Name: Holiday Inn Portsmouth by IHG
Address: Pembroke Road, Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom, Portsmouth, Hampshire, GB
Price range: $53–$361 per night
Rating: 7.7

What guests think

At Holiday Inn Portsmouth by IHG, guests often highlight friendly staff and a walkable location near the seafront and Gunwharf Quays, while reporting mixed upkeep and operations, with tired spaces and services that can feel strained during busy times.

Rooms vary in size and condition, with many compact bathrooms, dated decor, and recurring air-conditioning faults that leave spaces uncomfortably warm, plus occasional loss of hot water. The leisure pool is appreciated, but the jacuzzi and sauna/steam facilities are frequently out of order or closed, and parts of the area feel worn. Breakfast is generally enjoyed, though queues and items running out are common, dinner service can be slow, and on-site parking is limited with street permits used when the small car park is full. Best suited to travellers prioritising location and pool access over polished finishes.

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Facilities

Guests value the pool, but the jacuzzi and sauna/steam facilities are frequently out of order and the area looks dated in places. On-site parking is very limited, with street permits often used when the car park is full.

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8

Sarah

Nov 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We enjoyed our stay this weekend. Friendly efficient staff, comfortable room, great pool and lovely breakfast. The only complaint would be we booked a room for 2 adults and 2 kids - so they had a sofa bed to sleep on - it was really uncomfortable so they kept fidgeting around- very creaky and so none of slept really. Be good to upgrade those or put two double beds in. It didn’t spoil the stay.

8

Elaine

Aug 4, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Good location for walking to the shopping centre or Southsea. Car park wasn't big enough, but you can hire a permit to park nearby. Friendly staff.

6

Mark

Sep 7, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We stayed for 2 nights for a family get together. The hotel def needs some TLC. Our room was clean, so no issues there, but the public areas were very 'shabby'. The toilets near the swimming pool and conference rooms were poor. There was no soap, and many of the taps were not working. The biggest issue is breakfast on a Saturday/Sunday as the dining room cant cope with the number of guests in terms of seating, so there was a long queue waiting for tables and once inside, we encountered further queues waiting for food to be brought out. There was also a lack of dishes available or cereals/fruit. My husband and son were also disappointed with the beer. It was flat and the taste wasn't the best. Overall, the hotel was OK for the two nights, but I wouldn't stay again.

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Charlie

Oct 30, 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

My reccomendation is, Do not book this hotel SPA is miss advertised. They do not have a spa person or area. Steam room and sauna are not working properly. Jacuzzi hasn't been working for 8 months not sure if it is yet Facilities are dirty and old and broken. Just look for yourseves. Staff not acknowledging any complaints neither are they within there own 48hr SLA. Customer service at hotel and remote don't respond and ignore. We checked out with a long line of complaints in front of us. Hotel staff were refunding car park to get rid of customers rather than delayed with issues reported. They advise they can't do anything to help yet they don't help remotely. Still not heard back now from customer service been two weeks since raising complaint. As Expedia keep asking for me to review I will. :) Breakfast is a total joke quality and price. £16.95 Just walk up road to small local places much cheaper and much better. £7 for a pint at bar. My advice book the ibis. Half the price and brand new. Go to an actual spa, pool etc as this place is not what's advertised. I would rate this a 2.5 star hotel. I spend most my time in hotels and I couldn't believe how bad this Is for the price.

10

Nicola

Oct 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I enjoyed an early swim noting a reasonable sized pool and that the cleanliness was good. I was able to use the jacuzzi, steam and sauna room also available. All staff were friendly and helpful. The bedroom was good and bathroom although the temperature was quite warm. Tried to alter it but with no luck.

10

Hannah

May 31, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great family room, very spacious. Good breakfast and nice pool facilities.

