Jul 2010 Brighton is situated on the south coast of the mainland of Britain and has been a popular seaside destination ever since the Prince Regent favoured it with his attention from 1783.
In 1997 Brighton town was combined with Hove to form a unitary authority and was granted city status in 2000 by Queen Elizabeth as part of the millennium celebrations.
It is close enough to London for the city dwellers to be able to get away for the weekend and it boasts eight million tourists each year, so naturally there is a great demand for hotels in Brighton and Hove.
Brighton is like no other city in Europe nestling between the South Downs & the sea on the stunning south coast. Its cosmopolitan population and culture makes it a vibrant, colourful and exotic location with a mix of iconic attractions full of, fun, energy, a famed nightlife, award winning restaurants, funky arts, culture and year round festivals and events all of which demand a substantial number of hotels in Brighton.
Brighton really does have everything from Regency heritage to beachfront cool and all because the Prince Regent was advised that sea water would be good for his gout.
Brighton is listed in the Domesday Book as Brighthelmston with a rent of 4,000 herrings. However it was completely burned down in 1514 by French raiders during a war between England and France. Primarily it was a small fishing village with cottages in the area now known as ‘The Lanes’.
The destiny of Brighton was changed forever when Dr Richard Russell began prescribing seawater at Brighton as a health benefit. It quickly became a fashionable resort with the development of Georgian terraces. The rich and fashionable preferred to build their own dwelling rather than have to stay at hotels in Brighton city centre at that time.
Having been advised by his physician that the seawater at Brighton would benefit his gout, the Prince Regent found the farmhouse which he rented very much to his liking. He was able to enjoy the liaisons with his lover Mrs Fitzherbert at a discreet distance from the Royal Court in London.
At the time there would have been no hotels in Brighton seafront so the prince built the Royal Palace as his seaside home. He purchased the surrounding land of the farmhouse and built riding stables and extended the building in the Indian style. Early in the eighteen hundred’s, between 1815 to 1822 John Nash redesigned the property with its Indian appearance very much as it is seen today. The exotic interior designs were influenced by both Chinese and Indian fashion mostly by Frederick Crace.
The Royal Palace, or as it is often known as ‘Brighton Pavilion’, is a major attraction and feature of the city.More recently, gentrification of much of Brighton has seen a return of the fashionable image which characterised it’s growth during the Regency period.
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