The Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Brighton

Moments from the beach, the YHA edges the picnic-friendly Old Steine gardens. Facilities include a games area with ping-pong and table football, and a lobby stuffed with helpful information on tours, events and excursions such as sea kayaking. Expect mountains of bacon, eggs, croissants and fresh fruit for breakfast, and there’s a self-catering kitchen for fixing up other meals. While the decor is largely modern, chandeliers and bay windows evoke former Regency-era charm.

All you need is love – and strawberries, according to the Beatles-themed flourishes in this fun hotel on New Steine in Kemptown. Fans of the Fab Four will love the retro trappings and cushions embroidered with “I Wanna Hold Your Hand”. There’s no breakfast, but local cafe Little Miss Piggies supplies “brunch in a bed” boxes. Sea Life Brighton, Beach Flint Grotto and Palace Pier are all within a five-minute walk.

A shock of green in a sea of city-centre cream, Selina stands out with its foliage-filled rooms, velvety viridian headboards and reclaimed wooden furnishings. Make use of a full schedule of wellness activities including in-room yoga before tucking into a pizza at the blush-hued Old Pier eatery. If you need to sneak off to check your emails, the co-working space covers your needs. Opposite the hotel is the quirky Upside-Down House; and beyond that, the haunting shell of the old West Pier.

Set among the labyrinthine alleys of The Lanes, this apartment complex is within five minutes’ walk of the Pier, Pavilion and Theatre Royal. Interiors have a home-away-from-home feel with an oven, microwave, fridge freezer and ironing facilities all provided, plus pops of colour from cityscape prints and embroidered cushions. Families should opt for a two-bedroom apartment, decently sized at 96sqm (1,033sqft).