Royal Maritime Hotel

Awful place, not worth any penny. Old and dirty room, not as the photos on the application. Lifts were not working. Walking distance to room was 3-4 mins, isolated room no service person around. Room door card was problem, it was working after 9-10 times tried. Couldn’t sleep due to the dust in the room.

We had an enjoyable 3 night stay at the Royal Maritime. Very near, 5 minutes walk, from the Historic Dockyard with the waterfront and Spinnaker Tower little more. There is free parking for about 20 cars on the forecourt. We secured a spot. The streets around the hotel have low traffic volumes, so it proved to be a quiet stay although so near Portsmouth’s main tourist attractions. It’s an older hotel with plenty of character. Airy reception, entrance, bar and dining room were very well kept and impressively characterful with the wood panelling. Our room was well appointed and modern. As was the bathroom. Both were scrupulously clean. (and unlike Premier Inn, serviced every day) We found the staff at reception and in the Dining room helpful, friendly and happy to chat. We used the hotel for evening meals on each day and it was pleasing to see something a little more imaginative on the menu than the dozen generic items usually presented in the average hotel. Deserts in particular showed a refreshing ambition to break from the usual. Quality was good and well presented. All items we tried were good value for quality and portion size. Breakfast was buffet service and had a wide and varied selection of hot and cold items. I would definitely use this hotel again when visiting Portsmouth