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Reviews of The Aqua 3 stars

Castletown, Portland, DT5 1BD, United Kingdom

#17 of 32 hotels in Portland

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 598 hotel reviews

7.8

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.7

  • Comfort

    8.5

  • Location

    8.3

  • Facilities

    7.7

  • Staff

    9.0

  • Value for money

    7.9

  • Free WiFi

    8.1

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  • Reviewed: 30 August 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Buffet breakfast was okay but would have been much better if cooked to order.

    Room was clean and comfy with a great view. Shower was excellent.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 29 August 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    For the price , spot on, fantastic for divers or people who like water sports, there wasn't anything we didn't like.

    Great location, walking distance to excellent marina, good size room, very clean, basic but had everything we needed, very good breakfast, liked the private customer entrance you could come and go as you liked without going through the normal busy hotels entrances.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 27 August 2022

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A nice location my son thought the D-day centre over the road was amazing, we visited the the tank museum in wareham too just a 40mins drive away, we went to portland bill and had a tour in the light house. We went on an amazing boat trip to Weymouth, and caught the bus back later in the evening, buses ran every 30mins which was great if u didnt want to drive, the room was very clean, Staff were great. They only have about 8 car parking spaces to park in So you have to park in the pay and display carpark, Which is free over night but its not cheap in day.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 26 August 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Friendly staff, hearty breakfast, clean room, good location.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 25 August 2022

    8.0
    Hotel has improved under new ownership and hope to return again
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Owner very friendly and welcoming. Breakfast delicious

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 24 August 2022

    7.0
    It was a good stop off for 1 night to visit relatives holidaying in the area!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room as bit sparse!

    Breakfast good Large comfortable bed

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 24 August 2022

    8.0
    great value would stay again
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Economy Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    attention to detail with cleaning. I opened a draw to find it full of crumbs.

    on the surface clean and great location for what I needed (I was sailing). Great breakfast and friendly hard working staff

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 24 August 2022

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very basic, small room

    Clean and somewhat modern. Decent breakfast

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 23 August 2022

    8.0
    Great place
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Lovely clean room, friendly and helpful staff. Everything we needed Good breakfast.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 21 August 2022

    8.0
    Convenient hotel located close to Chesil beach
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Late night guests arriving in the hotel could have been quieter, but that's not the hotels fault. Maybe quieter door closers on room and fire doors

    Very clean, rooms were spacious and a good breakfast, staff were friendly with a good size dining room, Parking was available.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 20 August 2022

    8.0
    A nice place for a weary traveller to stop off!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Economy Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The bed was extremely uncomfortable - could feel all the springs and everything! Also quite a stuffy room as the window was round the corner from the bed.

    Very clean, and staff were exceptionally friendly. Breakfast had good variety.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 20 August 2022

    8.0
    We enjoyed our stay and would return.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Poor TV reception.

    Breakfast, beds and pillows were very comfortable.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 18 August 2022

    7.0
    Very relaxing and enjoyed every minute of it.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Due to probably staff shortages the bar and restaurant did not seem to be open during our stay.

    Staff, breakfast, comfort and location were very good.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 17 August 2022

    7.0
    enjoyed would use again
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    your room doors are heavy there was a lot of banging through the night and logic tv with Samsung remote didn’t work

    location was great for what we needed breakfast was great room was nice and clean

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 17 August 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    traditional british breakfast was good, room was clean and staff was friendly

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 14 August 2022

    9.0
    Enjoyed it and would return
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Stairs were a bit much but this was my fault for not requesting a lower floor no fault on any of the staff who were wonderful from start to finish

    Breakfast was great location was good we enjoyed the area

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 9 August 2022

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    breakfast was terrible. like a fabric kantine. We prefered to drive to the nearest petrolstation and eat breakfast.

    clean, nicely situated

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 8 August 2022

    9.0
    Nice stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The doors from the room and the other rooms were a bit loud .I understand they are firedoors...but perhaps some handles would help with the noise.

    Nice little hotel in good location Breakfast was good and had a hot option, though a bit repetitive for the 5 days we stayed

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 4 August 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Restaurant was closed during our stay. Didn't get to see the hotel parrot as she was always away when I was in reception (though my friend did).

    Clean, helpful staff, great location & had parking.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 4 August 2022

    8.0
    Great little place
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The rooms could have a bit more decor appeal - pictures of the local area, cushions etc.

    Great little stay for me and my son. Room was perfectly adequate for our needs. Free breakfast included although we didn't get a chance to sample it because my son likes to sleep in but other guests commented it was really tasty. No evening meal provided at the in house restaurant at the moment but I was informed of this prior to my arrival so was able to make other plans. Plenty of parking out front for free and cheap parking behind if necessary. Great location for us to travel around portland and into weymouth with the bus stop 5 minutes away. Convenience shop across the road. Staff were all lovely and accommodating - even let me leave our luggage for a few hours after checking out. Wouldn't hesitate to re-book or recommend.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 3 August 2022

    8.0
    Just about everything was exactly as expected.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The only slight negative was that the signal kept dropping out on the TV

    Buffet breakfast was really good with no shortage of choice. The room was very clean and spacious with a more than adequate en-suite.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 1 August 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Breakfast a bit limited, could have done with more varieties of eggs and some porridge

    Reception good and helpful, room, clean and comfortable. Very close to sailing academy. Good parking

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 30 July 2022

    8.0
    Great stay and loads of memories
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Quite thin walls. We have heard pretty much everything from rooms on the other side of the wall.

    Really loved to learn about Polly! She is adorable and really clever parrot. Clean room and great view over the marina. Could see a lot of racing boats.

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 25 July 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Economy Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Absence of decaff coffee sachets

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 24 July 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The watwr system makes quite a noise when you flush or use the water out the taps/shower so you can hear your neighbour sometimes in the night, but it didnt bother us too much. The hotel is great value for money

    We booked a last min trip to Weymouth and stayed at the Aqua hotel. Having spent all day im Weymouth and already knew most of the restaurants had been booked, we decided to stay on portland for the evening. Hotel was easy to find, free onsite parking, great views out to the harbour, Great showers, comfy bed and it was really clean. A short walk to some great pubs and we were lucky to get a space to eat. What a lovley sunset too from portland! Thr breakfast was really good too!

    Stayed in July 2022

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