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 - 2.1 km
Gunwharf Quays - 4 min drive - 2.7 km
Portsmouth Guildhall - 4 min drive - 2.9 km
Portsmouth International Port - 6 min drive - 4.5 km
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard - 7 min drive - 4.6 km
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. Need to unwind? Take a break with a tasty beverage 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 transport
Onsite parking available only on request
Secured parking on site (GBP 10 per day)
Limited on-site parking
Onsite parking includes off-street options
Food and drink
2 bars/lounges
2 restaurants
A coffee shop/cafe
Restaurants on site
Florence Arms(3 min walk)
The Garden 2 mins walk
Conveniences
Guidebooks
Luggage storage
Guest services
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Housekeeping (daily)
Multilingual staff
Business services
2 meeting rooms
Accessibility
High-pile carpet in room
No lift
Room amenities
Bedroom
Egyptian cotton sheets
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Shampoo
Soap
Toilet paper
Towels provided
Entertainment
32-inch flat-screen TV
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
More
Desk
Heating
Individual decor
Individual furnishings
Laptop workspace
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
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector and a smoke detector
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
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 176 out of 231 reviews
10 - Excellent
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Rating 8 - Good. 43 out of 231 reviews
8 - Good
43
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 231 reviews
6 - Okay
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Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 231 reviews
4 - Poor
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 231 reviews
2 - Terrible
3
9.8/10
Cleanliness
9.6/10
Staff & service
8.6/10
Amenities
9.4/10
Property conditions & facilities
8.0/10
Eco-friendliness
Reviews
10/10 Excellent
Amanda
26 Dec 2024
Amanda
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024
6/10 Okay
Robert
9 Dec 2024
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Looks incredible in photos
I bought a luxury room with a bath. When I turned up the receptionist gave me a key card and told me my room was on the second floor. No mention of what side of the second floor. When I did get in, the room looked incredible. The bathroom was up some stairs. It was a really cold night when I stayed and unfortunately the bath didn’t have hot water so my bath didn’t happen, then as I stayed I saw things that clearly needed attention. The wall heater literally gave heat for 10 mins then auto turned off. The hot water issue and when I went to bed, the near side of bed had a huge dip in it. Some people may like that but it was difficult to turn over when in the dip itself.
In photos it looks incredible and I’m disappointed not angry. When I mentioned these things at reception at check out I was told that I could have had these things fixed there and then so I will clearly take responsibility for not doing this.
Fantastic room, lovely breakfast, but busy waiting staff so the wait was longer than we would usually expect.
One personal criticism was the pillows were too full and too firm and no choice to swap them.
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.
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
Was here for one night to see a gig at a nearby music venue. The minute I was dropped off by my Uber and I saw the hotel I fell in love. I went to reception to check in the gal was absolutely friendly, accommodating and professional. As I opened the door to the Edwardian hotel I knew I was in for a treat. The entire premises were immaculate. Very cute boutique hotel. the minute I got settled in my room I FaceTimed my mom who was in LA to show her the beautiful room. 100000% will stay here again.
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
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.