The Bitterne Park

Excellent value for money. Clean and tidy room with a good en-suite shower. Ideally placed for the Southampton Boatshow (£10 taxi ride away). Charlotte was friendly and welcoming. The hotel is situated only a few hundred metres from the River Itchen which was very pleasant for an evening stroll after dinner.

I stared from June till Mid August, it was close to a rehab centre my daughter was staying at after a car accident, well reading some of the reviews I am shocked and some are blatantly untrue, very easy to find (unless blind) I didn’t use the bar as it’s not my scene. Met a lady called Charlotte who gave me my keys and showed me to my room, after reading reviews, very nervous, went in my room well, very clean,shower fantastic all very clean, yes traffic loud , so guess what I shut my window and no noise, could only smell kitchen on ground floor as you walk into hotel part , no smell upstairs at all.loud music ? Guess what I did ? I shut my window and did not hear a thing, comfortable bed and slept well, really impressed with the way I was looked after and would stay again at a heart beat, well done !! Don’t read the reviews, stay there and make your own mind up, I stayed over 2 months,

For the price, good value. My room had obviously been recently redecorated with new bathroom fittings gleaming. Very good shower! Comfortable bed. Large room, big windows. Only minor blemish was a patch of damp high up in one corner which I was assured would receive attention. No breakfast option but there is a very nice place about 1 minute walk. Bus stop for city centre 2 minutes walk away. The bar and restaurant below is a separate business, busy and clearly a popular place. Not suitable for those who cannot manage steep stairs up to the rooms.

small hotel without elevator. the staff there was very nice and very helpful, in particular charloitt. kind to arrange to carry our luggages upstairs to our room. Having said that, however, the room needs upkeeping ie paint coming out from window frame and dirt on ceiling/carpet of our room. also interesting, there were no chairs/sitting place except the bed, and shower gel provided in the room.

My advice, AVOID AT ALL COSTS. The images available are not representative of this hell hole whatsoever. The area is shady at best, there is no reception or assistance on stand by. Situated directly above an African cocktail bar/restaurant. The smell of burnt fat during the day is rank, this smell only gets worse as the evening progresses. The music runs very loud until midnight at least. In all honesty I don't know how they're Allowed to call themselves a hotel. It's simply disgusting. When we woke in the morning, we initially felt I'll with sore throats and coughing up flem like we'd smashed 100 fags the night before, the fumes were that bad. We tried to contact the reception regularly without any success, we were therefore not able to discuss any of the issues. We left after the first night and booked in elsewhere to (as it turns out) a much cheaper hotel (The Star) the difference was night and day.

Avoid . One of the worst places we have ever stayed. Went on a wowcher deal! Wowcher really need to remove this place from their stays. We arrived, there is not a reception so you can check in. There was a number to call and a woman answered and said i am f...ing stuck in traffic your key is in an evelope behind the desk ..Its above a cocktail bar/ bistro, the smell of food is over powering . Music thumping from downstairs . Room was basic , clean but could be better and the shower was pretty good . Would never ever return its just not a place you can call a hotel . The garden loos likes a dump site it is just awful . Nobody around to get assistance.. grubby carpets in hallways and up the stairs to the rooms . So disappointed 😞..