Ellisfield Vacation Packages

Good rooms and showers. The food we ordered

We have stayed at the Harbour hotel on a number of occasions, as well as many other hotels in the area. The hotel is in a great location, has a pool and spa, and in our opinion is the best hotel in Southampton. That said, the room we were allocated appeared to be an apartment rather than a hotel room. It had a full-sized kitchen, but most appliances had been disabled, but the room had little cupboard space for hanging clothes. As we were staying for 4 days, this was impractical. The room also didn't have a phone, so we had to use our mobile to phone reception.

Excellent location for where I needed it. Check in was very efficient and the room comfortable and well prepared. Coffee and tea facilities are provided and were nicely located out of the way in a small cupboard converted for the purpose. We had the Chinook room. There are no dedicated parking facilities at the Red Lion but on street parking appeared plentiful and free between 18:00 - 08:00 with a max stay of 2 hrs outside of those times. Continental breakfast was served which I would say was good but not excellent. A cooked breakfast option would have been nice. Overall a comfortable and painless stay which I think was good value for money (date of stay 14th October).

The hotel wasn't too busy during my stay, but everything I needed was available when required. Evening meals were easy to reserve on the OpenTable app, and when I needed to change the time, it was as simple as logging in to update. The room was ideal for working in, although a bit more illumination would have been nice. The bed was great, so a good nights sleep was had. All in an enjoyable experience.

Just a few things. Receptionist was pretty rude. No hello. No acknowledgment. When I used to come back I said hello and was ignored. My wife said the same thing on separate occasions. Room itself was a good size and had everything. Only issue was a very weird smell. Not sure what it was but was very strong. Also there was pee in the toilet already even though the apartment was cleaned. I wouldn't stay here again but it is a good room for someone on a budget who likes to cook themselves etc.