It's unlikely any original beatniks would find much to relate to at this large luxury holiday let. A Regency townhouse west of Brighton Pier, it's aimed at the posher end of the stag and hen market and sleeps 26 (31 with sofa beds) … Photograph: PR
Its five bunk-filled bedrooms and four bathrooms (one with a four-person whirpool bath) mix industrial chic and period bling. You can seat the whole party around a colossal rustic table in the sleek kitchen.
• 07980 741749, beatnikbreaks.com, from £1,700 a week Photograph: PR
Part of a Regency townhouse on seafront Brunswick Square (pictured), this lofty retreat has an elegance that Brighton’s more showy holiday pads can’t match. If you’re looking for a grown-up urban bolthole, its serene colour scheme and mix of antique and modern colonial-style furniture set a soothing tone. Photograph: Alamy
Sleeping two (four with the sofa bed), it has a working white marble fireplace and huge french windows opening on to a Juliet balcony.
• 07976 923733, brightonholiday.com, from £495 a week Photograph: PR
You may find yourself curiouser and curiouser about the decor here – until you realise it's Alice in Wonderland-themed … Photograph: Fiona Walker-Arnott
Sleeping six, the 16th-century cottage in the South Lanes area has wallpaper bedecked with playing cards and flamingos, seats shaped like teacups and, in one bedroom, a medley of looking glasses. It also claims to be Brighton's oldest house
07950 328093, lookingglasscottage.co.uk, from £890 a week Photograph: Fiona Walker-Arnott
Beachfront location aside, this bohemian property for six is as far from your average British holiday let as you could imagine. From its vast master bedroom with glass cupola above the bed and artfully distressed walls… Photograph: Mulberry Cottages
… to chic period bathroom fittings, supersize living room complete with swing, stylish marble kitchen counters and second reception room with chandelier, the effect is more Goa glamour than Brighton bling.
• 01227 464958, mulberrycottages.com, from £960 a week Photograph: Mulberry Cottages
There's no chintz in this Brighton hideaway. Sleeping five (seven with the sofabed), it's decorated in clean retro style – white walls, primary-coloured stairs, 1960s furniture, metro tiling and corners of geometric wallpaper … Photograph: PR
There's a large kitchen, an open-plan sitting and dining room and a cute furnished courtyard. You can have afternoon tea delivered to the door.
• 01273 358086, crown-gardens.co.uk, from £880 a week Photograph: PR
