Runners Posted October 19, 2011 #1 Share Posted October 19, 2011 We will be spending three days in Southampton in August 2012. Does anyone know of a hotel near the port that offers shuttle service to and from the cruise port? Thank you, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John Bull Posted October 19, 2011 #2 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Hi Tom, The city centre, docks & main hotels are in a pretty compact area, a taxi from any of those hotels to any cruise terminal (there are 4) will cost only £5 to £8. Some hotels, such as Holiday Inn (at the port gate), De Vere Grand Harbour, Premier Inn West Quay, even the Etap/Ibis/Novotel complex by the rail station are walkable to City Cruise Terminal. I know that the Mercure Dolphin Hotel is one of the city centre hotels that offer a free transfer (probably a taxi), but in reality that's no different to knocking about £6 off the bill. Only with hotels outside the city centre is a transfer important - the Hilton, on the northern outskirts at Chilworth, offers a free shuttle. Ditto, I think, Holiday Inn at Eastleigh. If you search "hotel Southampton" on this forum, there's more than enough info about all the city's hotels JB :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRSBITS Posted October 19, 2011 #3 Share Posted October 19, 2011 We will be spending three days in Southampton in August 2012. Does anyone know of a hotel near the port that offers shuttle service to and from the cruise port? Thank you, Tom We stayed for two pre-cruise nights at the Holiday Inn/Herbert Walker. It was an easy walk to the main cruise terminal gate; at which point we found the large luggage rolling wagons to make the jaunt to the main terminal very easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldiedog Posted October 30, 2011 #4 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Holiday Inn is the closest, you can see the ships and walk to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John Bull Posted October 31, 2011 #5 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Holiday Inn is the closest, you can see the ships and walk to them. Adjacent to City cruise terminal. But there are 3 other cruise terminals, short cab ride to any www.southamptonvts.co.uk click on port information for cruise schedule click on port maps for locations JB :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejay55 Posted November 28, 2011 #6 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Hi Tom, I recently stayed at the Mercure in Southampton. Nice enough hotel and breakfast but beware if you are thinking of using the Cruise and Stay deal. I left my car with them and on my return found it had been damaged. As yet the hotel is refusing to accept liability. Will let you and others know the outcome. I'm convinced that leaving it in their care they must be responsible, but it is a hotel car park which it appears is used by the public and they say they are not responsible for damaged caused. Don't know if anyone else has experienced this. Jimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted November 28, 2011 #7 Share Posted November 28, 2011 I left my car with them and on my return found it had been damaged. As yet the hotel is refusing to accept liability. Will let you and others know the outcome. I'm convinced that leaving it in their care they must be responsible, but it is a hotel car park which it appears is used by the public and they say they are not responsible for damaged caused. You will have an uphill struggle getting the hotel to admit liability. Pretty much the only way that you can safely assume that leaving a car in a hotel's car park saddles them with responsibility is if the arrangement is specifically for them to drive it and put it away into a secure area, to which only hotel staff have access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John Bull Posted November 28, 2011 #8 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Hi Tom, I left my car with them and on my return found it had been damaged. As yet the hotel is refusing to accept liability. Jimmy That's a bummer, Jimmy. :( But I think you'll find that G is right, same applies to self-parking anywhere - airport carparks, shopping carparks, even business forecourts. A scrape from another motor, an act of vandalism, etc. They'd only be liable if they were negligent, for instance an employee wheeling something past. And then you'd have to prove the cause. JB :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejay55 Posted November 29, 2011 #9 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Thanks for the advice. Will try anyway. Good luck with finding your accommodation Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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