Located a 15-minute walk from the Southampton city centre, Alcantara offers B&B style accommodations with free Wi-Fi, parking and a daily breakfast. All rooms feature a flat screen TV with a DVD player, an alarm clock radio, coffee and tea making facilities, a hospitality tray, and a hair dryer. Most rooms have a private bathroom. The hotel offers a lovely walled garden area for guests to enjoy. In addition, photocopying and faxing services, ironing facilities and luggage storage is available for convenience. There are plenty of dining options nearby, including Thai 2 GO, Roosters Piri Piri Chicken, Chowdhury’s Curry Lounge and Papu, a polish and European restaurant. Alcantara is located half a mile from the Mayflower Theatre, and less than two miles from the Southampton Maritime Museum and the Southampton City Art Gallery. For shopping, guests can walk 20 minutes to the Westgate or Bargate shopping centres. St. Mary’s Football stadium is about a ten minute drive away.
Most guests thought that Alcantara features a lovely location, only a 15-minute stroll from the city centre. There is plenty of shopping, dining, museums, and entertainment within walking distance, including the Southampton Maritime Musuem. In addition, the Southampton Central Station is conveniently nearby, and the airport is only a 10-minute drive away.
Alcantara offers a delicious daily breakfast to it's guests and has many raving reviews to show for it. The hotel offers a large variety of food items for you to choose from, and hosts both a continental and cooked-to-order full English breakfast. If you have a strict diet or allergies, don't worry. The staff will happily accommodate you, but do ask that you give them an advance notice to ensure satisfaction.
The staff at Alcantara is friendly, helpful, and accommodating. Need directions, advice? Don't hesitate to ask, as the personnel are quite knowledgeable about the local area. Have a small request or problem with your room? They'll gladly resolve it. Guests even thought that they went “the extra mile”, like offering the use of an umbrella on rainy days.
Though most guests didn't have a problem with the Internet, a few had trouble connecting to the Wi-Fi, saying the signal was too patchy. Others said it was just too slow to surf on comfortably.
Overall, the soundproofing in the rooms is great, but the local area isn't the quietest. Guests were disappointed that they couldn't open their windows for fresh air, due to incoming traffic noise
Most guests were satisfied with their rooms, but some thought they were too small in size for absolute comfort. The shower also received a few complaints, with reviews noting that it was hard to operate and that the water pressure was weak.
Yes, Alcantara offers 1 pool area.
No, Alcantara doesn’t allow pets.
Yes, Alcantara provides Parking, Accessible parking for guests.
Alcantara is located in 20 Howard Road, SO15 5BN, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Alcantara Nearby attractions include Bournemouth Beach, Port of Southampton, Sandbanks Beach, Paultons Family Theme Park, Gunwharf Quays, New Forest National Park, West Wittering Beach, Studland Beach.
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