I have always wanted to write a blog that is totally
dedicated to Stag Weekends in Brighton but
until then I thought I would at least start with a post. Hopefully this will be
useful to some of you best men out there that are planning a trip to the famous
city by the sea for your unforgettable
Brighton stag weekend.
So Qleisure was established in 1993, we have been organizing peoples Stag
Weekends for years now but only in Brighton.
We have never believed in the 'middle man' and have always given our customers
good, solid honest advice about our home city Brighton.
So what makes a good stag weekend in Brighton?
I believe its very simple, organization and honest prices! We get so many
groups that come to us who have booked a Brighton
weekend package through an agency and have paid anything up to £30/£40 more per
person than if they booked direct. Think how much beer that is lads!
Now I’m not saying that 'all' stag/hen agencies are the same because they're
not but the simple fact is that they have to ad chunks of money on top of your
activity package otherwise they wouldn’t make any money and they wouldn’t have
a job. Lots of activity suppliers will give the agencies a discount but on
average this is only £5 per person per activity and once this is hidden in a
weekend package that £5 somehow turns into £30 and you, the customer are none
the wiser.
There are advantages of booking an all inclusive package and that’s the time
factor, you can choose a package, pay for your group size and theoretically it’s
all done, nothing else to worry about just turn up and enjoy your
weekend.
In my eyes the disadvantages massively out weigh the advantages. You don’t
know where you are going to! Will your activity even be in Brighton
(I doubt it) will your hotel actually be a 3 star (I doubt it) have your night
clubs been chosen with the best intentions for your group (I doubt it). Your Brighton weekend package will be built based on the
biggest profit margins for the agency.
Book Direct! Google is the savior! Use Google maps to check all your
locations and if you have any questions then ask your activity provider for
advice. We are based just 6 miles from Brighton,
we grew up here we know it, and we can tell you anything you need to know about
it.
I recently organized my brother’s stag weekend and because we booked
everything individually we saved a lot of money, knew what and where we were
going to and had a great time. Yes it probably took me a Sunday afternoon to
plan the thing but we didn’t end up with any nasty surprises.
I feel this post has turned into a bit of a rant now but I hope I got the
point across, book direct, save money and your Brighton Stag Weekend will be a
massive hit with all the lads.
Here’s my ideal Brighton Stag Weekend:-
Friday
- Afternoon - arrive at Brighton train station
- Drop off your bags at your
chosen hotel
- Belushi's Hostel / Brighton City Pad / Travel Lodge / Journeys
Hostel
- Book a table at the Komedia
comedy club to include dinner
- Do a pub crawl around the
lanes and end up in the funky fish night club
Saturday
- Breakfast at your accommodation
- Get picked up by Ace Travel
and dropped off at Qleisure
- Paintball, Clay Pigeon,
Lunch and Karting (all activities at the same venue)
- Ace travel will return you
back into Brighton
- Book a dinner table at Donatello’s
(good cheap food)
- Grab a party pass from 'The
Door Guy'
- Hit one of the strip bars
but only for 1 dance as this will seriously eat into your budget
- End up in a night club of
your choice
Sunday
- Walk along the seafront until
you have chosen a location for brunch chat about your shenanigans and try
to work out exactly where you left the Stag last night ;-)
You don’t need anything else, all of the links for everything listed above
can be found below. Everything listed is good quality & stag friendly but
most importantly everything is in Brighton or
a stones throw away.
Activity Centre -
http://qleisure.co.uk/weekend-stag-hen-parties.php
Hostel -
http://visitjourneys.com/
Hostel -
http://www.st-christophers.co.uk/brighton-hostels
Brighton City Pad -
http://www.brightonselfcatering.com/
Restaurant -
http://www.donatello.co.uk/
Comedy Club -
http://www.komedia.co.uk/brighton/
Mini Bus -
http://www.acetravelsussex.com/
Pub Crawl and Club Tickets -
http://www.thedoorguy.co.uk/
Club -
http://www.funkyfishclub.co.uk/