Name: Leonardo Royal Hotel Brighton Waterfront
Address: King'S Road - East Sussex, Brighton, BN1 2GS, GB

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2026

Frances

Lovely hotel in a great location! Staff were very friendly & helpful, breakfast was lovely, room was incredibly clean & well kept. Would absolutely recommend.

6/10

Pleasant

03 Aug 2026

Alexander

The hotel is showing its age badly - the bedrooms are basic, and the bathrooms desperately need a refurbishment. Very disappointed however that our air conditioning was ineffective, despite several calls and trips to reception to have it looked at. Not our first stay, but will probably be our last until it’s been renovated.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2026

Jackie

A comfortable stay in a nice seafront location with a lovely sea view.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2026

Peta

Great location, direct access to the Lanes with their wonderful small shops and great restaurants, Only down was that one of the lift's was out of action the whole weekend we spent there.

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2026

Beth

Lovely stay, the pool was abit strict for kids I wouldn’t recommend the staff weren’t overly nice about it either. Rooms are nice family room could be abit bigger and family rooms offer no sea view only 2 bedroom 1 child location is best part of hotel

4/10

Poor

31 Jul 2026

Sandeep

Staff not particularly friendly. No warm smiles (despite a beautiful day) or advice. Questions were met with curt replies. Asking about late checkouts told to ask on the day and told there would be a 20/hour charge. Despite saying I needed just 15-20 mins for a call - no compromise. No alternatives - just a simple computer says no!

Found the place to be souless and not v warm. Paying close to 400 for 2 days - and I get the responses and feel of travel lodge! Won't be returning will stick to Hotel Du vin.

8/10

Excellent

31 Jul 2026

Sam

Nice hotel.
Well situated on the seafront with ‘the Lanes’ out of the back of the hotel.
Friendly and helpful staff.

8/10

Excellent

31 Jul 2026

James

Really nice hotel. We stayed in the top floor suite.

bass coming from a local club until early hours was loud , even with windows closed (and being on top floor)

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2026

Debbie

My room was spacious, light and cool. Comfy kingsize bed with nice little touches.

There was a varied breakfast buffet, lovely food and helpful staff!

I also liked where the hotel was situated on the waterfront. A ten minute walk to the pier and it also has a rear entrance which leads to the shops and restaurants.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2026

Hanif

Great location

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2026

Michelle

Comfy beds and in a central location with a good gym.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2026

leonard

Stayed at Leonardo several times before and it never disappoints. Lovely room with all facilities and very clean. Staff friendly and polite, the hotel is in an excellent location for beach or stroll around Brightons famous Lanes

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jul 2026

Paul

Overall, the weekend stay was good. The hotel was clean and the staff in the restaurant and bar were very friendly and helpful. Reception staff were a bit of a mixed bag but in fairness hampered by Hotels.com/Expedia sending across the booking details incorrectly despite them having been meticulously entered.

Restaurant food was mixed up by the kitchen but the waiting staff kindly offered a discount on the meal for the inconvenience. 90% of the meals were excellent a couple of them were below par. Was all based on what was ordered I guess.

Guest toilets require better management - the accessible toilet remaining without toilet paper for over 1/2 a day despite a request to deal with the lack of paper in the toilet being made.

The light in the accessible lift was also dying and therefore would go dark with a strobe light show for the 10-15 seconds the doors were closed. Nothing major but would expect a well managed hotel to deal with these little maintenance issues effectively.

A big plus for this hotel was their accessible bedroom and the care and attention shown by the manager and staff in assuring those guests staying in the room were looked after. Very much appreciated.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2026

Gareth

Brilliant Staff

8/10

Excellent

27 Jul 2026

David

Good times all round 👍👍👍

8/10

Excellent

26 Jul 2026

Gemma

Clean room breakfast staff location of hotel

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2026

R. David

Housekeeping efficient and friendly. Easy checkin. Staff at reception friendly and welcoming . Annie in particular was excellent.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2026

Meagan

My 10 year old son and I stayed here for three nights to celebrate his birthday. The location was great for accessing all of Brighton's entertainment options. We enjoyed use of the pool and the breakfast was adequate. The cleaning staff seem to be understaffed as one day our room wasn't cleaned and the next day it was cleaned at 5:00 after several requests. Overall, we were satisfied and would stay again.

