Name: Lodge At Solent
Address: Rookery Ave Whiteley, Fareham, PO15 7AJ, GB

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jul 2026

Ian

I stayed in a ground floor room, number 22. The room itself was not too bad, a bit tired maybe with things like a stained desk chair, stained carpet and so on. The parking facilities were good although on one occasion I had to call for help when the slow-to-raise exist barriers still hadn't moved after a minute of waiting.

The most negative thing, the thing that hit me when I first entered the room, was a stale smell. I wasn't sure if it was coming from the soft furnishings, the bathroom, the air vents or whether someone had previously smoked in the room. The corridor smelled a lot better than the room! I usually don't bother complaining about stuff like this but as I hadn't even put my bag down I went back to reception and described the problem. The helpful young guy said that all other rooms were booked so he couldn't move me. Hopefully the other rooms don't have the same problem.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2026

Clive

Always. Find the accommodation clean and welcoming.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2026

Geoff

In general it was all good. Some of the carpets were a bit tired, the desk was sagging and there was no seat for the desk (the comfy chair was too small to use instead).

Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2026

Jason

Great spot. Stayed 2 nights.

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2026

Tina

Lovely stay, only downside was that breakfast was advertised n Hotel TV at £12.95 per adult but in the pub was £14.95

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2026

Vinoda

I stayed 1 night at the lodge
Staff was very helpful and friendly.
Room was very clean and nice room.
I was booked by Expedia.
The only disadvantage with the lodge you are not allowcyo use the solent swimming pool.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

07 May 2026

Noreen

The room was clean and spacious. The bathroom was clean and well organised (I always appreciate when the on/off control isn't under the shower head.

The biggest issue I had was two grown adults in a double bed! 😐 It was uncomfortable and I didn't sleep particularly well. I would have thought that in a bedroom of that size there would have been a king size bed!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 May 2026

Andrew

Nice location and property. Very good food but quite expensive.
No a la carte breakfast available, only a one price buffet for £14.95
Close to shops and a good selection of pubs and restaurants nearby.
Very friendly and helpful staff.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2026

Paul

Convenient, clean and tidy.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2026

Jane

A lovely modern clean room with everything we needed for a one night stay. Lovely comfy bed and very powerful shower. Good choice for breakfast and staff in restaurant very pleasant and accommodating.
Would definitely stay again and would recommend to friends and family. Great value for money.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2026

Sarah

Air conditioning good
Would differently stay again

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2026

Paul

Nothing to complain about… stayed 12 days…

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Mar 2026

Peter

Plenty of parking in Hotel main car park.
Rooms were good for price point a bit tired in places.
Breakfast was good at the Parsons Collar.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Mar 2026

Scott

Carpet in my Lodge room has seen batter days, also the corridor carpet looks like many an ending to heavy nights landed on it.

Food in the pub was terrible, first time i’ve ever sent a meal back anywhere. Fish and chips. Looked like the oil it was fried in hadn’t been changed in years and was inedible.

8/10

Excellent

08 Mar 2026

David

Never had a balcony maybe next time

Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2026

Prachya

I stay here for the proximity to close friends and I love my time here. It’s peaceful and relaxing and close to easy food options inc onsite dining and a Lidl :)!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Feb 2026

Peter

Lovely room clean staff very helpful food wondrrful

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Feb 2026

clive

Excellent

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jan 2026

jennifer

The room was ok,
Lovely bed happy with that
Bed settee was ok but had no cover on the duvet or the pillows , no additional blanket
Bathroom good , fab shower
Carpets stained , really bad in the corridor.
I used the provided hair dryer and sat on the stool at the mirror to dry my hair . Triggered the smoke alarm which was most embarrassing . Ended up having to go out with wet hair as scared to re use.
Staff in attached pub very nice.
Food ok , not great,
Breakfast ok , Cooked breakfast was over cooked and dry
Overall stay was ok :)

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Dec 2025

John

Could not fault anything.
Plan on staying again when visiting grand children. Thank you

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Dec 2025

Terry

We have stayed at this hotel many times, rooms have always been spotless, comfortable beds, great shower!, check in and check out fast and efficient

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Dec 2025

Angela

Easy check in at the pub attached to the Lodge. Plenty of free parking. Room basic but comfortable. Kettle and instant coffee available in the room. Nice shower. Basic gel soap provided, no other toiletries. Room was very hot overnight but windows open unlike mist hotels these days. Excellent free Wifi connection. Room not the cleanest, some stains and marks but a good stay overall.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2025

Peter

Helpful staff easy check in very large room very clean

8/10

Excellent

23 Nov 2025

Liam

Great

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2025

ROGER

Great staff very helpful. Comfortable room and nice bed.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

14 Oct 2025

David

Tired and needs revamp

3rd time staying here, but now needs a good clean, stains all over carpets in lobby and in room chair was covered in old make up, used to be so nice, but think cleaning going a bit down hill, pity

Partner

2/10

Poor

12 Oct 2025

Michael

No1 new what they were doing had to be transferred over to the hotel as didnt have what we booked staff didnt have a clue what to do

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2025

Robert

Nice spacious room. Pleasant staff. Convenient .

