My wife and I recently spent a few nights in Brighton to celebrate our first wedding anniversary, as we aren't comfortable travelling abroad at the moment for obvious reasons. We chose to stay at Q Square as it felt safer than staying at a traditional hotel, and for the most part we're very glad we did. There are lots of things we enjoyed about our visit. The staff were fantastic, the room was spotlessly clean and very well equipped, and the location is hard to beat. We always seemed to be within a 10 minute walk of the hotel which was incredibly convenient, and there are countless restaurants with outdoor dining within a few minutes stroll. We were very happy not to have housekeeping coming into our room each day, and as we chose a sea view one bedroom suite with a balcony we had plenty of fresh air circulating. We felt very safe here, and if that is your primary concern at the moment then I wouldn't hesitate to recommend that you stay here. There were some notable drawbacks though. The room was very warm, and on our first couple of nights we struggled to sleep despite having the windows and balcony door open. We had ceiling fans in both the living area and bedroom, but peculiarly the one in the bedroom was not above the bed - instead it was off to the side, which didn't really help keep us cool as we tried to sleep. The downside to having to keep all the windows open in an attempt to keep cool was that we were disturbed early each morning by loud trucks coming to collect rubbish on the street outside the building, and then again by builders working with power tools on the building next door. Not ideal for a relaxing break. The biggest flaw however was the bathroom light - it's motion activated and incredibly bright, and we both discovered that using the bathroom in the middle of the night left us instantly wide awake and struggling to get back to sleep. There was no way to either switch it off or dim the light, which was incredibly frustrating. This is really something that they should consider fixing. Finally - we drove to the hotel and the only route that we could find took us into a bus and taxi lane to reach the turning for the hotel, so we're now waiting and hoping we don't receive a ticket. There's no parking on site - although they are happy for you to stop outside for the purposes of loading and unloading - and instead they offer discounted rates (£12 per day) at a fairly grim car park a few streets away. If you're visiting after the pandemic has passed I'd strongly recommend taking the train if possible. Overall though, for this particular moment in time we were quite happy with our stay, and it was lovely to have a break and feel comfortable. If your primary concern is finding somewhere clean where you will feel safe, I'm not sure you'll find any better options.
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