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The Hotel Portsmouth

3.0 star property

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Loft Suite 1-Bedroom | Bathroom
Free daily buffet breakfast

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Business services

Explore the area

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40 Court St., Portsmouth, NH, 03801
  • Place, Market Square
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, The Music Hall
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Strawbery Banke Museum
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, Portsmouth, NH (PSM-Portsmouth Intl.)
    ‪11 min drive‬

Room options

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Historic King

Historic King

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(43 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior King

Superior King

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(18 reviews)
  • 27 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, desk, iron/ironing board

King

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(53 reviews)
  • 18 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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A hotel room with a checkered floor, a large bed with patterned bedding, a chandelier, a large window with curtains, and a wall with a large red 'X'.

Deluxe King

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(42 reviews)
  • 23 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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King Suite

King Suite

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 46 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed, 1 Queen Bed and 1 Queen Sofa Bed

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Haymarket Room

Haymarket Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(5 reviews)
  • 42 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Loft Suite 1-Bedroom

Loft Suite 1-Bedroom

  • 67 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Garden Suite

Garden Suite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 60 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, desk, iron/ironing board

Penthouse King Suite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 70 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Portsmouth

With a stay at The Hotel Portsmouth in Portsmouth (Downtown), you'll be steps from Rundlet-May House and John Paul Jones House Museum. .This hotel is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Discover Portsmouth and 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from The Music Hall.

What's nearby

  • Market Square - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Discover Portsmouth - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • The Music Hall - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Governor John Langdon House Museum - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Strawbery Banke Museum - 8 min walk - 0.7 km

Getting around

  • Dover Transportation Center - 18 min drive
  • Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) - 56 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Thirsty Moose Tap House - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Works Bakery Cafe - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Wilder - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Caffe Kilim - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Row 34 - ‬5 min walk

About this property

The Hotel Portsmouth

The Hotel Portsmouth offers 32 accommodations with bathrobes and designer toiletries. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. 40-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. This Portsmouth hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 50+ Mbps. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Stay in one of 32 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 have designer toiletries and hair dryers.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a banquet hall.
Grab a bite from the snack bar/deli serving guests of The Hotel Portsmouth. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk and coffee/tea in a common area. This hotel has 4 meeting rooms available for events. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • 4 meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Handrails in stairways
  • No lift
  • Stair-free path to entrance

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Dressing gowns
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
The credit card used to book the reservation must be presented by the cardholder at check-in along with matching photo identification, and other arrangements must be coordinated with the property prior to arrival
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 50.00 per accommodation, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Specific rooms only; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 50.00 per accommodation, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, mobile payments, and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Sise Inn
Sise Inn Portsmouth
Sise Portsmouth
Hotel Portsmouth
The Hotel Portsmouth Hotel
The Hotel Portsmouth Portsmouth
The Hotel Portsmouth Hotel Portsmouth

The Hotel Portsmouth Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 777 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 151 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 47 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 19 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 1002 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Had a couple hiccup’s our first night but the staff was amazingly accommodating and we had a great stay! Breakfast each morning was really enjoyable with many options for a light breakfast and fresh coffee. Overall a very nice place to stay when in Portsmouth with cozy areas by the fireplace to relax after walking and shopping downtown. We would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Deirdre

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, great common spaces for hanging out! Fantastic location walkable everything.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

MICHEL, KIRKLAND

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Friendly welcoming staff, and on site breakfast was nice. room was nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

David

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

6/10 Okay

Douglas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room was good, but the heating unit was noisier than it should have been.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was second time we stayed at this hotel and we enjoyed our stay again! We like to stay at historical buildings and we just love the hotel’s architecture and atmosphere. The hotel staffs were friendly and polite and everything was great. We love to come back again soon!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

4/10 Poor

KATHERINE, Lincolnville

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very kind and attentive, but the 2 room suite we upgraded to was not very comfortable. The king size bed in the main room was old and had a dip in the center, luckily there was another bed which we moved to. Smaller but maybe a newer mattress. The shower needs some work, poor water pressure and there appeared to be water damage on the wall causing the paint and drywall to lift. Like I said the site staff seem to be very attentive, but I think the people who own lark need to invest in some upgrades and/or sell this place if the don’t plan on shelling out some money to maintain it.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Sheldon, Cincinnati

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Lyle

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Jeffrey

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

megan

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

6/10 Okay

Melissa

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

4/10 Poor

Caryn

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We have had fantastic stays at other Lark properties and expected the Portsmouth to be on par, but what a disappointment. Our room (108) was worn and run down - in definite need of refresh. The carpet needed vacuuming. A pair of old dirty socks and a mass of dust bunnies were under the radiator and plainly visible. The room was dark and 2 lightbulbs needed replacing. The bed was an old broken down pillow top which swallowed you and offered zero support. The tiny bathroom was dirty. Baseboards were covered in filth and dust. The shower was moldy and leaked out the door onto the floor. The tv wouldn’t connect to the WIFI, rendering it useless. “Breakfast” was a sad little continental spread. The number of the shortcomings would be laughable if it wasn’t for the truth. Staff was pleasant, however, it’s obvious that not everyone is doing their job. Lark Corporate needs to wake up, take note, monitor management and attend to the poor conditions present at this facility.
Water leaking from shower
No tv WIFI connection
Burnt out bulbs
Random dirty socks
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

2/10 Terrible

Danielle

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We really wanted to love this place. It seemed so fun. When we arrived they said the front would be open but no one was at reception. There was another place to check in inside of a bar but it was packed and it took forever for us to check in. Then once we got to the room, there was a plastic cup from whoever stayed there before, the lights were flickering on and off and there seemed to be dried bodily fluids left on the chair and some blankets inside that hadn’t been cleaned. It was gross. Lastly in the morning despite us getting up early to eat, there wasn’t enough food for all the people that were eating there that morning. It was picked over by the time we got there. Sadly, I wouldn’t recommend this place
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cathryn, WALTHAM

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quirky and wonderful decor. The staff are kind and helpful. Short walk to all of the downtown fun while on a quiet side street.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Very unique and comfortable. Great location for easy walking to everything. Will be back for sure .
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

6/10 Okay

Michael, New Paltz

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
First, the building is beautiful and has a great history. Sadly, everything else wasn’t very good- from the door lock not working to the upstairs guests being very loud to an unexpected paranormal event in my room that night. I had hoped for better but survived the night with little sleep.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Lydia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved the character and charm of this cute inn. Our teens played pool and chess and the location is fabulous!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

jeffrey c

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
clean room, knowledgeable staff
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wanted more breakfast options but it was clean and inviting and organized!!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026