Holiday Inn Express Southampton - M27, J7, an IHG Hotel

Clean and modern.

The room was large and really clean, there was a 24 hour restaurant service and onsite parking was free. The hotel is also really accessible from the M27. I was sailing from Southampton on the day of my departure and from the hotel there were three routes to the docks - all of which where 20 minutes, so very accessible. My stay at the Holiday Inn Express was on a par with my stay at a Premier Inn (for previous holidays)- however Premier Inn's in Southampton don't offer either free breakfasts in their price or free onsite parking. If sailing from Southampton I definitely recommend this hotel.

My daughter and I arrived around 2.30am after a 2 1/2 drive from London’s o2 arena following from a concert my daughter attended. We were both exhausted but was welcomed by the receptionist with a lovely warm smile. She was just what we had needed after a long day. The hotel entrance was spotlessly clean, was nice to get in from the pouring rain. I had messaged the hotel to say we were on our way when we left London and the lady confirmed she had seen the message. I felt out of courtesy I needed to let the hotel know we were definitely on our way. When I booked, I asked for a room close to the lift as I can’t walk far, our room was on the ground floor and close to the main entrance, which was much appreciated. Our room was perfect, the bed was really comfy, the bathroom was clean. All was great.

The location of this hotel was perfect for our Christmas party at the Utilita Bowl. It is very convenient in general. The staff were friendly and the food service in the bar was super quick! The food was also tasty. The room was comfortable enough, with a well designed bathroom and good black out curtains. The pancake machine at breakfast was fun!

Comfortable good size room and bed, well priced. Convenient for a stopover from the Portsmouth ferry, just off the motorway. Very professional polite staff and efficient reception which gave the hotel a more luxury feel. Lovely breakfast included in the price with heaps of choice. Kettle and drinks provided in the room, which was very welcome. It was nice to have a sofa too as somewhere to put my stuff. Plenty of free parking.