I specifically wanted this Premier Inn to be near Clarence Pier and the Hovercraft Terminal.

Although our 1st floor room (114) was facing the sea, we needed to be tall to see above the entrance to Clarence Pier.

Couldn’t believe how quiet it was in spite of close proximity of Clarence Pier.

Very good location next to brewers fayre  and usual seaside attractions hover to ilse  of Wight day trips next to Clarence pier which is closed at moment and a small fun fair parking maybe a issue they have a underground car park

The location of the hotel is excellent, right beside Clarence Pier, so you have the funfair and the sea on your door step which is great for the kids.

Located right on the seafront (well, behind the Clarence Pier funfair), it is what you would expect from a Premier Inn.

The Southsea Premier Inn is convenient for the hovercraft and Clarence Pier,

The Premier inn is by Clarence Pier on the seafront.

This hotel is fantastically situated right next to Clarence pier & within a lovely stroll to Southsea in one direction and Portsmouth in the other.

but busy Clarence Pier with Arcades and Fun fair rides - luckily these close at 8pm so it's quiet after that.

On site there is an attached Brewers Fayre Clarence Pier for which I have done a separate review.

The hotel backs onto Clarence pier with fairground rides, amusements and crazy golf.

Conveniently situated next to the seafront at Clarence pier and a small fairground, which closes around 9pm.

The hotel is on the front by the Clarence Pier amusements.

although the hotel was situated right alongside Clarence pier fun fair , it was extremely quiet.

The hotel is located right on the seafront next to the Clarence Pier at Southsea and offers a huge range of walks and seats in the surrounding area.

This hotel is in a great location right on seafront at Clarence Pier, a 10 minute walk into Southsea for bars and restaurants, or about 20 mins in other direction to Gunwharf Quay along seafront.

The hotel is right next to the Clarence Pier fun fair,

Behind that hotel is Clarence Pier and the fun fair and amusement arcades on it.

as well as having Clarence pier on your doorstep if you fancy a go on the fair rides, amusments, great fish and chips and a proper good old café called the big wheel for an excellent cheap breakfast fry up, 
Staff are welcoming and friendly, rooms are clean modern and comfortable and good value for money.

Great place to stay to visit Portsmouth Historic Dockyards .

but limited availability,Public parking next door.Great location for Southsea ,Gunwharf and Historic Dockyard,sea front walks right on the doorstep;beds very comfortable and the night we stayed no noise

We had booked this Hotel fir a single night to attend a reunion function in the nearby Historic Dockyard.

Located outskirts of Portsmouth within easy walking distance of Old Portsmouth and the Historic Dockyard.

We booked this Premier Inn for a family weekend to go to the Historic Dockyard.

There is convenient bus transportation from the area to the rail station and the Historic Dockyard

It was good to visit the local attractions such as the Historic Dockyard and the DDay Museum/

Location perfect for visiting the Mary Rose and Historic Dockyard.

this is a good location for a walk to the Historic Dockyard

Good value budget hotel, perfect for visiting Portsmouth Historic Harbour.

The location was perfect for our 2 visits to the Historic Dockyards.

Convenient location for Historic Dockyard and Gunwharf Quays.

We enjoy this little gem by the sea, great for walking up to Gunwarf Quays and the Spinny, Historic ships a little further.

Walking distance to Gunwharf Quays and Historic Dockyard.

Chose this hotel when re-visiting Historic Dockyards - can walk along seafront to Gunwharf Quays and Old Portsmouth, and also into Southsea in the other direction and visit the D-Day Museum and Southsea Castle.

Well located for Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

Will be going back later in the year to finish our Historic Dockyard visit

Good location, walking distance of brilliant sights, Spinnaker Tower, Gunwharf Quay, Historic Dockyard and adjacent to hovercraft departure for Isle of Wight.

For those visiting Gunwharf or Historic Dockyard the Hotel is ideally located.

This premier inn in southsea is next door to Clarence
Pier amusements and the hover craft also the hover bus takes you into portsmouth and drops you off outside the Historic Dockyard .

Room was not cleaned and replenished daily breakfast was appalling cleanliness of restaurant very poor.

