Epitome of a well-run budget motel: cheap, clean, convenient…read more Following standard advice, we arrived one day early from the departure date of our trans-Atlantic cruise, and needed a cheap place to stay for one night, that was close to the port and where we were arriving to (either the Southampton train or bus station). This motel seemed to fit the bill. Pros: -- Large comfortable king-size bed. it pretty much took up the entire room, but provided the one critical thing. -- Cost - since I don't have loyalty points with Ibis, I was OK booking through the Citi travel portal. It gives back 10% on hotel purchase, with the converted total for one night being $63.23 USD. -- Clean - the room is configured to make housekeeping simpler (which translates into cleaner rooms since less opportunity to miss something). -- Eating space - there is a large indoor area where you can bring your own food (and where people eat a continental breakfast) -- Seems safe. Room doors face inside, windows are secured and not openable. -- There were quite a few people working the front desk. -- walkable to restaurants (Mcdonalds and TGIF), grocery. Reminders; -- no additional amenities: no closet or drawer space at all. No place to store or heat up food. Toilet is isolated (door), but sink and shower is not. Really does mean living out of a suitcase. -- walls are really thin, so neighbor dependent -- one UK style outlet so make sure you have a universal plug -- parking is via a public, share lot that charges -- has air heating and air cooling, controlled by thermostat. No A/C, though not sure when you would need it. Strangely, there was an electric space heater in our room. The room is a square room, where plumbing fixtures (toilet, sink, shower) were added post. I do think the room size is bigger than the cabin room that we will be staying in, but not by much.

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This is a very nice and friendly hostel…read more I already stayed there twice with a friend in 2008 and 2009. It is a rather small and familiy run hostel with very kind and helpful staff. There is a self-catering kitchen with microwave, stove, fridge, sink, water boiler, dishes, pots, glasses and cutlery. Upstairs you'll find a computer (rather old but it still works) for internet access.