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"I recently stayed at the Leonardo Hotel in Brighton, and overall, my experience was a mix of convenience, comfort, and one very disappointing incident. The hotel itself is nice, clean, and extremely well‑located — just steps from the station, which makes it ideal for travellers who want easy access and a smooth arrival or departure. In terms of general comfort and convenience, it performed well. However, I specifically booked a family room with a king‑size bed and a sofa bed because I needed both sleeping spaces for my stay. Unfortunately, on the last night, when I actually needed to use the sofa bed, I was told by Simona at reception that the sofa bed in my assigned room was broken — and that this was because I “did not mention” I intended to use it. This comment was extremely disappointing. If I book a family room that includes a sofa bed, it is obvious that I may need to use it. I would not have paid extra for that room type otherwise. Being told that the broken sofa bed was somehow my responsibility to declare was a very poor experience and left a strongly negative impression. Thankfully, Alex from the team stepped in. He came to the room, confirmed the sofa bed was indeed broken, and acted quickly — returning to reception and arranging a new room for me within minutes. While having to repack and move rooms on my final night was far from ideal, Alex’s fast, helpful response did salvage the situation and deserves recognition.."

"A lovely modern hotel with a nice gym and food. I ate at the restaurant all three nights of my stay due to poor weather - but very tasty food! Beach and i360 and places are close walk and so is the train station ! My issue is with cleanliness… my room felt dusty - I could feel it n also see it - from dust bunnies creeping from under my bed to the bedside tables having crumbs in corners, I wiped the table under the TV/next to the mirror as I wished to put my skincare etc… there and the tissue was dirty! It’s clear that a male or someone with a beard cleaned my room as 2/3 days I had stubble/hair on my sink. Also, the shower had not been cleaned on the tiles as there was black gunk/mould coming off the grout when I simply pointed the shower head towards it. Rooms are also not sound proof as I could hear my neighbors go to the bathroom, wind noises and two days in I had to tell reception to ask my neighbour to not blast the TV at 7am! Despite that, staff are very friendly! I would order food just before 9.30pm n they wouldn’t mind - in the restaurant. I was also able to shorten my stay by one night due to not needing an extra day without issue - just reservations team needs to accept it once you do through Trip. Water bottles are provided - my last morning there was a full water outage in the morning… luckily I used my head and asked for extra bottles to allow me to get ready at least! Alternatively showers at Hilton Leisure Centre were possible for us to use until it was sorted."

"Nice staff, right next to seafront. Classic British style hotel, as expected, a bit old and stuffy, but good value for local norms."