The only thing to watch out for is the parking which is now very poor and expensive.

The breakfast room in the linked restaurant was a rather sad affair, firstly it looks like it's about to close, upkeep was very poor.

The view was very poor (in fact we did not have view at all as if we in prison)!!! 3.

but room we stayed in had very poor natural light do even during the middle of a sunny day all the lights had to be switched on to see properly in the room.

Unfortunately the bed was poor, moved and creaked, so did not get a good night sleep at all.

The Brewers Fayre restaurant attached to the hotel was poor and the staff need some training, confusion with the meal deal I purchased, added to the system of ordering our food changing from one day to the next (which seemed to be my fault in the eyes of the staff.

The only drawback was the poor quality toilet tissue

but this is through a short corridor so you are dry/warm if a poor day.

The tv was a little on the small side and has very poor only one light on the celling bar that it’s a good place to stay for me close to the Channel boat back to jersey

The only complaint is that the Brewers Fayer attached is pretty poor.

though beware of poor signage to entrance which meant we missed it first time and had to do a U-turn to get back to it.

Very poor room, definitely not worth the price.

The standard is poor and for the price, I feel like I've been taken advantage of.

I'd avoided staying here before when I've come to Portsmouth as I'd seen some poor reviews of this hotel and the Brewers Fayre in the past,

Sat down at table and got my hands covered in something from the outside table and chairs, Screens protecting outside area from weather very dirty and poor condition.

The lady behind the desk of the hotel was very nice and helpful and our room was clean and perfect for a nights stay,

Staff were friendly, room was very clean, had everything you needed for a basic room including air conditioning.

Lovely Hotel with very nice, spacious and clean rooms.

The room was very clean, very comfortable, of a good size with plenty of room, nice bathroom, good sized TV free WiFi, and tea and coffee making facilities.

Beds were comfy, nice large room and very clean.

The room was clean and had everything I needed.

The rooms were clean and tidy and the food was excellent.

Hotel was amazing, friendly staff and easy check-in and check-out, the room was spotless and the bed was extremely comfortable.

This worked perfectly as I knew the room was clean then as I could wipe down where we had touched.

The room was mostly clean and had all we needed.

The room was spotless and staff were very friendly and interactive with my little ones to make them feel welcome 

Only downfall was that the breakfasts were cold and slightly slow service.

The rooms are clean as expected and quite quiet at night.

The room was clean and in good order - no complaints there.

The rooms have always been clean and comfortable and the staff helpful and friendly.

Room was clean with tea/coffee available.

The reception staff were lovely and helpful, the room clean and perfect for our needs.

We went for dinner and came back later to an even worse smell , my wife couldn't even enter the room.

Upon arrival parked in the car park and went to check in, there was a premier inn member of staff sat on the wall out the front who was smoking or chilling out, didn’t really pay too much attention.

The car park was absolutely filthy with loads of litter, especially cigarette ends.

however, that can not be said for the pavement area immediately outside its front entrance which was literally littered with dozens of discarded cigarette ends which, together with the revolting smell these generated, made entry to and exit from the hotel a truly disgusting experience.

butts and the screens so grimy you couldn't see the sea through them.

And the corridor linking the hotel to the pub had a very strange smell.

Disappointing location close to an amusement park with lots of slot machines
The bedroom windows were filthy
The hairdryer in the room didn't work
Overall this hotel is in need of a serious refurbishment

Following a walk to Gunwharf Quays and stopping off at pubs in Old Portsmouth we did decide to eat in the Brewers Fayre, which was the only downside of the trip.. overwhelming smell of sewage.

but were able to get extra from the reception All food needs met so we didn’t have to travel out again on a disgusting December eveningFree parking though was limited

but the inconsiderate guest before us who obviously took no notice of the no smoking sign.

The only drawback was a damp, drainy smell in the bathroom which we mentioned to reception.

On arrival there was an overpowering smell of bleach

but we only used the room for preparing before going out to a Burns’ Supper and sleeping, so the view didn’t really matter.

The room my colleague stayed smelled of wet dog, quite nasty.