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2025

Alexander

Clean room, comfy, quiet. Nothing else to ask for.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2025

Andrew

Very good location. Pub staff very friendly and professional particularly Alex who was excellent.
Nice menu with a variety of options all prepared and presented extremely well.
Nice room, but did have to ask for a change of sheets after 6 days. Would also have liked a grab bar in the shower. My wife and I are seniors and were nervous about slipping. However, have to say the shower was the easiest to use of any hotel we have stayed in.
Highly recommended !

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Sep 2025

Christopher

I often sat at the Lodge and prefer this to the main hotel - the reasons being the rooms are more modern, the WIFI is top notch and doesn't suffer black-outs (like the main hotel does) and the bathrooms are newer and the showers are all really powerful. The only thing better at the main hotel is breakfast... but it isn't worth the extra ££. I'd very much recommend the Lodge !!!

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

07 Sep 2025

Robert

Could and should do better

Room was a good size, bed ok but the fan in the room was very loud at night, plus the room needs blackout blinds as the curtains do not block the right sunshine.
Had breakfast in the hotel be warned they add on 10% “optional” service chargeable which I really didn’t appreciate and in my view to ad it automatically is VERY bad practice! If I want to tip I will forcing me means I won’t return! Also great shame they don’t add a taxi as part of there stay and park scheme. Overall just ok

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2025

Glyn

Great rooms modern and fresh great stafg

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Aug 2025

Alastair

Quiet peaceful comfortable nights sleep

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2025

Daniel

Really nice stay

Really clean and comfortable room. Great service

Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2025

GINGE

Lovely little hotel

Really nice hotel, funky rooms. Great storage if needed, amazing shower. Overall really happy, thank you!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Aug 2025

Paul

Tiny double bed

My wife and I stayed for one night and booked a room with a balcony, a slightly better room. We were shocked that the double bed was so small it felt like a 3/4. We have s terrible night sleep squashed together. We won’t stay here again based on this.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Jul 2025

dean

Stay with friends over Sail GP weekend - rooms ideal and food n drinks in the pub great - price reasonable - staying in the lodge rooms access to pool spa seemed very expensive to just have a swim.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

17 Jul 2025

Paul

Nice clean property, quiet with very pleasant staff.
Ample parking.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2025

Verified traveler

Great place staff friendly and room was masdive and comfortable

Business

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2025

Kevin Albert

Stay was excellent rooms air conditioned so very comfortable. Great pub next door with good food

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2025

Christopher

Its comfortable ,clean and everything works :)
There are several dining options too, the pub, the hotel bar and the hotel restaurant, that is if you don't want to walk around the corner to the Whiteley Shopping Centre

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jun 2025

Daniel

Stayed at the silent the week before and I’d rather pay a little extra to stay there again in future. The lodge was basic and a little tired and did not feel the cleanliness was a great standard. Staff member who checked me in was also a bit grumpy and not very welcoming….. maybe he was just having a bad day.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

04 Jun 2025

anne

Stayed at Lodge at Solent for a family wedding. The room we had was very pleasant but spoilt by the bleach stains & marks on the carpet.
The room was very clean & there was a good shower. The bed was ok but bit harder than I would have liked
We didn't have the continental breakfast but did have a meal in the bar on one of the evenings we stayed,
I had the Hunters chicken. It was very average & not a large portion for the price.
We found the staff very friendly & helpful.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 May 2025

Martin

Good location, helpful staf

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

28 May 2025

emily

Just not the best and overpriced for the quality.

Check in was efficient and the staff friendly but the room was tired and the carpet was badly stained.
From the stained carpet to the unlabelled bottle, of what we assume was shower gel in the bathroom - through to the empty monster can left in the sink - the experience at Lodge was a let down.
The skirting boards are damaged and the whole room just felt like it had been abused.
For the price we paid the room was a huge disappointment.
The bed was comfy

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 May 2025

Kelvin

Clean rooms, great service, ample parking, great restaurants, convenient location.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2025

anthony

Ideal overnight stay for the cruise terminal.

