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Leonardo Royal Hotel Brighton Waterfront

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2 bars/lounges
Junior Studio Suite, Sea View | In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
2 bars/lounges
Spa
2 bars/lounges

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service

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Kings Road Brighton, Brighton, England, BN1 2GS
  • Brighton Beach
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Brighton Pier
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Brighton Centre
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • London (LGW-Gatwick)
    ‪45 min drive‬
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Room options

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Senior Studio Suite, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Superior Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Junior Studio Suite, Sea View | In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Junior Studio Suite, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Double Room, Partial Sea View | In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Superior Double Room, Partial Sea View

  • Partial sea view
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Executive Room, 1 King Bed (Full Sea View) | In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Executive Room, 1 King Bed (Full Sea View)

  • Sea view
  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Family Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 King Beds

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About this property

Leonardo Royal Hotel Brighton Waterfront

On beach with indoor pool, near Brighton Pier
At Leonardo Royal Hotel Brighton Waterfront , hit the beach, dine on-site at Promenade Restaurant or enjoy a drink at one of the hotel's 2 bars/lounges.
Leonardo Royal Hotel Brighton Waterfront offers 210 accommodations with espresso makers and a safe. 28-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include a shower, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers.

Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, desk chairs and telephones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and an iron/ironing board.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool, a sauna and a fitness centre.
Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the pool at Leonardo Royal Hotel Brighton Waterfront . During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Brighton Beach. Features include free WiFi in public areas, plus 2 bars and an indoor pool.
  • Free WiFi
  • Enjoy British cuisine while dining at Promenade Restaurant
  • Buffet breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Self-parking available for a fee
  • Take a swim in the indoor pool
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge and luggage storage
  • On-site recreation includes a gym, a steam room and a sauna
  • Guests really like the accommodation for the spaciousness, cleanliness and comfy beds
  • Just a 3-minute walk from Brighton Beach and 5 minutes on foot from Brighton Pier
Leonardo Royal Hotel Brighton Waterfront offers its guests an indoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness centre. There's a restaurant on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafe and a snack bar/deli. You can unwind with a drink at one of the 2 bars/lounges. WiFi is free in public spaces.

A business centre and meeting rooms are available. Multilingual staff, gift shops/newsstands, and concierge services are also featured at the eco-certified Leonardo Royal Hotel Brighton Waterfront . Parking is available for a fee.

This Brighton hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy buffet breakfast on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 10 AM and at the weekend from 7 AM to 11 AM.
Promenade Restaurant – This restaurant specialises in British cuisine.
Atrium Bar – This bar specialises in British cuisine and only serves light fare.
Waterbar Brighton – This bar specialises in British cuisine. Open selected days.
24-hour room service is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-certified property
This property participates in Green Tourism Programme – a programme that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural heritage and the local economy.

Languages

Arabic, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, Filipino, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Turkish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • Parking on site (GBP 29 per day)

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 6:30 AM to 10 AM on weekdays and 7 AM to 11 AM on weekends; GBP 14 per person
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Atrium Bar
  • Promenade Restaurant
  • Waterbar Brighton

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Indoor pool
  • Sauna
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • On the beach
  • On the waterfront

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 28-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Espresso maker

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Iron/ironing board
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Water-efficient showers
  • Water-efficient toilets

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 11 PM
Late check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
If you are planning to arrive after 11 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: from approximately GBP 14 per person
  • Self-parking fee: GBP 29 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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
Special cancellation policies or charges may apply for group reservations (more than 8 rooms for the same property/stay dates)
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Guests arriving after 11 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

Jurys Inn Brighton Waterfront
Jurys Inn Waterfront
Brighton Thistle Hotel
Thistle Brighton Hotel Brighton
Waterfront Hotel Brighton
Waterfront Brighton
Jurys Brighton Waterfront
Jurys Waterfront
Thistle Hotel Brighton
Thistle Brighton

Leonardo Royal Hotel Brighton Waterfront Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 792 out of 1410 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 382 out of 1410 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 128 out of 1410 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 62 out of 1410 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 46 out of 1410 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Harps

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

James

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Joseph

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff were excellent, hotel was decent. Some very pronounced bits of wear in places (bottom of the bathroom door was rotten). TV was slightly small for a room of its size. Issues with inconsistent amounts of loo roll provided! Excellent location and a decent option if you want to stay in the heart of Brighton.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We decided to celebrate New Year's Eve in this hotel. We paid £500 for two nights. On New Year's Eve they told us that we couldn't eat in the restaurant because it was full. Everything was booked. From 6pm to midnight, this restaurant wasn't full. Only 50% of the tables were occupied. However, they didn't let us have dinner there and we had to eat in the hotel's lobby on New Year's Eve. The most shocking thing was that for a day and 20 hours of parking at the hotel we paid £58. I couldn't believe that for less than 48 hours we had to pay £58 for hotel parking. The good things are that the atmosphere in the hotel was good, the staff was very polite and the room was clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Yvonne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous view
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

CLAIRE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice one night stay
One night stay, room wasn't ready and staff sorted out a complimentary drink whilst we waited, excellent service despite how busy the hotel was. Room with view of se was lovely.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ashish

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, good facilities and staff
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Natalie