8

Sandra

Sep 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Breakfast very good, lots of variety, good alternative options, nice environment to eat in. Dinner very good value, mostly tasty. Service by front of house at dinner - exceptional, lovely manner and very attentive, fast service. Pool and Spa facilities okay, but could be improved aesthetically with mood lighting & music to enhance relaxing atmosphere. Jacuzzi too cold and on switch too far away, changing room floor needed cleaning. Premium room seemed very similar to standard room. Mistake made with my booking which was easily corrected, however, was still given a double instead of twin room. Bed a bit too firm and could still hear outside noise from top floor. Lovely views though across Southsea and Solent. Shower good although inside a bath. Room facilities good with complementary snacks & drinks in premium room. Very friendly front desk and spa staff. Bar and dining area nice and well kept - modern. Overall comfortable stay in nice location with very close to bus stops into Portsmouth Town and walking distance to beach and Southsea Common.

6

Frederick

Oct 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Bed v comfy. But had booked because of the jacuzzi and this was out of service. Also the tv only had 6 channels programmed and the service on these was spotty too

8

Veronique

Sep 10, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

It was a lovely stay! Bed was comfortable, the room was spotless and the food was good. The pool, sauna, steam room and whirlpool were enjoyable but a few tiles were missing in the pool itself. The hotel was in a good area where most places of interest were walkable. Staff were very helpful too!

10

Julie

May 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

A lovely stay in a huge family room! Room very clean. A double bed and a pull out sofa bed. Complimentary tea, coffee, water, 2 cans of pop, biscuits and a Kit Kat. Shampoo, conditioner, shower gel all in the room. Clean pool and gym. Towels provided. Car parking £5, free for disabled. Everything you want for your stay.

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Cleanliness

Many reviews praise clean rooms and public spaces, but recurring issues include hairs or debris, stained or tired carpets, musty odours, and occasionally dirty crockery at breakfast.

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Robert

Dec 1, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

We have stayed at the Holiday Inn, Portsmouth for many many years as its at a good location and has comfortable rooms. The service is good but weve noticed a determination in the fixtures and fittings over the padt couple of years. This trip in December 2024, the deterioration has got worse with tired looking rooms worn and dirty carpets and bathrooms in need of a refresh. The whole hotel really needs a full refurbishment. Just looking out of the windows, the window sills are dirty and covered in a green slime. However, the reception staff are always nice and courteous. Come on IHG spend some money and give this lovely hotel a makeover.....but that costs money doesn't it!

8

Mark

Nov 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean, superb staff.

10

Joanne

Dec 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was clean, comfortable bed and lovely shower.

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Mark

Nov 2, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was lovely & clean & the staff were lovely

6

Amy

Nov 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was ok, could have been cleaner the curtains had damp patches on and there was hair in the shower. The TV was awful, couldn't watch anything as kept buffering

2

Zena

Sep 9, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We arrived to find the room we were in stank of mildrew, to the point it quickly made you feel ill. We tried to open the window to level allowed by safety clips but realised quickly the windows had been screwed shut by now rusty nails (we assume from the damp). The AC was also not working and the bed was in no way a standard double. After speaking to reception about issues and possibilty of other rooms we were told to wait in our room and wait for a call. An hour later we gave up and decided to leave. We were able to get refund for parking but not room as we booked through hotel.com. As an aside from the hotel itself. Never book through hotels.com. I now spend my days trying to get a refund from them

6

Andrea

Nov 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room had debris on the floor and one of the beds had a few hairs in it. We told reception when we were on our way out and they were very apologetic and changed our room - it was an upgrade. The new room was clean and there were no hairs in the bed! Unfortunately there was no hot water in the morning. We paid for parking but there were no spaces in the carpark when we arrived, however the hotel gave us a permit to use on the road. The hotel was conveniently located for the quays and was about a 10 minute walk.

6

Aderemi

Aug 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Everything was just ok. Some places were sub par particularly breakfast with many plates and mugs stained and dirty from poor dishwashing. These could have been removed from Circulation if a simple inspection is done on cricket when it comes out of the dishwasher. Staff were helpful and friendly.

6

Sharon

Sep 23, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

The hotel is in a good location and I found it to be spotless. The housekeeping staff were cheerful and friendly. Unfortunately I can't say the same for reception. They were so unwelcoming it made me feel really uncomfortable. They gave my daughter a key to someone else's room. The restaurant was chaotic. We ordered dinner one night. My husband's dinner was nice but my meal failed to arrive despite being asked a couple of times. They did refund the charge.

