The London to Brighton Veteran car run was immortalised in the film Genevieve which is the name of the car and the star of the show.
It was a great fun film with many adventures along the way but the passengers finally making it looking very grimy and exhausted.
This is where spa hotels in Brighton would be a very welcome retreat to recover from the trials of the journey.
The Veteran car run is held every October from Hyde Park, the first two cars leave at sunrise (6:54am) and the remainder leaving in pairs until approximately 8:30am. The sixty mile route is mostly along the A23 with participating vehicles driving at approximately 20mph to arrive at Preston Park, Brighton around 10.00 am. There the cars remain on display for spectators to view until about 4.30.
What defines a Spa Hotel exactly? Quite simply it is a hotel with on-site spa facilities which will include all or some of the following items. Indoor Swimming Pool, Spa Pool, Whirlpool, Sauna and Steam Rooms and maybe a Gym; treatment Rooms for Massage, Facial, Body Brush, Manicure and Pedicure, or Exfoliation. The beauty of staying at spa hotels in Brighton is that you can get your pampering, revitalising and rebalancing treatment to restore you mind body and soul…and then not have to go anywhere afterwards except upstairs to your quiet and luxurious room to cocoon yourself away from the world for a few hours of further relaxation. Then of course you can enjoy the convenience and cleanliness of an en-suite hotel bathroom, you have to admit there is nothing that beats a great hotel bathroom, all that endless hot water for hours, long power showers and if you’re lucky even a mirror that doesn’t steam up no matter how long you’re in the shower!
A true spa hotel in Brighton is actually quite hard to find as many hotel booking websites try to hijack this search term in order to present you with all of their hotel listings, but here are a just a few of the more well known spa hotels in Brighton, in no particular order.
The Park Inn Hotel at Lansdown Place, offers:
- Eight Treatment Rooms
- Two Dual Treatment Rooms
- Sauna and Steam Rooms
- Gym
The De Vere Grand Hotel on King’s Road, offers:
- Indoor Swimming
- Spa Pool
- Sauna
- Whirlpool
The Hilton Metropole Hotel on King’s Road, offers:
- Indoor Pool
- Sauna and Steam Rooms
- Treatment Rooms
- Gym
The Am Spa Hotel on Stroudley Road, offers:
- Facial
- Body Brush
- Manicure and Pedicure
- Body Brush Exfoliation
The Queens Spa Hotel on King’s Road, offers:
- Massage
- Facial
- Hand and Foot Care
- Eye Treatment
- Hair Styling
The impact of the influence of the Prince Regent who spent a great deal of time in Brighton in the late seventeen hundred’s was that the regular activities in which a royal personage was engaged, were introduced to Brighton. The nobility and wealthy followed the lead of his royal highness, as a result many activities were established such as horse riding and horse and greyhound racing, bathing, theatre, concerts, entertainments, pleasure gardens and restaurants. Of course in those days there were no spa hotels in Brighton. From these early beginnings many other recreational activities have grown until there are a mind boggling number of events and activities going on throughout the year in Brighton. What is commonly held to be the world’s oldest motor race is held in September on Madeira Drive where they road was originally constructed for speed trials.
Wherever you end up for your spa hotels in Brighton break, enjoy it and enjoy Brighton, we love it!