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
We last stayed here at Christmas in 2023 & really enjoyed our stay. We were visiting family again between Christmas and New Year this weekend & decided to rebook based on our experience last year. However we felt let down on this occasion. We didn’t arrive to check in until 7pm to be told our room hadn’t been ‘inspected’ and would not be ready for check in for the next 5 minutes. We were ok with this as we needed some dinner after a long journey so we went to Raffelos nearby (would recommend) and then returned at 8pm. We were then told the room would not be ready for another 20/30 minutes as it was being cleaned! By now we were tired & frustrated at being told different reasons for the delay. The manager came & spoke with us and apologised, blaming lack of staff. He assured us the room would be ready asap. The reception staff advised us our car parking would be complimentary & we could have a late check out of 12.30pm, this cushioned the blow! We then eventually got to our room (352) which looked out over the town hall. The room is really tired, & wasn’t particularly clean. The worst part of the room was the beds, which we remembered being great during our last stay. They creaked every time you moved & also when each person moved the whole bed and mattress moved also. All three of us slept poorly due to this. Unsure what the issue was to be honest but both “king size beds” were the same. Some positives…the shower was great as was breakfast, Oliver is lovely! We won’t return.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Stephen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
On arrival at 2pm (1hr prior to official check in time) was advised ‘your room is ready would you like to check in now for an extra £20’. I completely understand paying for a faster clean if the room is needed earlier specially but if its already done, its one hour difference and we have stayed on multiple occasions why charge! The parking alone is £29 for overnight which isn’t the hotels problem but regardless its an additional cost without the hotel looking for extra income at any opportunity
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location but tired looking hotel
We came away for a nice romantic weekend and to celebrate a friend's big birthday. Brighton was lovely but I'm not sure I'd stay in this hotel again. The hotel is pretty tired, and in some places dirty. For the price we paid, we expected more; a better service and better upkeep of the hotel. Positives Hotel is in a great location Discounted parking Staff allowed us to decorate friends room on entry Negatives No email response from hotel prior to visit Reception staff didn't answer phone on several occasions when trying to call hotel prior to visit Parking guidelines on automated message when calling don't correspond with actual instructions Parking lift not working Staff were too busy chatting/joking between themselves on reception for several minutes before noticing that we were waiting to check in Room needed better maintenance (door edging falling off, soap dispenser sticking, shower nob too difficult to move, carpet needed better hoovering) Hairdryer didn't work & took too long for new one to be brought up (housekeeping also unhelpful when following up) Main hall, look up and see lots of fallen tiles from roof in the netting- slightly scary Breakfast - busy and not enough tables, we had to sit at a lower table at the bar which was not set up. No knives and spoons. Had to ask multiple times. Many items on buffet not labelled. Long wait for omelet. Some items not replenished quick enough.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Lindsey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely 2 night break to celebrate our anniversary. Great location straight onto the lanes in Brighton. Even booked a massage on site. Good ssrvice, friendly staff. Clean room.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Sharlene

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shiwei

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shiwei

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Good location and superb staff!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Martin

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Mark

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Della

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

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb
Amazing, got our room upgraded free of charge as it was our anniversary
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Nicci

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We usually stay in the same chain but by the station but chose this hotel for a change. The room we were initially checked in to was very tired, stains on the carpet and threadbare, bath smashed in on the side, black mold on the bathroom. We asked to change room and the staff were more than accomodating and upgraded our room to a sea view. However even the exec rooms, whilst better are still quite tired, nothing outstanding. It was noted that as an expedia vip member this hotel are meant to upgrade automatically if they have the available rooms, clearly they don't or we should have been given the exec room at check in. Breakfast was good. The area around the hotel, is pretty grotty. Rooms were clean but really need some maintenance. Fine for 1 night but not in a hurry to return.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Gary

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Hotel is getting tired
It was in inauspicious start to the break as the hotel entrance to the car park was closed & once inside the car park the lift in to the hotel was out of order requiring luggage to be carried up 5 flights of stairs Once inside the hotel the staff were as welcoming as ever especially the concierge who is always friendly, knowledgeable and accommodating, but making our way to the room the decor was looking tired with wallpaper peeling & gouges in the skirting board not repainted. The room was more of the same, the dressing table had the laminate lifting & I needed to fix one of the draws before we could use it. The bathroom was worse with small patches of black mould on the tiles & rust & limescale around the shower screen. The toilet didn’t flush properly & the door had been painted over where the water was rotting due to the water, which was topped off with a towel hook that was falling off The room obviously hadn’t been cleaned properly for a while as I found a ladies summer top on the shelf of the wardrobe (we visited in mid-December) which was confirmed on our 3rd day of the stay when by 5 p.m. our room still hadn’t been serviced Whilst it was nice to have an ironing board and iron in the room, the iron looked like it had been dropped & had a broken handle and had not been replaced. Overall the hotel was average at best, the staff were wonderful & the location is great, but the hotel itself is getting tired
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Luke

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel and in a great location.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julian, Yokohama

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent idea to stay here for a night in Brighton. Right on the seaside in a convenient location. A 10 minute walk to the Royal Theatre and a 5 minute walk to The Lanes with all of its dining and drinking options. A lovely breakfast too. Parking is 29 pounds extra per day but is located right under the hotel. The staff were lovely too. My son and I enjoyed ourselves here.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024