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Bow Street Runner

Name: Bow Street Runner
Address: 62 Brunswick Street West, Brighton & Hove, GB

★★·9.0/ 10Recommended

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📍62 Brunswick Street West · Brighton & Hove ↗

📞+441273327688

Luggage storageInvoice providedInternet accessBeach toysWine release eventsFree wired internetAll 9 facilities +

Review

Official

With a stay at Bow Street Runner in Hove, you'll be a 1-minute drive from Brighton Beach and 5 minutes from Brighton Centre. This guesthouse is 0. 8 mi (1. 3 km) from British Airways i360 and 1. 4 mi (2. 2 km) from Brighton Pier. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Make yourself at home in one of the 3 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and DVD players. 32-inch flat-screen televisions with digital programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.

Guest scores & sentiment

From 80 guest reviews · multi-source · as of 2026-07-22

Guests consistently praise the excellent walking location, exceptionally friendly hosts, and clean, comfortable rooms. The daily replenished light breakfast, mini-fridge, and thoughtful amenities are frequent highlights, complemented by a charming pub atmosphere. Main drawbacks include small, hot rooms in summer, steep narrow stairs, lack of on-site parking, and occasional mismatch between expectations for a full cooked breakfast versus the provided room-service light spread.

Dimension scores · cross-source

Service9.9

Cleanliness9.4

Value9.3

Location9.3

Rooms9.2

Wi-Fi8.8

Facilities8.8

Surroundings8.8

＋ PraisedExcellent location · Friendly and helpful staff · Thoughtful room amenities · High-quality breakfast

－ ComplaintsHigh room temperature in summer · Steep and narrow stairs · Breakfast format mismatched expectations · Steep/narrow stairs hinder luggage

KEYIdeal for short-stay travelers seeking a central location, great value, and a warm pub-B&B atmosphere. Summer visitors should expect compact, warm rooms, and those with large luggage may find the steep stairs challenging.

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A group of lifelong friends own this relaxed neighbourhood restaurant, and they lead the service with obvious pride. The room takes on a modern bistro style and there’s a pleasingly unpretentious feel to the place. Well-prepared, seasonally changing dishes – try the goose rillettes with redcurrants in the winter – have a similarly unfussy style and good depth of flavour.

606m

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Bow Street Runner

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