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2026

Michelle

Excellent hotel. Great staff apart from reception. They need to learn to smile & greet properly

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2026

David

Fantastic hotel. Great location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2026

Bryan

Fantastic family stay — the pool was a real highlight!

I had a fantastic stay at the Leonardo Royal Hotel Brighton Waterfront. The location was perfect, the room was comfortable and the staff were friendly and welcoming. We absolutely loved the pool, which was a brilliant bonus and made the stay feel extra special. A great choice for a family break in Brighton — we would happily stay again!

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2026

Michael

Room was very clean

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2026

Suzanne

Nice welcome, great location

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2026

Lauren

Fantastic hotel.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2026

Eve

Amazing location, room was spotless!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2026

Carl

Loved the sea view and location
You’re right in the lanes and seeing other landmarks as soon as you leave the hotel
The discount for parking is a good deal too

Self

8/10

Excellent

08 Jul 2026

Antony

Modern functional hotel

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Jul 2026

fiona

Very nice location and hotel. The only thing I will say is we came home at 4:30 am Monday morning after watching the England match but we couldn’t access the hotel and unfortunately I use a mobility scooter due to limited mobility. My partner had to walk to the front and leaving me on my own at the back of the propery, which made me feel very unsafe and vulnerable m.
when he eventually managed to get in they explained the buzzer wasn’t working & hasn’t been since January, which was not very helpful for us on that particular morning. I am a regular guest at Leonardo hotels all over the country so I was very disappointed with this. Disorganised and unsafe !

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2026

Sandra

Fab hotel , great location and the sea view room was so nice

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jul 2026

Thomas

Some times had to queue for breakfast if you wanted something cooked.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2026

Zahra

Everything was great. You could stay at the hotel with confidence. It was very clean, well-mannered, and unique.😍

Friends

8/10

Excellent

01 Jul 2026

Shirley

Excellent sea view and proximity to the station and the pier.
We stayed for 3 days but didn’t really interact with any of the staff. The carpets and seating were a little tired, in appearance but other than that, we had no complaints.
We did not use any of the facilities so can’t really comment on that but we plan to visit again in the near further.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2026

Martin

Lovely hotel in a great location. Within walking distance for all major sights in Brighton.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2026

Anesu

Everything was so good

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Jun 2026

Richard

Stayed here several times and always lovely room.. I had breakfast on a couple of occasions as I did this time and I was disappointed , the hot buffet was neglected, most things were luke warm , what little bacon burnt... I think I will not take breakfast between 7 & 7:30 again

Self

8/10

Excellent

29 Jun 2026

Rebecca

Great location!

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2026

Jonathan

Great location

Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2026

Hannah

Family room was quiet, spacious and clean, with plenty of tea and coffee and mugs. (Kettle would have benefitted from being a little bigger) Room was air conditioned and had a fridge. Bath and shower was good and anti fog mirror was a nice touch. We all slept well in two king beds and enjoyed the view from our room. Check in and check out was quick and stress free, staff were polite and helpful. On site parking was busy but helpful. Location of the hotel right on the sea front and close to the pier. Breakfast in the atrium was lovely and the omelette / pancake station was particularly busy. Good selection of breakfast options and the area was clean and tidy.

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jun 2026

Aya

The room was ok, however the shower had no hand held opportunity which made it difficult to use. The windows wouldn't open, so no fresh air.
The lobby was very dirty, with unwashed floors. The lobby furniture were old, shabby, and mainly stained and unclean. Breakfast was good.
Room service did not answer the phone.
So disappointing.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2026

Gerard

This hotel has an amazing location overlooking the Palace Pier and beach. Its rear entrance also opens right onto the Lanes. It’s not far from the station, the Royal Pavilion, the Brighton Dome and the Theatre Royal. The staff are all very friendly and helpful and my room was spotlessly clean and very comfortable. It had a coffee pods machine, a kettle and a fridge and was serviced daily. The pool is quite small with a very shallow shallow end. It’s available to accompanied children so choose your times. The restaurant food was excellent, as was the buffet breakfast and catered excellently for my dairy free needs.