You order the breakfast instead of helping yourself and I found my scrambled eggs / mushrooms were quite watery so left water residue on plate.

The lamp shades were covered in dust and the bin by the coffee machine was filthy.

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Soap, shower gel, shampoo and towels were provided and there was a tray with electric kettle, sachets for drinks, long life milk and plastic glasses.

The bathroom left much to be desired with very loose taps & did not smell pleasant on arrival.

This required you to kneel in the bath if you wished to shower.

Only downside the shower was in the bath Ona slanted wall so
Had to sit in the bath to have a shower.

We were in room 15 ground floor for 2 nights and found the bedroom was fine, en-suite bathroom dirty and dusty, skirting board coming away from wall and such a tiny space that we found it difficult to get in and out of the shower with no space to manoeuvre.

Not very quiet during the night due to a nearby shared bathroom.

Old property, a lot of noises from next door bathroom- hence no sense of privacy and lack of comfort, maybe OK for one night if you are planing to leave before everyone wakes up and disturbs your rest. .

Drawbacks:
Noisy lavatory mechanism in all the rooms adjacent and thin walls so could hèar neighbours talking.

Spent the night with my girlfriend, just needed a place to sleep and shower.

although shower and toilet wasn't in the room.

Although my room was compact, it had an en-suite toilet and a shower.

The toilets were vile and doors hanging off.

I thought shared bathrooms was a thing of the past

The walls are a bit thin and the sink is tiny

On the second night we had problems with a leak in the bathroom and it was cleared, cleaned and fixed in no time.

Unfortunately this had a bath with shower over it

Worse point of all toilet seat has bad brown stain all way round it.

The width of the bathroom, amounts to 32inches and whilst using the WC your left leg will be rammed up against the basin.. You also need to duck your head whilst trying to get round the bottom of the bed and the telly which is on the wall.. Would we stay there again? NEVER!

The walls are paper thin and you can hear everything in every other room, snoring, toilet flushing, TV, conversations.

With your booking you get a permit to park one car

Great if yours getting a ferry  parking on the road side  uou will get a permit from the hotel.

Very efficient receptionist; once I'd checked in she loaned me a resident's parking permit for the duration of my stay.

On street parking supported by Hotel parking permits.

We were greeted by a lovely receptionist and given a parking permit.

Great location near to the Isle of Wight ferry and easy parking, with permit provided - we can highly recommend this hotel without hesitation.

The parking permit is a bonus and can save pou ds in parking fees.

Great that the room comes with a permit for road side parking.

but it is in a good location and parking permits are provided.

but you do get a parking permit so it’s free parking very small basin in bathroom if you have a en suite nice young lady behind reception she had a nice smile and very polite overall a very nice stay would stay again

Huge bonus is the free parking (with permit).

Parking is on the street and  free with a permit from the hotel.

Along with the room came a parking permit and they Kindly allowed us to keep it until 3pm on the day of departure.

Parking permit availability on check in and easy to use.

It was extremely helpful to be issued with a parking permit which allowed us to park outside the pub or in the surrounding area which made it very convenient.

They also allowed us to hold on to the parking permit for a couple of hours after check out which meant going for some breakfast before leaving the city was easier.

but parking permits are available if you're driving in.

Thanks to the free parking permit issued by the hotel, once we had parked our car we didn't use it at all for the time we stayed in Portsmouth.

On arrival we were given a permit, so that we could park out the front for free.. Great!!

The other thing was that the room above us had a very creaky floor when people were walking around up there which was quite noisy.

As mentioned in the advert there was a bit of noise in the evening, we stayed on a Saturday

Noisy pipes
Rattling throughout the night.

Unbearable deafening noise until the occupants went out.

The streets were very quiet and do not feel noisy.

We stayed behind the pub itself, in the cottage, which meant we were not disturbed in any way by the opening hours etc.

but during my stay it was never to the point of disturbing my sleep.

We were in the front room and you can hear every reveler and dog walker

Every floorboard squeaks, open wardrobe can't get round the other side bed, no where to put luggage.

Some of other guests can be noisy, as is human nature and is the same in any hotel, bring some earplugs you will get no bother at night then on.

