It’s unfair to complain too much about a place I redeemed on short notice using Hilton points, but I was disappointed a couple of times. Asked in my booking if they could organise anything romantic as it was my girlfriend’s birthday, but nothing’d been done when we arrived. As a Gold Hilton member, I was meant to get a free room upgrade, but they said they were unable to and gave me a voucher for a free drink instead. When I went to redeem the drink for my girlfriend, the guy behind the bar said that he couldn’t do cocktails(which was not stated on the drink voucher, and not the case when I’ve had a similar thing happen at the Hilton in Manchester…). Other than that, obviously the lack of the room upgrade itself was slightly disappointing, but nothing else to note or much complain about.
Don Y.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Dallas, TX
Nice hotel, nice people. A little far from restaurants, but the hotel has a good restaurant with great food. Only downside is the hotel has no air conditioning. But, most of the year, you don’t need it. We stay every time we book a cruise that leaves from Southampton
Fred D.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Leavenworth, KS
Not close to the cruise terminal or much of anything in Southampton. I’d reconsider staying here again, although I have no complaints about our room or the staff of the hotel. We stayed here before sailing on the Queen Mary 2. It was a pleasant pre– crossing overnight. The restaurant was nice enough and we even met other passengers on our crossing. While I knew it was far from town when I booked it, I was again disappointed that there’s nothing nearby. Since we arrived late by train, I was unable to explore anything of Southampton, and on our afternoon ride to the ship I was intrigued by some of what the town offers. Maybe next time. Getting from the hotel to the ship turned out to be something of a hassle since we pre booked a car which didn’t show up and we were among many waiting for a ride. Because my friend was assertive we got a car but I’m still not certain it’s the one that was supposed to pick us up or the couple who were waiting. Not fun and definitely not fun for them. In the future I think I’d try staying somewhere closer.
Jon W.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Washington, DC
It’s a bit out of town. You can’t walk to anything, but it is not too inconvenient by taxi to the train station and the cruise terminal. Just fifteen or twenty minutes tops as well as pounds to the train and cruise terminal(respectively). The property is quant kind of like a lodge nestled in a very quiet wooded area. I think most of the people staying here two Saturday nights ago were going on the Queen Mary Two like we were. There were some locals there to partake of the restaurant and bar. The wine list at the restaurant was very good. The bar had decent vodka(Belvedere). My chicken Laksa was outstanding. The room was a decent size. The full size tub was a welcome comfort after my train ride from LGW. I liked that you could open the window. In fact I slept with it cracked to get fresh air and it was super quiet. Good, warm and personable service at the front desk and restaurant. I would stay here again if I were taking a cruise out of South Hampton.
Bruce K.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Charlotte, NC
A decent night’s sleep in an A-OK Hilton property. I don’t have status with Hilton, so I was in a regular room. When I booked it, the only thing they had available was two single beds. I was hoping I might be able to switch to a double when I checked in, but there was some event going on and I was out of luck. The room was fine. Not cramped or tight, there was enough room to get around and the work desk had convenient UK style power sockets. As I’ve come to expect with these«full-service» hotels, the Internet is not free unless you have some level of elite status. £15. Fortunately, I have my WWAN dongle and a 3G signal. Very little noise in the room from neighbors or from the hallway. The only thing was the buzzing of cars going past on the nearby M3 coming through the window. They have a coffee bar in the lobby and one of the front desk clerks was able to make me a decent Americano when I left the hotel at 6:15AM. This was too early for breakfast, so you’ll have to go with Sami’s review on that.(1200)
Sami C.
Rating des Ortes: 4 London, United Kingdom
Hilton in Southampton is a typical, run-of-the-mill Hilton. The rooms were a decent size and you get your bog standard toiletries(Crabtree & Evelyn). We had breakfast in the morning, which again was your standard Hilton fare(breakfast buffet with a range of pastries, cereals and cooked breakfasts). What I like about this Hilton is the fish tank in the lobby — it’s really quite bright and is a nice feature. Also, I like the Costa coffee by the main entrance — it’s very tempting to get your morning coffee on the run. Everything was fine and I don’t really have any faults with the Hilton.
Arnaud D.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Prémanon, Jura
Hôtel ou je me suis arrêté une seule nuit. C’était le premier Hilton ou je dormais et à vrai dire je m’attendais à mieux. Certes c’est très propre et très spacieux, mais au niveau de l’équipement de la chambre c’est tout de même du standard(1TV. 1 lit, 1 mini bar, 1 coffre, 1 bureau, 1 salle de bain avec baignoire) mise à part que les WC étaient séparés de la salle de bain. Je m’attendais a une baignoire balnéo, 1 douche et un équipement de la chambre plus ‘haut de gamme’, mais non. L’hôtel est par contre très calme et à l’intérieur du complexe vous trouverez un bar très sympa pour se relaxer en sirotant une guiness ainsi qu’un restaurant qui bien qu’il soit en Angleterre est tout à fait correct au niveau de la qualité des plats servis. Coté tarif il faut compter environ 100£ pour la nuit.