Leonardo Royal Hotel Southampton Grand Harbour

About Leonardo Royal Hotel Southampton Grand Harbour

A large waterfront hotel on West Quay Road, opposite the old town walls and a short walk downhill from WestQuay shopping centre. It describes itself as the city's biggest hotel for conferences, with 13 event spaces, and business breakfast networking events have been held here.

• Paid parking
• Step free
• Accessible loos
• Wifi
• Breakfast
• Hearing loop

Finding the door

Main entrance on West Quay Road: two automatic double doors and a revolving door, no steps, with a drop-off bay outside

Reception is just inside the front doors on the left. The large Mayflower Suite is on the ground floor; the other meeting rooms and event suites are on the mezzanine, reached by any of the three lifts.

Parking

Paid on-site car park, first come first served (about 179 spaces, managed by ParkingEye). Parkopedia lists hotel customers at £2 for 2 hrs, £5 for 5 hrs and £14 for 24 hrs. Blue Badge holders park free, subject to space. Overflow: WestQuay multi-storey (sat nav SO15 1ST, entrance on Harbour Parade, open 24 hours) is about 5 minutes' walk on level paving.

• Leonardo Royal hotel car park

  On site · 1 min walk · 179 spaces

  Hotel customers: 2 hrs £2.00, 5 hrs £5.00, 24 hrs £14.00 (Parkopedia); non-customers listed at £5 per hour

  24 hours

• Westquay Shopping Centre multi-storey (Harbour Parade)

  Nearby · 5 min walk · 2484 spaces · EV charging

  1 hr £2.50, 2 hrs £3.50, 3 hrs £4.50, then about £1 per extra hour to 8 hrs £9.50; 24 hrs £15.00

  24 hours

• The Quays (South) car park

  Nearby · 2 min walk · 92 spaces

  Charged 08:00–midnight: 1 hr £1.00, 2 hrs £2.50, 3 hrs £3.50, 4 hrs £4.50, 5 hrs £5.30, 6 hrs £6.80, 7 hrs £7.30, max £8.00

  24 hours

• Harbour Parade council car park

  Nearby · 2 min walk · 64 spaces

  Charged 08:00–midnight: 2 hrs £2.20, 3 hrs £3.60, 4 hrs £4.40, 5 hrs £5.20, 10 hrs £8.50, max £10.50

  24 hours

Getting here

The hotel says Southampton Central station is a 15–20 minute walk, with dropped kerbs along the way. The nearest bus stops are at Holyrood Church and Albion Place, about 4–5 minutes away. The hotel recommends West Quay Cars for taxis (02380 999 999), who can send a wheelchair-accessible car.

• Drop-off bay at the front door

  Cars can pull up outside the main doors; dropped kerb nearby.

• Southampton Holyrood Church (Stop BK) · 4 min walk

  Bluestar 13, 15, 19, 19a, QC, N17; Unilink U1A, U1E, U1N; First X4, X5

  On High Street

• Southampton Holyrood Church (Stop BJ) · 4 min walk

  Bluestar 6, 13, 15, 19, 19a, QC, N17; Unilink U1C, U1N; First X4, X5

• Southampton Albion Place (Stands BA–BE) · 4 min walk

  Bluestar 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, N9, PR1; Unilink U1A, U1E, U1N; Salisbury Reds X7; morebus 86

  A group of stands just below the WestQuay terrace

• Southampton Central · 18 min walk

  South Western Railway, Great Western Railway, Southern, CrossCountry

  The hotel gives 15–20 minutes on foot. Step-free category A, but National Rail currently warns that the lifts to platform 4 are out of order.

Inside

Access: Level entrance with a 1.6m clear door opening and a level ground floor. Three lifts with audible announcements and Braille buttons. Hearing loop available on request. Accessible toilet beside reception. The restaurant is reached by a ramp.

Toilets

Accessible and standard toilets to the left of reception; more in the restaurant

Food and drink

Marco Pierre White steakhouse restaurant and Leo's Bar; self-service buffet breakfast; event catering from working lunches upwards