Best Western Princes Marine Hotel

This review is going to be based on an actually stay and not just a drive-​by opinion.
Since I was neither prepared to spend C$ 300 to stay in downtown Brighton nor wanted to hear the street parties all night long, I opted to stay a little off the beaten path.
As a side note: At the corner of Hove and Church there’s a bus that takes you right into the heart of Brighton and you can purchase an all day, jump on/​jump off pass that will take you, pretty much, anywhere you want to go.
True, this hotel is a little on the older side but the room we upgraded to had a fine view of the sea (there are no real «lovely» bits along this beach… there’s just busier sections and less busier sections… this happen to be a less busier section).
The room itself was quite large (in comparison to some of the places we stayed in England) and appeared to be clean. The breakfast option of £9 (C$ 16) was a bit steep (compared to finer hotels we stayed in during our trip) but there’s not really much around this hotel in the way of restaurants that serve breakfast. We ended up buying something from a local shop and made our own in the room.
I thought this hotel served it’s purpose just fine until, on the second night when I got up to go to the loo, I found silverfish scurrying in the bathroom. I don’t care how common it is, I’VE never seen it before at ANY hotel I’ve stayed at. Because of this, I will never stay here again.

If you want to be in the centre of town, don’t stay here. If you want to be somewhere romantic, don’t stay here. If you want to feel like you are in somewhere a bit different, architecturally unique or with a smidgen of creativity, don’t stay here. However, if you and your party of functionaries, pragmatic bargain seekers or really don’t want to be near the main buzz of Brighton and Hove, perhaps this is for you. It is right be the sea, but not the really lovely bit. With so many fab and fun hotels down here, this place should try and funk it up a little bit, even if its just tying a windsock to the sign or painting the windows black. This area needs brightening up and the business are the ones to do it. Might suit some, but to me it just looks a bit boring.