Bow Street Runner

This hidden gem of a place was just what we needed. Rooms above a pub, Sue, the owner was so welcoming, friendly and helpful. Whilst rooms are small, all the usual amenities are available. Breakfast was croissants, fruit, cereal and yogurts in your room ( no restaurant facilities as pub too small). We purchased parking permit - £10 per day- and could park in several adjacent streets. Buses into Brighton run regularly and bus stop at top of the road. Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend.

Perfect short stay whist visiting Hove for County cricket. Warm welcome from owner Sue who prepares the rooms meticulously. Whilst small, the room had everything needed and was squeaky clean with a very comfortable bed. Continental breakfast (cereal, croissants + fruit served in the room with milk, juice etc. in a small fridge) - perfect. Traditional pub downstairs a bonus and lots of restaurants close by.

Rooms comfortable clean, well equipped quiet. Sue the landlady, helpful, friendly home from home. We will be back again later in the year. Grateful location. Staff, Tony and Lucille in the bar friendly and helpful and welcoming. Great value lovely in room breakfast.

The Bow Street Runner is a sweet and charming little public house on a quiet side street in Hove. The pub and the accommodation are run by the fabulous and friendly couple Sue and her husband Kevin. The rooms, which are above the pub, are immaculate, warm and cosy. Continental breakfast, croissants, cereals, coffee, tea, milk, fruit juice and yogurts, available in a mini fridge in the room, are freshly supplied every morning along with fresh cutlery and crockery. The rooms are clean and fresh, beds comfortable and the bathroom immaculate. Sue herself cleans and freshens the room everyday at your convenience. There is Wi-Fi access included and a TV with a lot of channels. This place is an absolute find for anyone looking for cosy, warm, private and off the beaten track hospitality, of the kind it is hard to find these days. My husband and I highly recommend this place. Words are not enough to describe how lovely the Bow Street Runner and it's proprietors are. We recommend go see for yourselves.

We enjoyed a wonderful stay at the Bow Street Runner. My wife and I were down for the weekend to see a show at the centre. The room was excellent; a comfy bed, a great shower, and the room was very clean - everything we required. A nice complementary continental breakfast was already available in our room - a lovely touch. I would highly recommend joining the friendly locals in the bar for a few drinks beforehand - we were made to feel very welcome and it made our weekend. When we return to Brighton for our next event, this is where we will stay.

From the minute you walk through the door you are greeted and made to feel welcome not only by Sue but by the regulars too. We stayed for two nights as part of our daughter’s 21st birthday celebrations so had two double rooms. The rooms are spotless and the beds were really comfortable. Also it was lovely and quiet at night (have stayed in Brighton before and expected it to be much more noisy as it’s such a busy, lively town). The separate entrance is great for if you return after closing or if you just want to nip in and out, however both nights we went and had a drink in the bar before going up. The complementary breakfast was enough to start the day off, four choices of cereal and a fresh croissant with butter and jam - and real milk (thanks to the little fridges in the rooms). A great little find we really loved our stay and will definitely be back even if Beau the dog didn’t want to talk to us.

Cannot speak highly enough of my experience here. Pub is in a very good location (a mile away from Brighton City Centre or a 10-15 minute bus ride) with a bus stop being located less than 5 minutes away. The pub is also a short walk away from the beach which offered me a very nice view on my morning walk. Hosts were very hospitable from the first moment I arrived. Even though I arrived earlier than the advertised check-in time, Lucy was incredibly friendly and welcoming. Amenities provided are great (2 bottles of water, orange juice, milk and butter in the mini fridge) as well as extensive options for breakfast (a range of cereals and croissants too, which was a nice touch). Throughout my stay, I heard very little noise from the pub below (I was in the downstairs room). If you get a chance, stay here. It is certainly a hidden gem of the area.

Room above small pub just off main Brighton-Hove road. If you get it cheap it’s decent value for a simple overnight. Small room. Simple continental breakfast supplied night before inc fresh croissant in a bag. All fine. No fuss

Room was a good size and very clean.. Breakfast was a variety of cereals and a croissant with butter and jam. In the little fridge was orange juice, fresh milk and 2 bottles water. This was provided daily. Perfect location to promenade and buses to town and railway station. We often walked one way and got the bus back. Pub underneath was very busy but no noise filtered up to our room on the second floor. The stairs were quite narrow but staff helped with luggage. Plenty of restaurants around area and a longish walk or short bus ride to Hove.