Name: Somerset House Boutique Hotel and Restaurant
Address: 10 Florence Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom, Portsmouth, England, GB
Price range: US$100–US$338 per night
Rating: 8.83

What guests think

Somerset House Hotel & Restaurant comes across as a charming boutique base in Southsea’s quieter streets, with consistently friendly staff and very clean, well-kept spaces noted across many stays.

Rooms are often spacious and comfortable, though a few guests mentioned footstep noise from above and bedrooms feeling cold when heating switched off overnight. Breakfast is widely praised for quality, and several reviews also complimented other meals. Parking is on-street and mentioned as free in places, but availability can be limited, and many dining options are within walking distance. A good fit for travellers who prefer a boutique, period-style stay.

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Facilities

Parking is on-street, with some reviews mentioning free or permit parking, but availability can be limited.

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8

Ali

28 Jan 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Good stay! Clean rooms, free parking and great service. Only negative: you can hear the people above your room walk around.

10

Janis

8 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The Somerset House was a lovely hotel. The rooms were spacious and the bathroom was very nice. Good hot shower and the room was serviced. The food for breakfast was really good. We had family join us for breakfast and they were very impressed. The only negatives were the very limited parking on the streets nearby and the fact that the room had a small wardrobe but no luggage rack or anything else so we had bags suitcase and shoes just laying around the room. More storage would have been nice. Overall though excellent and very quiet. We will stay again we we are next visiting Southsea.

10

Suzanne

13 Oct 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Beautifully decorated room number 4 Lovely old house but again beautifully decorated Parked on the road directly outside the hotel with the use of a free parking permit

10

Colin

17 Mar 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Good stay. They were having some building work done to garden room. It did not effect our stay at all. Really good breakfast the next morning

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness is consistently praised, with many reports of very clean rooms and well-kept spaces.

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8

Ali

28 Jan 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Good stay! Clean rooms, free parking and great service. Only negative: you can hear the people above your room walk around.

8

Ian

11 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Clean and convenient for my purpose. Reasonable value.

10

pauline

6 Apr 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

The hotel was very clean large room very nice stay. only negative was charged 3 50 for bottle of water which could have been out of tap not a sealed top. And was a bit far out from main town

10

Karen

1 Mar 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly staff. Clean and perfect for an overnight stay

10

Keith

6 Oct 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Very well kept place clean tidy and friendly

10

Julie

25 Feb 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Spacious clean room. Great customer service as always. Helpful staff in both the hotel and their pub.

10

Karen

2 Apr 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Lovely 2 night stay at Somerset House. Excellent Breakfast across the road in Florence House, this did not cause us a problem. Plenty of Restaurants about a 8 min walk for our evening meal. Hotel was clean and staff friendly.

8

guy

9 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

An older classic hotel in a quieter part of town. The room and bathroom were in good condition. The hotel is 15 minute walk to a lot of food options.

10

R

19 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean, comfortable hotel. Delicious meal and breakfast. Friendly staff.

10

Simon

31 Aug 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great hotel. Room was comfortable, clean and good value.

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Rooms

Rooms are often spacious, comfortable, and well-decorated in a period style; a few guests reported noise from upstairs and rooms feeling cold overnight.

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8

Ali

28 Jan 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Good stay! Clean rooms, free parking and great service. Only negative: you can hear the people above your room walk around.

10

Janis

8 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The Somerset House was a lovely hotel. The rooms were spacious and the bathroom was very nice. Good hot shower and the room was serviced. The food for breakfast was really good. We had family join us for breakfast and they were very impressed. The only negatives were the very limited parking on the streets nearby and the fact that the room had a small wardrobe but no luggage rack or anything else so we had bags suitcase and shoes just laying around the room. More storage would have been nice. Overall though excellent and very quiet. We will stay again we we are next visiting Southsea.

10

Suzanne

13 Oct 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Beautifully decorated room number 4 Lovely old house but again beautifully decorated Parked on the road directly outside the hotel with the use of a free parking permit

8

Natasha

26 Jan 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Room was beautiful and clean and staff were lovely but the room was so cold and the heating went off overnight.

10

Nicholas

15 Sept 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Lovely hotel, friendly staff and an excellent breakfast. The room was spacious and comfortable as was the bathroom. The only negative was the size of the separate toilet, which was very cramped.

6

Claire

26 May 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I was disappointed at the lack of "extras", which I had expected for the price I paid. This was booked as a surprise for my husband, and was expecting more of a " wow", which was embarrassing. The room was pleasant, but not worth the high price, I\'m sorry to say. The pillows were hard and lumpy, and the beverage selection quite poor, with only sachets of coffee and milk. This doesn\'t make me happy to leave negative comments, but as this was supposed to be a special trip, I feel I need to have my say.

10

Julie

25 Feb 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Spacious clean room. Great customer service as always. Helpful staff in both the hotel and their pub.

8

guy

9 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

An older classic hotel in a quieter part of town. The room and bathroom were in good condition. The hotel is 15 minute walk to a lot of food options.

10

Simon

31 Aug 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great hotel. Room was comfortable, clean and good value.

10

neil

23 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Room was of a high standard. Staff were also very good. Food was great. Had a very nice stay and would definitely go back.

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Service

Service is frequently praised as friendly, helpful, and hardworking.

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debra

4 Sept 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

This is such a great boutique hotel! Very charming and feels like home. The staff was incredible.

