Rare LHT28 Posted August 11, 2018 #1 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Any recent stays at HI on Herbert Walker Ave? Is there any shops, restaurants close by ? we were looking at the Premier Inn West Quay for next spring but I read there is construction around the hotel again We will be staying 3 nts after our cruise so want something convenient to restaurants etc... I am not great at long walks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kctwinmommy Posted August 11, 2018 #2 Share Posted August 11, 2018 We stayed there last summer and liked it. There's a major shopping center with tons of restaurants across from it. Maybe a 15-20 minute walk, only because of the odd route you have to take, but it's an easy walk. We went over there twice during the evening when we were there last year. Well once in the late afternoon, our son stayed behind. Then we all went over from some quick food. We grabbed something cheap, but there were a lot of places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocklinmom Posted August 11, 2018 #3 Share Posted August 11, 2018 KCtwinmommy, can you please explain the "odd route" to get to the Westquay shopping center from Holiday Inn? I am considering that hotel for next summer and we would want to walk over to WQ which I thought was across the street. I like to get an idea of what would be involved :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted August 11, 2018 Author #4 Share Posted August 11, 2018 this is from google maps looks straight forward https://www.google.com/maps/dir/West+Quay+Shopping+Centre,+Southampton,+UK/Holiday+Inn+Southampton,+Herbert+Walker+Ave,+Southampton+SO15+1HJ,+UK/@50.9012258,-1.4126167,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x487476b73d68147f:0x5772f77e3e3b6b93!2m2!1d-1.4074737!2d50.9038612!1m5!1m1!1s0x4874769426b916c3:0x9d5a8f2196a83a4b!2m2!1d-1.4094492!2d50.8994788!3e2 Thanks for the info KTC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocklinmom Posted August 11, 2018 #5 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Thank you! I hadn't thought to use Google maps. That's a great visual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartanexile81 Posted August 11, 2018 #6 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Any recent stays at HI on Herbert Walker Ave?Is there any shops, restaurants close by ? we were looking at the Premier Inn West Quay for next spring but I read there is construction around the hotel again We will be staying 3 nts after our cruise so want something convenient to restaurants etc... I am not great at long walks Another hotel is due to open in Spring next year just behind the Premier Inn so the construction work will be pretty much completed when you're there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kctwinmommy Posted August 11, 2018 #7 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Sorry, my mistake. I was thinking when we walked to the car rental off the cruise ship. It was super close, but you had to walk all the way around to get to it. Sorry about that. But yes, the maps shows you exactly what it looks like. And I guess "odd" was the wrong choice of words anyway. Just that what looked like an easy walk for us to get to the car rental turned out to not be. And it wasn't marked really well. So yes, getting to the shopping center is easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted August 11, 2018 Author #8 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Another hotel is due to open in Spring next year just behind the Premier Inn so the construction work will be pretty much completed when you're there Thanks for that info I am thinking the HI might have a better bed layout for our needs I still have time to change my mind AGAIN :halo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocklinmom Posted August 11, 2018 #9 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Any idea which chain that new hotel will be? Or the name of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartanexile81 Posted August 11, 2018 #10 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Any idea which chain that new hotel will be? Or the name of it? Yes it's the new Mariott Moxy brand. Like the Premier Inn WQ, it's a great location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocklinmom Posted August 12, 2018 #11 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Oh that will be worth looking into. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durante Posted August 12, 2018 #12 Share Posted August 12, 2018 I am currently staying at the Premier Inn which is directly opposite West Quay shopping centre. The construction site you mentioned is behind the hotel, and absolutely no noise at night. As mentioned earlier, it should be finished by the time you are here. The other thing I would mention is I can see the Holiday Inn from my window and can't see any shops/restaurants near to it, so think you would be better off at the Premier Inn if you don't want to do the longer walk to West Quay over 3 days. It's the second time I've stayed here and it's spotlessly clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted August 12, 2018 Author #13 Share Posted August 12, 2018 I am currently staying at the Premier Inn which is directly opposite West Quay shopping centre. The construction site you mentioned is behind the hotel, and absolutely no noise at night. As mentioned earlier, it should be finished by the time you are here.The other thing I would mention is I can see the Holiday Inn from my window and can't see any shops/restaurants near to it, so think you would be better off at the Premier Inn if you don't want to do the longer walk to West Quay over 3 days. It's the second time I've stayed here and it's spotlessly clean. Thanks for the update do you know if P.I has 2 beds in the rooms or just one & a sofa bed ? Cannot seem to find an email addy for them to ask We will probably be out & about most of the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durante Posted August 12, 2018 #14 Share Posted August 12, 2018 The room we are in has 1 double bed and 1 single bed. I think it is called a triple, although we only booked and paid for a twin room, they allocated us this one. The single bed is a proper bed not a sofa bed. The other time we stayed here was in January when the building work was starting and it never bothered us during the morning when they started work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted August 12, 2018 Author #15 Share Posted August 12, 2018 The room we are in has 1 double bed and 1 single bed. I think it is called a triple, although we only booked and paid for a twin room, they allocated us this one. The single bed is a proper bed not a sofa bed.The other time we stayed here was in January when the building work was starting and it never bothered us during the morning when they started work Thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wave rider Posted August 13, 2018 #16 Share Posted August 13, 2018 We stayed at the Holiday Inn last fall pre-cruise and had a great stay. It is only a 5 minute walk to the WQ shopping center, if that. The only difficulty in the walk is remembering which side of the street to look for oncoming cars. Plenty of shops and restaurants. We were there for supper as well as breakfast the next day. Also, it is a easy 5 minute walk to the ship from the HI. Enjoy your trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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