Self

4/10

Poor

20 Jun 2026

Scott

Do not book a room with a sea view on the weekend. There is a club on the beach pumping out music until 2am. You can hear every word from your bed. We had to move rooms at 1am. Staff were really helpful.

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jun 2026

Peter

Staff great.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2026

Rosemarie

Lovely hotel

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2026

Kevin

We had a spacious, upgraded room that faced the boardwalk. Really nice. The only thing that was missing was a window that opened!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2026

Gary

Can’t fault this hotel. Perfect position for all amenities. Breakfast very good with large selection. Definitely return

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2026

Melissa

My friend and I enjoyed a mini break for her 50th.

We immediately got upgraded upon arrival.

The rooms were fresh, spacious and comfortable.

This hotel is situated in the heart of Brighton making eating out a pleasant experience - we were a few minutes walk from the lanes, packed with restaurants.

I would highly recommend this hotel.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2026

Verified traveler

Property is adjacent to the beach area, we had a great view of the esplanade from our room. The check-in was great, probably the friendliest one on our 20 day trip around Europe. Room was run of the mill, bathroom could do with some modernisation together with some luxurious towels instead of the heavily used ones provided.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2026

Nick

Excellent and bery helpful dtaff ar reception

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jun 2026

Emma

Clean rooms, nice decor and facilities. Loved the added bonus of a pool.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

31 May 2026

Anisah

We stayed at Leonardo Royal Hotel Brighton and unfortunately the experience was very disappointing.

The swimming pool was not fully usable during our stay, which was one of the main reasons we booked this hotel.

Our room was booked for three guests, but it was only prepared for two. Basic items were missing and not set up correctly.

Several maintenance issues were also present on arrival, including an empty handwash bottle with a broken trigger, a faulty door handle, and an iron that did not work properly.

Overall, the room was not properly maintained or prepared, and the issues reported were not resolved during our stay.

Very disappointing experience and not reflective of the standard expected.

Family

4/10

Poor

31 May 2026

MICHAEL

There was a very rude member of staff who checked me in called “SEV” she went out of her way to make sure I couldn’t check in early even though there was plenty of rooms available, She is rude and nasty !!

The hotel is nice but always very busy especially at breakfast times.

Parking is difficult and VERY EXPENSIVE!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2026

Benjamin

Excellent hotel that is highly recommend. We stay here probably once a year and have done now for a number of years. The location is fantastic. Pretty much opposite the pier and a couple of minutes walk into The Laines out the back of the hotel. Cracking views over the sea front from the front of the hotel. Handy car park underneath the hotel. Rooms are always good. Staff are friendly and helpful and the breakfast is excellent. Think I’d struggle to justify staying anywhere else in Brighton.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2026

Gjibrael

The total package. 10/10. Second stay and far from my last

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2026

Leanne

Right on the sea front.

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2026

Raimondo

This was our 5th stay at the Leonardo Royal waterfront hotel, great location and good parking.
Lovely and airy, clean with lovely rooms and bathrooms.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 May 2026

Christopher

A good hotel with an excellent location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2026

Wayne

Great breakfast

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 May 2026

Tomoyuki

The room was kept clean excluding a coffee machine. I recommend you family room should be located far from elevator hole.
The staff were friendly and kind so much.
There were a warm pool and nice sauna.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2026

Andrew

Really nice room (partial sea view with terrace).
Lovely big spacious lobby bar, very pleasant place to spend some time for rainy days, but as it was glorious weather we were moments from the beach.
Staff were excellent (shout out Jerome, super friendly and helpful).

Maybe some chairs and a table on the terrace adjoining the room could have made that a nice place to spend some time too.

