The Portland Hotel

Oui, c'était un hôtel économique, donc un peu délabré, manquant de raffinement et grinçant. Cependant, cela était compensé par les lits propres et confortables, la délicieuse cuisine fraîchement préparée du bar Skuba et, surtout, par le personnel sympathique, accueillant et serviable ; Alex en particulier et le personnel du bar le samedi soir. C'était aussi le meilleur endroit pour aller au Leas (à une minute à pied, c'est incroyable !) et la salle animée qui s'ensuivait, avec un DJ qui jouait des morceaux endiablés devant un public très éclectique. Génial. Nous y retournerions sans hésiter 🤩

Bon marché et gai, vieillot mais propre et calme avec un personnel très sympathique et serviable. Le bar et le jardin sont un plus. Stationnement dans la rue 3 £. Idéal pour une escale d'une nuit à destination ou en provenance du ferry/tunnel sous la Manche de Douvres.

Accommodation was dirty, the food had chips that had obviously been reheated several times, I could hear everything that was going on above my room and the windows did not shut out the revellers until they went home after 2am. Parking outside is hit and miss so I paid for a parking space only to be taken by the manager who had to be contacted to move the car. Wouldn’t stay here again

The staff were really friendly and went out of the way to help. We loved the Scuba bar. The walks and the views were stunning. I have no hesitation in recommending this hotel it was clean and the location was perfect. Will definitely be back in the future.

This hotel has very welcoming staff.They were consistently attentive and helpful. I was staying for four nights while I worked locally and room 2 was bright, nicely decorated, clean and large with biscuits with the tea and coffee and a bottle of water provided the first night too. There was a shower and a bidet in the en-suite. There was a large flat screen TV, two sofas and a table and chairs as well as the double bed. Although you check in at the bar on arrival, the staff are very good and will also provide guest parking permits at only £1 a time for 24 hrs so I was able to park directly outside easily. The hotel was quite separate to the bar and caused no disturbance. There was a separate entrance to the breakfast room on the lower floor. It was well lit with tables laid for enjoying breakfast. The breakfast is more than just a continental one. Cereals, yoghurt, fruit juice, meat and cheeses are available alongside muffins and fresh fruit. You can also have crumpets or croissants or scrambled egg on toast served to you. In the evening the bar serves food, which is of a good standard. There is a lot of choice at a reasonable price. A really good stay and they couldn't have been more helpful even when I left without my case and had to arrange a courier to collect it. They obligingly attached labels and took care of it. Wonderful - thank you.

Where to begin… This hotel is next to a derelict building inhabited by vulnerable people, we had to book in via a karaoke bar, which was closed luckily. We were both very apprehensive about the actual hotel. Anyway the room we were allocated was ok. It was clean , with local artwork and thankfully not bland. There was a lobby with the bathroom and then the bedroom off it. Pillows were far too soft and the headboard was scrolled metal and just awful. Please replace it with a solid one. The radiator in the room couldn’t be turned off , so we had to have the window open. Quite noisy after midnight from guests returning to the hotel. Didn’t have a good nights sleep, again disturbed by the refuse collection quite early. This is definitely a budget hotel but actually better than others we have stayed at.