Southampton North

When you book with Primer Inn you know there is always a minimum standard that you will find. No surprises: clean rooms, hot water in the shower, beds big enough for 2 people, breakfast service (optional), a pub/beefeater nearby... Unless you have the budget for a big and posh 5* hotel, just a good option to safe yourself some headaches

Very poor sleep due to crunchy mattress cover and very hard pillows. Don't believe the advertisement! Booked meal deal as the hotel was in a small village and wanted to be sure of food. The Beefeater has very limited menu in the evening and poorly prepared. Good selection at breakfast but cooked items tasteless.

We stayed at this hotel on the edge of Southampton. Had trouble finding it on both my Sat Navs ( Garmin & TomTom ), did find it using Google Maps - easy to find. We only booked the 1 night here and also paid for the meal deal - evening meal and breakfast at the restaurant next door. We where lucky as we where on the ground floor - there's no lift in this hotel, it was a hot day & night, but not too hot to sleep - there was a bit fan in the room, but no air-con. As I booked this hotel nearly 1 year in advance, it was free car parking when we booked it. This changed just a few weeks before we arrived, but we did not have to pay the fee. Not sure why they would want to charge to park here, this is on the edge of Southampton in a residential area, only 1 other pub near by and a couple of shops. We did go for a walk and stretched our legs on the Saturday morning before we departed for the short drive down to the docks which took about 30 minutes to do, again I used Google Maps to navigate my way there. In all another comfy nights sleep, no noise from anywhere. Good room as I would expect from a Premier Inn. Yes it is close to the motorway and the airport, and not far to the docks. We would use this hotel again if we where to go on another cruise from Southampton.