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Pembroke Road, Portsmouth PO1 2TA, England
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Holiday Inn Portsmouth
Ranked #21 of 39 hotels in Portsmouth
3.5 of 5 stars 183 Reviews
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What travellers say about this hotel
  • Very good(5)
  • Gunwharf Quays(5)
  • Priority Club(4)
  • Reception staff(3)
  • Swimming pool(3)
  • Breakfast buffet(3)
  • Family room(3)
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colchester
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29 reviews 29 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
“At least not as expensive as on some dates.”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 February 2012

Speedy check in and out and good view from our 6th floor room. The staff were friendly and tried hard, the room was clean but lacking in individuality You may as well save your money and go to the Premier Inn across the road, where we have stayed in the past with a view over the sea. For a better room go to the Queens further along similar price but large seafront room and bathroom. We stayed here as it was so convenient for my husbands meeting and I had a lovely mooch around Southsea's John Lewis store before a walk in the January sun along the front and a welcome cup of coffee at Mozzerella Joe's [very friendly].
Breakfast was okay like the Queens don't bother with the onsite restaurant at the PREMIER but dinner [too cold to venture out and I felt unwell] was a real let down . Nothing on the menu to tempt me several items not available . Husband's steak ok but he had to wait for side of cauliflower cheese some 5 mins and when it came very watery .
Have to pay extra for Internet. Bathroom very small.

Room Tip: Lots of other boutique type hotels to try as well as 2 I mentioned.
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  • Stayed January 2012, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Laura Roberts, General Manager at Holiday Inn Portsmouth, responded to this review
9 February 2012
Thank you for your feedback. I was pleased to read you felt the rooms were clean, and you experienced good service from the reception. Kind regards
Laura
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winchester
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49 reviews 49 reviews
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40 helpful votes 40 helpful votes
“Worst night at a hotel for some time”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 February 2012

Stayed for a night last night whilst on business in the area. Room was incredibly hot and the air conditioning was either ineffective or broken. The shower leaked water constantly, which meant there was a loud dripping noise all night long, which I simply could not supress despite various attempts to dampen the sound with towels etc. Breakfast was poor, empty trays at the hot buffet (no eggs or bacon) and despite being offered tea or coffee on arrival, it took 15 minutes to get this. Much better options for the price.

  • Stayed February 2012, travelled on business
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Laura Roberts, General Manager at Holiday Inn Portsmouth, responded to this review
9 February 2012
I am truly sorry to hear you did not enjoy your experience. We will work on the service issues and I know you have sent you information in separately so have ensured that shower has been immediately corrected. The air system in the rooms is heating in winter and cooling in summer, for future reference should you visit please note the radiators in the room can be manually adjusted down and or off in the room to guest preference, and all our windows although distance restricted can be opened for fresh air. Once again my apologies for your disappointment but I thank you for taking the time to feedback so that we can put corrective actions in place. kind regards
Laura
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“Hidden Phone costs and poor customer service”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 January 2012

Hello everybody, Guten tag, I stayed 2 weeks here and 3 weeks in Holiday Inn Porstmouth and my girlfriend (Spanish) called every night, at no time was she informed that you are charged for incoming calls, as you are transferred when u call reception (landline) free with our telekom contract). I was then informed by parent company ICH, when I called to complain about phone bills, that this does not happen. I was a gold member, 638837779 but I and my company will never use these hotels again. This is also the only hotel group to have the cheek to charge its customers!! Vorsicht wann mann hier bleibt, wann jiemand anrufen will, kostet 10 cent pro minute! Steht nicht im hotel documentation.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Laura Roberts, General Manager at Holiday Inn Portsmouth, responded to this review
29 February 2012
Thank you for your feedback regarding your concerns with phone charges. I am sorry your external caller did not realise that calls into the hotel are chargeable at 10p per minute and applicable to network charges. Please note however that on connection to the hotel all callers phoning to the hotel will hear the announcement of the applicable charges for using this phone number. My apologies for any confusion on this. Kind regards Laura
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Dudley, United Kingdom
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Poor”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 January 2012
1
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I attended a course in this hotel and was accommodated in room 325. On arriving, the receptionist couldn't find my reservation details ! ( Although, 12 rooms were booked for the entire course, by our Government department) !She asked me to contact my employers and ask them about the booking ?? When I refused, she did some more checking and, eureka !, she found it ! In the room, the shower didn't work, the bath was too small for me, (I'm 6' 2 ) the toilet took forever to flush and the TV was on and was very loud ! The breakfast was plentiful, but the plates were cold ! There was no one behind the bar, when I wanted a drink in the evening. The lunch was poor and the cost of the wifi was ridiculous ! (£41 for 3 nights ) Should be free considering cost of room ! All round below standard, stay in the Premier !

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled on business
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Laura Roberts, General Manager at Holiday Inn Portsmouth, responded to this review
2 February 2012
Thank you for your feedback. I am very sorry to hear of the problems you encountered, we normally excel in conferencing feedback, and to not have lived up to that expectation for you is very disappointing. I can assure you my conferencing team have taken your comments on board to ensure this does not recur. Kind regards Laura
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Oldham, United Kingdom
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Nothing wrong with this hotel.”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 January 2012
1
person found this review helpful

My husband and I spent 2 very pleasant nights a this hotel. Reception staff were very pleasant and helpful, check-in and check-out were a breeze and our room was spotless. Breakfast was fresh and plentiful and we had no problems parking. We would not hesitate to stay here again and find it hard to undertand some of the negative comments left by some "Reviewers". in short, there is nothing wrong with this hotel.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Laura Roberts, General Manager at Holiday Inn Portsmouth, responded to this review
18 January 2012
On behalf of all my team, thank you very much for your very kind words. The team work very hard to be the best they can be, and to know that you enjoyed all aspects of your stay is fabulous. Thank you also for taking the time to feedback as we appreciate peoples time is a highly valuable commodity in this day and age. Kind regards Laura
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Address: Pembroke Road, Portsmouth PO1 2TA, England
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