Located near the beach, The Jolly Sailor is in Southsea, a neighborhood in Portsmouth. The D-Day Story and Kings Theatre are cultural highlights, and some of the area's attractions include Blue Reef Aquarium and Clarence Pier. HMS Warrior and HMS Victory are also worth visiting. Visit our Portsmouth travel guide
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.
What time is check-out at The Jolly Sailor?
Check-out is at noon.
Where is The Jolly Sailor located?
Located in Southsea, this guesthouse is within a 10-minute walk of Southsea Beach, The D-Day Story, and Southsea Castle. Blue Reef Aquarium and Kings Theatre are also within 15 minutes. Portsmouth Fratton Station is 29 minutes by foot and Portsmouth & Southsea Station is 30 minutes.
Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?
Yes, this property offers free cancellation on select room rates, because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.
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The Jolly Sailor Reviews
6.8
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7.0
Cleanliness
8.8
Location
7.4
Staff & service
6.0
Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 107 out of 504 reviews
10 - Excellent
107
Rating 8 - Good. 164 out of 504 reviews
8 - Good
164
Rating 6 - Okay. 95 out of 504 reviews
6 - Okay
95
Rating 4 - Poor. 60 out of 504 reviews
4 - Poor
60
Rating 2 - Terrible. 78 out of 504 reviews
2 - Terrible
78
Reviews
Verified review
8/10 Good
Caroline
2023/8/27
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Its in a convenient location near the beach, and the park.
Nathalie the zBar Manager was very helpful and room was good value for money. Great location to explore the historic sights and good choice of restaurants and bars nearby.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Verified review
6/10 Okay
Beata
2023/10/7
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Place and atmosphere were excellent. Close to the sea and stopping.
Stayed here before and would happily stay again. Reason for staying is, because it’s cheap to stay , in a convenient location, has what you need a bed which is clean and comfortable. Room has a nice view to wake up to .
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Verified review
8/10 Good
Tom
2023/8/28
Liked: Staff & service
Welcoming staff. In a good location for the Victorious Festival.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Verified review
6/10 Okay
michael
2023/10/5
Liked: Cleanliness
Nice and reasonably priced , good size room and ensuite . Staff are friendly . Property a little tired , but if you reflect this into the price , you can't go wrong
I stay in the Jolly Sailor every week for business. The owner and his staff are very hospitable. Rooms are basic but comfortable, staff very friendly and there is free parking after 6.00pm. Situated close to Southsea front where you can take a walk with the fresh sea breeze. It's my home from home.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Verified review
10/10 Excellent
Dimitar
2023/11/19
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Personal very friendly
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Verified review
10/10 Excellent
Philip
2023/10/5
Liked: Amenities
Just a great place. Liked the put food and drink as well. Stayed on top floor. No noise and very clean and tidy rooms despite building seeming quite old. Definitely surprised for spending not a lot of money.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Verified review
4/10 Poor
Helen
2023/9/8
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Lovely friendly staff, property is just dated and needs a lot of TLS. Bedroom smelt of stale smoke. But loved the bay window seating. We had a little picnic there admiring the view.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Verified review
8/10 Good
Antonio
2023/9/15
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
What i didn't like is that's at the bar is cart payment only my own personal preference is to have a choice witch they didn't give us otherwise the hotel is nice and clean staff is friendly.
It was very difficult to check in and out no one about to help. Very threadbare carpet broken lampshade no plug in the bathroom sink very tired place needs tlc but view from room was great and in a good area
Owners didnt bother to get parking permits, so had to pay almost £14 a day to park car. Not impressed. Most expensive pint in whole of portsmouth £6.80. Way over the top considering run down state of place. Even dearer than central london. Sink had hole in it so water went straight on floor. On the one plus side, bed was comfortable.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review
4/10 Poor
darryl
2023/12/3
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
To cold for no heating
Room was freezing as the heating wasn’t on they did give us a small electric heater which didn’t make any difference
No towels or tea bags
We couldn’t turn the tv over or volume down because every button on the remote we pressed just knocked the tv off
The parking was not complimentary as stated it was £13 for 24 hours on the upside it was just across the road to the hotel
The toilet was just across the hall and the view from our room was lovely