8

Maribeth

Sep 21, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Holiday inn express portsmouth The bed linen was a disaster, dried blood stains on the matress cover. Yes, dried blood stains. The bathroom towels had the same issue. We spoke to the front desk who stated its cleaned outside but the person making the bed should have seen it. Not good

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Rooms

Rooms are generally small with very compact bathrooms and dated decor, and recurring air-conditioning faults leave some uncomfortably warm. Families appreciate some spacious family rooms, but sofa beds can be uncomfortable.

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Sebah

Sep 3, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The room was clean. It had a weird smell though and was small, as was the bathroom. My TV was not working. I booked this hotel for the parking and jacuzzi. The parking was hard to find. There were no spaces so I had to create one next to the linen 'bins'. The jacuzzi was out of order. Definitely felt more like a 3* star hotel. Premier Inn rooms are bigger. Staff were friendly though.

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Clare

Jul 31, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The gentleman who checked me in was very polite and helpful. My room was quiet, clean and spacious, and overall I was very pleased with my stay. The only downside was the toiletries, which were vegetable fragrances like 'Parsley Stalk' and 'Broccoli', and weren't really to my taste. It would have been nice to be able to get sweet snacks in the bar like cookes or small cakes to go with tea or coffee.

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Alison

Jul 23, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent family room - proper beds - double and 2 singles - plus small sofa - in a spacious quiet room. 1 night stay - wish it was longer so could enjoy leisure facilities. Parking fine as well and location good - close to seafront, not too far to walk to Old Portsmouth & quays.

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Michael

Aug 12, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel is in an excellent location for visiting Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southsea. The breakfast is ok, better than many places. The rooms however are very small, the bathrooms are tiny - we stayed in a premium room , I am not sure it would be legally possible for the other rooms to be smaller. At breakfast they managed to run out of regular tea bags.. how is that possible? In the bar they had no glasses for short drinks! The staff were never apologetic about the short comings. When we were unable to release the water from the shower/bath tub in the evening, we were told that we would need to wait till the morning to get it fixed, which would have meant that we were unable to use the shower during the heatwave! Again the staff are all reticent to apologise. The coffee machine (nice touch) did not work in either of the rooms we used. There was no toilet brush or shaving mirror. The phone’s in the room have the appearance of working but in fact they do not connect to reception! Why are they still there? Why in such tiny bathrooms do they insist on having baths (I am sure there must be a reason!) In summary a hotel in a great location with reasonable facilities, tiny rooms and inexplicable supply problems and a sense that a lot of the staff (not all of them obviously) just do not care.

6

Caroline

Jun 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Refurbished room ok but small

8

Francesca

Oct 31, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The room size was fab for four of us. Very spacious. The use of the pool was excellent and made our stay. Staff were friendly and helpful. Dinner service was very slow!

8

Rick

Aug 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Close to downtown and the beach. A non-working air conditioner along with locked windows, created some discomfort.

6

Emma

Dec 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Sofa bed for the children was small and rock hard so in turn none of us got any sleep. Lots of staining on carpet, hairdryer broken

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Jane

Jun 5, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was clean but compact. The mattress was torn with the stuffing coming out. At check in we were told there was a large group in the restaurant at 6pm and was advised to wait until 7pm. As there were only two of us and we don’t like to eat late, we went to the restaurant at 6pm to be told it was closed to general guests until 8:30pm. Fortunately the restaurant greeter was helpful and found us a table in the bar by removing a reserved sign. Also told it was going to be the same the following so we ate out. On site car parking is very limited.

8

Alex

Nov 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff were very friendly and helpful. Room was very tired with a dent in the wall in the bathroom and the air con not working which we were told was happening throughout the hotel.

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Service

Staff are frequently described as friendly and helpful, yet service can be inconsistent with long check-in lines, slow restaurant service, and occasional unwelcoming or unresponsive reception.

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Mark

Nov 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean, superb staff.

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Paul

Apr 17, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

No room available until 6.30pm, check in was at 3. Nobody came over to apologise or offer any drinks or snacks whilst waiting. Food and drinks overpriced for the quality. Trying to get a receipt was painful.

