When the arrival we waiting outside age... we were ring the bell many time, just in the time one of staff open the door wasn't very that friendly, no offer warm of welcome, and we sleep top of roof that room is quite nice twin bed and glad that we booked private room and didn't book big room share with... More

The positives are that its well located in Southsea. Its a quiet area and only a few minutes walk from the front. A 20-30 minute stroll into the city centre and 20 minutes walk from Fratton station. Its good value compared to most places in Portsmouth too. The room was clean but dont expect too much from it, years and... More

The hostel itself, while dated and unpreposessing, is cheap, clean and comfortable. However, I booked and paid for a room in an all-female dorm. At around 3am I was woken by one occupant bringing a man into the room - both smelled of alcohol and both occupied the bed below mine. He was still there in the morning and, as... More

We arrived shortly after 6pm and we were welcomed by the lovely portugese man that is Pedro! He was VERY friendly, possible a bit too friendly, he showed us to our room which was right at the top. He didn't offer to help with our luggage which was a bit of a bummer but he was nice :) Although the... More

The greeting when we got to this hostel was not fabulous but the girl behind the counter was nice enough. We had a private en-suit room and it was dated and very basic but did the job. The bathroom was rather on the small side (it was a bit like a wardrobe) but it had a shower and a toilet... More

This was my first time at the lodge, despite all the previous reviews, I went along. upon arrival i was greeted by very friendly and helpful staff, it was very clean and tidy. And great value. Would recommend

I have just come back from a two nights at the Portsmouth backpackers. It was 14 of you a mixture of adults and children. A couple of us work for a cross channel ferry operator and used to recommend the place as accommodation is not that cheap in England for French holiday makers. Even though we had made clear we... More

I am happy to see all your comments as according to them we were the first to complain. Nothing to add : dusty, don't what it smell but it is awful...well, in one word : TERRIBLE !!!!!!!

Decor very dated. We stayed in an ensuite double room, and friends in our group in a dorm. Our room smelt of the toilet, the bathroom was tiny and not that clean. Bed was comfy enough, but we had what looked like bed bug bites in the morning. Very noisy water system and surrounding area. Didn't use any of the... More