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Portsmouth and Southsea Backpackers Lodge

4 Florence Road, Portsmouth PO5 2NE, England
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Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 June 2013

Avoid Portsmouth Backpackers unless you like to deal with roughnecks. if you are unarmed (and try to stay that way), female or old it is not the right place for you. The "owner " considers his paying guests all potential thieves who steal his cuttlery and refuses to provide any of it.So unless you like to eat with your fingers... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2013

My boyfriend and I spent one night there and the staff seem unfriendly and rude. At night we could hear from our room the man working in the hostel shouting at some guests and completely losing good manners. I strongly recommend not to stay there.

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2013 via mobile

My Boyfriend and I stayed here over the weekend. We were originally going to go to Brighton but we decided late and all the cheaper hotels and hostels were booked out. We arrived to a friendly man who signed us off and pointed to our single room with a double bed and an ensuite. We walked in to find a... More

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London, United Kingdom
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2013

Stayed 2 days in Portsmouth and chose this hostel just because of location. I got what I expected and almost what I needed. Slept in quite spacious room for 4, first night slept on my own, second one 3 luckily very friendly guys joined my room. Reception does not technically exist, I met the guy just on my arrival, not... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 March 2013

This was the only hostel i could find in portsmouth and southsea. I got a bed in a dorm for 4 people. Luckily the 2 other people in my room were nice and tidy and didn't snore load. I was cramped even with only 3 of us in there. There is only 1 shower and 1 toilet on each floor... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 October 2012

I was running in the Great South Run and had travelled up during the night after work. The accomodation in the area had been fully booked and unsurprisingly this place had a spare bed in a dorm. The entrance to the hovel should be a standard for the interior. Steps leading to the reception were damaged and filthy. There were... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 October 2012

It's a hostel so you can't go in with high expectations. Presumably you are just looking for somewhere cheap to crash for the night, which is all my friend and I were looking for. We were in the room right at the top of the stairs. The guy at reception wasn't rude but his grasp of English wasn't amazing. There... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 October 2012

If I could give this place a zero I would. I can easily say that this was without doubt, THE WORST place I have ever stayed in my entire life. My husband and I, a young Australian couple, have been travelling in Europe for six months or so and this definitely takes the cake as the worst place by a... More

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Liverpool, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 September 2012

We had booked to stay here for one night before we got the ferry to Ryde to Bestival early next morning After reading the scary reviews of this place, I didnt hold out much hope for this little hostel! Okay sure when we arrived the outside looked quite out of place compared to the nicely decorated surrounding buildings. But when... More

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London, United Kingdom
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 September 2012

Only a matter of time before the appropriate authorities close this health hazard down. No working toilets, rude staff, broken glass amoung some other very questionable pieces of litter... Please avoid this place at all costs. I cannot emphasise this piece of advise enough!!!

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Address: 4 Florence Road, Portsmouth PO5 2NE, England
Region: United Kingdom > England > South East England > Hampshire > Portsmouth
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Ranked #6 of 7 Speciality lodging in Portsmouth
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