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Kila

Jul 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

There was a VERY long line to check in and the staff seemed overwhelmed. The staff member that checked us in gave no greeting but was very quick to get our key, she did not mention that the room’s a/c was not functioning and that a fan would be provided. We met another couple in the lift that explained all air conditioning was broken on our floor. It was brutally hot in the room. The fan did not come close to producing a level of comfort . We only had 1 night stay- thankfully. After we checked out and were in the shuttle, we found out that some of the rooms were given a discount for the inconvenience. We were not offered that. I guess we needed to be more aggressive in complaining.

6

Sharon

Sep 23, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

The hotel is in a good location and I found it to be spotless. The housekeeping staff were cheerful and friendly. Unfortunately I can't say the same for reception. They were so unwelcoming it made me feel really uncomfortable. They gave my daughter a key to someone else's room. The restaurant was chaotic. We ordered dinner one night. My husband's dinner was nice but my meal failed to arrive despite being asked a couple of times. They did refund the charge.

8

John

Aug 22, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

We stayed at this hotel for 4 nights with our grandson. Reception staff were very friendly and helpful. Check in was swift and efficient. We had an issue to do with housekeeping during our stay that took a couple of days to be dealt with and we had to chase twice with reception before it was resolved. At times service was very slow in the restaurant and the children's menu really would benefit from more healthy options instead of the usual meals that only come with chips! But children do eat free so I guess one balances out the other. The food was presented well and tasted good however and breakfast was great. The hotel pool was excellent, no booking required and the location of the hotel to the sea front and dockyard was ideal for our stay.

8

Andrew

Jul 1, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

The staff here are wonderful, all polite and so helpful, just not enough of them. Our waiter in the restaurant one night was also the barman in the main hotel bar. The bed has to be the worst I have ever had. Spent most of each night stopping myself from not falling out of it as the mattress was not fit for purpose. last night, one of us slept in the chair most of the night. The room was clean and had everything. As usual the hot tub wasn't working all weekend, never find one that does nowadays

10

Raymond

Sep 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great stay with excellent staff.

6

Jonathan

Aug 25, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Overall enjoyed the stay , bar was a bit limited, breakfast good , Rooms were above average , check in was a bit of a nightmare

10

Claire

Aug 20, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Check in staff lovely and welcoming to myself and children, even had time to joke and tease.

6

Alastair

Nov 30, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Prepaid parking does not mean hotel parking, ended up on the street. Service was very slow and many items unavailable.

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Location

Convenient, walkable base for the seafront, Old Portsmouth, Gunwharf Quays and transport links; several guests mention easy access to ferries/hovercraft. Some traffic or car-park noise occurs.

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Lucy

Oct 7, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Older hotel outside the core downtown area.

8

Patricia

Aug 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Good location to pier and Gun Wharf Quays. Good facilities. Needed more staff at breakfast time.

8

Elaine

Aug 4, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Good location for walking to the shopping centre or Southsea. Car park wasn't big enough, but you can hire a permit to park nearby. Friendly staff.

8

Steve

Aug 5, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Good hotel, easy walk into town, good position for hovercraft and ferry

8

Roy

Oct 30, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location for hovercraft to Isle of Wight. Main attractions around Portsmouth are walkable.

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Anne

Sep 10, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly staff Nice pool Near to sea front

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Andrea

Nov 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room had debris on the floor and one of the beds had a few hairs in it. We told reception when we were on our way out and they were very apologetic and changed our room - it was an upgrade. The new room was clean and there were no hairs in the bed! Unfortunately there was no hot water in the morning. We paid for parking but there were no spaces in the carpark when we arrived, however the hotel gave us a permit to use on the road. The hotel was conveniently located for the quays and was about a 10 minute walk.

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judy

May 12, 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Ideal location for portsmouth and southsea even the isle of wight with the hovercraft. Good food, and leisure facilities with the pool and sauna, Enjoyable stay would recommend it. and certainly return.

8

Lisa

Jun 22, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We chose this hotel for its location to the ferry terminal & being dog friendly. Our room was very good with a view overlooking the sea, breakfast is buffet style & very good quality. If you have a dog, the hotel is close to some easily accessible green space & a very handy fenced in dog training area.

