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Leonardo Hotel, the old Jurys Inn, is the cool room for a family of four. The rooms have air conditioning, the family rooms take three adults or two adults and two children under 12, and cruise-and-park packages run 4 to 21 days.
Drivers should know the building has no car park. Leonardo's parking sheet, dated October 2023, names Solent University opposite, Grosvenor Square and Bedford Place, and the package doesn't say where the car goes.
Our routing gives about 2.0 road miles to Mayflower and 1.5 to Ocean. Southampton Airport is under four miles, per the hotel.
Ask where the package parks the car before you choose it over a council car park.
Book it if
- Families of four
- A cool room in summer
- Flyers into Southampton Airport, under four miles off
Look elsewhere if
- You want to park at the hotel itself.
- You want to walk to the ship.
- You're bringing a pet.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Leonardo Hotel publishes.
An all-day Bar and Grill and an illy coffee bar; the rooms have air conditioning, per the hotel.
Leonardo mentions no shuttle; it's a taxi.
Continental and hot breakfast, to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 11 AM at weekends; Leonardo doesn't print a price.
Leonardo gives no distance to the terminals. By our routing it's about 2.0 road miles to Mayflower and 1.5 to Ocean. Allow more than our 4-minute routing from Leonardo Hotel to Ocean, the nearer terminal — that figure assumes empty roads.
Cruise and park packages of 4, 8, 15 and 21 days are listed, without a price or where the car goes. The hotel has no car park; its parking sheet, dated October 2023, names Solent University opposite, Grosvenor Square and Bedford Place.
Night-Before Score: 47 of 100
Scored only from what the hotel publishes — see how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our routing, Heathrow to Leonardo Hotel is about 63.4 miles and 79 minutes on empty roads; Southampton Airport is about 3.8. Solid lines are published rides; question marks are yours to book, not Leonardo Hotel’s.
No Heathrow ride is listed by Leonardo Hotel. By our routing it’s roughly 79 minutes away with no traffic.
Leonardo mentions no shuttle; it's a taxi.
Leonardo gives no distance to the terminals. By our routing it's about 2.0 road miles to Mayflower and 1.5 to Ocean.
From LHR without a hotel shuttle
By our routing, Heathrow to Leonardo Hotel is about 63.4 road miles — roughly 79 minutes with no traffic. National Express 032 runs to Southampton Coach Station from £17.40 (about US$25), a taxi ride from Leonardo Hotel. More: the airport page.
Gatwick isn’t mentioned on Leonardo Hotel’s pages.
Leonardo mentions no shuttle; it's a taxi.
Leonardo gives no distance to the terminals. By our routing it's about 2.0 road miles to Mayflower and 1.5 to Ocean.
From LGW without a hotel shuttle
Landing at Gatwick? For Leonardo Hotel, take the National Express coach or book a car — by rail you change in London or at Clapham Junction.
No shuttle stated; Leonardo says the hotel is "under four miles from Southampton Airport".
Leonardo mentions no shuttle; it's a taxi.
Leonardo gives no distance to the terminals. By our routing it's about 2.0 road miles to Mayflower and 1.5 to Ocean.
From SOU without a hotel shuttle
For Leonardo Hotel, Southampton Airport is roughly 10 minutes away on empty roads, by our routing — the train to Central or the taxi desk.
Cruise and park packages of 4, 8, 15 and 21 days are listed, without a price or where the car goes. The hotel has no car park; its parking sheet, dated October 2023, names Solent University opposite, Grosvenor Square and Bedford Place.
Parking for your stay: No car park; Leonardo names Solent University (opposite), Grosvenor Square and Bedford Place car parks.
Leonardo mentions no shuttle; it's a taxi.
Leonardo gives no distance to the terminals. By our routing it's about 2.0 road miles to Mayflower and 1.5 to Ocean.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip Leonardo Hotel and go straight to your terminal — the airport page checks your landing time.
Which terminal
Five terminals, two docksFrom Leonardo Hotel the nearer terminal by our routing is Ocean, about 1.5 road miles; the far end of the port is about 2.0 — your boarding pass decides which one you need from Leonardo Hotel. See the terminals, explained.
