Name: Mercure Southampton Centre Dolphin Hotel
Address: 34-35 High Street, Old Town, Southampton, SO14 2HN, United Kingdom, 34-35 High Street, Old Town, Hampshire, SO14 2HN, UK
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $86 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 7.2

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Mercure Southampton Centre Dolphin Hotel

34-35 High Street, Old Town, Southampton, SO14 2HN, United Kingdom –

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United Kingdom · May 16, 2016

The bed and room was very comfortable and spacious.

Jacqueline, United Kingdom

The accommodation was lovely the room was big and very comfortable, the accommodation was down off the courtyard which was amazing.

Simone, United Kingdom

The bed was comfortable and the TV worked. Towels were clean. Chap that brought up my tea and sandwich in the morning was friendly and enthusiastic. (Marcus, I think?)

Joshua, United Kingdom

Parking and aytractive building - the rooms are a generous size

Paula, United Kingdom

Hotel is in the high street and is very handy for shopping and access to the cruise terminals.

Grandude, United Kingdom

Very old hotel but we were in ground floor annexe at rear. Like having your own little cottage.

Kamye, United Kingdom

We liked the suite we had at ground level for access with a pushchair and a 2-year old toddler. Particularly loved the coffee machine. The bathroom was modern and spacious. Another advantage for us was the availability and convenience of a room directly opposite to ours to accommodate our babysitter. All staff were helpful and friendly. The location was ideal for us but we were only there for one night and a party, so didn't really test this aspect. It's worth mentioning that the building is very old and split into outside cottage style accommodation. No problem for us.

Fred, United Kingdom

The bar &dining areas were very inviting, service excellent.

Quirky, Australia

This is the second time we have used this hotel stay a night before going to Southampton Cruise terminal. This time in the annex rooms outside. Large bedrooms amazing comfortable beds, loads of towels good size bedrooms. Car park at rear. Very clean lovely staff. Really quiet for a good night sleep. On main street and 100 years from Wetherspoons, also across the road from the Quay which has bars, restaurants and shops.

Kay, United Kingdom

We liked the location and helpful staff. Also the hotel food was very good.

Philip, Australia

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One of our top picks in Southampton.

Dating back over 500 years, the 4-star Mercure Southampton Centre Dolphin Hotel is the oldest hotel in the city and still has many of its original features, including Britain's largest bay windows. Jane Austen had her 18th birthday party at the hotel.

Mercure Southampton Centre Dolphin Hotel has its own on site parking lot and provides free Wi-Fi access throughout the hotel.

The award-winning Signature Restaurant uses as much local produce as possible and is open 7 days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Food is also available in the Oak Bar & Coffee Lounge.

All bedrooms at Mercure Southampton Centre Dolphin Hotel have satellite TV, toiletries, ironing facilities and a safe. There is also 24-hour room service.

Southampton Cruise Terminals, West Quay Shopping Center, and the SeaCity Museum are all within walking distance of the hotel. St Mary's Stadium and Southampton Central Train Station are a 20-minute walk from the hotel.

This is our guests' favorite part of Southampton, according to independent reviews.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.2 for a two-person trip.

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Located in the real heart of Southampton, this property has an excellent location score of 8.2!

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Full English/Irish

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Guests consistently rate the WiFi as excellent

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댴 Private bathroom Room Size: 151 ft² Elegant room featuring Freeview cable TV, a safe, tea and coffee-making facilities, and toiletries are provided. Room Facilities: Tea/Coffee maker, Shower, Bathtub, Safe, TV, Telephone, Hairdryer, Wake up service/Alarm clock, Iron, Desk, Free toiletries, Fan, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Bathtub or shower, Carpeted, Laptop safe, Wardrobe/Closet, Towels, Linens, Toilet paper , Trash cans, Shampoo, Body soap Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
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댴 Private bathroom Room Size: 135 ft² Elegant room featuring Freeview cable TV, a safe, tea and coffee-making facilities, toiletries are provided. Room Facilities: Tea/Coffee maker, Shower, Bathtub, Safe, TV, Telephone, Hairdryer, Wake up service/Alarm clock, Iron, Desk, Free toiletries, Fan, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Bathtub or shower, Carpeted, Laptop safe, Wardrobe/Closet, Towels, Linens, Toilet paper , Trash cans, Shampoo, Body soap Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
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댴 Private bathroom Room Size: 215 ft² Rooms are 20 square metres. Room Facilities: Tea/Coffee maker, Shower, Bathtub, Safe, TV, Telephone, Hairdryer, Wake up service/Alarm clock, Iron, Bathrobe, Refrigerator, Desk, Free toiletries, Fan, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Slippers, Bathtub or shower, Carpeted, Laptop safe, Wardrobe/Closet, Coffee machine, Towels, Linens, Toilet paper , Bottle of Water, Trash cans, Shampoo, Body soap Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children

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Closest Landmarks

Maritime Museum 0.2 miles
City College Southampton 0.4 miles
Central Children's Library 0.5 miles
Southampton Guildhall 0.5 miles
Southampton Solent University 0.6 miles
Southampton Central Library 0.6 miles
Southampton City Art Gallery 0.7 miles
The Mayflower Theatre 0.7 miles
Royal South Hants Hospital 0.9 miles
Southampton Crown Court 1 miles

Restaurants & Markets

Coriander Lounge Restaurant 0.1 miles
Mettricks Cafe/Bar 0.3 miles
Tesco Express Supermarket 0.3 miles

Closest Airports

Southampton Airport 3.8 miles
Bournemouth Airport 20.7 miles
London Gatwick Airport 56.8 miles

What Travelers Love About This Location

“Bedrooms were clean and of a good size.”