10

Christopher

Aug 18, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

2nd time here and it’s a great hotel, lovely staff and the location is great for old Portsmouth and Southsea’s two best pubs

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Dining

Breakfast is generally good with decent variety, but queues and items running out are common and coffee machines can struggle; dinner service can be slow with limited or unavailable menu items. Overall quality ranges from tasty to disappointing.

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Sarah

Nov 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We enjoyed our stay this weekend. Friendly efficient staff, comfortable room, great pool and lovely breakfast. The only complaint would be we booked a room for 2 adults and 2 kids - so they had a sofa bed to sleep on - it was really uncomfortable so they kept fidgeting around- very creaky and so none of slept really. Be good to upgrade those or put two double beds in. It didn’t spoil the stay.

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Paul

Oct 14, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Room was clean. Breakfast hot food particularly eggs were not so good. Check in service was exemplary.

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Mark

Sep 7, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We stayed for 2 nights for a family get together. The hotel def needs some TLC. Our room was clean, so no issues there, but the public areas were very 'shabby'. The toilets near the swimming pool and conference rooms were poor. There was no soap, and many of the taps were not working. The biggest issue is breakfast on a Saturday/Sunday as the dining room cant cope with the number of guests in terms of seating, so there was a long queue waiting for tables and once inside, we encountered further queues waiting for food to be brought out. There was also a lack of dishes available or cereals/fruit. My husband and son were also disappointed with the beer. It was flat and the taste wasn't the best. Overall, the hotel was OK for the two nights, but I wouldn't stay again.

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Robert

Oct 18, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Staff were excellent. Arrangements for vegans were limited despite prior warning and promises that oat milk would be provided etc Room was only noisy because there was a thick fog in the morning after our stay and the various ships leaving the harbour were blasting on their sirens. Pool was well-managed. Arrangements to use gym and pool were good. Breakfast was good for non-vegans.

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Anne

Jun 1, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Good room, good parking, good location. Experience very comfortable until we went to the dining room: Not enough staff at dinner and we waited ONE HOUR for our meal! The same at breakfast; very few staff. Then there was NO sausages, no marmalade, no jugs for milk... terrible for £16.99. We have stayed here before but this is the first time we were disappointed - only in the dining room.

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karen

May 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The swim area needs updating and the breakfast was terrible there was nothing left when we arrived and the staff only brought out a few bits of bacon. We gave up in the end and left. The room was nice though

8

Francesca

Oct 31, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The room size was fab for four of us. Very spacious. The use of the pool was excellent and made our stay. Staff were friendly and helpful. Dinner service was very slow!

8

Jamie

Apr 4, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great stay - nice room and couldn’t find fault with it. Only mark down was for the scrambled eggs - not enjoyable. Nice to have GF station for breakfast too.

8

Paul

Sep 13, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Have stayed here a few times. Good reasonably quiet hotel. Room very satisfactory. Dining room good but menu could do with updating. Breakfast. No overall impressed. Eggs dry and left to sit too long. Tables need clearing more often. (Retired caterer)

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Lesley

Oct 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Check in fine room ok en suite very small no full length mirror and only bathroom suitable for doing hair and makeup. Wanted a lite snack in the evening had to wait 30 minutes to be told the one item ordered was unavailable a substitute arrived 55 minutes after initial order with cold chips and tepid soup very poor and disappointing.

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Month	Average price
January	$98
February	$109
March	$103
April	$121
May	$121
June	$124
July	$155
August	$115
September	$126
October	$115
November	$102
December	$88

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4 $93	5 $103
6 $79	7 $135	8 $360	9 $128	10 $81	11 $95	12 $341
13 $58	14 $140	15 $293	16 $137	17	18 $194	19 $361
20 $81	21 $128	22 $132	23 $134	24 $96	25 $87	26 $88
27 $53	28 $77	29 $107	30 $131

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $85	2 $80	3 $78
4 $56	5 $91	6 $141	7 $115	8 $68	9 $74	10 $92
11 $55	12 $73	13 $120	14 $92	15 $79	16 $122	17
18 $66	19 $92	20 $95	21 $114	22 $82	23 $76	24 $123
25 $59	26 $94	27 $121	28 $100	29 $80	30 $67	31 $85

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