8/10

Excellent

24 Apr 2025

Clare

Property is lovely to stay in with really lovely rooms. the only downside for us was the size of the bed. The lodge would be exceptional if it is was king size beds instead of doubles.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Apr 2025

Julie

Lovely size rooms, clean and comfortable

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

10 Apr 2025

Adele

Shocked at how basic and worn and stained everything was. The bathroom had no toiletries, no hangers in the room, barely any tea and coffee sachets.
Room service room trays were left outside room for the two nights we stayed there.
The check in staff were helpful , however.
Had to write this review because I was so shocked , it’s not worth what we payed.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2025

C J

always comfortable and welcoming, will be back

Business

8/10

Excellent

03 Apr 2025

Omar

Business trip

Nice hotel and location,had to pay to park£5, room was nice. Staff ok.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

30 Mar 2025

Stuart

Ok, but poor breakfast

Breakfast was poor

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2025

Tracey

Great comfortable room

A spacious, very clean and comfortable room. At the budget end of the hotel, but no less comfortable. It had everything you needed, in a lovely location
Minor points....none of the pump bottles of soap in the bathroom worked, so required the pumps to be removed and manually poured.
Also in room 44 there was a constant low rumbling/humming noise, aircon/heating/ventilation Im not sure but did become more pronounced/audible at night, slightly distubing.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

16 Mar 2025

Verified traveler

Paper cups were dirty. Only one pack of biscuits for a 2 people stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Mar 2025

C J

i stay here every week…

comfortable, everything worked, have not yet got used to the continental only breakfast… but that is ok :)

Business

6/10

Pleasant

16 Feb 2025

ANNIE

Not quite sure what look this property was trying to achieve. Rooms are decorated like Ilea children’s department has got mixed up with industrial vibe. Very odd.
Pub nextdoor is too busy to run check in processes and serve customers - neither are done well. 3am fire alarm fault was not apologised or compensated for because there were no onsite staff to verify it happened. Hardly the point.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Feb 2025

C J

An easy place to stay !! - basic but comfortable and everything works - bathroom, WIFI, etc

Business

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jan 2025

Georgie

The hotel/motel was bright, modern, cheerful and clean. Fresh and quirky design in the rooms. I was really impressed and the price was excellent too. I really wish all hotels could be this straightforwardly clean, bright and cheerful. Nothing tired or grim about it at all, like so many affordable places.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Jan 2025

Christina

Bleach stains on the carpet, should look to update.

Business

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2025

Alison

Great place to stay

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Dec 2024

Alison

Could not recommend more!

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Dec 2024

Keith

Great veggie breakfast!

Business

8/10

Excellent

07 Dec 2024

Ian

Content with the stay

Convenient, clean and good beer in the bar.

Business

8/10

Excellent

03 Dec 2024

Andrew

The room was modern looking, there was a smell of old smoke in the room.

Business

8/10

Excellent

15 Nov 2024

Gillian

Quiet and good food.

Very comfortably beds, perfect location for our needs, quiet, friendly helpful staff. We requested a twin but were given a double but it was very quickly and easily sorted. Lovely country pub serving delicious food too. Handy having the Lidl across the road too. Only negative is the room was very very warm even with heat completely off and the corridor carpet was very stained and smelt.

Business

8/10

Excellent

10 Nov 2024

Jonathan

A nice stay

It was a nice relaxing stay in the lodge.
A bit more functional than the hotel, so we got what we paid for.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Nov 2024

Verified traveler

Hotel was nice and clean, staff were helpful and parking was easy.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Nov 2024

Aumit

No frills hotel in a good location near to the shopping precinct. You have to check in at the bar next door but there's a dedicated desk and the team are super lovely. Rooms are well appointed but the bed was unusually small for the room size and the bathroom could do with a bit of a refresh. All in all though, very good value

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2024

David

The rooms are big, modern, bright and very comfortable. Bathrooms are fine with large walk in showers, and well equipped. The check-in and food is served in the pub next door. Food is very good and staff excellent and very friendly.

If you are going on a cruise, this hotel is about 20 minutes away from the cruise terminals, and very quiet and peaceful.
This is the 4th time I've stayed here, and never had a problem.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2024

Adele

Friendly staff

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2024

C J

comfortable and clean, will continue to stay here…

Business

8/10

Excellent

21 Oct 2024

Verified traveler

Nice budget hotel

Nice budget hotel. Everything you need for a night or 2. Not very good lighting and the noise from other rooms comes through the vent in the bathroom. Also the light right outside the window stays on all night, shines in above the curtain.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2024

C J

comfortable, clean, all amenities worked, will stay here again

Business

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2024

Prachya

Some suspicious stains on carpet I suspect from cleaning fluid . But comfortable beds, spacious rooms. Wonderful hot showers. Good food and for my needs a fantastic location walking distance to my friends home.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2024

Vernon

The property is of a very good standard overall.
BUT the grey paint could do with a touch up in the room.
The corridor carpet to room 63 could do with replacing, looks like room service has dropped bleach near every door along the way.
The shower has AMAZING pressure!!
The dining area is very good inside and out.

