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Spa
Spa
Flat-screen TV, Netflix, pay films
Deluxe Studio | Private kitchen
Deluxe Studio
Luxury
4.0 star property
9.4

Exceptional

Upscale guest house near The D-Day Story

Located close to Southsea Castle and Gunwharf Quays, Ashbys provides a garden, an arcade/games room and laundry facilities. For some rest and relaxation, visit the sauna or the 2 hot tubs. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Parking available
  • Business services
  • Laundry room

Explore the area

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4 Auckland Road West, Portsmouth, England, PO5 3NY
  • Place, The D-Day Story
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Southsea Castle
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Gunwharf Quays
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Airport, Southampton (SOU)
    ‪48 min drive‬

Room options

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Deluxe Studio

Deluxe Studio

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 King Sofa Bed OR 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Deluxe Suite

Deluxe Suite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed, 1 King Sofa Bed and 1 Single Sofa Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Family Room

Family Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, individually decorated

Superior Family Room

  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed, 1 Double Sofa Bed and 1 Single Sofa Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Family Suite

Family Suite

  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 King Sofa Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, individually decorated

Superior Double or Twin Room

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(7 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Large Single Beds and 1 Large Single Sofa Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Extra beds

Basic Studio

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About the area

Portsmouth

Located in Portsmouth (Southsea), Ashbys is within a 15-minute walk of The D-Day Story and Southsea Castle. .This beach guesthouse is 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Gunwharf Quays and 1.6 mi (2.5 km) from Spinnaker Tower.
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What's nearby

  • The D-Day Story - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Southsea Castle - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Clarence Pier - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Kings Theatre - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Gunwharf Quays - 5 min drive - 2.1 km

Getting around

  • Portsmouth Fratton Station - 10 min drive
  • Southampton (SOU) - 41 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Meat & Barrel - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪FarFarOut - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Panero Lounge - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Drift - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Kingsley's Bar - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Ashbys

Ashbys offers 9 accommodations with blackout drapes/curtains. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. Flat-screen televisions come with premium digital channels, pay movies, and Netflix. Bathrooms include showers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs.

2 hot tubs are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services.
Stay in one of 9 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with premium bedding. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Dip into one of the 2 hot tubs or enjoy other recreational amenities including a sauna and bicycles to rent. This guesthouse also features complimentary wireless internet access, an arcade/game room, and a television in a common area.
Featured amenities include luggage storage, laundry facilities, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • 24-hour offsite parking (GBP 12 per day)
  • Street parking available
  • Uncovered parking on site (GBP 6 per day)
  • Limited number of on-site self parking spaces per unit

Things to do

  • 2 hot tubs
  • Arcade/game room
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Sauna
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Children's games
  • Laundry facilities
  • Travel cot

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared refrigerator

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service
  • Proposal/romance packages

Business services

  • Coworking space
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Spa

  • Spa services

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Pillow menu
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with premium digital channels
  • Netflix
  • Pay films

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Electrical adapters
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: GBP 25
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 25

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The check-in location differs from the property location; go to: [The White House (Next door to Ashby’s) 5 Auckland Road West PO5]
The host will greet guests on arrival
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Uncovered self parking fee: GBP 6 per day
  • Nearby parking fee: GBP 12 per day(20 ft away; open 24 hours)
  • Early check-in fee: GBP 25 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 25 (subject to availability)
  • Laundry fee: GBP 10 per day
  • Spa fee: GBP 50 per day
  • Hot tub fee: GBP 25 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Reservations are required for spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Ashbys Guesthouse Southsea
Ashbys Southsea
Ashbys Guesthouse
Ashbys Portsmouth
Ashbys Guesthouse Portsmouth

Ashbys Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 257 out of 323 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 45 out of 323 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 323 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 323 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 323 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

daniel

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
spotless room. And a nice room upgrade
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Celeste

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Steve and Mubi were wonderful and extremely accommodating. The rooms were excellent and clean. The location was also perfect with everything within walking distance. The only request I would make would be for a safe in our room. Just for our passports. I cannot say enough how our stay was enhanced by how wonderful Steve and Mubi were. They made our stay memorable and excellent.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Seema

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Graeme

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Love this hotel / home It has a great feel to it close to lots of bars and food Clean and well presented
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room was lovely, the venue was beautiful, the hosts had really thought of everything. It was a great stay.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hamilton, Winchester

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay in this really well-located property. Had everything I needed, very well-equipped. Great breakfast options round the corner too. Many thanks.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mara

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our room was very comfortable and clean with everything we needed. Our greeting on arrival was friendly and helpful, settling us in quickly and efficiently. Ashbys was the perfect place for us to stay for our short time in Portsmouth. Ideally located close to some great places to eat and easily walkable to Gunwharf Quay.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing all round
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

michael

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

warren douglas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Friendly staff, lovely warm greeting. Room was a lovely size and was clean. Location das very good.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shaine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything about the stay was amazing, from the massive bed. Which was really comfy and room really spacious. To the amazing owners and the added areas to relax. 5 Stars
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Mubi, who showed me around was delightful and every interaction with the owners was warm and supportive. The room was spacious, comfortable and clean. I would have preferred a more accessible socket for charging my phone but it was still doable and no real inconvenience.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

amanda

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alan

All of ashburys excellent place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Super welcome by hosts. Room very comfortable and very clean bathroom and shower couldn’t be better. Hotel amenities superb. Will certainly return.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Enoch

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great place for vacation, excellent staff experience
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

4/10 Poor

Alisha

Travelled with group
I can’t tell if I really love this place or not. There were a lot of issues that I can’t overlook, even though I had a really lovely time and I really enjoyed the games room. They advertise that there was parking, but when I turned up, you have to pay £6 for a permit, which was cheeky. They also advertise two king beds but they were definitely double. It took me three attempts to figure out how to enter because there’s no reception and I just had to keep going to different locations ringing their ring doorbell. When someone did come out, it was a young girl wearing pyjamas, which was so unprofessional. It looked like I had to go into their personal house to check in, which made me feel uncomfortable and they had cats which I’m allergic to. So soon got a stuffy nose. you can hear everything in the room, there was black mould in the shower (the most dangerous kind of mould). There was no bin in the room so we just had to leave our rubbish on the side. It felt rude and untidy, but we didn’t have another choice. The light really easily slipped around the door frame and the electrics kept making a tapping sound, plus the fridge was noisy which kept waking me up throughout the night. Despite us having two radiators on full blast, we were cold. There was no shelf in the shower for you to hold your shower gel. And the electric hockey machine electrocuted me because the start button was broken so my finger actually went into the machine.
Shower mould
Shower mould
Appliance left out. I also forgot to mention they had about four bottles of milk in the fridge and all of it was gone off and one bottle was mouldy
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Abubakar

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Lovely host
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kayleigh

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The host (Mimi) was very welcoming and showed us round, she clearly takes pride in her hotel and the facilities were great. The rooms are unique and very nice.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Henry

Business traveller, Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room was very clean, owners are very friendly and happy to help,
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alasdair Ian

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very happy with the welcome and the room
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025