Leonardo Royal Grand Harbour Southampton Pre-Cruise Stay!

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  • It’s pre-cruise day! Hoorah! We are staying at the Leonardo Royal Grand Harbour Hotel in Southampton in a junior suite with 2, yes 2, balconies and views of the Solent! Join us as we show you this hotel, its facilities (bar, restaurant, pool, gym etc) and of course our suite! We discuss the poor check in experience that never happened, the then lovely service, parking and cruise packages and proximity to cruise terminals and west quay for restaurants, bars and shopping.
    As I type I’m about to head to my ship, Fred Olsen Borealis, so once you’ve explore our hotel, make sure you subscribe, turn on notifications as my first Fred Olsen vlog will be live on Wednesday 24 May 4.15pm! You can also follow all my pictures of the cruise on Twitter / Instagram @travelblogjamie and Facebook ‘jamiewrobins’. See you there!
    #leonardohotel #southampton #hotel #cruise #hotelreview #travel

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  • @TravelBlogJamie
    @TravelBlogJamie  ปีที่แล้ว +6

    We are currently at the Leonardo Royal Grand Harbour Hotel in a Junior Suite! Come join us! It’s also cruise day! Exciting! ❤

  • @BChecker56
    @BChecker56 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You’re so funny Jamie 🤣 make my day 😀😀😀😀

  • @samanthasegar
    @samanthasegar ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh we have this hotel booked for our pre cruise stay next year. I am so glad you highlighted accessibility. I cant use stairs well somedays are easier than others but i think i may cancel, we also have a reservation for the restaurant but I will take a look at your other hotel vlogs and see what they are like. Thanks Jamie! Love your vlogs x

    • @TravelBlogJamie
      @TravelBlogJamie  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you 🙏 I’d give them a call about accessibility - it was not clear to me when I was on site

  • @paulatrahern1336
    @paulatrahern1336 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We stayed there a few years ago (before it was a Leonardo) had a lovely balcony room but the pool was freezing! Glad to see it’s warmed up now!

    • @TravelBlogJamie
      @TravelBlogJamie  ปีที่แล้ว

      I’d never be able to get in a cold pool 😂😂😂

  • @lyndaburton3058
    @lyndaburton3058 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi Jamie and Matthew We are going on a cruise next year to Norway and I was thinking of staying in that hotel. So it was very interesting to see what it was like. Enjoy your vlogs.

  • @fridaybaldwin5581
    @fridaybaldwin5581 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Looks a nice place. Perhaps I'm weird but I'd quite enjoy watching the roundabout, be entertaining 😂

  • @chloebrookes4282
    @chloebrookes4282 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fab review Jamie! Me and my mum have just booked for May and got a bargain 💚

  • @shelleytester5134
    @shelleytester5134 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Lovely thanks Jamie, I’ve booked this hotel for next year and thought I’d better check what you thought of it! And relieved you like it!

    • @TravelBlogJamie
      @TravelBlogJamie  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I do enjoy this one! Hope you do too!

  • @TheSpanishChannel
    @TheSpanishChannel ปีที่แล้ว +3

    ❤❤❤

  • @charlottegrant4367
    @charlottegrant4367 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great vlog Jamie, we love the Leonardo. I will defo splurge out for a junior suite next time - lovely. When we went on Arvia in April I made that very big mistake of booking the wrong one 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️. I was so angry with myself, I had no idea there was another one. We found it and it has no parking nearby. At all. I was so mad with myself that I ended up paying for a room in The Holiday Inn. The old credit card took a beating that day!! Lesson learned. Have a great trip!!

    • @TravelBlogJamie
      @TravelBlogJamie  ปีที่แล้ว

      Was that the Leonardo jury’s inn?

