Guest Reviews of Express By Holiday Inn Southampton - M27 Jct7


Botley Road, West End, Hedge End, Hampshire, SO30 3XA
3 Star 3 Star Southampton Hotel
 
Guest Comments

These comments are from previous guests who stayed at Express By Holiday Inn Southampton - M27 Jct7 and subsequently completed a customer satsifaction questionnaire. Any opinions expressed are those of the guests and not of the owner of this website or booking network.

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80% Working order of facilities / equipment
80% Order and cleanliness of the hotel
80% Performance of staff
80% Overall experience
90% Overall value for money
  • 80% Group of adult friends

    stayed on January 12, 2010

    "a good safe stay"

    the hote was clean and well presented

    only bad point was the ice had not been cleared in the car park and only paths had been cleared. walking from the car was very dangerous.

  • 40% Young couple

    stayed on December 14, 2009

    "I probably wouldn't stay there again. Breakfast was not what I expected. Having stayed in similar hotels before at a similar grading I have always been provided with a full english breakfast. On this occasion it was toast, very hard boiled eggs etc - very basic. Cutlery was not available and I had to ask several times for different items."

    comfortable bed. Nice bathroom

    Staff were quite abrupt. They didn't offer information such as where to go for our breakfast. I have to say all the staff were quite rude and seemed quite patronising.

  • 80% Older Couple

    stayed on October 21, 2009

    "well suitable hotel for an overnight stay"

    friendly and helpful staff, spacious room and bathroom, complimentary newspaper, complimentary parking, complimentary breakfast with a good choice of food and drinks

    - too busy lounge and bar area because of possibility for guests to choose the programme and volume of the TV - bar offered no cider from the tap - no free wi-fi in public areas of the hotel

  • 100% Young couple

    from Sutton UK, stayed on October 6, 2009

    "Well worth the money. Very comfortable and made to feel welcome as opposed to beiong just another customer."

    Excellent rooms with a very comfortable bed. Reception staff were very friendly and extremely helpful. Breakfast was of top quality and with a very good selection.

  • 100% Older Couple

    stayed on September 6, 2009

    "Perfect preparation for our cruise holiday."

    smart and comfortable

    Aircon unit outside a bit noisy for my wife at night. No problem for me.

  • 100% Family with Kids

    from Duebendorf CH stayed on July 29, 2009

    "No problem"

    Clean, new, everything worked.

    First room we were given was occupied - security issue there was a notebook there. Car park seems to fill up early; shops/restaurants too far to walk.

  • 60% Older Couple

    from Bexleyheath UK, stayed on June 29, 2009

    "good, just the bar staff"

    rooms clean and well laid out

    the bar staff were terrible, didn't give any or correct change, snatched money, didn't know who was next.

  • 90% Older Couple

    stayed on June 7, 2009

    "Suited our purpose exactly"

    Excellent location for the purpose of our trip to the Rose Bowl. Excellent value for money

    Some more seating in room would make it more comfortable

  • 90% Individual on Business

    stayed on May 22, 2009

    "Good location would certainly use again"

    Unfortunately the staff's english on reception was very difficult to understand although they were friendly perhaps more training needed in this area

  • 90% Family with older children

    from Dyce UK, stayed on May 20, 2009

    "Excellent. Will definatly book again and recommend to friends when in Southampton and especially flying from Eastleigh airport."

    Good value for money. Nice quiet room. Excellent breakfast selection.

    Not really a complaint but would have liked a computer for guest access to confirm flight details etc. Hotel does have WIFI but we didnt have a computer with us!

  • 80% Older Couple

    stayed on May 13, 2009

    "Overall, very good"

    Relatively simple to find, comfortable

    Cost of snacks etc was expensive and a little wider choice in the machine would be better.

  • 80% Individual on Business

    stayed on April 30, 2009

    "Good stay with no general gripes. But a pint of Boddingtons was returned as it was cloudy but bar staff didn't seem to understand the issue. 2nd pint was just as bad. Looked like the beer lines needed cleaning. Went to a nearby pup instead."

    Clean & efficient

    Bar & Lounge area a bit sterile, beer too expensive

  • 100% Young couple

    stayed on April 27, 2009

    "Would reccomend."

    Really clean!!! Great breakfast. Modern.

  • 70% Individual on Business

    from Witney UK, stayed on April 7, 2009

    "Adequate for overnight stay"

    Clean and well maintained room. Efficient and friendly staff.

    Food was not very good. Limited menu and not well cooked.

  • 100% Gay Couple

    from Milton keynes UK, stayed on March 15, 2009

    Very good value for money. Much better than travelodge. Excellent staff and very clean and well designed rooms

  • 90% Older Couple

    from Cardiff UK, stayed on February 26, 2009

    "Would certainly recommend this hotel especially the facilities for the disabled traveller. although not needing them myself found the hotel room had excellent facilities."

    Only bad point- distubed by young male party through night.

  • 70% Family with older children

    from Preston UK, stayed on February 23, 2009

    "A good place to stay for a night. Friendly staff and adequate breakfast."

    Excellent service by the General Manager and his staff. Good directions given over the telephone by the staff to allow me to find the hotel quite easily.

