Guest Reviews & Comments
The Parkbury Hotel near Portsmouth: Portsmouth Hotels
1 Other - 26/12/07	80%
2 Mature couple - 13/12/07	80%
Good Points: Lovely building with staff who cared, and were very informative when telling of the hotel's history.
Bad Points: shower not easy to regulate temperature (did not bother to report this) and one radiator did not work (although staff happily supplied a fan heater upon discovery of this)
Further Comments: Really nice surprise to stay in a listed building with such an interesting history, staff are very friendly and willing to accomodate any request where possible. Extremely welcoming and nice friendly atmosphere. Am rebooking for the next trip to Isle of Wight.
3 Mature couple - 13/12/07	80%
Good Points: Lovely building with staff who cared, and were very informative when telling of the hotel's history.
Bad Points: shower not easy to regulate temperature (did not bother to report this) and one radiator did not work (although staff happily supplied a fan heater upon discovery of this)
Further Comments: Really nice surprise to stay in a listed building with such an interesting history, staff are very friendly and willing to accomodate any request where possible. Extremely welcoming and nice friendly atmosphere. Am rebooking for the next trip to Isle of Wight.
4 Group of adult friends - 28/11/07	80%
Good Points: Hotel in a nice position in Sandown,easy to get to via public transport.Comfortable rooms and friendly staff.
Bad Points: Hotel very noisey at night and early in the morning also central heating in hotel set to nuclear hot.
5 Mature couple - 28/11/07	70%
Good Points: It was clean and warm, with friendly staff
Further Comments: The hotel obviously caters for coach loads of people, which is fine, but does cause a lot of noise of people walking overhead and outside our room. I could clearly hear the lady in the room next door on her mobile and every word from hear was easily heard. Our breakfast was served in a separate room from the coach parties, so our service was very quick. As a business stopover it is better than average, but I wouldn't want to holiday there
6 Family with young children - 02/11/07	80%
7 Mature couple - 25/10/07	70%
Good Points: The bedroom was very spacious with a comfortable bed. There was plenty of storage space.
Bad Points: The bathroom was outdated. The plumbing was not up to modern standards, as there was no thermostatic control on the shower. This meant that the water was difficult to get to the correct temperature and a child or elderly person could have scalded themself.
Further Comments: I would like to have known that there was no shampoo or shower gel - only a very small piece of soap. Consequently we had to go out and buy some. Dinner was served between 6.30 and 6.45 - probably because the waitress opened the bar at 8. It is also the fastest I have been served a 5 course meal - we had finished in under an hour! Although the food was OK we would have liked to have had the chance to take longer over it. The waitress also had a bare midriff which I didn't think gave a good impression and the waiter in the morning needed to iron his shirt. Just little things, but impressions that stick in the mind.
8 Mature couple - 25/10/07	70%
Good Points: The bedroom was very spacious with a comfortable bed. There was plenty of storage space.
Bad Points: The bathroom was outdated. The plumbing was not up to modern standards, as there was no thermostatic control on the shower. This meant that the water was difficult to get to the correct temperature and a child or elderly person could have scalded themself.
Further Comments: I would like to have known that there was no shampoo or shower gel - only a very small piece of soap. Consequently we had to go out and buy some. Dinner was served between 6.30 and 6.45 - probably because the waitress opened the bar at 8. It is also the fastest I have been served a 5 course meal - we had finished in under an hour! Although the food was OK we would have liked to have had the chance to take longer over it. The waitress also had a bare midriff which I didn't think gave a good impression and the waiter in the morning needed to iron his shirt. Just little things, but impressions that stick in the mind.
9 Young couple - 09/10/07	40%
10 Business Trip - 06/10/07	80%
11 Mature couple - 10/07/07	80%
Bad Points: reception staff are busy doing more than 1 job so it can take time to get your key
Further Comments: enjoyed my stay. slightly noisy due to being in room directly under water tank and nightly entertainment, but fr price paid, very good
12 Mature couple - 10/07/07	80%
Bad Points: reception staff are busy doing more than 1 job so it can take time to get your key
Further Comments: enjoyed my stay. slightly noisy due to being in room directly under water tank and nightly entertainment, but fr price paid, very good
13 Family with young children - 26/06/07	70%
Good Points: hotel look
Bad Points: room
14 Leisure Visit - 24/06/07	60%
15 Mature couple - 21/06/07	80%
Good Points: clean and well presented
Bad Points: creaky floors
Further Comments: good value for money friendly
16 Young couple - 21/06/07	70%
Good Points: The new assistant manager - very friendly and nothing too much trouble. Overall experience was very good.
Bad Points: Room was very dated. The staff in the restaurant although all very pleasant could do with a little training. Our breakfast table was unlaid and all the cuttlery etc was given to us in a pile for us to lay ourselves!!
Further Comments: Hotel was very adequate for what we paid. The staff were friendly, the room a good size although dated in decor. The photo of the Parkbury hotel on the internet is a little deceiving though as it looks like it has grand gardens but the picture is in fact the front garden which is between the road and the hotel. The garden is well manacured though.
17 Young couple - 21/06/07	70%
Good Points: The new assistant manager - very friendly and nothing too much trouble. Overall experience was very good.
Bad Points: Room was very dated. The staff in the restaurant although all very pleasant could do with a little training. Our breakfast table was unlaid and all the cuttlery etc was given to us in a pile for us to lay ourselves!!
Further Comments: Hotel was very adequate for what we paid. The staff were friendly, the room a good size although dated in decor. The photo of the Parkbury hotel on the internet is a little deceiving though as it looks like it has grand gardens but the picture is in fact the front garden which is between the road and the hotel. The garden is well manacured though.
18 Mature couple - 16/06/07	80%
Good Points: friendly atmosphere
Bad Points: shower was poor
19 Young couple - 08/06/07	90%
20 Other - 02/06/07	70%
Good Points: Spacious rooms which were well presented.
Bad Points: Shower tap was too stiff to use.
If you are unable to book a room at The Parkbury Hotel then the nearest UK hotels around the Sandown area are: Belvedere Hotel Review, : Grange Hall Hotel Review, : Ashleigh House Hotel Review,