Business Friends

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2024

C J

consistently good :)

i often stay at the lodge - its cheaper than the hotel and the bathrooms and wifi are so much better

Business

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2024

Jennifer

Great facilities, very comfortable beds & lovely staff. Convenient for families.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2024

Jayne

A great stay

We stayed here prior to boarding a cruise at Southampton. It was an incredibly pleasing place to have picked. Clean rooms with a lovely pub to eat at, and a shopping area nearby to walk to.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2024

Kev

Good place to stay pre-cruise holiday, about 20 minute drive from Southampton port.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2024

Charlotte

Great couple of days staying at the lodge. Very clean and modern.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2024

Simon

Good

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2024

Andrew

Easy check-in, clean and air conditioning was a saviour.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2024

Sarah

Excellent place x staff so helpful and friendly rooms clean x would differently stay again x

6/10

Pleasant

01 Aug 2024

Verified traveler

Balcony room

Stay was okay.
I did have the balcony room, however the room is pretty standard. The shower head has seen better days, however bed was comfy and air conditioning worked great for this type of weather.

8/10

Excellent

01 Aug 2024

Paul

Nice little place.

Nice little place. Rooms are a good size but reception is run from the pub next door so is subject to their opening hours and how busy the bar is when you get there. Problem with the toilet. A stuck valve meant that water kept running through the system and the cistern was constantly topping up. Not very eco, and very noisy through the night.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2024

Christopher

Rooms are functional, clean and everything works :) Nice bathroom, good WIFI speeds, friendly staff

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jul 2024

Fabian

The room in general was good but the carpets are disgusting in the room and hallways. Breakfast was expensive and poor quality, especially the sausages.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2024

Christopher

We stayed at the Solent Hotel and Spa the previous week, prior to a visit to the IOW, and decided to stay again on our return, but as it was booked, we stayed here. The rooms was spacious clean and quiet, with everything we required. We enjoyed a meal in the Parson's Collar, good, basic bar food menu, but well cooked. Cheerful bar staff and good beer.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2024

Karen

Excellent

Trip away with my daughter and also booked a \"football table\" in the joining Parsons Collar to watch England play. Fantastic atmosphere, excellent table service, great food and England won so perfect evening 😅. Room was clean in most parts although carpet was a little grubby.Girls on reception were lovely and very friendly.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Jun 2024

Lisa

Pleasant stay

It was a nice room although walls and carpet were stained. Food in the adjoining restaurant was good at night time, but breakfast really overpriced so didnt bother the second day. Quite comfortable stay quiet rooms.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2024

John D

Great budget hotel of at the right price.

We have stayed before on a number of occasions as a great budget hotel.So we have used many times for the odd few nights for work, visiting family and friends. It’s very clean comfortable ( although you need to check bed size when booking or if you like a bit of space then possibly go for twin room as “some” of their double beds are standard 4’6 double) and local facilities for shopping and restaurants are excellent. We also used to live and work close by so we know the area well so it’s a great location and easy parking. The hotel is a perfect place to stay when prices are reasonable but demand pushes them up considerably on occasions and then I would much rather stay elsewhere where there are more facilities, as no baths here only showers and other local hotels and there are many of them that have leisure facilities, baths and where full breakfast is included, Here where it’s just a continental type (and extra.!) That said, we would highly recommend it for a few nights and when price reasonable ( in my view under £90 for what’s on offer) it’s a perfect place to stay when you can get those prices so shop around.!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2024

C J

clean modern room, air con was a saver as it was a warm week, will be back again

Business

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2024

Mark

Needs its own reception

The room was nicely laid out and impeccably clean, though the bed was narrow. Having reception in the adjacent hotel ws weird and the staff were offhand.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2024

Fiona

Good sized rooms,comfy bed and great shower

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2024

Wendy

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10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2024

Christopher

The rooms are all modern with new bathrooms, convenient plug points and superfast WIFI. I stayed in Room 39 on the 1st floor without any issues to report. I'll be back over the next few weeks and have multiple trips booked here - rooms are to a consistently better level than the Hotel & Spa (same chain) situated next to the Lodge - the Lodge is also cheaper :)

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2024

Katrina

Rooms were spotless, bed really comfortable, easy check in. Staff really helpful. Lovely attached restaurant and pub definately recommend

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2024

Frances

Spacious clean room. Close to shopping area