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Holiday Inn Eastleigh is a pool, a parking spot and a cab in one email. Its Cruise and Park Offer is a night with breakfast, 15 days of complimentary parking and a taxi transfer to the cruise terminal — the price comes by reply, not on the page.
It sits by M3 Junction 13, about 2.5 miles from Southampton Airport by IHG's count. Our routing puts Ocean about 6.9 road miles away and Mayflower 10.9 — the Western Docks are the longer run from here.
There's a heated indoor pool until 10 PM, a whirlpool, sauna and steam, and kids stay and eat free. Pets aren't allowed.
Email reservations@hieastleigh.com with your dates, and ask whether the taxi brings you back.
Book it if
- Drivers coming down the M3
- A swim the night before
- Flyers into Southampton Airport, 2.5 miles away by IHG's count
Look elsewhere if
- You want a price before you email.
- You want to be in the city.
- You're bringing a pet.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Holiday Inn Eastleigh publishes.
A heated indoor pool open 6:30 AM to 10 PM, a whirlpool, sauna and steam at the Spirit Health Club, a restaurant, lounge bar and courtyard dining.
The Cruise and Park Offer includes a "hassle-free taxi transfer to the cruise terminal". Outside it, IHG says there's no complimentary local shuttle.
Breakfast is in the cruise offer; IHG doesn't print a price for it otherwise.
IHG gives no distance to the terminals. Our routing makes it 6.9 road miles to Ocean and 10.9 to Mayflower, with no traffic. By our routing the drive from Holiday Inn Eastleigh is about 18 minutes to Mayflower and 17 to Ocean on empty roads — leave room for real ones.
The Cruise and Park Offer is a night with breakfast, 15 days of complimentary parking and the taxi to the terminal. IHG prints no price; enquiries go to reservations@hieastleigh.com. Ordinary self-parking is £7.50 (about US$10) a day.
Night-Before Score: 60 of 100
Scored only from what the hotel publishes — see how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
Heathrow is about 59.1 road miles from Holiday Inn Eastleigh and Southampton Airport about 2.6 — our routing, with no traffic. From the hotel it’s 10.9 to Mayflower and 6.9 to Ocean. Question marks are rides you arrange, not ones Holiday Inn Eastleigh runs.
No Heathrow ride is listed by Holiday Inn Eastleigh. By our routing it’s roughly 71 minutes away with no traffic.
The Cruise and Park Offer includes a "hassle-free taxi transfer to the cruise terminal". Outside it, IHG says there's no complimentary local shuttle.
IHG gives no distance to the terminals. Our routing makes it 6.9 road miles to Ocean and 10.9 to Mayflower, with no traffic.
From LHR without a hotel shuttle
By our routing, Heathrow to Holiday Inn Eastleigh is about 59.1 road miles — roughly 71 minutes with no traffic. National Express 032 runs to Southampton Coach Station from £17.40 (about US$25), a taxi ride from Holiday Inn Eastleigh. More: the airport page.
Gatwick isn’t mentioned on Holiday Inn Eastleigh’s pages.
The Cruise and Park Offer includes a "hassle-free taxi transfer to the cruise terminal". Outside it, IHG says there's no complimentary local shuttle.
IHG gives no distance to the terminals. Our routing makes it 6.9 road miles to Ocean and 10.9 to Mayflower, with no traffic.
From LGW without a hotel shuttle
From Gatwick to Holiday Inn Eastleigh it’s the National Express coach, which reaches Southampton Coach Station from about 10:40am, or a booked car; we don’t promise a direct train.
"There is no Local Area Shuttle available at this hotel," per IHG, which puts Southampton Airport about 2.5 miles away.
The Cruise and Park Offer includes a "hassle-free taxi transfer to the cruise terminal". Outside it, IHG says there's no complimentary local shuttle.
IHG gives no distance to the terminals. Our routing makes it 6.9 road miles to Ocean and 10.9 to Mayflower, with no traffic.
From SOU without a hotel shuttle
From Southampton Airport, about 2.6 road miles from Holiday Inn Eastleigh by our routing, it’s the 7-minute train to Central — or a taxi from the desk in the terminal.
The Cruise and Park Offer is a night with breakfast, 15 days of complimentary parking and the taxi to the terminal. IHG prints no price; enquiries go to reservations@hieastleigh.com. Ordinary self-parking is £7.50 a day.
Parking for your stay: £7.50 a day, 172 spaces, 3 accessible.
The Cruise and Park Offer includes a "hassle-free taxi transfer to the cruise terminal". Outside it, IHG says there's no complimentary local shuttle.
IHG gives no distance to the terminals. Our routing makes it 6.9 road miles to Ocean and 10.9 to Mayflower, with no traffic.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip Holiday Inn Eastleigh and go straight to your terminal — the airport page checks your landing time.
