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title: "Hotels in Portsmouth: compare the best places to stay"
description: "Compare 72 hotels in Portsmouth, United Kingdom: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/portsmouth/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-13
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# Where to stay in Portsmouth

Portsmouth has 72 places to stay in our index. 23 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.4.

- **places to stay:** 72

- **ranked by guests:** 23

- **average rating:** 8.4

- [Beach hotels 12](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/portsmouth/beach/)
- [Hotels with free parking 11](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/portsmouth/free-parking/)
- [Central hotels 16](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/portsmouth/central/)
- [Top-rated budget stays 7](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/portsmouth/budget/)

## Good to know about hotels in Portsmouth

- **Best-rated hotel:** [Becketts Ltd](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/becketts-ltd-portsmouth/)

- **Area with most hotels:** Southsea

- **Average guest rating:** 8.4

- **Hotels with a pool:** 3

- **Average walk grade:** 67/100

## Areas of Portsmouth

Where the hotels are and how guests rate them.

-    [**Southsea** 10 hotels, 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/portsmouth/?area=Southsea)
-    [**Old Portsmouth** 3 hotels, 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/portsmouth/?area=Old+Portsmouth)
-    [**Portsea** 3 hotels, 8.7](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/portsmouth/?area=Portsea)

## All hotels in Portsmouth

Ranked by StayVersus score: guest rating adjusted for the number of reviews.

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## Popular match-ups in Portsmouth

-     [**ibis budget Portsmouth** *vs* **Ibis Portsmouth Hotel** Portsmouth, 8.1 / 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/ibis-budget-portsmouth-portsmouth-vs-ibis-portsmouth-hotel-portsmouth/)
-     [**Holiday Inn Express Portsmouth Gunwharf Quays By IHG** *vs* **Ibis Portsmouth Hotel** Portsmouth, 8.2 / 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/holiday-inn-express-portsmouth-gunwharf-quays-by-ihg-portsmouth-vs-ibis-portsmouth-hotel-portsmouth/)
-     [**Ibis Portsmouth Hotel** *vs* **Queens Hotel** Portsmouth, 8.4 / 8.2](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/ibis-portsmouth-hotel-portsmouth-vs-queens-hotel-portsmouth/)
-     [**Holiday Inn Portsmouth By IHG** *vs* **Ibis Portsmouth Hotel** Portsmouth, 7.5 / 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/holiday-inn-portsmouth-by-ihg-portsmouth-vs-ibis-portsmouth-hotel-portsmouth/)
-     [**Ibis Portsmouth Hotel** *vs* **Royal Maritime Hotel, BW Signature Collection** Portsmouth, 8.4 / 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/ibis-portsmouth-hotel-portsmouth-vs-royal-maritime-hotel-bw-signature-collection-portsmouth/)
-     [**Ibis Portsmouth Hotel** *vs* **Keppels Head Hotel** Portsmouth, 8.4 / 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/ibis-portsmouth-hotel-portsmouth-vs-keppels-head-hotel-portsmouth/)
-     [**Becketts Ltd** *vs* **Ibis Portsmouth Hotel** Portsmouth, 9.1 / 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/becketts-ltd-portsmouth-vs-ibis-portsmouth-hotel-portsmouth/)
-     [**Ibis Portsmouth Hotel** *vs* **The Pier** Portsmouth, 8.4 / 8.7](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/ibis-portsmouth-hotel-portsmouth-vs-the-pier-portsmouth/)

## FAQ: Portsmouth

### What is the best-rated hotel in Portsmouth?

By StayVersus score, Becketts Ltd is the best-rated hotel in Portsmouth, with a guest rating of 9.1 from 70 reviews.

### Which area of Portsmouth has the most hotels?

Southsea has the most, with 10 rated places to stay.

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/portsmouth/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/