Hotel Pelirocco, Brighton, United Kingdom
Hotel Pelirocco 3 Stars
"Kitsch-heavy and evocative, Hotel Pelirocco has sexy rooms and the most seductive room service menu we’ve even seen.”
Hotel Overview
Review of Hotel Pelirocco, by Nadia Latif
Fancy a naughty weekend away in Brighton? Look no further than the very rock'n'roll Hotel Pelirocco, near Regency Square. It's a firm favourite of visiting bands, young trendies and loved-up couples who want to do away with all things soppy. With rooms named the Durex Play and Absolut Love, it's abundantly clear what Hotel Pelirocco is all about...
Inside the somewhat sober Regency townhouse it's all kitsch and colour. There's a complete mishmash of influences, from 50s pinups to Tokyo peepshows to excess of the alcoholic variety... which leads us nicely on to the bar: open 'til late (4am on weekends) it does a great line in cheeky cocktails and cheery locals. Corporate sponsorship by Playstation (expect a lot of this) means logos galore and a fun, lively atmosphere.
The 19 rooms, like the clashing styles of this hotel, vary enormously. Some, like Ali's Room (done out like a boxing ring) and Sputnik are compact singles not suitable for fans of pastel colours. Others, like the Pin-Up Parlour, are decadent boudoirs with gold-striped wallpaper, luscious fabrics and all the pomp and swagger you could ask for.
The largest and sauciest of the lot is of course the Durex Play Room. It features an 8ft circular bed, complete with mirrored ceiling above, 42" plasma-screen television and a bath easily big enough for two. If you do choose a stay at Hotel Pelirocco, do your homework first - with such a range of rooms, picking the right one could make or break your weekend.
Facilities
Hotel Policies
Rooms
19Who stays here?
Primal Scream.
Come for...
- Cool, Kitsch decor
- Virtual games: every room has a PlayStation console and wifi
- Cocktails till 4:00 am
Not Suitable for...
- Light sleepers
- Serious men in suits and middle-aged matrons
Children
Children are welcome; The Magic Garden is a good choice for small families (it has a double and single bed in it).
Eating in
Cooked breakfast is served at shocking-pink tables in the bar. For other meals, the centre of Brighton has endless restaurants, a short walk away.
The Press Say
"Each of its 19 rooms celebrates pop art, culture and music. One, dedicated to a Japanese artist, is done out in bright orange with black polka dots; another, after Dali, has an upside-down fireplace." Independent 06
Reviews
Review of The Pelirocco, by Sarah Shuckburgh
The Pelirocco in Brighton is a rock-n-roll crash pad for rude boys and old rockers, pin heads and surfers, new mods and fly girls - the fashion and music backgrounds of its two owners are evident throughout. A few yards from Brighton's collapsed West Pier, this eccentric boutique hotel is brilliantly situated for clubs, bars, restaurants, shops and the beach.
Pelirocco's elegant Regency exterior, overlooking a grassy square on Brighton's seafront, is in complete contrast to the riot of kitsch and colour within. The mad décor of the bar and bedrooms - partly the result of corporate sponsorship - is inspired by 1950s pin-ups, maverick artists, musicians and other media icons. The clientele includes visiting Djs, members of bands, models, media folk and trendy thirty-something couples rekindling romances in festooned boudoirs.
The management are is informal and friendly - when you ring the door bell a tousled head appears at a hatch in the dark purple hallway and buzzes you in. The bar, sponsored by PlayStation and decorated with its logos, stays open till 1am on weekdays and 4am on weekends. When we looked in, cheerful shaven-headed guests were knocking back cult cocktails in a cloud of cigarette smoke.
Before you book, check out the 19 bedrooms on the Pelirocco's website to find the one for you. The most splendid and most saucy is the Bubble Suite, with 8-foot circular bed, mirrored canopy, 42" plasma screen, giant plunge bath and his'n'hers monsoon showers.
I slept in the Pin Up Parlour, a triumph of bad taste dedicated to blonde bombshell Diana Dors, full of fake fur, frills, feathers and flounces, with wallpaper in glittery gold stripes. I also liked the Mohammed Ali - a tiny single room painted to look like a boxing ring, with the champion's poetic ramblings scrawled in white on the black walls.