The hotel in general was nice and friendly, but when going towards the room I noticed how old fashioned and dated everything looked, like it needed updating from the carpet to the walls. In the room it was clean and tidy but everything was a little dated - it was like going back to the 70's. Personally I prefer a nice crisp clean look in the rooms but this definitely wasn't the case. I think this could be a really lovely hotel as the location is perfect but it needs a good refit. Considering what we paid for the room I was expecting more.

Liked: Clean as can be considering how old everything is.
Disliked: Very old fashioned.

Exceptional

Liked: Clean friendly and good swimming pool etc
Disliked: Nothing

Excellent base to explore Portsmouth...

Liked: Room was very clean and comfortable with a good supply of tea. Breakfast was very good and evening meals in the bar good and reasonable value. Location was fantastic only a short walk from the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and IOW ferries.

Exceptional

Liked: Very nice relaxed place. Breakfast very good quality. Room very spacious and exceptionally clean. Massive bathroom with every thing you could need.
Disliked: The only problem we found was the room was very hot and you couldn?t change the setting on the radiators. We had to have the window wide open to cool the room down through the night which was a bit of a waste of heat we thought.

Clean & comfy but no...

Liked: Handy for the ferry and short walk to restaurants at Gunwharf Quays. Comfy bed. Spotlessly clean. Staff very friendly and helpful.
Disliked: Hotel rooms were in the west wing so meant a bit of a maze-like trek to get there. Although we?d paid for breakfast we didn?t eat it because we needed to check in at Brittany Ferries terminal at 07:15 and breakfast starts at 07:00. No exceptions. Pity the hotel doesn?t cater for early morning ferry departures given its connection with the sea! We were given a packed lunch instead.

Very pleasant stay with an...

Liked: Staff really friendly. Interesting and unique place to stay. Relaxed atmosphere. All profits go to a worthwhile charity. Extremely handy for station and Historic Dockyard.

Disappointing

Liked: God location near the historic dockyard
Disliked: It sems to be a club for seamen more than a hotel?

For location cannot be beat....

Liked: Rooms were clean and hotel lobby impressive
Disliked: No air conditioning

Excellent.

Liked: Very clean and very comfortable beds. We were given an upgraded room as a goodwill gesture for concerns read previously on Tripadvisor which proved groundless. Excellent service. Would definitely recommend.
Disliked: Restaurant did not open before 6pm and we needed a pre theatre supper.

Great place to stay

Liked: Nice room good bar. Great breakfast
Disliked: It was great