Which terminal
Five terminals, two docksYour cruise line picks the terminal, not Holiday Inn Eastleigh. From here our routing puts Mayflower about 10.9 road miles away and Ocean about 6.9 — road distance, not a straight line, with QEII further down Test Road past Ocean. More in the terminals, explained.
Source: visitsouthampton.co.ukDistance
No mileage statedIHG gives no distance to the terminals. Our routing makes it 6.9 road miles to Ocean and 10.9 to Mayflower, with no traffic.
Source: ihg.comShuttle departures
Not publishedThe hotel doesn’t publish set times. Ask at check-in, and leave slack on a busy sailing morning.
Source: ihg.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking: ask priceThe Cruise and Park Offer is a night with breakfast, 15 days of complimentary parking and the taxi to the terminal. IHG prints no price; enquiries go to reservations@hieastleigh.com. Ordinary self-parking is £7.50 a day.
Source: ihg.comThe port and the council
Eastgate Street £9, then £5 a dayAgainst 15 days' parking inside the Cruise and Park Offer, or £7.50 a day at Holiday Inn Eastleigh, the council’s Eastgate Street car park is £9 (about US$12) for the first 24 hours, then £5 (about US$7) a day, paid on exit, per Southampton City Council — then a taxi to your terminal. The port’s own parking goes by cruise line, not terminal, and must be pre-booked.
Where the car goes while you sail · Southampton cruise parking, compared.
Source: southampton.gov.ukThe evening and the morning
The evening
Pool · Food or bar on siteA heated indoor pool open 6:30 AM to 10 PM, a whirlpool, sauna and steam at the Spirit Health Club, a restaurant, lounge bar and courtyard dining.
Breakfast
Not statedBreakfast is in the cruise offer; IHG doesn't print a price for it otherwise.
Address
Leigh Road, Eastleigh, by M3 Junction 13Leigh Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9PG
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Holiday Inn Eastleigh publishes it. The gaps here are the Cruise and Park Offer price and which terminal the taxi covers, and whether it comes back — a call to Holiday Inn Eastleigh settles both.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
Resort fee
None stated
Wi-Fi
Not stated
Parking for your stay
£7.50 a day, 172 spaces, 3 accessible
Breakfast
Included in the Cruise and Park Offer; weekend hours 7:30–10:30 AM; price not printed
Pool
Heated indoor pool, 6:30 AM–10 PM, and a whirlpool; sauna and steam at the Spirit Health Club
Pets
Pets aren't allowed, per IHG.
Food and drink on site
- RestaurantOne on site, with a lounge bar and courtyard dining
Rooms
"Kids stay and eat free", per IHG; two accessible rooms.
Accessibility
Two accessible rooms; the lifts are listed as accessible.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- Fitness centerYes
- Pets allowedNo
Nearby, by the hotel’s count
- Southampton Airportabout 2.5 miles
- Eastleigh stationabout 1.5 miles
Distances as Holiday Inn Eastleigh or its brand lists them, on a square-root scale so short walks stay visible.
Also worth knowing
- Fitness centre 7 AM–8 PM
- Lifts
- No pets
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Check-in 3 PM, check-out 11 AM.
- Self-parking £7.50 a day; 172 spaces.
- No airport shuttle and no local shuttle, per IHG.
- "Kids stay and eat free", per IHG.
What we couldn’t confirm
- The Cruise and Park Offer price
- Which terminal the taxi covers, and whether it comes back
Every hotel fact here comes from Holiday Inn Eastleigh’s own pages, read October 3, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm the Cruise and Park Offer price for your nights.
Worth a look alongside it
Around Holiday Inn Eastleigh: the Southampton cruise guide, Southampton cruise parking and the splurge list.
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Holiday Inn Eastleigh FAQ
What does the Holiday Inn Southampton-Eastleigh Cruise and Park Offer include?
An overnight stay with breakfast, 15 days of complimentary parking and a taxi transfer to the cruise terminal, per IHG. The price isn't published; you ask at reservations@hieastleigh.com.
How far is Holiday Inn Eastleigh from Southampton cruise port?
IHG doesn't say. Our routing puts Ocean about 6.9 road miles away and Mayflower about 10.9, both on empty roads.
Is there a pool at Holiday Inn Southampton-Eastleigh?
Yes, a heated indoor pool from 6:30 AM to 10 PM, plus a whirlpool and the Spirit Health Club's sauna and steam room.
How much is parking at Holiday Inn Eastleigh?
£7.50 a day to self-park, with 172 spaces. The 15 days of cruise parking come in the Cruise and Park Offer.
How far is Holiday Inn Eastleigh from Southampton Airport?
About 2.5 miles, per IHG, and there's no airport shuttle. By our routing it's about 2.6 road miles.
Dollar figures use the European Central Bank reference rate of Oct 2, 2026 (about $1.32 to the pound); your card’s rate will differ.
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