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Somerset House Boutique Hotel
10 Florence Road Southsea, Portsmouth PO5 2NE
- Year of most recent renovation2022
About
Somerset House Hotel has been restored to the original splendor of its Edwardian roots. It offers boutique rooms with free Wi-Fi and parking, just 450 yards from Southsea Beach. A mix of on and off-road parking is available, reservation is required. All bedrooms and bathrooms are individually designed, offering stylish and comfortable furnishings. Each room features a LCD TV, and vegan friendly toiletries. A Full a la carte breakfast is served each morning. The Somerset House Hotel offers two full service restaurants with indoor and outdoor dining area in their garden space with woodfire grill, pizza oven including varied vegetarian and vegan options. Year round dining is offered at The Florence Arms Gastro Pub & Restaurant steps away from the property. Somerset House Boutique Hotel is the second hotel in The Mercer Collection group of boutique properties. The historic Mary Rose, HMS Victory, and HMS Warrior warships are less than 10 minutes' drive away, along with the Blue Reef Aquarium. Gunwharf Quays Shopping Center and Portsmouth Harbor Railway Station are also less than 10 minutes' away by car.
- Wi-Fi
- Parking
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Dog friendly
- Accessible
- Air conditioning
Facilities
Facilities
- Small pets allowed (under 5 kg) (15 GBP, extra charge)
- Small pets allowed (under 5 kg) not available in all rooms (15 GBP, extra charge)
- Large pets allowed (over 5 kg) (15 GBP, extra charge)
- Large pets allowed (over 5 kg) not available in all rooms (15 GBP, extra charge)
- Wheelchair-accessible
- Car park (extra charge)
- Key Collection (16:00–23:00)
- 24-hour reception
- Check-in hour (16:00–23:00)
+ 20 more
- Check-out hour (12:00)
- Late Check-out (extra charge)
- Mobile phone coverage
- Wi-fi
- Secure parking
- Room service
- Laundry service
- Air conditioning in public areas
- Smoke detector
- Cloakroom
- Garden
- Terrace
- Bicycle storage
- Concierge
- Sun terrace
- Luggage room
- Dining area
- Clothes dryer
- Grill/BBQ
- Electric kettle
Catering
- Café
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Highchairs
- Air conditioning in Restaurant
- Breakfast room
Entertainment & pools
- Pub
Business
- Meeting room
- Projector
Meals
- Breakfast
- Breakfast served to the table
- Continental breakfast
- Hot breakfast
- Breakfast a la carte
- Late riser breakfast
- À la carte lunch
- Brunch
- À la carte dinner
+ 7 more
- Breakfast and dinner
- Breakfast and lunch
- Picnic
- Gluten-free meals
- Vegetarian meal
- Snacks
- Vegan meal
Payment methods
- American Express
- MasterCard
- Visa
- Maestro
- Visa Electrón
Good to know
- Early Check-in
- No hen/stag or any other parties allowed
- Non-smoking establishment
Rooms
Family room
Family Room for 4 - Max 2 adults
Double room
Executive King with Shower
Double room
Double Room with Bath
Twin room
Twin with Shower
Family room
Family Room for 3 (max 2 adults)
Double room
Superior Superking with Shower
| Room type | Guests | Adults / children |
|---|---|---|
| Double room | up to 2 | 2 adults |
| Double room | up to 2 | 2 adults |
| Double room | up to 4 | 4 adults / 3 children |
| Family room | up to 3 | 2 adults / 1 children |
| Family room | up to 4 | 2 adults / 2 children |
| Twin room | up to 2 | 2 adults / 1 children |
| Twin room | up to 4 | 4 adults / 3 children |
Room types and occupancy come from the Hotelbeds catalogue and have not been confirmed by the hotel, so treat them as indicative. Ask the hotel for current rooms, bed layout and the number of guests.
Location
10 Florence Road Southsea, Portsmouth PO5 2NE
- Land's End338 km
- Penzance325 km
- St Ives319 km
- Falmouth291 km
- Newquay287 km
- Padstow275 km
- Bude246 km
Straight-line figures from the hotel's coordinates. Cornish lanes and the coast path are slower than the map suggests, and rail and bus services can be sparse outside summer; see the walks.
Nearby, from the catalogue
- Beach100 m
- DDAY Museum100 m
- Bus/Train station100 m
- Gunwharf Quays2.5 km
- Historic Dockyard2.5 km
- City centre2.5 km
- Entertainment Area2.5 km
- Airport33 km
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Meals
Meal plans
Type of stay
Key facts
- Year of most recent renovation
- 2022
- Total number of rooms
- 8
- Number of floors (main building)
- 3
- Number of floors (annexe)
- 3
- Twin rooms
- 2
Book direct with the hotel
Gromavel is not a booking site and shows no live prices. Contact the hotel for current rates, VAT and cancellation terms; Cornish coast rooms in July and August go months ahead.
- Reservations +44 23 9200 8222
- Email [email protected]
- Website somersethousehotel.co.uk
- Map Google Maps
Hotel data: Hotelbeds, updated 04/09/2026.
