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Reviews of Brighton Black Hotel Kemptown 3 stars

17 Charlotte Street, Kemptown, Brighton & Hove, BN2 1AG, United Kingdom

#51 of 51 hotels in Brighton & Hove

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 1008 hotel reviews

2.7

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    4.1

  • Comfort

    4.3

  • Location

    6.3

  • Facilities

    3.7

  • Staff

    3.8

  • Value for money

    4.1

  • Free WiFi

    6.9

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  • Reviewed: 6 January 2025

    3.0
    Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 14 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Fridge didn’t work in room and check in took a while was left waiting outside

    Location was great

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 3 November 2024

    3.0
    I won't go back put it that way
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    As per instructed I messaged their whatsapp line with enquiries, all of which got ignored! The room was a fair size with a double bed with a single bunk on top. The lighting was terrible. We were provided with a kettle, 2 cups and some sugar 😂 no soap in the bathroom and only provided with half a loo roll! Oh, clearly hadn't been vacuumed in ages either. Then to top it off the check out instructions include stripping the bed and putting linen in bathroom! Never been requested that before! However, it was budget and I didn't expect much so it'll do if you literally just want a bed for the night

    The bed was comfy, that's about it!

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 November 2024

    2.0
    Barely passable for a hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Hidden ‘waiver fee’ which they did not explain to me. And check in was 2 but pushed to 4 for some reason. The first room we went into was unclean and torn to pieces. In the second room: - The bathroom smelt of feet and kept returning. - saw blades left in the damaged locker - mould in bathroom everywhere - customer service was so terrible - very thin walls and noisy, roudy guests - lock on the door did not feel safe at all

    Pretty much right on the seafront and it was reasonable price on booking.com

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 November 2024

    3.0
    Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very dark and dingy. Room was tiny and had too many beds in it. Thermostat had broken on the shower. NO toilet roll. Stained decor - needs a lick of paint. Very overpriced.

    Close to beach.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 October 2024

    3.0
    Don't stay here
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The shower cubicle had peeling paint and mold on the ceiling, the cubicle door stuck and I couldn't get out, the water scalded me. Bed was two single mattresses put together on a divan frame, kept moving apart, very uncomfortable. Door to room felt unsecure. People were tapping on the window during the night. I booked for three nights but vacated after two and went home.

    The location was very good

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 October 2024

    2.0
    don't bother
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Single Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    tiny rooms, no towel or soap in one, people in next room spent the Whole night shouting with the tv turned up

    location was good

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 October 2024

    2.0
    Nasty
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Mouldy bathroom

    Nothing

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 September 2024

    4.0
    You get what you pay for
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    State of decor Online reception not easy to navigate

    Location Value for money

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 September 2024

    3.0
    Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No to

    No parking

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 September 2024

    2.0
    Wouldn’t stay again
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No toilet roll, not clear instructions before check in day. Paid for late check out, had staff knocking for us to leave and didn’t know we paid more

    Location

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 August 2024

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Hotel room was dark, painted all in black with 1 light by the door! Some window panes were smashed and covered in plastic or cardboard. Room was very dirty and bathroom, we were unable to use the shower as it was so hot, hot as in trying to wash under a boiled kettle! The temperature could not be controlled, we couldn't use the sink as there was no plug and the same with the basin hot tap, too hot! There were no staff on hand to assist with the facilities

    Location was great, this is the only positive!

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 August 2024

    3.0
    Reception don’t answer when you’re trying to access the property
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    having no physical reception was very frustrating. the number provided for ‘reception’ do not answer texts or phone calls when you’re trying to access the property. was stood outside waiting an hour till someone eventually picked up after i had called and texted many times. the room itself was okay, however the shower was terrible, water was either boiling hot or freezing cold no in between. FYI if you get the lower bedroom under the building you won’t get any signal on your phone which was also very frustrating

    Booking.com

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 August 2024

    3.0
    Comfier than a tent
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No reception, dodgy whatsapp check-in and surprise check-in fee. Dirty room, pungeant wall-to-wall carpet, stained tea-bags, fridge did not work, mouldy bathroom ceiling, thin walls and got bitten by a tick in the bed.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 August 2024

    2.0
    I was made to feel inadequate by the host when I raised my concerns about payment. He told me that he would lose no mone
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Communication was horrendous. Rude and unhelpful. Made my stay stressful It is not a hotel. It’s a bedait in a large house

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 August 2024

    3.0
    Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The self check in process is a little bit frustrating as it was all communication on WhatsApp which seemed very disorganised. I was expecting a double bed and a single bed but had the most uncomfortable camp bed to sleep in which for the money charged is not really acceptable. Only managed to sleep about an hour on it as it was so uncomfortable. It's really black inside and not very well lit so felt a bit hazardous navigating the three flights of stairs! And one of the curtains was hooked up with nails which felt a bit like a squat.

    The double bed was okay and reasonably quiet.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 August 2024

    2.0
    Very poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything bad😡😡😡

    Great location.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 August 2024

    2.0
    Disappointed
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No lights worked in room apart from bathroom nightmare to get code to get in , Room hadn’t been cleaned when we opened it was awful even know I said what time we would arrived had to wait on door step from room to be cleaned

    You could go in and out when you liked

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 August 2024

    2.0
    It was absolutely horrendous
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The pictures on booking.com looked nothing like the hotel rooms I stayed in. There was an outside window area full of excrements and dead birds and the smell coming from it was atrocious. I have taken pictures I intend not to post them on social media, however I will be asking for a refund.

    I like nothing about my stay

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 August 2024

    3.0
    Good location so served its purpose but won’t be in a rush to return
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Highley disappointed about this hotel, very small room, loud so don’t get much sleep, window wouldn’t stay open, tv didn’t work, decor is a mess, there are no toilet rolls in room.

    Only the location

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 August 2024

    3.0
    Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room was tiny, a tiny little box and the walls are paper thin so you can hear everything! The room next to me had a couple in there who had their television on all night, they had a dog that I could hear barking and I could hear their conversations from midnight till 08.00am ( I know this isn't necessarily the hotels fault but as there is no reception or anyone to speak to there is nothing they could have done anyway) its not value for money and I had to pay 137.00 + 2.97 just to " check myself in" you have to do so much yourself and what is expected from you, but I had terrible service and a crap nights sleep! Maybe think about booking something else nicer in Brighton!

    The room was clean at least....

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 August 2024

    3.0
    If you’re looking to have an affair, accommodate a sex worker or find a place to do drugs, then this is the place for yo
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything else ! Dirty, run down, stinky

    The location was ok

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 July 2024

    4.0
    The location was handy but I wouldn’t stay there again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    it was scruffy, needed painting and missing bits of wall paper. The window was broken and it wouldn’t stay open. the radiator was warm and we couldn’t turn it off. The bathroom was dirty. I wish I had of read the reviews before I booked.

    location

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 July 2024

    2.0
    Very bad experience
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not clean,no room services,toilet was too small,waste of money,very poor, price was high more than expectation, unsatisfied

    I don’t like anything about the property

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 July 2024

    4.0
    Wasn't the greatest. Wasn't the worse. 4/10
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    That the customer service is very slow so was waiting around for half an hour repeating details on Whatsapp until we finally could enter. The room itself is also very dusty and if I would've known it was on the top floor I wouldn't have booked.

    The idea of self check in

    Stayed in July 2024

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