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Motel Schmotel

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Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed, Ensuite, Ground Floor by Entrance
Small Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Ensuite, Third Floor | Coffee and/or coffee maker
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Large Double Room with Balcony, 1 King Bed, Ensuite, First Floor | View from room
Large Double Room with Balcony, 1 King Bed, Ensuite, First Floor | Living area

Reviews

7.2 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
37 RUSSELL SQUARE, Brighton, England, BN1 2EF
  • Churchill Square Shopping Centre
    1 min walk
  • Regency Tavern
    1 min walk
  • Brighton Station
    12 min walk
  • London (LGW-Gatwick)
    45 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Small Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Ensuite, Third Floor

Small Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Ensuite, Third Floor | Room amenity

Small Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Ensuite, Third Floor

  • 7 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Ensuite

Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Ensuite

  • 9 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Luxury Double Room, 1 King Bed, Ensuite, Lower Ground Floor | Television

Luxury Double Room, 1 King Bed, Ensuite, Lower Ground Floor

  • 13 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed, Ensuite, Ground Floor by Entrance

Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed, Ensuite, Ground Floor by Entrance

  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Large Double Room with Balcony, 1 King Bed, Ensuite, First Floor

Large Double Room with Balcony, 1 King Bed, Ensuite, First Floor

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Large Double Room, 1 King Bed, Ensuite, Second Floor

Large Double Room, 1 King Bed, Ensuite, Second Floor

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Front of property

West Beach Hotel Brighton

Pet-friendly
Free WiFi
Breakfast available
Business services
4.1 out of 5, Very good, (345)
The price is €63
for 1 night
includes taxes & fees
9 Jan - 10 Jan
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About this property

Motel Schmotel

Brighton guesthouse in Brighton City Centre
Express check-out, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden are available at this smoke-free guesthouse. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a picnic area.
Motel Schmotel offers 10 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access.

During your stay at Motel Schmotel, you're just a quick walk from Churchill Square Shopping Centre. You'll find features like free WiFi in public areas and wired Internet in public areas (surcharge).
  • Free WiFi
  • Wired Internet in some public areas for a fee
  • Services include tour or ticket assistance and luggage storage
  • Just a 4-minute walk from Brighton Centre and 13 minutes by car from American Express Community Stadium
As a guest of Motel Schmotel, you'll find tour/ticket assistance, a garden, and a picnic area. Public spaces have free WiFi.

This 3-star Brighton guesthouse is smoke free.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi, Wired Internet (GBP 10.00 per night)

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available

Guest services

  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Digital channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 6 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 10 AM - 6 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 6 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (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 wired internet in public areas: GBP 10.00 per night (rates may vary)

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
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
The front desk at this property is open daily from 10 AM - 6 PM.
To arrange for check-in, guests must contact the property at least 24 hours prior to arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests arriving after 6 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in information. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • Please note that this property can refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, which include pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties.

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Motel Schmotel Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 22 out of 83 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 31 out of 83 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 83 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 83 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 83 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Glen

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was dirty it looked nothing like the photos, my wife could have cried when we walked in we upgraded to another room that was just as bad. Completely spoiled how much needed hoilday..disgusting place
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Sergey

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Picture look better than reality. Rooms are small, mattresses and pillows aren't great, bathrooms are tiny. Good price though and good location.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Kirsty

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Do not believe the pictures. This used to be an amazing b&b but it's now just run down, damp rooms. Staff do not work on site, as they're at a different property down the road. The windows don't close, the heating doesn't work. The bedding isn't fit for a hotel. I’m sure the owners once had good intentions, but owning more than one property and the pandemic has made this place basically a hostel. They need a word with The Hotel Inspector!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Ivor James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If it was not for the nice host, most would of been terrible ratings. Our room was in poor condition, not as per advertised. Toilets were very small and I mean small. In fairness another room was offered, but facilities are poor. On the top floor, we had concerns about fire escape safety also. Noise reduction between walls is also limited.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

GREGORY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
More shabby than chic, I nevertheless soon became quite enamoured of my humble little room on the first floor. These prices were often a third of the travelodge. Is Schmotel three times worse than travelodge? No it’s a different thing. I was therefore pleased that there were no ghosts or Frankensteins and no poo on the wall or ceiling, and nobody with loud and evil intent anywhere in the seven blessed rooms.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Alex

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Lisa

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property was nothing at all like advertised. It was dirty, tiny and stank of smoke. There was no breakfast option, my room was tiny with very poor and outdated facilities. I would not stay here again, despite the low price and convenient location.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The owner Chi was very friendly, and the room is nice for a stay near the beech in wonderful Brighton.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Ellie

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Basic but great overall! I recommend.
My room at Motel Schmotel was great. The room was small and basic but had all amenities I needed. My lamp stopped working but I’m sure if I had reported it, it would’ve been replaced. Qi An was a lovely host and carried my bag up to the fourth floor for me. Good price and close to the city centre - great for solo travellers and business trips like mine.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

TRACY

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Staff & service
The property was fine apart from a drunk in the room next door shouting and smashing things , was very un nerving , and no visible staff to complain too .
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Ian

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is close to town which is great and the staff responded quickly to any questions or needs. However, the place wasn’t properly cleaned and I have several bite marks around my body from bed bugs for this reason I wouldn’t recommend this place
Stayed 10 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Sharron

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Older dated room
Hotel is basic. No reception or so. Basic cleaning on the day. Room was old and a bit dated. However, clean. Toilet didn't flush properly. It did the job to sleep there, but, not more than that. so, if you are okay with a very basic, dated but clean room, it will do.
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

praful

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 9 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Toby

Liked: Room comfort
Could be better, could be worse
It's quiet, but you're prone to end up with a room full of flies if you leave the window open too long. Nice location, though.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

David

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Toby

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Convenient location, nice staff/hotel manager.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Angus

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

4/10 Poor

Daniel

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Heating was maxed out making the room stuffy, shower was too small to use comfortably
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Muhammet

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Charles

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
If you’re a smoker then perhaps this would be ok for you. It smelt so strongly of smoke that I didn’t want to be there at all. Mould in the bathroom too. Sheets were clean, toilet and shower were also clean, but the mould made me just want to get out of there. Booked two nights, only stayed for one.

8/10 Good

Nur Arif

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
strategic location and nice staff

8/10 Good

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very pleasant. Clean, tidy and quite spacious. There was a squeaky door downstairs, which someone kept opening and shutting throughout the night making it quite impossible to sleep. There did seem to be a lot of noisy activity in the hotel? I would go back though.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022