Beach nearby, 4 beach bars

Reviews of Southsea Rocks Hotel

3 out of 5
Southsea Rocks Hotel
4 Florence Road, Portsmouth, England

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 31 out of 85 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 30 out of 85 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 85 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 85 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 85 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Simon

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
Probable bed bugs
Immediately after leaving I developed multiple bug bites which can only have come from bed bugs or similar -- otherwise OK for the price.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marcel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carla

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very good affordable and great location
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Current

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Ricky

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Easy check in. clean.

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Came to stay over the weekend. The welcome was really lovely and the room was outstanding. Definitely would stay again and recommend. Thank you for a lovely experience
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ok
Stairs and passage ways excellent. Room ok clean and tidy, bathroom clean but shower works ok...but couldn’t get water to run in bath. Sink ok but stiff tap. Dining/kitchen room well equipped opposite office. Would stay again. Limited parking...good location.
Bed
Wardrobe
Entrance and bathroom door
Bathroom
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rob

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great child -friendly place to stay !
Very clean basic hotel but with comfort where it matters Rooms clean beds very comfortable Bedding clean and fresh Children's bunk beds solid and stable Shared bathroom and toilets clean and bright Lady on reception really really friendly and most helpful A good start for guests! 😊 Would definitely stay again especially with grandchildren Great location near beach front
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

2/10 Terrible

Brian

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rubbish
This is not a hotel it’s more like a hostel the rooms are small the beds are small with only one bedside cabinet my wife couldn’t even wash her hair as there was no hair dryer the door entry system is awful with a code and not much light to see it late at night the only good thing is the location I would never stay there again and I think hotels.com need to go and see the place
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

4/10 Poor

Maria

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Could be better.
The bed was very hard and squeaky however the bedding was clean apart from one small mark on one pilow. The towels were lovely and clean and soft. The bathroom had a dampish odour. Needs a little TLC.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Terence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location. Slightly noisy at 745am after a heavy night out, but will return.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

Matt

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was almost unbearably hot with no real way to cool it down. The hotel put a fan in there but it was still too hot.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Kim

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff, and how u get treated, me or my partner didn't think much of the guest,
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

4/10 Poor

Terence

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Thomas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One night stay
Perfect place for quick stop over or overnight, great for exploring a city or even backpacking. Enough beds for my group,separate shower snd toilets and a shared kitchen area ideal for quick meals or hot drinks.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Natalie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
This property I would not consider a hotel, way more of a Hostel. If you like hostels this is for you.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Tony

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Jane

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location, basic but functional
Fantastic location, close to the beach and some nice small cafes/restaurants. Super set up with fridges and a small kitchenette. Clean and modern. Beds were very hard. Curtains did not block any light out so we were awake from 04.30. Apart from that a super stay.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

4/10 Poor

Venus

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
poor bed - very uncomfortable
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Southsea does rock.
Nice, clean basic hotel. Staff helpful, facilities okay, if you are prepared to share a bathroom. Not sure how the dining room was meant to work. TV had intermittent breaks in viewing and limited channels. Good location close to the beach, pier, local Co-op and the bus passed by quite close. Southsea is a very nice vibrant town. Glad I went.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Gemma

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and basic
Hotel is clean, tidy and basic. Kitchen is for all hotel stayers so there is no kettle in your room. It's located in a fantastic place right by the seafront. Staff are friendly and helpful. Just remember your photo id when checking in.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Danny

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rock Hotel Southsea
Good stay , Emily at the desk was hopeful and very helpful
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sophia

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really really nice service. All was accommodated. Really enjoyed our stay. Hostess was lovely. Thank you x
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

AGNIESZKA

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

4/10 Poor

Louise

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were placed in a family room in the basement part of the hotel and on the other side of our room was the communal staircase - our beds were also next to this, wall so the children and ourselves were unable to get to sleep until early hours. The people above us were also very noisy and the soundproofing was poor in our room. We're leaving very tired.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

2/10 Terrible

Saffron

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Yin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
For a budget hotel, it is very good. You can't ask more for the price.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
10/10
Really friendly staff, lovely room and great location
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Les

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean / tidy and suiable for us to catch the morning ferry. Parking facility essential, so possibly in high season may not be so lucky?? Maybe just a basic tea making in the room more convenient and a bit more room in the bathroom! But oveall it suited our needs.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

4/10 Poor

Zanyar

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
10 days experience
The stuff was friendly first But I’m very disappointed my car worth more than all the cars was parked there and there was no car park I literally stayed over for 10 days cuz of my work Everyday I had issue to park my car I asked the reception night He said I have to pay them £10 I don’t know cuz of my expensive car or just they trying to fraud me Because on Hotels.com it says Free WiFi Ans Free parking But I never book there again cuz there is no space for car park Also one night I couldn’t find car park after driving round more than 30min for car park In the end I parked on drive way peivate and next morning the Nighbour be like Is that ur car don’t park there on my drive way And I explained whole situation And they were racist and dirty talking Anyways I’m regret I wasted my money on that hotel I had very bad experience
Stayed 9 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Manager on 12 Apr 2022
Dear Mr Zanyar, Thank you for staying with us. We are saddened to hear you did not enjoy your stay with us. We have 6 free parking spaces on our hotel forecourt. When these are full guests must buy a parking permit for the surrounding streets for £4.50 this allows for 24 hours of street parking. There is usually plenty of parking available. Apologies but we are not given the option to state that there are only 6 free of charge parking spaces available. We only have two options available to us online which are either free or paid. We hope you understand our predicament which is no fault of our own and you come back to stay with us in the future. Kind Regards, Southsea Rocks Hotel

