Grand Hotel was inducted into the Brighton Walk of Fame and is only the third structure in Brighton to be recognised by the Walk of Fame committee. The hotel has hosted many famous guests, including ABBA who partied in the appropriately named first-floor Napoleon Suite following their 1974 Eurovision Song Contest win with their performance of 'Waterloo'. Other famous faces who have performed in The Grand Brighton's Empress Suite include singer Jessie J, Rizzle Kicks, The Saturdays, Elbow and Sugababes. De Vere Hotels sold the Grand in 2014 to Wittington Investments for £50 million. This company in turn sold the hotel to Leonardo Hotels, part of the Fattal Group, in February 2023. Facilities There are 201 rooms in the hotel, including 8 singles, 115 standard twin and standard double rooms, 31 sea-view twin and sea-view double rooms, 42 "sea-view deluxe" rooms and 4 sea-view suites, including the "Presidential Suite". It offers bespoke conferencing facilities for up to 1,000 guests. The Empress Suite, is the country's largest sea-facing conference suite and has the capacity to hold 1,000 guests. It is commonly used as a matrimonial venue for weddings, along with the hotel's Regent room (a former Victorian library) and first-floor suites. The Grand Brighton hotel is also home to Cyan restaurant and bar, an all-day dining spot which still features original 155-year-old marble pillars around its central bar area. Management The current manager is Andrew Mosley, who joined the hotel in May 2010. The Grand Brighton has been praised for its industry-leading approach to management of employee engagement in the hospitality industry, winning 'Best Employer in UK Hospitality' at the 2019 Cateys award ceremony hosted by The Caterer. Film and television appearances Amongst many appearances in television and film, the Grand Hotel was visited by the Trotter family in 1992, in an episode of the BBC Television comedy Only Fools and Horses entitled "Mother Nature's Son". The hotel has also been featured in ITV's Coronation Street. The hotel was the subject of the documentary The Grand written and presented by Robert Longden for Southern Television. The hotel also featured in the film Quadrophenia where Sting's character "the Ace Face" was the bellboy. See also Grade II listed buildings in Brighton and Hove: E–H References Bibliography External links DeVere Hotels page 1864 establishments in England Grade II listed buildings in Brighton and Hove Hotels established in 1864 Hotels in Brighton and Hove