Source: visitsouthampton.co.ukDistance
No mileage statedLeonardo gives no distance to the terminals. By our routing it's about 2.0 road miles to Mayflower and 1.5 to Ocean.
Source: leonardo-hotels.comShuttle departures
No shuttleNo ship shuttle at Leonardo Hotel means no departure board — just a taxi of about 4 minutes to Ocean on empty roads, by our routing, not a promise for rush hour.
Source: leonardo-hotels.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking: ask priceCruise and park packages of 4, 8, 15 and 21 days are listed, without a price or where the car goes. The hotel has no car park; its parking sheet, dated October 2023, names Solent University opposite, Grosvenor Square and Bedford Place.
Source: leonardo-hotels.comThe port and the council
Eastgate Street £9, then £5 a dayIf no car park on site; packages of 4 to 21 days doesn’t suit, Southampton City Council’s Eastgate Street car park charges £9 (about US$12) for the first 24 hours and £5 (about US$7) a day after — a known price, then a short taxi to the ship.
Where the car goes while you sail · Southampton cruise parking, compared.
Source: southampton.gov.ukThe evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteAn all-day Bar and Grill and an illy coffee bar; the rooms have air conditioning, per the hotel.
Breakfast
Not statedContinental and hot breakfast, to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 11 AM at weekends; Leonardo doesn't print a price.
Address
Charlotte Place, north of the BargateCharlotte Place, Southampton, SO14 0TB
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Leonardo Hotel publishes it. Before you book, ask Leonardo Hotel about where the car goes on a cruise-and-park package, and the price and today's rates at the nearby car parks; its pages don’t say.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
Resort fee
None stated
Wi-Fi
Free unlimited
Parking for your stay
No car park; Leonardo names Solent University (opposite), Grosvenor Square and Bedford Place car parks
Breakfast
Continental 6:30–9:30 AM, hot 7–9:30 AM weekdays; weekends to 11 AM; price not printed
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Guide dogs only, per Leonardo.
Food and drink on site
- Bar and GrillAll-day dining
- illy coffee barCoffee
Rooms
Standard and superior doubles, executive kings, doubles with a sofa bed, and family rooms for three adults or two adults and two children under 12.
Accessibility
Leonardo Hotel’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so call before you book one.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- Fitness centerNot stated
- Pets allowedNo
Nearby, by the hotel’s count
- Southampton Central15-minute walk
- Southampton Airportunder four miles
Distances as Leonardo Hotel or its brand lists them, on a square-root scale so short walks stay visible.
Also worth knowing
- Formerly Jurys Inn Southampton
- Air conditioning, per the hotel
- Lift
- Luggage storage
- Guide dogs only; no pets
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Check-in 3 PM, check-out 11 AM.
- Formerly Jurys Inn Southampton.
- No on-site parking.
- Luggage storage and a lift.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Where the car goes on a cruise-and-park package, and the price
- Today's rates at the nearby car parks
Every hotel fact here comes from Leonardo Hotel’s own pages, read October 3, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm where the package parks the car, and its price.
Worth a look alongside it
Around Leonardo Hotel: the Southampton cruise guide, Southampton cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up north of the Bargate, in an air-conditioned room.
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Leonardo Hotel FAQ
Was Leonardo Hotel Southampton a Jurys Inn?
Yes — Leonardo lists it as "Formerly: Jurys Inn".
Does Leonardo Hotel Southampton have parking?
Not on site. It names the Solent University, Grosvenor Square and Bedford Place car parks nearby, on a sheet dated October 2023.
Does Leonardo Hotel Southampton have air conditioning?
Yes, per the hotel's page.
How many people fit in a family room at Leonardo Hotel Southampton?
Up to three adults, or two adults and two children under 12.
How far is Leonardo Hotel Southampton from the cruise terminals?
Leonardo doesn't say. Our routing gives about 2.0 road miles to Mayflower and 1.5 to Ocean.
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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