Somerset House Boutique Hotel and Restaurant

Beautiful building, fab room, lovely staff, great food, definitely recommend! Short stroll to the beach and 20 mins walk into town. Great breakfast with plenty of veggie and vegetarian options, fab evening meal too. Will definitely return!

Nice hotel, friendly staff, excellent breakfast, and conveniently located one street from the beach and 5-10 min into the bar and restaurant district. Free parking permit on the street nearby. We stayed just one night to visit Portsmouth but we definitivly come back when we are around next time.

What a find, the hotel has bags of character, really clean facilities, lovely decor, great breakfast and welcoming, friendly staff. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would definitely return. The Florence Arms was incredible too, again lovely staff and amazing food

Great Location. Great room. Fabulous generous breakfast. Staff excellent. Great shower. Very comfortable bed. Great decor. Excellent cleanliness. Free parking which is a great bonus. We would both recommend this hotel for a stay to visit Portsmouth. We would return.

Friendly welcome, lovely comfortable& spacey bedroom, breakfast was really nice quality food! All the staff were friendly& attentive. Very good value for money. The hotel is situated in a very handy area for walks on the sea front& parks, we ate in the Florence pub over the road from the hotel is really quality food& service, I believe is owned by hotel, highly recommend homemade cooking!

We only stayed 1 night. Cannot praise this hotel enough. Arrived early to be told our room was ready. Super room. Cooked breakfast was just enough. Most of all the staff, of which there seemed to be lots, were friendly and attentive. Would not hesitate to book again and recommend to anyone travelling to Portsmouth.

We had a lovely stay here for our Anniversary. My husband advises me that Mia was very helpful with the room booking. The room was gorgeous and comfortable with a lovely big bath. The area was very quiet, which we didn’t really expect, and it was a a couple of minutes from the sea front. Breakfast was delicious, and staff were very friendly and helpful, whilst being very busy. A parking space was booked, so there was no problem with parking. We will definitely be returning.

Wardrobe doesn't shut properly, marks in bathroom, mire annoying didn't realise what a pain parking was going to be and also restaurant across the road. £100 happy breakfast was lovely but had to ask for toast and in the conservatory so would get extremely hot. Just paid £81 for lovely hotel in Bristol, breakfast wasn't included but £12 each so still much better value and bathroom stunning.

Our stay here was ok but we feel there are just a couple of things where it falls short of the 'Luxury Boutique' label and makes it a wee bit overpriced. We were able to park fairly near to the hotel in one of the residential streets and were given a resident's parking permit, which is good for city accommodation. The breakfast menu is wide and varied. The food is good and the staff friendly. Breakfast is not served on site but is literally just across the road. The room was ok, but it is here that the Somerset does not quite reach the 'luxury boutique' claim. The room isn't massive but is clean and has enough space to not feel cramped. The bed is comfortable and the linen clean. The towels could do with replacing as they are not the thick, soft luxury you would expect for a £165 a night room. The coffee would benefit from an upgrade and the television is on the small side for a luxury room. The bathroom is small but nicely done and has a large, powerful shower - tick. Unfortunately, the toiletries were so watery that they just didn't do the job and we had to buy our own - not what you expect from luxury boutique accommodation. Our stay here wasn't 'bad' by any means but we feel that charging 'luxury boutique' prices, then everything in the room should meet 'luxury boutique' standards. We are fully aware that Portsmouth is a city and tourist destination so hotels might be more expensive, but so is Edinburgh guests pay a lot less for a lot more. We would pay £120 -130 for this room but £165 has left us feeling a bit short-changed to be honest.