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2026

Anne

Nice staff, rooms were spotless. Breakfast was good with good gluten free options. Would've preferred if the lifts went to the pool were direct from room floor, but it awkwardly had separate entrance lift. Lovely views of the sea from the restaurant area.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

27 May 2026

Elizabeth

Overall a good experience for a family of 4. The price over the Bank Holiday was to be expected.
PROS:
-Across the street from the Brighton Pier and beach
-Rooms are very basic and small, but clean
-Room service was quick and helpful
-Check-in was fast, and simple
-Pool was clean
-Poached eggs were available, and all you can eat breakfast buffet was great
-Friendly and welcoming staff
-Decent restaurant with kids menu
-Close to city centre and many restaurants to choose from

CONS:
- Overpriced for what you get, but the kids wanted access to a pool, and to be close to the Pier, so we went for this option rather than an AirBNB.
- Restaurant / breakfast food cooked with seed oils (rapeseed oil), so if you're ok with that then no problem
- Rooms are small and basic, back room window barely opens, but assuming for security issues
- Back room facing pub, back street felt like it could have been a few hundred pounds cheaper, due to noise, mosquitos and no view.
- Inconsequential, but the kids noted \"there's no hot tub\" lol.

Overall we liked the hotel, but £800+ for two nights was CRAZY expensive, but then again it was the May bank holiday heatwave week 2026, so everything during this time wasn't cheap or was fully booked. 3/4 stars overall due to VERY high price for dated, small, back street facing room.

Thanks for having us!

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

26 May 2026

Arindam

No early check in or late check out. When checking in early, they said “your room is guaranteed at 3pm”. At 3pm they said your room is not ready and so we upgraded you to a sea view room. Got to the room, it’s a wall view room with one less bed.. we booked a room with two king size beds and got 1 bed and 1 sofa bed. When called multiple times, nobody picked up the phone. When requesting late check out they said “we have given away too many late check outs already “, are you kidding me?? Staff were rude and non cooperative. There are water jars at 35C which is very thoughtful but only if they have water in them. Extremely disappointed with what we got for what we paid for. Do better!

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

22 May 2026

Christopher

Thumbs up

10/10

Exceptional

17 May 2026

Tracy

Beach view was well worth it. Lovely room, great location and we would definitely use this hotel again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 May 2026

Danniella

Great position on the sea front. Clean and comfy rooms. Helpful reception staff. Great breakfast. Ample but tight parking spaces, got an XC90 in though. We are returning customers 😊

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 May 2026

Karl

Excellent beach view in junior suite and the staff were informative with recommendations. Will happily return.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

12 May 2026

Andy

Hotel and room were great. The TV in the room I had only worked if you stream cast (so no freeview) Also the temperature control wasn’t great, despite set to 18 it was much hotter (making it difficult to sleep) and there was a night club right out side which didn’t stop till 5am and the sound proofing was great.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 May 2026

Carina

The hotel is very well located. The room was spacious and clean. The beach view was lovely. Breakfast was good but there was no staff at the omelette/pancake station.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 May 2026

Chris

Excellent stay

10/10

Exceptional

10 May 2026

Jackie

Beds were very comfortable

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

10 May 2026

christopher

Large corporate hotel in an ideal location for shops and theatres. Nice view of the seafront and magnificent breakfadt helpful staff. A shame the bar didn't have any snacks crisps or peanuts to go with our late night drinks and a bit surprised to be told to go around to the corner shop if we wanted anything. Lol.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 May 2026

Sharon

Only negative is Gym is a small area

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 May 2026

Patricia

I arrived earlier that 3pm but the staff found a room that was ready so we could get settled sooner. Overall, we were happy with our stay, the breakfasts were really good, glad we paid for full breakfast as extra. location was also good.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2026

Leigh

Great location

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2026

zara

The staff were absolutely lovely and went above and beyond to make us feel safe in the environment, although when we stayed the weather had other ideas it was really beautiful to see our city in another light , the room was immaculate with a very fresh smell throughout the hotel
Will definitely be staying again

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 May 2026

Christopher

Nice breakfast right next to beach and good bars

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 May 2026

Stephen

No beach view from are room, you can pay extra if important to you, we had king size room which was fine, hotel in good center position, breakfast not overwhelming and can get busy had to wait for a table,

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Apr 2026

Amanda

What a great location for the pier, beach and the lanes. Walkable from the train station to get your bearings.
I did feel the pool tiles were slippery under foot when wet so had to walk very slowly. Pool and showers where great and the Welsh chap on gym was very friendly and helpful.
The lounge had awesome views which we used several times while staying.
Our double king size room was great for my friend and myself.
Thanks

Friends

8/10

Excellent

28 Apr 2026

Gordon

Small bathroom but definitely recommended.