The pubs chillers which were next to the garage made a humming noise throughout  the night.. We feel that we were misled by the pictures and description on hotels .com..

Doors slamming all the time and the constant noise of the coolers for the pub all day and night.

The main issue we had was noise from other 'guests'.

We were on the Main Street side so traffic noise was a bit of a problem.

Put me in a room which had a noise outside.

Our twin bedded room was clean and comfortable and had an en suite shower room.

but the accommodation lives on.Clean tidy room with helpful staff and excellent value.

The hotel was spotlessly clean and the room was just gorgeous.

Room was very clean with a decent power shower in the en-suite bathroom.

Excellent stay in a spotless room for three with comfortable beds and lovely shower.

Room clean and in good repair as with the shared shower room. Room was hot (due to some decent weather!)

The room was clean and adequate for our requirements.

The room was very clean and the bed was comfortable.

Room was very clean with everything which you’ll get at expensive room.

Room clean, comfy bed, tea making facilities etc.

Room was very clean, everything we needed and more.

The room was clean and looked nice - bed was comfy and the shower was alright.

Friendly, helpful staff, spotless rooms, perfect location for Gunwharf Quays, dockyard,.

Clean, tidy throughout room was good with all the usual facilities offered.

The rooms were clean and reasonably well appointed.

The room was clean and comfortable, and where we were very quiet.

but the TV in the room was a bit small.. Not that i watched it

I would certainly recommend this if you are stopping over in Portsmouth as the location is excellent.

But only one of you can walk round the room it is so small.

However the room really was tiny and actually tapered being smaller at head height.

but it’s good to came with family the room we stay was good because have a little small room with one bed and the other room with a double bed.

The hotel was very basic, small room, basic toilet, no real effort put into deco.

Rooms are relatively small, as is the bathroom

We were therefore pleased to find our room was in a small cottage behind the hotel, as in the photograph on this review.

Room may be a little small if having an extended stay

but had a en-suite  bathroom, kettle, wardrobe, chair and views of the Spinnaker Tower.

Only a 5 min walk to the Spinnaker Tower.

Location was excellent within walking distance to seafront, Spinnaker Tower and Historic Dockyards.

Duke Of Buckingham

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This isn't often the case with hotels where they can tend to look at children as a nuisance.

Had to walk down the road and round to the front, we would of liked to bring our case in from car

Arrived mid morning so asked the receptionist if we leave our bags with them and if there was a hotel car park, was told that no car park

although it was fairly small, there was plenty of room for my case etc.

We bought the last bag of crisps from the bar separately!

The lift is tiny and if you have bags larger than carry on luggage then your going to struggle to get two people in it, your better off walking up the stairs if possible.

but we were told that whilst we could use them they tended to be kept for late arrivals in case the on road parking is full.

although maybe there could have been two packets of hot choc in case we both fancied one.

Couldn't swing a cat, the décor absolutely awful, the toilet seat broken and a struggle up and down steps with the bags.

An ideally situated hotel for holiday, or in our case a one night stop over following journey from France on Ferry.

just in case I couldn't get in for next time!

but to get to many of the rooms there are steep steps, as was the case with our room.

Bit of a nightmare when you have 3 cases and 2 miserable teenagers after a long car journey and the next morning it's torrential rain!

Rooms are very small, we had trouble with our 2 suitcases as there wasnt any room for more than one.

however decided we wouldn't move the car all weekend in case we lost our parking place.

I paid extra for a room at front so I could have reliable wifi, I phoned in advance to check on this, I was told it was hit and miss to rear rooms ok at front, this was not the case as it kept loosing connection.

but both rooms cold because of the windows, which were in a terrible state of repair - it was a very windy day and the wind was whistling in, also noisy from passers by.

I had scrambled egg and beans with toast for breakfast, the toast was hardly toasted and beans were cold.

The weather wasn’t very warm while we visited so if it’s cooler when your staying, make sure you ask for the heating to be kept on rather than going off on the timer because it gets really quite cold through the night.

The breakfast was very poor: cheap ingredients,  and limited cold options(yoghurt).

It was a little cold when we first went in

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