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Holiday Inn Express Portsmouth - Gunwharf Quays by IHG

3.0 star property

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Exterior
Bar (on property)
Point of interest
Exterior
Exterior

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Business services
  • Bar
$111
$92 nightly
$111 total
Total with taxes and fees
Feb 15 - Feb 16

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The Plaza Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, England, PO1 3FD
  • Place, Gunwharf Quays
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, University of Portsmouth
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Place, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Airport, Southampton (SOU)
    ‪29 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Double Bed with Sofa bed (with Free Hot Breakfast)

Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed with Sofa bed (with Free Hot Breakfast)

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(24 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed (with Free Hot Breakfast)

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(79 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 2 Twin Beds (with Free Hot Breakfast)

Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room, 2 Twin Beds (with Free Hot Breakfast)

7.6 out of 10
Good
(34 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Room, 1 Double Bed, Accessible (with Free Hot Breakfast)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(15 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room, 2 Twin Beds (with Free Hot Breakfast)

7.0 out of 10
Good
(7 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed (with Free Hot Breakfast & View)

7.8 out of 10
Good
(22 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room (with Free Hot Breakfast)

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(13 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the neighborhood

Portsmouth

When you stay at Holiday Inn Express Portsmouth - Gunwharf Quays by IHG in Portsmouth, you'll be near the beach, just steps from Gunwharf Quays and 9 minutes by foot from Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. .This hotel is 2 mi (3.3 km) from Portsmouth International Port and 0.2 mi (0.4 km) from Spinnaker Tower.

What's nearby

  • Gunwharf Quays - 1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • University of Portsmouth - 4 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Mary Rose Museum - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Portsmouth Historic Dockyard - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Portsmouth Guildhall - 10 min walk - 0.6 miles

Getting around

  • Portsmouth Harbour Station - 5 min walk
  • Southampton (SOU) - 41 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Caffè Nero - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Nando's - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Burger King - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Brasserie Blanc Portsmouth - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Holiday Inn Express Portsmouth - Gunwharf Quays by IHG

Hotel with a bar, steps from Gunwharf Quays
Holiday Inn Express Portsmouth - Gunwharf Quays by IHG offers 130 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels and pay movies. Bathrooms include showers.

This Portsmouth hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Stay in one of 130 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming provides entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, a banquet hall, and a vending machine.
Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Planning an event in Portsmouth? This hotel has 743 square feet (69 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and 2 meeting rooms. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast each morning.
Onsite venue - bar.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Self parking on site (GBP 2 per day)
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily
  • A bar/lounge

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Shared microwave
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • 2 meeting rooms
  • 743 square feet of conference space

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels
  • Pay movies

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Guests booked in breakfast included rate plans receive breakfast for up to 2 adults who are sharing a guestroom. Breakfast fees apply for additional guests.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
Pets cannot be left unattended
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Self parking fee: GBP 2 per day
  • Pet fee: GBP 10 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

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Holiday Inn Express Portsmouth - Gunwharf Quays by IHG Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 504 out of 1010 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 309 out of 1010 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 119 out of 1010 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 40 out of 1010 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 38 out of 1010 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Terris

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nora

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Yes very safe
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Kai Lee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Ventilation in room simply does not work. Temperature fixed at 35degrees all night Informed night reception, who advised to just switch off if too hot! ie, no air in room. Fantastic check in staff, friendly service at breakfast, but room is not comfortable for this reason.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Geoff

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location for many of Portsmouth attractions all within walking distance, friendly & helpful staff, great breakfast with plenty of healthy options as well as full English, & offer a takeaway service if your to rushed or have attractions planned. Hotel is spotless & we found it great value for money. Would definitely pay a return visit & recommend to family & friends
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ewen

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We were able to check in at 11:30am which was great, could then checkout the shops nearby. Very helpful staff. Great breakfast offering.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Nothing great. Nothing bad. Expectations met.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The room was spotless, and quiet, the lack of water pressure and hot water was soon rectified, breakfast was well presented with a good choice of continental or hot food, overall would recommend this hotel a big shout to Finn the receptionist.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Elaine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff were very helpful, warned us there was no hot water which is why I have not given this review a 5 star.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Richard, Loughborough

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Got what I expected. Convenient for Historic Dockyard museum attractions. Good car parking option.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Richard

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Hotel in need of update . Food could be better. Bolt hole stop over not a long stay option
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Jamie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Gareth

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
OK - clean, comfortable, etc - but a bit stale (poor coffee, not always entirely cheery staff). But fine overall.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

David, Dorchester

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
No air conditioning
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Michael

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It’s all a bit run down! The breakfast was sub standard and exposed for all germs. A jar of marmalade and A knife.ewwww for all to share. We were given a disabled room! You wouldn’t want to walk barefoot
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Darren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

Great hotel, but needs to improve beds

Hotel service very good, friendly staff, great breakfast choices and easy to get about locally. However bed was terrible, felt like springs broken and could not sleep very well.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Navdeep

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location for a stay close to family who live in Southsea. Everything we needed, including a bar to relax for an hour before bed. Free coffee and water in reception was awesome. All amenities on the doorstep in a wonderful safe environment. I would stay here every time.
Local eatery close to Holiday Inn Express, Gunwharf
Spinnaker Tower view from window, Gunwharf
Mary Rose Exhibit, Naval Dockyards, Portsmouth. 5 min walk from Holiday Inn
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

SANTIAGO

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

N

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

RJ

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Overnight stay. Friendly welcome. Room ok, but evidence that cleaning was rushed (some marks on surfaces), wine stain on carpet, sink cracked. Good breakfast and car parking options.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Love the position, the staff are great it is my favourite HIEX property. Aircon still not working after months was a problem even in October, but the fan in the room meant we could sleep OK.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lucienne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great spot for one or two nights. Good breakfast with plenty of seating and food options.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We were welcomed at reception by friendly and helpful staff. Our room was clean and aired with the window open. All the staff were friendly and helpful. There was a great choice for breakfast. We will definately be back. Thank you.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025