    The reservation made was for a family room, indicated for 3 adults. I specified this as I, as a lone parent, required a bed, my eldest daughter required a bed and my 3 year old daughter required a bed. The room provided had a double bed and a sofa-bed which was not made up, although a quilt was provided when requested.

  • 50% Individual on Business

    from Robertsbridge UK, stayed on February 8, 2009

    "disappointing"

    clean, conveniently located, reasonable price, decent buffet breakfast.

    pillows like bricks left me with a very stiff neck, thin bedding with no spare blankets so I was cold all night, infuriating humming vibration particularly noticeable during middle of the night. very poor evening meal in the restaurant.

  • 100% Group of adult friends

    from Kortenberg BE stayed on December 24, 2008

    "I've stayed at lots of hotels and this rates very highly in terms of overall value."

    Location; parking; super,clean,bright facilities. Very efficient staff. Excellent value for money

    No bad points, as such - but a bit more choice at breakfast a proper continental breakfast would make it an even better experience.

  • 80% Group of adult friends

    stayed on December 20, 2008

    simple clean adequate needs and great value

  • 90% Older Couple

    from Spilsby UK, stayed on December 2, 2008

    "An enjoyable, inexpensive weekend break in a very well run hotel. Just lacked a little friendliness at times."

    All the facilities. Good price at weekend rates. Beds very comfy. Very clean. Very efficient staff. Complimentary self-service breakfast very good.

    Room a little cold. Poor coffee - from a 'powder' type machine. Some staff could be more welcoming.

  • 80% Work Associates

    stayed on November 17, 2008

    "Happy with quality of hotel"

    Excellent breakfast and location.

    Staff could of been more friendly on arrival.

  • 100% Older Couple

    stayed on October 2, 2008

    "No faults"

    Clean friendly and efficient

  • 90% Older Couple

    from Birmingham UK, stayed on September 4, 2008

    "very good"

    pleasant room and staff, nice breakfast.

  • 70% Older Couple

    stayed on August 26, 2008

    "ok as it was convenient"

    Staff all helpful clean all around

    The only bad point in our room was the stained shower curtain,we have stayed in cheaper accomodation where it was changed guest even after one nights stay breakfast on saturday dissapointing after cold meat etc and accom more expensive also find it strange the notice in the lift advising you to avoid 9am-10am as you may have to wait for shows to me that the dining is too small.

  • 90% Family with Kids

    stayed on August 19, 2008

    "V. good - we have stayed in H. I. Express before and like the offer. Evening meal choice at this hotel has improved since I was last here - well done."

    We had requested a quiet room and were put on a ground floor corridor which appeared to have guests who also wanted peace and quiet. The hotel was full to capacity a wedding party and lots of young children - but none were in our corridor - full marks!

    Would have liked a bath.

  • 80% Individual on Business

    stayed on August 3, 2008

    "good"

    good buffet breakfast

    little noisy

  • 90% Visitor

    stayed on August 22, 2008

    "Good"

    Clean & modern, welcoming foyer.

    Limited menu for longer stays.

  • 70% Group of adult friends

    stayed on July 16, 2008

    "The facility appears to be decent and apart from the soap issue it was overall acceptable."

    Neat and clean; spacious with adequate sleeping quarters

    Body wash dispensers could not dispense any soap because they needed to be replenished; even with about 1/5 of the container's capacity that area near the neck of the refillable bottle is too hard for the soap to be squeezed out - no matter how much force is applied. We would have preferred a small bar of soap.

  • 80% Group of adult friends

    stayed on May 11, 2008

    "The hotel was easy to find and very well situated - excellent for cricket fans as it is adjacent to the Rose Bowl ground, home of Hampshire county Cricket. Facilities were very good, the buffet breakfast was very good. There were food outlets nearby eg pubs serving meals, take-aways. There was a regular bus service passing the hotel. We thought it value for money."

    location,quality of accommodation and dining area, breakfast option

  • 70% Individual on Business

    stayed on June 23, 2008

    Have stayed a couple of times before and on this occasion used the adjoining gym facilities using my room card from the hotel for ID. Worth the small additional charge as the facilites are extensive. Take your own towel though!

    Check-in and bar staff still generally "distant". Sometimes wonder if they've undergone any customer service training. A simple smile or please and thankyou would not go amiss and make guests feel a whole lot more welcome.

  • 80% Gay Couple

    stayed on June 21, 2008

    Problems checking in. We were given key to room which had already been taken. once problem was sorted out we had a very good stay.

  • 100% Individual on Business

    from Doncaster UK, stayed on June 19, 2008

    Excellent clean and friendly hotel in an excellent location, Room was clean and tidy as you would expect with plenty of television entertainment if thats what you like, nice resonably priced food in the bar with a fresh continental breakfast.

    Food and drinks machine is very very expensive, 90p for a mars bar!!!!!

  • 70% Individual on Business

    stayed on April 8, 2008

    "Overall good impression in terms of facilites and room standard, but some work to do with regards to staff and face to face customer services - somewhat impersonal , from Reception through to Bar & Restaurant."

 
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