Open Market, London Road, Brighton

(image from Elizabeth on Flickr)

I have been here twice recently, both times unpleasant. The cubicles are very cramped, you can barely close the door without touching the toilet bowl with your leg. It is also absolutely freezing and the lighting is very dingy.

On the first visit, there was old wet tissue which looked like it had been pushed with a mop into the corner, and an old plaster on the sanitary bin. The second visit, there appeared to be crusted old sick or something similar underneath the toilet seat. Horrid. The toilet attendant (who is there full-time, and in my opinion isn't doing his job very well) was standing in the doorway of the ladies toilets smoking a cigarette the whole time I was in there, which made me feel on edge. There is only one sink - the old metal ones where you put your hands into the wall and there are different buttons for soap, water, air. It seemed clean, but both times, the hand dryer wasn't working and there was a full bin of paper towels overflowing onto the floor. No mirrors either, although I wouldn't dare linger in there long enough to use one.

The only redeeming features is that they are free to use, and there was toilet seat sanitiser in all of the cubicles. Other than that, would only use again in an emergency.