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            Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love,
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                <title>Aquarium Guest House</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Great guest house in Brighton where the owner has also written a very funny (and interesting) book about the life of a B&amp;B owner. <br>After an enjoyable stay, located perfectly just off the seafront in Kemp Town, we bought a copy of the book directly from the owner (and author). Laugh out loud funny in many places!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Royal York Hotel</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Boutique hotel with cocktail bar, private karaoke rooms, restuarant and plenty of history.<br>Just off the seafront.]]></description>
                
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                <title>www.boutiquebrighton.co.uk</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This site is great, I was scouring the internet for a good value B&amp;B that didn't have interiors from the 70s and found this little gem. <br><br>There are three contemporary B&amp;Bs on the site and rooms start from £65 per room per night for The Alvia Hotel. We stayed at Brighton Wave, the breakfasts were delicious. I recommend their blueberry pancakes.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Aquarium Guest House</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Excellent B&amp;B just near the seafront and pier. Modern and stylish rooms and run by an interesting ex-academic who was friendly and welcoming.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Amherst Hotel</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Small, friendly guest house in the heart of the Kemptown area of Brighton. Comfortable, contemporary rooms with DVD players and sumptuous beds. Breakfast in bed is provided for all guests, with all the attractions of one of the most exciting seaside cities just outside the door.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Hotel du Vin</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This hotel does great food, fab wines (of course) and has a walk-in humidor. It is part of a chain, and a great chain too. Highly recommended, even if you just pop in to visit the bar. You won't be disappointed.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Drakes of Brighton</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Great hotel located on the front with a good view out to sea. Friendly staff, nice cocktails, comfortable beds and nice touches in the rooms.<br><br>Close proximity to the centre, Lanes, etc.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Hotel du Vin</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This not only is a brilliant hotel, tucked just around the corner on Ship Street, but a truly fabulous restaurant. Why can't the London guys learn from this, so beautifully presented, and such a nice atmosphere.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Oriental Brighton</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[It was a lovely place to stay with stylishly decorated rooms and a funky bar/breakfast area.  The staff were extremely friendly and helpful and the breakfast option included a feast of fresh fruit, honey and yoghurt as an alternative to the (what looked lovely) traditional English (organic) breakfast.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Amherst Hotel</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Great guest house/hotel. Exceptionally freindly and attentive owners who really make your stay enjoyable. Cool rooms, great beds and really good value for money when compared to other "trendy" Brighton Hotels.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Alias Seattle</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A hotel in Brighton Marina is not necessarily an enticing prospect - the marina is soulless and a mile and a half out of the town centre but for a place where town centre hotels are either mediocre or often booked, the Seattle is  worth considering as an alternative. It is modern, has sea and marina views (though if like me you are in a car park view room this can be positively irritating). It has a boutiquey feel - large beds with white linen, huge shower heads and bento boxes for breakfast - and a really excellent young staff, good room service and a decent restaurant and bar.Interconnecting rooms and a positive effort to attract families make it a good place to bring kids - as long as you don't mind the £6 taxi fare into town.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Hotel Pelirocco</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This hotel is perfect for a rock 'n' roll weekend of debauched behaviour. A boutique hotel with themed rooms, I had the Betty Page room (old-school glamour complete with king-sized bed and double spa bath). It was pricey, but well worth the money.<br><br>The rooms have a playstation and internet access. It is the only hotel, I think you'll find, where you can listen to Johnny Cash while you eat your breakfast. The breakfast menu is huge, and check-out time is a nicely late noon.]]></description>
                
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                <title>White House hotel</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The White House is a lovely little hotel in Kemp Town, just 30 seconds from the sea front. It's run by a very friendly young couple who are very accomodating and welcoming. Each room is decorated in a different style and breakfasts are absolutely delicious (and huge!). This is a really stylish yet cosy, good value hotel.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Hilton Brighton Metropole</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The Metropole Hotel was mentioned by TS Eliot in The Wasteland. One of the very few hotels in the country to appear in the works of the 20th century's greatest poet.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Grand Hotel</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[I've stayed at the Grand and the prices, particularly, I have found, if you book on their website, are extremely comparable with other "posh" hotels in Brighton, and generally include a full English breakfast. The leisure centre in the basement boasts a small pool but a delightful spa area. And in the Lounge they serve the best smoked salmon sandwiches I've ever tasted.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Sea Spray Themed hotel</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[It is a fun, affordable boutique hotel which is guaranteed to spice up a short break by the sea. I stayed in the Dali room, which was smaller than I expected, but the decoration was delicious and chocolate mints on the satin bed covers was definitely a bonus!]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Grand Hotel</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Genuinely grand, even if no one can afford to stay there.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Grand Hotel</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[You've got a great sight in the Grand Hotel, which was bombed while Mrs Thatcher was writing her conference speech.]]></description>
                
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