The Clarence
Southsea
📍 Clarence Road, Southsea, PO5 2LQ
🚆 Nearest station: · 1.2 mi
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.0 mi (Open Charge Map)
🌊 Southsea East: Poor bathing water 0.2 mi · Environment Agency
Photo: N Chadwick (CC BY-SA 2.0)
- Boutique bedrooms a short walk from Southsea seafront
- Free wifi, parking and pet-friendly stays
- Breakfast served at nearby Garden Restaurant
- Ideally placed for a Hovercraft day trip to the Isle of Wight
The Clarence offers boutique hotel rooms just minutes from Southsea seafront, forming part of a small collection of properties known as The Mercer Collection. Rooms come with free wifi, and the operator highlights that stays here are pet-friendly with parking available. Breakfast is served at The Garden Restaurant, a two minute walk away. You're well placed for exploring Southsea's attractions, with Southsea Castle and the D-Day Museum both around 0.3 miles from the hotel, and Southsea East beach just 0.2 miles away. Fratton station is about 1.2 miles off, and for something further afield, the passenger ferry service takes you directly to the shore in just 10 minutes, making this a handy base for a coastal day trip.
How far to…
- Beach
- 0.2 miles
- Station
- 1.2 miles
- Southsea Castle
- 0.3 miles
- D-Day Museum
- 0.3 miles
- Garden Restaurant
- 2 minute walk
Practical details
- Families
- Family rooms available, children's beds suited to under 16s
Accommodation on site
- Rooms
Details taken from the operator's own website on 29 Sep 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Restaurant
- ✓ Pet Friendly
- ✓ WiFi
- ✓ Parking
- 🚌 Near a Bus Stop
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
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