Royal Pavilion, which was reason for the visit, but we also enjoyed walking through the Lanes nearby. And being across the street from the ocean front was great.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Charming old fashioned hotel
Great old hotel on the seafront. Lovely people at check in, our room was upgraded at no cost to sea view. Room was old fashioned but exactly what you’d expect in an old fashioned hotel. Coffee & tea making things, really comfortable bed! Lovely old lift in the hotel from the 1920’s!! All really charming. Had drinks in the bar, friendly staff, nice bar. Seafront was noisy overnight, Saturday night, but what do you expect in a busy town? Wasn’t a problem. If you want silence don’t book a hotel on a busy seafront!! We had a great stay and couldn’t fault this charming old hotel with all its creaky floorboards, quirks and old fashioned style! Really great position to walk to town & station and great sea view!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Lynne

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
The hotel was good but it is in need of a refurb. The only slight problem was that the radiators in the rooms took a long time to heat up.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Ganesh

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great location, great staff. Facilities need improvements
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Helen

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Excellent location and friendly and helpful staff. However, hotel needs maintenance, the bathroom was aged, rickety and signs of mould. The carpet was thread bare in parts. But bed comfortable.

2/10 Terrible

Stanley, Bellevue

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Noise, poor condition --
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Jacqueline

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Lovely traditional hotel very clean fabulous restaurant just the decor and rooms need u
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Home from home
We always stay here when in Brighton, the place has character.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Michele

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Noisy outside, wasn’t told about construction noise and reversing vehicles at 5am. Didn’t sleep well at all. The rest of the stay was nice but unfortunately yawned most of the time
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Ajit

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disgusting
Was the worst ever I use to stay in the royal Albion brilliant service Here in ship no one cares from the reception to the bar staff to the maintenance useless me and my son who is 7 the toilet didn’t flush the shower trickled on top we get a phone call you must be out in 10 minutes Where’s the manager instead I see a bunch of suits having a oiss up 11am at the bar free which I assume are staff I will be putting this viral warning other families
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

PAUL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pauline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
A lovely hotel
If im being totally honest..my stay was so enjoyable ..but see some of the previous comments on the hotel needing loads of tlc...i do agree ..but it didnt upset my stay
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Lawrence

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No room service unfortunately but it was promoted on the website that it was
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness
Hotel is good, breakfast was poor. Vegetarian sausages sent back twice as they were still frozen ! They did not charge us for the breakfast as we were unhappy, so that was good
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Fahim

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tired property, like walking thru a maze to get to your room; some recruitment office just outside my room; food was horrible
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Kerry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
Lovely hotel, parking is good if you can get in the hotel car park but extortionate if not at the nearest car parks this is the only thing that puts me off booking again, hotel itself lovely old building, room comfortable and very clean, staff all lovely, friendly & helpful. I was there for work so wasn’t sight seeing but it is opposite the sea front and close to shops restaurants etc. Breakfast is buffet style but do specific requests if you ask breakfast was nice.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024