Reviews of Southampton Serviced Apartments

I stayed here with my husband and parents in December. It was just as a base for the weekend as we were going to a show on the Thursday night and had decided to make a long weekend of it. We wanted something that was self catering, rather than a B&B or a hotel, so we could relax before going out, but after reading the negative reviews I was a bit worried about staying here. Okay, the apartment isn't 'Luxury' as advertised, but it isn't priced for luxury. We had no issues with it for the price we paid (£350ish for 3 nights for 4 people) it would have been far more for a hotel or B&B for the 4 of us. Communication with the rental company was good, there were clear instruction for collecting the key from the keybox by the front door and entry to the building was safe and secure. Parking was off road and good, there was plenty of space in the rear car park which was bigger, but we managed to get a space in the front car park and left the car there for the duration, we just had to let the company know we were going to need a space before we arrived. When we arrived, we found the main foyer spotless and welcoming, the lift didn't smell, as mentioned in another review. We had apartment 7 at the back on the top floor, it was very quiet and we had no problems with any noise at night. The apartment itself didn't smell and was very clean. Okay, the furniture had seen better days and was tired, but that was just cosmetic. The oven was so spotless, it looked like new. The bathrooms were very clean and Mum is a stickler for clean bathrooms and she was very happy with the cleanliness of them. The lounger was a nice size and accommodated all 4 of us very comfortably. The TV signal did drop out on occasion, but it didn't really bother us that much as we weren't there for watching telly! The apartment had everything you needed for self catering, it took us a while to work out the washing up liquid was in the pump bottle/caddy combination by the sink, but it was there along with a cloth and a clean tea towel, there was only 1 dishwasher tablet, but we didn't use the dishwasher anyway as we only did breakfast in the apartment, so was easier to just wash up. It would have been nice to have a welcome pack of tea/coffee etc, but the price we paid reflects the lack of that really, so it wasn't expected. The location is very good and conveniently on the bus route, the stop was just a 5 min walk down the road towards Southampton and dropped you off almost right opposite the apartment building on the return journey. All in all, we all had a nice stay, and would be very happy to come back if we needed to stay in Southampton again.