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Reviews of Avalon Hotel

7 Upper Rock Gardens, Kemptown, Brighton & Hove, BN2 1QE, United Kingdom

#61 of 73 B&Bs and inns in Brighton & Hove

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Review Score

Based on 367 hotel reviews

6.2

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.0

  • Comfort

    7.1

  • Location

    8.3

  • Facilities

    6.4

  • Staff

    6.9

  • Value for money

    6.8

  • Free Wifi

    7.8

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  • Reviewed: May 17, 2023

    5.0
    Too noisy for us - probably wouldn't stay here again
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room with Bath
    • Stayed 1 night

    Noise was a massive issue - we were right by the front door so heard everyone passing and there was a bus stop right outside our window so we were treated to a lot of shouting and chatting around midnight! Not enough plug sockets - only one bedside lamp could be plugged in and kettle had to be moved onto the floor to be boiled as there were only low level plugs

    Bed was comfy Shower was good

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: May 11, 2023

    6.0
    Slept well and location good but could be improved
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    when we walked into the room the radiator was on full blast and it was uncomfortably hot. Floor wasn’t clean Shower only has two temps exceptionally hot and freezing cold. Normal tv doesn’t work. Luckily was able to log into net flix.

    Bed was comfy. Guy who gave us the code and took payment was nice

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: May 8, 2023

    5.0
    Good for 1 night but wouldn’t choose again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room with Bath
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Hard to find parking, it was very loud as the road was right outside out window and we could hear everything (cars/busses/drunks😂) The room was uncomfortably warm, the radiators would not turn off (even after a staff member tried), and the windows are screwed shut so no way to cool it down. Bed was uncomfortable and the room was quite small.

    Close to the beach, very clean, helpful staff.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: May 7, 2023

    5.0
    hotel has a great location but definitely a lack of cleaning
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Deluxe Double Room with Bath
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    lack of cleaning, missing a bath rug, walls definitely needs to be cleaned and repaint and a plug to be added for the bedside lamp to be used

    the location was brillant and nice surrounding plus very accessible to the seaside, very good communication with customer service

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: May 1, 2023

    6.0
    Good location.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There was a continuous sewer smell coming from the toilet and it never went away from the time we checked in to the time we left.

    Centralised location.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: May 1, 2023

    5.0
    Adequate but well-located
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Mine was a very last-minute reservation so I shouldn't complain that my room was in the basement, so I had nothing with which to compare it.

    Pretty good value for money as I was on a very tight budget and the location in the middle of Kemptown was perfect. The room heated radiator was excellent.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: June 5, 2024

    8.0
    Lovely
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room with Bath
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Noise bath was to small

    I liked where hotel was based from the pier

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 4, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing :)

    Great location, all we needed for a one night stay. Easy to check in with self-check in system. Quite a small room but we did just get the cheapest one as that was all we needed.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: June 2, 2024

    3.0
    It was Ok would stay here again
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Needle found from previous guest in the bathroom come at 15:20 room was still being cleaned had to wait around fire alarm went off at around 2:00 in morning

    Good size room

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 2, 2024

    1.0
    Crap didn't get a good nite sleep bad attitude I should get a refund
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Every thing

    It's not a hotel it was just a room dirty smelly wasn't worth the monies I asked to have a ground floor due my wife being disabled and giving top floor and said if u dont like it leave attitude was rubbish

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: June 1, 2024

    3.0
    Not good for sleeping
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Walls are paper thin, very noisy, could not sleep as lots of disturbances (loud music and talking until gone midnight), person couldn't access their room at 3 am and was being very noisy, room wasn't very clean, facilities were poor, no shower gel

