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Brighton Buzz, Celebs to spot: Sadie Frost, Zoe and NormBrighton is perfect weekend break territory. Its got that whole so-kitch-it’s-cool seaside scene going on, with its arcades and crazy golf. It can deliver on the culture front (checkout the Royal Pavilion and the recently revamped Brighton Museum) but also knows how to party, with hip bars that keep things lively into the early hours. Best of all, though, it’s chock-full of cool places to stay. This year has seen several new arrivals already, including Kemp Townhouse, a chic boutique hideaway in a Regency terrace with nine elegant rooms. Doubles start at £85 a night.

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Head to this boutique hotel for a romantic weekend by the sea or a trendy break in fashionable Brighton. The nine rooms are all decked out with stylish dark furniture and antiques. Splashes of deep greys and blues, ornate frames and striking sailing photographs  help create an elegant yet modern seaside theme. Seashells on the bedside tables and wetrooms with classic white retro tiles complete the picture. Enjoy delicious pancakes or Eggs Benedict at breakfast and stop for a chat with your welcoming hosts who will give you some great local tips. Just a stone’s throw from the pier, the hotel is perfectly located for a spot of shopping in the Lanes, or a fish and chip lunch on the beach.

Daily Express, 2 January 2009

I am tipping on Kemp Townhouse in Brighton as the place to stay in 2009. The City's newest boutique hotel, it is chic, elegant and grown up with a classic style and contemporary twist.

The cigarette-burned, uber-cool looks which have been the scene in so many of the small hotels in Brighton over the past five years is so over.

The Independent

21 June 08 

Just opened, Kemp Townhouse promises to be Brighton’s chicest new hotel. With just nine bedrooms, the townhouse’s revamp was sensitive to the building’s Regency heritage – period features are set against neutral paintwork, glamorous bathrooms and quirky one-off pieces.

http://independent.net-genie.co.uk/Travel/72096/five_british_hotels_by_the_sea.html 

We treated ourselves to a long weekend in May 2009 to coincide with the Brighton Festival. We booked reasonably early as we'd tried for rooms the previous Easter and New Year and had been a little too 'last minute'. Getting stuck in Bank Holiday traffic coming out of London hardly lightened our moods, but the welcome smile and offer of tea and biscuits on arrival, along with the sunshine and Brighton breeze blew all our woes away as we readied ourselves for a terrific few days.

The hotel has been refurbished beautifully. The decoration and finishing is super-tasteful and savvy making for a very comfortable stay. My girls were in the small double room and despite their best efforts to turn it into a bombsite (teenage girls can be very messy); there was sufficient storage space and very tolerant staff to turn a blind eye to stray make up, books and magazines, clothes, etc. Our room on the ground floor was spacious, gracious and despite my worries about noise (it is at the front of the building) surprisingly quiet. The bathroom was glorious, black and white wetroom with fabulous lighting (I just would have liked a little bit more room to put all my make up/toiletries, etc).

Breakfast was a treat. Beautifully prepared and served and sets you up perfectly for the day. The decor and layout of the dining room means that breakfast conversations don't carry around the room, making it a very peaceful place to be. Our fellow diners were mostly couples - we were certainly the only family with teenagers.

The location is terrific. Close enough to everything so that you really don't need a car or a cab, but just that bit away from all the noise. On the offchance that you haven't got everything planned for your stay, Claas was on hand to offer suggestions - his restaurant suggestions for both evenings we stayed were spot on.

We had a wonderful time and will return again. And when we got in touch on our return to ask if we'd left a phone charger in the girls' bedroom, it was returned to us pronto. To me a great sign of a hotel and hotelier that cares for its guests.

TheAmandaB

Was a great getaway. A healthy walk from central Brighton shops and bars and close to Kemp Town & Pier Bars & Clubs.
Room was high quality and was well thought through. Great decoration and facilities.
Good breakfast!!!! Really good service from Claas and the staff.
Would recommended to friends.

D Babb, Laterooms user