8/10 Good

Rachael

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Caroline

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The unique thing about this property is that there are no staff to help if you get locked out of your room after 6pm, which resulted in me sleeping on a park bench close by. Completely unacceptable, i finally recieved a call at 7:15 the next morning from some rude woman who made me feel like it was an effort to help me, consluding in her just saying someone will be down at 8am to let you in.... The customer service in the joke of a hotel is the worse i have ever experienced while working away from home. They really dont care about their guests, in addition to this the hotel (if you can call it that) is not covid safe, the toilets were dirty and clearly havent been cleaned within a 24 hour period this is proven by no members of staff being in the premises all night. And on top of all that there was no hot water to even wash your hands, didnt even bother with the shower complete horror show of a place. Parking is also hard to find and the rooms are incredibly small. Do your self a favour and book somewhere else if you are reading this. I am still waiting for a refund which they are being very difficult about with shows just how terrible this place is after the experience i had... southsea sucks should be the new name of this place!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021
Response from SRH on 20 Aug 2021
Dear Guest, We are sorry you did not enjoy your stay with us and it’s very upsetting that you felt the need to slander our hotel and lie about the circumstances. You did in fact lock yourself out of your room late at night not at 6pm like you stated. When you book it clearly states that our reception is closed after 10pm. We checked the missed calls and you called at 11.46pm. The receptionist apologised after you repeatedly swore and intimidated her over both message and on the phone. We will not be giving a refund due to the foul language you used when talking to our young female receptionist. To finish up our showers and toilets are cleaned very regularly as you can see by our cleanliness rating. Kind Regards, Southsea Rocks Hotel

6/10 Okay

william

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Wayne

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
Response from Southsea Rocks Hotel on 17 Oct 2020
Thank you Wayne for your review. We look forward to hosting you again soon

10/10 Excellent

Jony, Peterborough

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, nice hotel, great location just 5 minutes walk to the beach,
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020
Response from Southsea Rocks Hotel on 24 Sept 2020
Thank you Jony for your feedback! We are glad you enjoyed your stay, and look forward to welcoming you back soon. Kind regards SSRH

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean, brilliant and the price was the best. Good location too.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020
Response from Southsea Rocks Hotel on 19 Sept 2020
Dear Guest, We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see you again soon. Kind regards, Southsea Rocks Hotel

8/10 Good

Becky, Twickenham

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and clean hotel, staff are very friendly. Rooms maybe could do with some soundproofing. Other than that we would stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020
Response from Southsea Rocks Hotel on 5 Aug 2020
Dear Guest, We are glad you enjoyed the location of our property. We politely ask guests to keep the noise to a minimum after 10 pm as we frequently have families that would not like to be woken up. We are really please you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to welcoming you back again soon. Kind Regards, Southsea Rocks Hotel

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was as expected, the hotel was great value for money for one night. The staff were friendly and very accommodating.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020
Response from Southsea Rocks Hotel on 5 Aug 2020
We are really please you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to welcoming you back again soon. Kind Regards, Southsea Rocks Hotel

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There was no covid19 restrictions at all. There is shared bathroom, we asked for antibacterial spray so we can clean before shower but nothing was available. We only stayed 1 night without using shower. I have cancelled 3 other nights, no refund given. Staff lied. Will never stayed there again and will never recommend to anyone.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020
Response from Southsea Rocks Hotel on 29 July 2020
Hi, we have put in place all mandatory covid restrictions. We have signs on every floor of the hotel and provide antibacterial hand sanitizer and soap in the bathrooms and at reception. The staff made you fully aware of the restrictions that were in place and told you that you could book out the showers so that they could be santized before and after using them, which you declined. We hope you enjoyed your night here and hope to see you again soon. Kind regards, Southsea Rocks Hotel

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No covid 19 restrictions. Staff not helpful and rude. Dirty, tight, bed are unsafe, if you moved on the bed at night everyone is awake. I will never recommend to anybody. Will never stayed the again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2020
Response from Southsea Rocks Hotel on 29 July 2020
Hi, we have followed every COVID guideline to make our hotel as safe as possible. Masks and antibacterial hand sanitizer can both be acquired from reception upon request. There is also the option to book a time slot for a shower so that they can be disinfected before and after use. We do apologize that the mattresses were not to your taste but we have had many guests in the past who found them very comfy. They have even asked who our mattress suppliers were so they could buy one for themselves. The staff are very helpful and polite and have never recieved any complaints, please email us directly so this can be looked into further. Kind regards, Southsea Rocks Hotel

8/10 Good

Bryan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
top floor had to many steps to climb
when we booked this hotel we needed to be near toilets , but we were not told it would be on the top floor and we had to climb four set of steps to reach the top floor,we should have been better informed.Free parking was advertised , but not enough spaces for every one to park and was told we had to pay £4 50 for a permit for a twenty four hour stay..so we were very disappointed.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Raymond

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Portsmouth
Nice clean hotel parking out the front of hotel no tea coffee in room kitchen downstairs
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from SSRH Management on 26 Oct 2019
Good afternoon, Thank you very much for staying with us. We are gratified you enjoyed your stay, and appreciated the cleanliness of our hotel and convenient parking. The central kitchen with free tea, coffee and sugar has been well received by the majority of our guests. We look forward to hosting you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay at Southsea Rocks Hotel
We had room 8. It shared bathroom facilities with Room 9 but we had a shower room, seperate toilet and a combined shower and toilet room between the 2 rooms so we didn't have an issues. Reception were friendly and welcoming. The rooms we clean and there was free tea/coffee in the lounge downstairs. This was a perfect location for us. Would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from SSRH Management. on 23 Oct 2019
Good evening, Thank you for choosing Southsea Rocks Hotel, and sharing your positive experience for others to see. We are elated you enjoyed your stay, and look forward to welcoming you back again in the future. Warm regards,