Amblecliff

I stayed here for a weekend a couple of weeks ago and had a great time. The B&B is located in the Kemptown area of Brighton and is only a few minutes walk to the sea front. The room was a reasonable and size and very comfortable with a flat screen freeview tv and hospitality tray. Breakfast ranged from a full english to scrambled eggs and smoked salmon. I opted for the full english which was really tasty and substantial enough to set me up for the rest of the day.

Just next door to The Alvia Hotel is a wonderful bed and breakfast called The Amblecliff. The owner of the place, Elaine, is a very bubbly spirit, and very welcoming to a newcomer of the Brighton area. The Amblecliff has a helpful staff, and a lovely dog named Paris rests in the hallway, acting as a protector of the fort. And they take MasterCard, which is how I was able to stay here for an entire weekend.
My room was quite cramped, to say the least, but amazingly tidy. And the bathroom? The bathroom was of 5-​star quality, where everything was in clean, impeccable condition and Mr. Clean type shiny. The only problem was that switching the light on in the bathroom also triggered a time released fan inside, which only shut off 15 minutes AFTER you shut the bathroom light back off. This only became a problem when, in the middle of the night, you go to the bathroom, and have to deal with this repeated droning for 15 minutes while you try to go back to bed. Breakfast is between 9am — 9:30am, giving you ample time to sleep in and still wake up late enough to enjoy a quality Full English Breakfast.
From observing the staff in the guest lounge, you can tell everyone cares about what they do. While using the Internet in the lounge, I had a conversation with the cleaning lady. She mentioned that she loves to clean, but that out of all the places she’s worked, she’s loved working at The Amblecliff more than anywhere else. I think her love for The Amblecliff was the reason why my room was in such immaculate condition. An utterly fantastic place.

This place is one of the less glamorous Rock Gardens bed and breakfasts, but this is reflected in the prices. It’s by no means tatty, it just has more of a typical cheap and cheerful feel to it. The staff are really friendly, and it’s the only B&B of the dozens in the area that would take a one-​night advance booking for a late summer weekend visit. If you’re not looking for fancy art work and plasma tvs — this place is well worth checking out.