6/10

Pleasant

28 Apr 2026

mark

View from executive suite was excellent. Found 2 moths in room. Carpet needs changing. Front desk staff need a customer service refresher course not the service i was expefor £260 a night. Wasn't informed if breakfast or dining facilities. They might as well use a vending machine to check you in and get your room key!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Apr 2026

Gary

Had a great time, easy check in, clean tidy and in the middle of everything

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Apr 2026

Maria

Breakfast was expensive, so I only had it on my first morning. I rang reception to ask for a Hairdryer as the one in my room didn't work ! I ended up drying my hair in the sun through my window as after waiting 30 mins I never received a replacement, I was really disappointed as the card in the room say's \" don't worry if you forget anything, just call reception\" !! My room was great & view of the sea, terrific.The staff in Leo's were exceptional, that made my stay.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2026

Gavin

Excellent modern hotel in an amazing location. Breakfast was great, in the wonderful setting of the hotel’s massive atrium. Helpful staff, good rooms.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2026

Simon

Big room, friendly staff.
Car park on the next street.
Nice place.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2026

Paul

We were upgraded upon arrival. Beautiful room, quality products in the room and bathroom, super friendly staff at both check in and at the bar too

Partner

2/10

Poor

15 Apr 2026

Tameem

Best hotel best staff very caring
Thank you for hekp during my critical time

8/10

Excellent

15 Apr 2026

Tony

Room overlooked the lobby area which was slightly odd but there wasn’t any noise disturbance. The room was exceptionally hot and the air con didn’t really work. Nice hot shower with nice soaps offered. A good selection for breakfast but mediocre.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2026

Jamie

Great stay

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Apr 2026

Nigel

Great hotel, friendly staff. Good breakfast and local many pubs and restaurants. Car park underneath, but £29 a night.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

13 Apr 2026

Mr. Steve

Decent room. Some dirt needing reporting.
No safe.
Water not replenished each day.
No robes or slippers. These are charged and too much. So not great facilities.
Excellent breakfast. Not very good lunch or supper. Bar very expensive.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

13 Apr 2026

Sachin

Breakfast was brilliant, good food selection. Check in staff could have been a bit more informative, we were given our cards with no further details or info.
When I booked the hotel, I asked if I would be able to shower after finishing the Brighton Marathon and was told yes - in the Leisure Club. But when I arrived, the staff at the Leisure Club refused and said the hotel should not have said this and initially refused to let me shower, then they did but came and told me I took too long and they would need charge me for it. Left a really bad taste to what was otherwise a really great stay.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

12 Apr 2026

Jonathan

In general the exprrience was fine. But we wanted some information in advance of our stay. Forget any ability to contact the hotel front desk before you arrive. Telephone options were useless, they rang through until it cut you off.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2026

Sarah

Bedroom was clean, tidy & modern

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Apr 2026

Jon

Hotel is looking a bit tired and could use a refresh. At the price point it seemed somewhat churlish to ask for a further £10 for a bathrobe that other hotels provide free.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2026

Marie

Evrything was fine ,there was an issue with the swimming tho , there were children unsupervised in the pool messing about and ruining it for everyone ,one was with an adult and dived in !!!!apart from the danger to themselves they ruined it for othervpatrons ,we did report it and realise its not the hotels issue but they would look vinto it and liaise withh those responsible for the pool. Staff in hotel were lovely and helpful.👍

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Apr 2026

Vivien

Staff were great, friendly and efficient
Facilities were good
Good breakfast, clean room and the swimming pool and view of the sea is a bonus

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

08 Apr 2026

Pearse

Excellent breakfast.
Room was very nice
Check in and out - very smooth .
Leisure facilities - decent .

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Apr 2026

Alison

The spa area was very relaxing.

Partner

2/10

Poor

07 Apr 2026

mehdi

Everything was completely unprofessional and substandard. The hotel staff's attitude was not good at all. The cleanliness was not good at all. You don't get good service for the amount of money you pay.
never we back a gain.

8/10

Excellent

07 Apr 2026

Julie

Everything and everyone was just right

Partner