    • @charlottegrant4367
      @charlottegrant4367 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TravelBlogJamie - yes it was the jury’s inn. Mick ran in to ask for directions to car parks and they weren’t close, I hate leaving our luggage overnight in the car, esp if it’s not the hotel car park, so we would have had to schlep our luggage to and from the car park…it was Saturday afternoon busy roads and we were driving around aimlessly getting mad with each other, the car parks were full because there was some university day or something and so we headed straight to the holiday inn! Grand Harbour Leonardo didn’t have any rooms. I put the extra cost down to Idiot Tax 🤣

  • @lizdyson3627
    @lizdyson3627 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for showing us the hotels in Southampton and the proximity of the cruise port. And for aluding to matters of faith, I trust you're not being sarcastic.😀

    • @TravelBlogJamie
      @TravelBlogJamie  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Welcome 🙏 I don’t actually have a ‘faith’ a such. It’s a line from a popular tv show. But definitely not sarcastic.

  • @sistersontheseas
    @sistersontheseas ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We stayed here about 10 years ago under different ownership, it looks a lot better now!

  • @user-lt5se2bv5c
    @user-lt5se2bv5c 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We stayed there a few years back. Had a meal there and the waiter dropped one of our starters on the floor. We were then asked if we wanted the starters and main meal served at the same time, of course we said no as the main would have been cold by the time we would have finished starter. So don't think we will stay here again.

    • @TravelBlogJamie
      @TravelBlogJamie  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think it has change a lot in the last few years

  • @irishinusa1615
    @irishinusa1615 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great vlog....you have influenced us to book a few nights 👍👊😍
    Is it far to walk to the mall from the hotel?

    • @TravelBlogJamie
      @TravelBlogJamie  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It’s about a 15 minute walk from here to west quay shopping centre

  • @Sophiewati
    @Sophiewati ปีที่แล้ว

    I used to work in the spa there, we used to get complaints all the time about the accessibility, we had to take guests through the fire exit door behind concerge and through the door on poolside. So not great and embarrassing for the guests in their dressing gowns walking in the lobby. Glad they have finally put some money into the bar and rooms. It looks very nice now!

  • @laurieleonard8209
    @laurieleonard8209 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Jamie Good Morning from California ❤

    • @TravelBlogJamie
      @TravelBlogJamie  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey lovely Cali! How are you? Can’t wait to be back there next year

  • @BarryFinch-nx7ku
    @BarryFinch-nx7ku ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great Vlog as usual Jamie . We have only stayed at the Holiday Inn express by the M27 and the cricket ground before a cruise so a little out of the city. Seems a hotel in the city centre you are best parking in the Quays would you say ?

    • @TravelBlogJamie
      @TravelBlogJamie  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, west quay or east gate street both £5 for 24 hours and excellent value!

    • @BarryFinch-nx7ku
      @BarryFinch-nx7ku ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for that Jamie. Enjoy your cruise , will it be odd travelling without Maffoo ????

    • @TravelBlogJamie
      @TravelBlogJamie  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BarryFinch-nx7ku have travelled solo numerous times - it’s different but I make the most of it.

  • @liseoppenheimer7255
    @liseoppenheimer7255 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Are you doing the 2day mini cruise or the 27 day itinerary?

    • @TravelBlogJamie
      @TravelBlogJamie  ปีที่แล้ว

      Just squeezing in the 2 day before joining Iona next week

  • @jonathangladstone1963
    @jonathangladstone1963 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi, random question, who does Matthew think who should be fired from The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Teresa or Melissa?

  • @cad6095
    @cad6095 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Which hotels in Southampton that have a pool don’t charge you to use it?

    • @TravelBlogJamie
      @TravelBlogJamie  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well this one for a start, Novotel (but v small pool) and Harbour Hotel & Spa

  • @laurieleonard8209
    @laurieleonard8209 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I prefer the reg Haribos Matthew American gummies just aren’t chewy enough ❤

    • @TravelBlogJamie
      @TravelBlogJamie  ปีที่แล้ว

      This is a really v important info for maffoo

  • @richardstreet7518
    @richardstreet7518 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just don't feel the love for this hotel.. glad to hear that it now has aircon.. your suite was simply two connecting rooms !! I stayed here a number of times when it was a devere...

    • @TravelBlogJamie
      @TravelBlogJamie  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not all places are for everyone are there - we really enjoy it and much more now than when it was the De Vere