Drakes
Local restaurants
The sea-green castle that is Hotel du Vin (01273 718588. For review, click here) is in the heart of the Lanes, a stroll from the seafront. The waiters can be relied on to recommend the most delicious complement to what is always an exceptional French-bistro-style meal, and with consideration for your wallet. For lunch on the pebbled beach, head to Jack & Linda’s shack at 197 King’s Road Arches, and you’ll get the best grilled-mackerel sandwich imaginable, for less than £3.
Nightlife
For an entire night of entertainment, check what’s on at the
Joogleberry Playhouse (01273 687171). You can eat mouthwatering tapas at affordable prices, and downstairs is a cabaret bar that offers live entertainment nightly, in a smoky jazz-club environment. For more information, visit
www.joogleberry.com.
Worth getting out of bed for
Water-skiing, wake-boarding and sailing are available in Brighton. The hotel can organise a fitness instructor to pick you up and take you for a run if you feel the need to work out.
