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The Kelvin Guest House

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Family Room
Terrace/patio
Front of property
Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels
Luxury Room (King or Twin)

Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
9 Madeira Place, Brighton, BN2 1TN
  • SEA LIFE Brighton
    2 min walk
  • Brighton Beach
    3 min walk
  • Brighton Pier
    4 min walk
  • London (LGW-Gatwick)
    44 min drive

Room options

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Single Room, 1 Single Bed, Shared Bathroom

Single Room, 1 Single Bed, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Family Room

Family Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed OR 3 Twin Beds

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Superior Double Room

Superior Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Luxury Room (King or Twin)

Luxury Room (King or Twin)

  • Partial sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, iron/ironing board, WiFi, bed sheets

Luxury Room, 1 King Bed

  • Partial ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Exterior

Holiday Inn Brighton Seafront, an IHG Hotel

Pet-friendly
Free WiFi
Restaurant
Air conditioning
3.8 out of 5, Good, (1001)
The price is €83
for 1 room
includes taxes & fees
5 Jan - 6 Jan
Holiday Inn Brighton Seafront, an IHG Hotel

About this property

The Kelvin Guest House

Brighton guesthouse in Kemptown with free breakfast
Along with concierge services, this guesthouse has a garden and free breakfast. WiFi in public areas is free.
The Kelvin Guest House offers 10 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. 32-inch LCD televisions come with cable channels. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
During your stay at The Kelvin Guest House, you're just a quick walk from SEA LIFE Brighton. Enjoy features like free breakfast and free WiFi in public areas, plus concierge services.
  • Free full breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi in some public areas
  • Services include a concierge
  • Steps from SEA LIFE Brighton and Volk’s Electric Railway
Free breakfast is available daily. WiFi is free in public spaces. The Kelvin Guest House also features a terrace, a garden, and concierge services.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Brighton guesthouse.

Guests are served free full breakfast daily from 8 AM to 9:30 AM.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 8 AM–9:30 AM

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV
  • TV channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 9 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 6 AM - 9 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 ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 9 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact this property in advance to arrange check-in.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

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

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 major credit cards; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
The front desk at this property is open daily from 6 AM - 9 PM.
To arrange for check-in, guests must contact the property in advance of arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests arriving after 9 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. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation.

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.

Property is also known as

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The Kelvin Guest House Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 52 out of 138 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 56 out of 138 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 138 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 138 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 138 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room clean and comfortable. Staff very friendly and polite but serving of breakfast was slow
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely little guest house.
Very pricey as it was pride weekend but the staff where lovely, especially Ellie. Would easily stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My booking was last minute so our options were severely limited. I was happy to book a “luxury” room as it was described for £105. What we got was anything but Luxury quality. Got to the place and a tattered sign baord anounced this to us. Facilities said there was a private car park, but there was none. The front door was locked on arival with a hand written note instructing me to call a number to gain admittance. The lady that received us was friendly but really didnt know if she was coming or going and got me mixed up with someone else. All sorted we went to our room. The “luxury” room was neat and tidy and smelled of a swimming pool. I imagine thats due to the chemicals that they use in the toilet. To bad they didn’t get all the marks of from the last customer. The room was just big enough to fit the beds and not more. The beds had papper thin mattresses on and i dont think they’ve been changed in the last 10 years. The room was hot and had no aircon or fan to cool it down at all so we had to open the window and let in all the noise from the streets. The Tv is old, poorly tuned with only a few channels available. The mixture of heat and smell from the bathroom made sleep very difficult. Off to breakfast the next morning, there was a gent and a lady, they were both friendly. But at this time my sense of humour had fled. We ordered our breakfast. It was served on a hot plate and that was the only thing good about it. Over all extremely disappoint
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Hui Mei

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very Nice and clean. Great location. Very friendly and helpful owners.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Smell from the kitchen come up to your room
The bed is really small. Bathroom is clean but carpet should upgrade. My room was on the 3rd floor and smell from the kitchen directly come up to my room every morning. I hate the smell. I am ok with the rest of the flaw since this is a guest house but the smell I cannot tolerate.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
perfect location, and accomidation hostes. fantasic trip
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Hugh, Honolulu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location. Noisy with windows open. Hot summer. Breakfast excellent. Excellent staff. Helpful advice.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Cozy place
Hosts are very friendly, room is a bit small yet cozy. Breakfast are great - freshly made. The only 2 things that not quite satisfying are that the mattress is too soft to me, and the noises made by the neighbourhood. Overall, the stay was great.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2018

2/10 Terrible

William

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Friendly and sweet
Friendly and helpful staff, very convenient location for the lanes and the pier. Good breakfast. Rooms pretty small and 'double' bed not a real double, but clean. Fairly quiet street considering how close to city centre.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant, comfortable, very friendly
Absolutely lovely people at The Kelvin, and would definitely book again. They were extremely helpful with a small issue we had with the room, which I greatly appreciated. Rooms are of course small, but comfortable, clean and well kept. Lovely little breakfast room with breakfast cooked to order. Best of all were the staff, who were incredibly friendly and welcoming. Makes such a huge difference, whether it's an expensive 5 star chain or a small guest house. They really looked after us. I would say the one downside was the quality of the wifi, which dropped in and out and often we couldn't get it at all in our room, but that was a minor inconvenience. Overall, lovely place, lovelier people.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Lorraine

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Small well run guest house but no toilet in room very weak wifi signal in room TV needs replacement. Well situated great staff and amazing breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

william

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice weekend
great little hotel,very close to just about everything you would like to see or do.good breakfast, comfy beds, noisy seagulls,but they get everywhere.would stay again if we ever go back to brighton.parking can be a challenge.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic welcoming hosts. Couldn't be more accommodating.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good base from which to explore Brighton
Friendly welcome and quick and easy check in. The room was clean and comfortable with everything we needed; and very quiet. Breakfast was excellent and we managed to park right outside on a 24 hr permit. The hotel is perfectly situated for the seafront and town centre. We would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Marian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Home from Home
A very clean & homily atmosphere. Excellent service & breakfast and we will definitely return when we next visit Brighton
Stayed 6 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would book again
Great service, lovely breakfast, very comfortable room - a little small but that was what we expected. Overall excellent stay
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great bank holiday stay.
Patrick and his team were very nice and couldn’t have been more friendly and helpful. We didn’t have the largest of rooms but it was made smaller by the huuuuge bed we had, which was great. Very clean thoughout and the breakfast was pretty good too. Would definitely recommend The Kelvin, great value for money, lovely people. Nice cosy place and great location.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kelly, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, friendly and helpful staff
We stayed for one night on 6th May. Brighton was busy with people making the most of the weather. The guest rooms are conveniently located on a side street off the main promenade, 2min walk to the beach and a short walk from the lanes. The location couldn't have been more convenient. On the day of our arrival, Patrick called us in the morning to check our ETA and let us know our room was ready (we were not due to check in until 2pm, so thought this was a nice touch). On arrival we were shown promptly to our room- room 7- a double room with a shower and shared toilet. The room was small but cozy. It did get warm during the night (on account of the weather) and there was no air on, but as we were on the third floor we were able to safely leave our windows open to counter this. Breakfast the next morning (included in the price) was pleasant and included a self-serve continental breakfast bar (cereal, cereal bars, fruit, jams) as well as a choice of cooked breakfasts (including vegetarian options). We would recommend the Kelvin guest house and would definitely consider staying again in future.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018