The Clarence Boutique Rooms

4.0 star property
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2 restaurants, breakfast, lunch, dinner served; British cuisine
Exterior
2 restaurants, breakfast, lunch, dinner served; British cuisine
Egyptian cotton sheets, hypo-allergenic bedding, individually decorated
Interior detail

Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Parking available
  • Laundry
  • Pet-friendly
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Clarence Road, Portsmouth, England, PO5 2LQ
  • Southsea Beach
    6 min walk
  • The D-Day Story
    8 min walk
  • Pyramids Centre Portsmouth
    9 min walk
  • Southampton (SOU)
    40 min drive

Room options

Executive King with Shower

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Basic Twin Room

  • 16 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Superior King with Double Spa Bath

  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Executive King with Bath (no shower)

  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Superior King with Bath (no shower)

  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Superior King With Shower (No Bath)

  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Southsea

With a stay at The Clarence Boutique Rooms in Portsmouth, you'll be by the ocean, within a 10-minute walk of The D-Day Story and Pyramids Centre Portsmouth. .This hotel is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Southsea Castle and 1.3 mi (2 km) from University of Portsmouth.

What's nearby

  • University of Portsmouth - 3 min drive
  • Gunwharf Quays - 4 min drive
  • Portsmouth Guildhall - 4 min drive
  • Portsmouth International Port - 6 min drive
  • Portsmouth Historic Dockyard - 7 min drive

Getting around

  • Portsmouth Fratton Station - 9 min drive
  • Southampton (SOU) - 40 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Lord Palmerston - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Scarlet Tap - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪The Florence Arms - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Meat & Barrel - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪The Chippy - ‬5 min walk

About this property

The Clarence Boutique Rooms

Adults-only hotel with 2 restaurants and bars
The Clarence Boutique Rooms offers 8 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. Beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.
Stay in one of 8 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy British cuisine at Florence Arms(3 min walk), one of the hotel's many dining establishments, which include 2 restaurants and a coffee shop/cafe. Relax with a refreshing drink at one of the 2 bars/lounges.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, dry cleaning/laundry services, and multilingual staff. This hotel has 2 meeting rooms available for events. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Florence Arms(3 min walk) - This bistro specializes in British cuisine and serves brunch, lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required.
The Garden 2 mins walk - Overlooking the garden, this bistro serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). Reservations are required. Open daily.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • On-site parking available only on request
  • Secured self parking on site (GBP 10 per day)
  • Limited on-site parking
  • On-site parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • 2 restaurants and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 2 bars/lounges

Restaurants on site

  • Florence Arms(3 min walk)
  • The Garden 2 mins walk

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • Meeting rooms - 2

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Deep-pile carpet in room

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Heating
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Guidebooks/recommendations
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Local maps

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:30 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The check-in location differs from the property location; go to: [Florence Road, Southsea, PO5 2NE - 2 minutes walk]
The host will greet guests on arrival
If you arrive at the property after hours, you'll need to check in at an alternate location: [Main Reception, Florence Road, Southsea PO5 2NA]
If you are planning to arrive after 11:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 15 per pet, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only

Children and extra beds

Children younger than 18 are not allowed at this adults-only property; all guests 18 and older are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Secured self parking fee: GBP 10 per day
  • Pet fee: GBP 15 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

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
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve onsite parking
This property accepts major credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
Guests under 18 years old are not permitted at this adults-only property
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Clarence Hotel Southsea
Clarence Southsea
Clarence Hotel Portsmouth
The Clarence

The Clarence Boutique Rooms Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 174 out of 229 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 43 out of 229 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 229 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 229 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 229 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Beth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay, superb hotel
The decor was lovely, we stayed in an old victorian house converted to rooms, imaculate. The Mecure msin hotel was about a minute away and we hsd breakfast in the patio garden. Beautifully kept and breakfadt was lovely. Mashed advocado with tomato and poached eggs. Service was excellent, when we booked in a member of staff walked us around the corner to the beautiful house we were staying in, which was lovely, fantadtic stainred glass door and the inside did not disapoint.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel. Centrally located, 5 minutes from the beach and 20 minutes to centre. Staff were lovely and friendly and food was delicious. Definite recommendation
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Aaron

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Luke

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

nikolai

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I had a good overall experience.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All good. Parking on road with use of permit and space found a distance away only negative
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Dean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel
Very good service, food and accommodation
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous Hotel
Wonderful hotel, spotlessly clean, great room and a modern bathroom with a large walk in shower. Can’t rate it highly enough
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

2/10 Terrible

Kelvin

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very unclean and uncomfortable
Arrived 24.9.2019 and shown to a very small room with shower , after looking at the pillow cases on the bed we found that the cases were very soiled and after further investigation the mattress was heavily stained we could not sleep on a bed that was unhygenic. We then requested another room. Which was up a further two flights of stairs but only had a bathroom , not a shower , this was acceptable. Although the bath had to be cleaned by the person showing us the room before we could use it . this room was ok although the bed was very uncomfortable and room was very dusty. The food / breakfast was ok. In all of this time not one apology was given for the inconvenience that we had to endure . on day that we left all the waitress was concerned about was the return of the parking permit. Still no apology. Would not reccomend this B&B ( because that is all it is ) and i am amazed how many people rate this B&B as good. Will definately never go back there again
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Vacationer903, Alberta, Canada

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff all were very friendly and helpful. Anna was especially helpful. The room was small but easy to arrange to allow movement. Easy to access power to charge electronics. Breakfasts were good and promptly served. We didn’t have a car while there but noticed that parking was very limited.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location , parking a little difficult but very helpful
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A nice little boutique hotel situated near the pier and other services.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Rohan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Mixed feelings
Generally a good stay, friendly staff good breakfast. Very low water pressure to basin and odd tap operation. Shower pressure low. My partner would also prefer a wand type shower head to prevent the “water boarding “ effect. In a boutique hotel I would expect a small fridge with fresh milk not the awful sachets provided, i can have these in Burger King! A few small adjustments to this hotel would lift it to the position it should be at.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property as a whole is the perfect balance of luxury and comfort, the staff were all lovely and more than happy to help- we wouldn't hesitate to come back! Would definitely recommend the breakfast too- it certainly tastes as good as it looks :-)
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
good location both quiet but near the sea front with safe parking
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Although we only stayed one night the staff were outstanding every way and the hotel is amazing THANKS FOR THE CARD AND BUBBLY
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was close to local amenities and afforded the best location close to the sea front. Rooms were clean and atmosphere was quiet and relaxing.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2019