We have booked at the Royal albion in brighton on sunday for two nights. Fortunately we have a family member lives about a mile from the centre of Brighton so for the duration of our stay we are going to park near to her house. But we have to check into the hotel which will take us a little while so I wonder if there is any free, or cheap parking not too far away. Have looked at the NCP car parks close by and frankly their prices are outrageous. You would think that the hotel would have some short term arrangements so that guests can check in without having to haul their bags from a multi storey car park. Wish we had checked this out before we booked, although I suspect that this problem applies to many hotels near the centre.