Local knowledge needed - pre cruise hotels

[newbie cruissy]

Hello, thinking of booking a local hotel for the night before our holiday. I've seen the usual suspects, Premier Inn, Travelodge etc, but wondered if others have used other options. I've found some deals in the Area at similar cost to the chains, that look more "interesting". Any thoughts on The Boathouse at Hythe? Also saw the Royal Southern Yacht Club in Hamble? 

[mickey1959]

Try Chilworth Manor.

[Orianababes]

There was a very recent posting on this topic which mentioned quite a number of possibilities. Main message was “book early to get best price”. Probably first posted 2-3 weeks ago

[Fionboard]

Holiday Inn at the port.

[Orianababes]

21 minutes ago, Fionboard said:

Holiday Inn at the port.

Our choice, but lots of others to sort most tastes

[newbie cruissy]

On 5/4/2022 at 2:08 PM, Fionboard said:

Holiday Inn at the port.

Looks like no availability for the date required, not coming up on their website. 

[Fionboard]

It is popular. When are you going? No parking available during boat show period.

[newbie cruissy]

13 minutes ago, Fionboard said:

It is popular. When are you going? No parking available during boat show period.

Looking at the night of 15 July. Is that the boat show? Will probably book the one in Hythe. 

[Fionboard]

Not boat show. Must be booked up. Hope you find somewhere nice. Lots of hotels around the port area. Good luck.

[AndyMichelle]

The Boathouse at Hythe gets good reports, just bear in mind, although it is 5 minutes away from the port as the crow flies, it is the wrong side of the water, so takes a while to get to as only one road out and can get busy. 

Andy

[wowzz]

4 hours ago, Fionboard said:

Not boat show. Must be booked up. Hope you find somewhere nice. Lots of hotels around the port area. Good luck.

Don't forget that with the rescheduling of Princess cruises out of Southampton,  demand on turn around days has increased tremendously. 

[Josy1953]

We have booked an overnight stay in Winchester before our July cruise because the prices in Southampton are so high that particular night.  We have done this in the past and found that it was good choice because it was a nice easy drive to Southampton on the morning even though there as some sort of problem on the M27 and the satnav offered a pleasant alternative along quiet roads.

[newbie cruissy]

12 hours ago, AndyMichelle said:

The Boathouse at Hythe gets good reports, just bear in mind, although it is 5 minutes away from the port as the crow flies, it is the wrong side of the water, so takes a while to get to as only one road out and can get busy. 

Andy

Thanks Andy, I've booked the Boathouse, looks nice, decent reviews. Will leave plenty of time to drive round (unless there's a water taxi service across?) 

[newbie cruissy]

11 minutes ago, Josy1953 said:

We have booked an overnight stay in Winchester before our July cruise because the prices in Southampton are so high that particular night.  We have done this in the past and found that it was good choice because it was a nice easy drive to Southampton on the morning even though there as some sort of problem on the M27 and the satnav offered a pleasant alternative along quiet roads.

That's a good idea, as long as your within half an hour or so it removes the stress of travelling from home Embarkation day

[AndyMichelle]

4 minutes ago, newbie cruissy said:

Thanks Andy, I've booked the Boathouse, looks nice, decent reviews. Will leave plenty of time to drive round (unless there's a water taxi service across?) 

The Hythe ferry runs across, but it is a bit sporadic, so best to have a plan B in place.

Always local campaigns to try to raise funds to save it, not sure of the current situation.

You should be able to see the ships parked up from the Boathouse. 

Have a great time. 

Andy 

[AndyMichelle]

10 hours ago, wowzz said:

Don't forget that with the rescheduling of Princess cruises out of Southampton,  demand on turn around days has increased tremendously. 

Good point, and with the new terminal for Norwegian/MSC and the ships carrying far more passengers, demand outweighs availability. 

We have noticed a big increase in traffic locally. 

Andy 

[Bobblehat71]

We stayed at the holiday inn ageas bowl last year . Its clean, modern , relatively cheap and only around 10-15mins from the Terminal. ideal if you just need somewhere to sleep.

[kalos]

5 hours ago, newbie cruissy said:

That's a good idea, as long as your within half an hour or so it removes the stress of travelling from home Embarkation day

We have used the Premier Inn just minutes off JC9(M3) Also a big Tesco store where 

you can shop/refuel your car . A steady ten minute walk into Winchester itself .

 

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