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Reviews of Holiday Inn Portsmouth by IHG 4 stars

Pembroke Road, Portsmouth, PO1 2TA, United Kingdom

#25 of 31 hotels in Portsmouth

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Review score

Based on 3382 hotel reviews

7.5

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.0

  • Comfort

    8.0

  • Location

    8.7

  • Facilities

    7.7

  • Staff

    8.4

  • Value for money

    7.5

  • Free WiFi

    8.4

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  • Reviewed: 3 September 2025

    9.0
    Very nice
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Would have liked to eat in restaurant in the evening - closed. However we were able to get bar food so was ok

    Good location, clean and tidy, quiet so we slept well

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 3 September 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Free parking

    Location ok breakfast choice good

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 September 2025

    8.0
    Excellent stopover for ferry port
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room with Sofa Bed
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bit noisy at times

    Walking distance to seafront & Shopping outlet

    Stayed in September 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 September 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast was not a good experience. Seemed like there was a lack of staff, lots of tables waiting to be cleared which led to a queue to be seated. The couple of waiters/waitresses that were working were trying their best, there just wasn't enough of them. The situation was made worse by 3 Faulty Towers characters (no joke) walking around trying to entertain, perhaps more actual restaurant staff would have been a wiser idea. Breakfast ingredients were cheap. There was a lack of a lot of items which again seemed to stem from a lack of staff. We felt sorry for the staff working that morning as they were doing the best they could.

    Front desk staff were very friendly, helpful and welcoming. Restaurant staff at breakfast were undermanned but trying their best to help everyone.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 31 August 2025

    9.0
    Throughly enjoyed our stay In Portsmouth, will definitely be back down soon!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room with Two Single Beds
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The air con didn’t work properly and the room got very warm, very quick.

    The location was spot on especially as we had our Labrador with us, the field opposite the hotel was brilliant for early morning/ late night walks.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 August 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room with Sofa Bed
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Window in bathroom

    Nice big room

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 August 2025

    7.0
    Perfect for an overnight stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No restaurant on site, limited parking

    Check in was good, made us a breakfast to go, nice little pool and sauna.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 August 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful stay and a great location for us
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room with Two Single Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    N/a

    Clean tidy and the staff were very friendly

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 August 2025

    7.0
    Great family hotel, very comfortable, good facilities, shame some of the unwelcoming staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Most of the staff could barely manage a smile - some literally never smiled, even at front desk or at breakfast. Very surprising for an IHG hotel Exceptions are Sam and Jack at the bar/restaurant, they were fantastic Food kept running out at the buffer breakfast

    Great leisure facilities - steam room, sauna, pool and jacuzzi Great location Great with kids - there are drawing facilities everywhere, kids eat for free

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Everyone is friendly and polite very welcoming short stay and I liked my view from the window everything was within walking distance to

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 August 2025

    7.0
    Functional but nothing special
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room with Two Single Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Noise in mornings when laundry was collected.Hard pillows!

    Parking on site. Decent breakfast

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 August 2025

    9.0
    Lovely,and comfy
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I did find small amounts of dust but not enough that upset me

    I loved the facilities and everything that came with the room

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Due to the pressure of time to catch the Morning Ferry

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 August 2025

    9.0
    Perfect location, excellent staff.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Pillows were a bit lumpy, and there was a staff access door right next to our room which banged loudly in the mornings when staff were in and out, maybe a slow door closer installed would help. The key got reset everyday so we always ended up having to go back downstairs to have it redone by reception to gain access to our room.

    Perfect location for an event on the seafront, staff were all very friendly and helpful throughout. Parking is a big bonus and reasonably priced. Shower was nice and powerful, towels nice and big.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 August 2025

    9.0
    As a regular visitor everything I expected.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room with Two Single Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Warm welcome everywhere. Great location!

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 August 2025

    9.0
    Lovely location good facilities
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room with Two Single Beds
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very expensive- price hiked because of festival so paid it but would look elsewhere next year, just too expensive

    fab hotel and facilities

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 August 2025

    8.0
    A good stay in a well located hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    How the price is hiked up ridiculously!

    Good facilities and close proximity to Victorious Festival.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 August 2025

    7.0
    Great location , tired hotel.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room with Two Single Beds
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room (twin) was tiny too much furniture in it , you don’t need to extra chair and table with the huge TV unit, the air con didn’t work they give you a small fan. Not enough breakfast staff on , people were being seated at dirty tables as clean up wasn’t efficient. They also hiked up the prices due to the bank hol and festival , not unexpected but the 3 days were near to £900 and not value for money.

    Very well located for town, beach & specifically victorious festival.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 August 2025

    8.0
    Convenient, comfortable and friendly
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I don’t think there is anything that we disliked

    The property itself was clean, the rooms were comfortable, fairly modern and in a great location. The staff were friendly and welcoming and the food was great.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 August 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The restaurant food and service was very disappointing. We had to order our drink, starter, main course and dessert altogether when the waiter came to take the order. As we didn’t know if we’d have room for a dessert we didn’t order one. We had to pay for all the above before it was cooked and we ate it. The starters were cleared away and the mains were bought straight out. They had obviously been cooked for a while and were sat in the kitchen waiting for us to finish our starters. We had Gluten free pasta which was cooked in a tomato sauce that looked and tasted as if it had come from a jar from Asda, we ordered extra toppings one had pulled pork and the other smoked bacon. If we hadn’t ordered them it would have been just pasta and sauce with two small shavings of Parmesan. We didn’t sleep well as the double mattress was dipped in the middle and we kept rolling together.

    Air conditioning was on when we arrived, we were able to turn it off when it got too cold. Hotel was close to the maritime museum which is why we came to Portsmouth. Toiletries in bathroom were luxurious.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 August 2025

    6.0
    Overpriced and dirty
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The air con was broken in all of the rooms which was one of the search criteria for me booking there, we were given a table top fan which really is not an acceptable alternative. The tea making area in the room was filthy. The leisure centre facilities were a bit grotty, noticeable debris and build up between the slats in the sauna...gross. something else that was not functional was the hot tub.... Breakfast was standard and a good selection but given we paid £250 per night for a below average room I was really disgusted that I then had to pay further £12 per night for the breakfast.... I honestly might complain directly to the company as I feel like there's multiple issues with what I was promised Vs what was delivered.

    The bed was comfy and check in we were given free ice cream

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 August 2025

    8.0
    Very pleasant , from the reliability of the lifts to the quality of the breakfast !!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room with Two Single Beds
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Air conditioning in room was not working ,but as weather was not exceptionaly hot did not make any difference to the comfort of our stay

    Breakfast was superb , hot ,plenty of variety , definitely exceeded expectations !!

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room with Two Single Beds
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    People slamming doors at silly o'clock at night and in the morning

    Location

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 22 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room with Sofa Bed
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Easy distance to town and University

    Stayed in July 2025

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