We stayed here the night after our wedding, for a romantic night without our 3 children and it was PERFECT! The guest house is in a great spot, close to restaurant & bars....only just over 5 min walk to sea. We went to Oddballs for our meal, which I highly recommend.
Mark and Sian were very friendly and helpful.
We stayed in the Franklin room, which had a four poster bed, and was decorated beautifully - no musty fousty smelling rooms here!
Breakfast was lovely...Dorset cereals, fresh fruit and a gorgeous full English breakfast.
We enjoyed our whole stay - it was just what we needed after a hectic wedding day, and a fantastic little retreat of peace and tranquility away from our chaotic life!!!!
Highly recommended!

Well-restored high-quality accomodation, tastefully furnished (no horse brasses or embroidered throws here!) genuinely friendly owners, quiet area, excellent local real ale pub (Hole in the Wall), several good local restaurants, high-quality and filling breakfast. Perfect romantic weekend 'retreat' without the children! Only slight quible was that our last-minute booking via their website wasn't answered - but easily sorted out over the phone.

Steve & Rowena, Lewes East Sussex

The Retreat is by far one of the nicest places we have ever stayed in. Sian and Mark are so lovely and welcoming; the guest house felt a like a home away from home. We stayed in the Ward room and were not disappointed. The room is beautifully furnished and the facilities are better than many hotels that you will come across. The guest house is a comfortable 25 minute walk to Portsmouth and it is located just a few minutes from Southsea centre. Sian and Mark have really worked hard to make The Retreat a wonderful place to stay and we would like to thank them very much for making our trip to the area a very pleasant one.

What can I say? Simply the most wonderful place I have ever stayed... It's that good I'm going back for more!

Mark and Sian were *so* welcoming and friendly, they really do go out of their way to make you feel at home and nothing seems to be too much trouble, even breakfast at 6.30am!

The rooms are all beautifully decorated and furnished with exquisite taste, and the whole house has a warm and relaxed atmosphere.

Breakfast was absolutely delicious with a fantastic choice of freshly prepared fruits, organic yoghurts, seriously scrumptious dorset cereals and a full english to die for!

I've just booked to go and stay there again and I cannot wait - I can feel this becoming a regular treat!