Ramada Jarvis Hotels

I stayed in the Ramada Jarvis hotel on Brighton's seafront recently. I booked a couple of weeks in advance on the internet and got the room for £119, room only. When we arrived at the hotel we were pleased with it's location. The decor was a little tired but we were only staying for one night, so didn't really mind. Luckily we didn't drive to the hotel, however the people checking in ahead of us had and were being charged £15 to park their car for the night in the hotel car park. Originally we were pleased with the room we had been given, it was a nice size, seemed fairly modern and even had a door to a small outside balcony (unfortunately not sea view) and a decent sized bathroom. However the double bed was two single beds pushed together and the toilet had not been cleaned properly. The biggest problem came halfway through a supposedly restful night's sleep... the mattress on one of the beds was the most uncomfortable thing i have ever had the misfortune to sleep on. I felt like i was awake all night with things digging in to me. My husband and i swapped sides, and then ended up both sleeping on the side that wasn't painful to sleep on. We mentioned this in the morning, and the state of the toilet, but no one was really interested. The location of the hotel was great, but the furnishings seriously need updating. For the price we paid we weren't expecting anything fantastic, but clean and comfortable should be the very least that any hotel aspires to. I can only assume that this hotel relies on a fast turnover of guests only staying for one night. Either that or we were just incredibly unlucky.

good on the outside but rough on the inside. Restaurant is drab, food quality is poor, service is very poor. Rooms are reasonable size but in need of refurbishment. Bathroom was failling apart with tiles missing, broken and grubby.

Great hotel for exploring Glasgow. Basic but clean with efficient staff and overall excellent value for money. Excellent breakfast with wide variety hot/cold food. Room on the small side but fine for short stay.