10

Karen

1 Mar 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly staff. Clean and perfect for an overnight stay

10

Nicholas

15 Sept 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Lovely hotel, friendly staff and an excellent breakfast. The room was spacious and comfortable as was the bathroom. The only negative was the size of the separate toilet, which was very cramped.

10

Julie

25 Feb 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Spacious clean room. Great customer service as always. Helpful staff in both the hotel and their pub.

10

Karen

2 Apr 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Lovely 2 night stay at Somerset House. Excellent Breakfast across the road in Florence House, this did not cause us a problem. Plenty of Restaurants about a 8 min walk for our evening meal. Hotel was clean and staff friendly.

10

Joseph

3 Jun 2023

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Stayed 1 night

A really well run hotel with character in a pleasant part of Southsea. Whilst the structure of the buildings poses some constraints the staff and management overcome this with a great work ethic and service standard. I would look forward to staying again when visiting Portsmouth. :-)

10

R

19 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean, comfortable hotel. Delicious meal and breakfast. Friendly staff.

10

Lucy

9 Apr 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Convenient location in Southsea & friendly staff

10

neil

23 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Room was of a high standard. Staff were also very good. Food was great. Had a very nice stay and would definitely go back.

10

Malcolm

6 Jun 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Lovely stay at Somerset House. Staff were so hard working and the food was very good. Fresh pizza was amazing. Would definitely recommend.

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Location

Quiet, pleasant Southsea location with restaurants within walking distance; a few guests found it a bit far from the main town.

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pauline

6 Apr 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

The hotel was very clean large room very nice stay. only negative was charged 3 50 for bottle of water which could have been out of tap not a sealed top. And was a bit far out from main town

10

Janis

8 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The Somerset House was a lovely hotel. The rooms were spacious and the bathroom was very nice. Good hot shower and the room was serviced. The food for breakfast was really good. We had family join us for breakfast and they were very impressed. The only negatives were the very limited parking on the streets nearby and the fact that the room had a small wardrobe but no luggage rack or anything else so we had bags suitcase and shoes just laying around the room. More storage would have been nice. Overall though excellent and very quiet. We will stay again we we are next visiting Southsea.

10

Karen

2 Apr 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Lovely 2 night stay at Somerset House. Excellent Breakfast across the road in Florence House, this did not cause us a problem. Plenty of Restaurants about a 8 min walk for our evening meal. Hotel was clean and staff friendly.

8

guy

9 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

An older classic hotel in a quieter part of town. The room and bathroom were in good condition. The hotel is 15 minute walk to a lot of food options.

10

Joseph

3 Jun 2023

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Stayed 1 night

A really well run hotel with character in a pleasant part of Southsea. Whilst the structure of the buildings poses some constraints the staff and management overcome this with a great work ethic and service standard. I would look forward to staying again when visiting Portsmouth. :-)

10

Lucy

9 Apr 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Convenient location in Southsea & friendly staff

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Dining

Breakfast is widely praised for quality, and several reviews also complimented other meals.

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10

Janis

8 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The Somerset House was a lovely hotel. The rooms were spacious and the bathroom was very nice. Good hot shower and the room was serviced. The food for breakfast was really good. We had family join us for breakfast and they were very impressed. The only negatives were the very limited parking on the streets nearby and the fact that the room had a small wardrobe but no luggage rack or anything else so we had bags suitcase and shoes just laying around the room. More storage would have been nice. Overall though excellent and very quiet. We will stay again we we are next visiting Southsea.

10

Nicholas

15 Sept 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Lovely hotel, friendly staff and an excellent breakfast. The room was spacious and comfortable as was the bathroom. The only negative was the size of the separate toilet, which was very cramped.

10

Karen

2 Apr 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Lovely 2 night stay at Somerset House. Excellent Breakfast across the road in Florence House, this did not cause us a problem. Plenty of Restaurants about a 8 min walk for our evening meal. Hotel was clean and staff friendly.

10

Bert

26 Mar 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This is a great hotel to stay at. Good value with a first class breakfast.

10

R

19 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean, comfortable hotel. Delicious meal and breakfast. Friendly staff.

10

Colin

17 Mar 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Good stay. They were having some building work done to garden room. It did not effect our stay at all. Really good breakfast the next morning

10

neil

23 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Room was of a high standard. Staff were also very good. Food was great. Had a very nice stay and would definitely go back.

6

Adam

16 Jan 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Sadly not a great stay, cold, noisy and couldn’t get any food despite advert stating there was a restaurant.

10

Malcolm

6 Jun 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Lovely stay at Somerset House. Staff were so hard working and the food was very good. Fresh pizza was amazing. Would definitely recommend.

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Month	Average price
January	US$91
February	US$102
March	US$96
April	US$116
May	US$122
June	US$121
July	US$161
August	US$143
September	US$136
October	US$116
November	US$100
December	US$103

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5 $193
6 $100	7	8	9 $206	10	11	12 $335
13 $129	14 $136	15 $149	16 $152	17	18	19
20 $164	21 $164	22 $192	23 $152	24 $154	25 $229	26
27 $182	28 $217	29	30 $152

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $134	2 $159	3 $293
4 $117	5 $117	6 $137	7 $152	8 $137	9 $207	10 $309
11 $115	12 $186	13 $228	14 $191	15 $148	16 $155	17
18 $338	19 $138	20 $137	21 $137	22 $117	23 $186	24
25 $123	26 $123	27 $123	28 $124	29 $131	30 $145	31 $200

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