Bryan

United Kingdom

“Location is very central to amenities”

Steve_Belfield

United Kingdom

“Staff were so helpful and courteous. Very comfortable room with a breakfast table and window view.”

Mrs. Deidre Chaffen

Australia

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Children and Extra Beds

All children are welcome.

Free! All children under 12 years stay free of charge when using existing beds.

Free! All children under 2 years stay free of charge in a crib.

The maximum number of extra beds/cribs in a room is 1.

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Pets are not allowed.

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Guests under 18 years old must be accompanied by parents or legal representatives. Third person named by parents must present their written authorization (certified signature).

Please note that long term parking is only available as part of the Park and Cruise package.

For GPS, please enter Back of the Walls to enter the hotels parking lot, as it is located at the rear of the hotel.

The credit card used to book must be presented upon arrival.

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August 17, 2017

Tracy
United Kingdom
6.3

“Great if you're at the back of the hotel - total. nigntmare if you're on the front.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Wedding disco below us until midnight. Nightclub opposite with screaming until 4am. No double glazing or air con, no fan but couldn't open window due to nightclub. They did leave us ear plugs though as they clearly knew there was a problem.
눇Pleasant bedroom, comfortable bed.
August 17, 2017

Cheryl
United Kingdom
5.4

Fair
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉We were on the top floor and the lift did not work. There was no secondary glazing and a very noisy nightclub opposite kept us awake until 3am. The breakfast was awful
눇Staff were friendly, easy parking and comfy bed
August 17, 2017

Duane
United Kingdom
5.8

Okay
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Standard Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Water leaking through the bedroom roof reception did not answer the phone had to go to bar area to get a team members attention
August 16, 2017

Jacqueline
United Kingdom
10

“I had a really enjoyable stay at the hotel and the staff were very helpful and friendly.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Standard Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉I liked everything in the hotel.
눇The bed and room was very comfortable and spacious.
August 15, 2017

Francis
United Kingdom
3.3

Poor
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
눉room was very small and dated
August 14, 2017

Ds
Switzerland
3.8

“Poor”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Privilege Room with One Double Bed
- • Stayed 8 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Poor value for money, not very friendly staff, alarm went off 3 times during my stay and there was barely an explanation and no apology. 4 star is totally overrated in my opinion. Barely a 2 star hotel.
눇Just the location
August 14, 2017

Simone
United Kingdom
9.2

“Was excellent.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
눉There wasn't any windows to open.
눇The accommodation was lovely the room was big and very comfortable, the accommodation was down off the courtyard which was amazing.
August 14, 2017

Christopher
United Kingdom
10

“Lovely stay”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Nothing
눇Lovely front of house staff
August 14, 2017

Joshua
United Kingdom
4.6

“Did the job, but so would a hostel have done to the same standard. Disappointing.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Standard Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
눉I did not feel that this stay was value for money. In a day and age where there are Air BNB's of a high standard available for half of the price, I expected more from a hotel trip. Navigating the hotel felt like walking through an asylum. The room was clean enough but there were noticeable negative points that stuck out - the bathroom wasn't particularly clean, still a hair in the bath for example. The bed sheet had a food stain on. There was no bottled water in the room on arrival, which is always a nice touch. In the morning I was awoken by loud noises at 7am that couldn't be blocked out by closing the window. Then, when I ordered a pot of freshly ground coffee in the morning it turned out to be a pot of tea, luckily I like tea too but it's not the same as a fresh coffee first thing in the morning.
눇The bed was comfortable and the TV worked. Towels were clean. Chap that brought up my tea and sandwich in the morning was friendly and enthusiastic. (Marcus, I think?)
August 14, 2017

Paula
United Kingdom
6.7

Pleasant
- • Couple
- • 2 rooms
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉The rooms were too hot
눇Parking and aytractive building - the rooms are a generous size
August 14, 2017

Bryan
United Kingdom
7.9

“Adequate.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
눉Breakfast not included in price and a parking fee.
눇Bedrooms were clean and of a good size.
August 13, 2017

Jackie
Ireland
5.8

“It was just alright, breakfast was good however”
- • Couple
- • Standard Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Room small and basic and outdated
August 13, 2017

Grandude
United Kingdom
Age group: 65+
7.9

“We have used this hotel many times and will continue to do so.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
눉We were offered a downstairs room this time and we took it just for a change, but it faced the high street and was very noisy during the night made worse as we couldn't close the window. I did not complain because we had a choice and could have refused it. This room was designed for disabled people and had wheelchair access and a wet room, excellent for that purpose. I don't understand why the windows were unable to close as this would have made the room a lot quieter.
눇Hotel is in the high street and is very handy for shopping and access to the cruise terminals.
August 12, 2017

Anonymous
United States of America
6.3

Pleasant
- • Solo traveler
- • Standard Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
눉I had booked a room with twin beds, since I was traveling with my adult son. I was told that none were available so we had to share one bed
눇What are Genius perks? I never got any Genius perks.
August 12, 2017

Kamye
United Kingdom
7.9

“A stop over on our way to IOW. Had hoped to see the Ballroom......Jane Austen”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉The lady on reception when we arrived and left was brusque. Other reception/bar staff were pleasant.
눇Very old hotel but we were in ground floor annexe at rear. Like having your own little cottage.

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