Current Hotel Supply
The city of Brighton and Hove has 160 hotels with a total of 4293 letting bedrooms. The city's hotel stock comprises mainly 3 and 4 star hotels. Brighton is one of the few UK destinations outside London to have a 5 star hotel. The city has few branded budget hotels and no upper-tier budget hotels. The city has a large stock of small, mainly 3 and 4 diamond/star guest accommodation establishments, many using the term hotel in their trading name. The vast majority of hotels and guesthouses are quality assured. The standard of some of the non-assessed properties appears to be relatively low.
The bulk of the city’s serviced accommodation supply is in Brighton. Hove has a much smaller supply of hotels and guesthouses. The supply in Brighton is concentrated in certain key streets and squares. The seafront and streets and squares running immediately off it account for the majority of Brighton’s current supply of hotel and guest accommodation. There is relatively little accommodation outside the city centre. Hotels and guesthouses are more widely spread in Hove, with no concentrations of establishments.
The most significant change in the city’s hotel and guest accommodation supply in recent years has been the rapid expansion of the boutique sector, with the opening of two new boutique hotels (Hotel du Vin and the Alias Seattle) and the upgrading and repositioning of a growing number of existing hotels and guesthouses as boutique accommodation offers.
There has been relatively little loss of hotels and guesthouses to residential and HMO use. Losses have been more significant in Hove than Brighton. The Grand Ocean at Saltdean has been the most significant hotel to close. This hotel was a long way out of the city in an isolated location, however.
Six new hotels are currently under construction or proposed for the city. They will significantly add to the city’s stock of hotels and serviced accommodation if they all go ahead.
Brighton and Hove Hotel Supply - by standard - September 2006
| Standard |
Estabs |
Rooms |
% of Rooms |
| Hotels |
|
|
|
| 5 star |
1 |
200 |
4.7 |
| 4 star |
11 |
1,128 |
26.3 |
| 3 star |
12 |
1,000 |
23.3 |
| Budget |
3 |
271 |
6.3 |
| Total Hotels |
27 |
2,599 |
60.5 |
| Guest Accomodation |
|
|
|
| 5 diamond/star |
1 |
11 |
0.2 |
| 4 diamond/star |
41 |
503 |
11.7 |
| 3 diamond/star |
42 |
610 |
14.2 |
| 2 diamond/star |
6 |
87 |
2.0 |
| Non-assessed |
43 |
483 |
11.3 |
| Total Guest Accomodation |
133 |
1,694 |
39.5 |
| Total Supply |
160 |
4,293 |
100.0 |
Current Hotel Demand
Brighton and Hove Hotel Demand
Hotel Development Opportunities
Current hotel performance and potential future market growth suggest potential for the following types of new hotel development in Brighton and Hove:
- While there is no need for a further new 4 star hotel over and above those that are currently planned, there may be potential for further 4 star boutique hotels given the strength and demand for this type of hotel in the city.
- There could be potential for existing 4 star hotels to upgrade and add new facilities such as health clubs, spas, conference and banqueting facilities, and possibly casinos.
- Longer term growth projections show possible potentila for an additional 309 to 386 3 star hotel bedrooms by 2026. This suggests possible potetnial for further new 3 star or upper-tier budget hotels in the city by this time.
Links:
Brighton and Hove City Council