Leonardo Royal Southampton Grand Harbour

The bedrooms were comfortable, breakfast was good (except it was missing the hashbrowns and black pudding for a complete english breakfast) good access to facilites

Great location for Southampton - only a few minutes walk to harbour and city centre. We booked three rooms as a group and the hotel went the extra mile before we arrived to make sure our rooms were close to each other on the same floor - thank you! The junior suite had lots of space and a separate lounge and a balcony with a view over the water.

The twin room I had was a great size, the tea and coffe was stocked very well which was nice. It had a mini fridge and both sparkling and still water for an evening drink and the shower was good. The TV was fantastic being able to cast my own shows direct to it, I haven't seen that before at other hotels but I really appreciated being able to do that and the wifi was solid to do it without any issues. The location was fine for my needs, it is right in the middle of Southampton by the ports (saw some cruise ships) and it was a short walk to the Westquay shopping area with all the food places as well as shopping and cinema. The breakfast was decent but it's your standard buffet style hot and cold breakfast that you would find when staying in most hotels. The evening meal we had was also nice and the service was good. The spa area was lovely. They had nice changing rooms and the pool was lovely and at a great temperature to swim around in. The hot tub, sauna and steam room were in good condition and made it a very relaxing stay.

For the first time in my life I was offered a room upgrade so we got a balcony room which was lovely as we were able to watch the sun set over the water. We also received another freebie which I won't give details of as I don't know if it's the norm or not but it was really appreciated. I made a point of thanking the staff personally on our way out that evening. The room was big, with great facilities. Tea, coffee pods, water and a mini fridge. Shower was powerful and hot and the bed was huge and super comfy. The hotel itself was quiet so I got an excellent night's sleep. Would absolutely stay here again. Didn't get time to use the gym or pool so will arrive earlier next time.

We stayed in 2 different room types and both were spacious and comfortable. The rooms had Nespresso coffee machines, complimentary water and hand lotion which is always appreciated and makes a big difference! The corridors to the rooms smelt great, nice use of air freshener. The pool was great and well maintained.