    Location, easy to check in and out

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 1, 2024

    1.0
    cheap but minging 😢
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    DO NOT RECOMMEND. Stayed here with my partner for 5 days. Like everyone else has stated, had issues with check in. No email sent with door access codes, had to call to get in. Was told via email we would be in a basement room, but was relocated upon arrival to a different room on the top floor. (Room 8). Room was tiny, which is not advertised in the photos! Bathroom was even worse. No space to store toiletries of any kind. No room to move around at all. The hairdryer provided worked for 10 seconds (maybe even less) before overheating and turning itself off. All the windows in the building were riddled with mould. Yes! Mould. And very poorly insulated. Closing the window at night still let in cold air, and everything is so loud! Noises from outside and all other rooms are unavoidable. Doors to the rooms seem flimsy, have gaps in, not secure whatsoever. To add to this outstanding review, we also both got eaten alive by bed bugs! BED BUGS! In sheets that should have been changed hours before our arrival. Bathroom was filthy, blocked drain, hair and dirt on and around the toilet, along with a bowing floor. Rubbish bath mat, sucked up no water so the minuscule bathroom just got damp. Did I mention mould in the shower too? The place needs a DEEP clean. Windows and bathroom riddled with mould. CLEARLY filthy bedsheets. Absolutely no on site staff, apart from a scarce amount of cleaners that come in mid-morning. Customer service was poor, with no check-in information, room changes, and upon requesting extra body wash and shampoo, we were told they would send someone shortly. After an hour we called again and were told they had none, someone would be sent to buy some, and would deliver it to us later on. Did they? Of course not. NOT worth the price, the location doesn’t make up for it either. Poor service, poor accommodation. Absolutely filthy property. Not a hotel, a “guesthouse”, needs a serious revamp. In my opinion, shouldn’t even be on Booking.com!!!!! Disgraceful!!!!!

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 31, 2024

    9.0
    perfect will use again
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    toilet and shower was a bit small

    cozy clean and perfect for what i needed

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 30, 2024

    2.0
    I managed to get through
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Avalon is not a hotel. It is a AirBnB-style room renal. The room was less than 10 square meters including shower and bathroom. No breakfast was offered and no cleaning during the stay. Contact with anybody representing Avalon could only be done via a WhatsApp-number. The room was largely overcharged.

    The area was quiet.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 25, 2024

    9.0
    Budget price for a good quality room
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The phone number on front of building needs updating

    Brilliant value for money

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 22, 2024

    10
    Very enjoyable
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    A great location with friendly staff

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 22, 2024

    2.0
    Very Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The noisy nabours at one point I has someone try enter my room even though the doors are key pad entry

    The room was comfortable

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 21, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Bathroom floor needs better cleaning

    Location, staff, room nice and all we needed

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 21, 2024

    1.0
    Truly awful. Worst hotel experience I have ever had.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Terrible. Avoid this hotel. They ejected me from my room at 10.30pm at night after a serious plumbing problem made the room uninhabitable. The hotel made no effort to help me find alternative accommodation. After my friend's room was affected by the bad smell from the plumbing fault he had to move out, but they refused to refund his room. The hotel is very badly maintained and the staff are extremely unhelpful.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 10, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Great location

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 6, 2024

    1.0
    Very Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Tye bed wasn't comfortable The tv had lines and bad signal. Eouldnt see anything Alarm went off at 2am nd went on for 40 minutes. We waited in the cold all tht time. The cleaner came switched it off . A quiet sorry Struggled to sleep. We had to cut our trip short because we were so tired

    Just the location

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 6, 2024

    1.0
    Damp with Black Mould on Bedroom Wall
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Accommodated in the basement with black mould up the walls and a strong smell of damp. My wife booked this on my behalf and essaged the hotel via the app. I was given a can of air freshener. Upon complaining about the heath hazard of the room, we were offered 20% refund as the room had been "used". At that point, I had only checked in and hadn't used the room. However the hotel was full and they were unable to move me to a room without mould and damp. Then at 2am, the fire alarm went off and all guest stood outside for an hour, whilst no member of staff attended or could be reached on the phone. Another guest called the phoned the fire brigade. Eventually a porter turned up who struggled to understand English, had no note of guests and was therefore unable to carry out basic fire warden and safety checks. My wife followed up on her complaint, asking for a full refund. The hotel has now offered 50% instead of a full refund and apologiy for putting anyone in a room of that state and not having appropriate staff or measures in place when it comes to fire alarms. Thankfully it was just a false alarm. Terrible experience and I would caution anyone who is considering booking here.

    Central

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: April 27, 2024

    4.0
    I will not be staying again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The room was too shallow. My partner was unable to shower. The water took a long time to go hot and even when it wasn’t hot. There was hair on the pillows. Dirty skirting boards. Dirty duvet cover.

    The bed was comfy.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 24, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nice location 📍

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 24, 2024

    1.0
    Disappointed
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Didn’t get to stay as was never sent the info to be able to check into the room

    Didn’t get to stay as was never sent the info to be able to check into the room

    Stayed in April 2024

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