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Premier Inn City Centre is the Six Dials option on the east side. The Social does 2-for-1 cocktails from 5 to 9 PM, guest parking is £14 a night through Horizon Parking, and there are family rooms.
There's no air conditioning, only a 360° fan. Breakfast is extra.
Our routing puts Ocean about 1.3 road miles away and Mayflower 1.8, so it suits the Eastern Docks a little better.
Ask Horizon Parking whether the guest rate runs for a cruise before you leave the car, not after.
Book it if
- A cheap cocktail the night before
- Families on a budget
- Ocean and QEII sailings
Look elsewhere if
- You need air conditioning.
- You want to park on site.
- You want breakfast included.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Premier Inn City Centre publishes.
The Social for breakfast, lunch, dinner and 2-for-1 cocktails from 5 to 9 PM. No air conditioning — a 360° fan instead.
Premier Inn lists no shuttle from Six Dials.
Breakfast is extra at The Social, at a price the City Centre page leaves out.
Premier Inn gives no distance to the terminals. By our routing it's about 1.8 road miles to Mayflower and 1.3 to Ocean. By our routing the drive from Premier Inn City Centre is about 6 minutes to Mayflower and 4 to Ocean on empty roads — leave room for real ones.
Off site, run by Horizon Parking, at a £14-a-night guest rate. Premier Inn doesn't say whether it covers a cruise.
Night-Before Score: 33 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 63.6 road miles from Premier Inn City Centre and Southampton Airport about 4.1 — our routing, with no traffic. From the hotel it’s 1.8 to Mayflower and 1.3 to Ocean. Question marks are rides you arrange, not ones Premier Inn City Centre runs.
No Heathrow ride is listed by Premier Inn City Centre. By our routing it’s roughly 80 minutes away with no traffic.
Premier Inn lists no shuttle from Six Dials.
Premier Inn gives no distance to the terminals. By our routing it's about 1.8 road miles to Mayflower and 1.3 to Ocean.
From LHR without a hotel shuttle
By our routing, Heathrow to Premier Inn City Centre is about 63.6 road miles — roughly 80 minutes with no traffic. National Express 032 runs to Southampton Coach Station from £17.40 (about US$25), a taxi ride from Premier Inn City Centre. More: the airport page.
Gatwick isn’t mentioned on Premier Inn City Centre’s pages.
Premier Inn lists no shuttle from Six Dials.
Premier Inn gives no distance to the terminals. By our routing it's about 1.8 road miles to Mayflower and 1.3 to Ocean.
From LGW without a hotel shuttle
From Gatwick to Premier Inn City Centre 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.
No airport shuttle is mentioned by Premier Inn City Centre; Southampton Airport is roughly 11 minutes off by our routing.
Premier Inn lists no shuttle from Six Dials.
Premier Inn gives no distance to the terminals. By our routing it's about 1.8 road miles to Mayflower and 1.3 to Ocean.
From SOU without a hotel shuttle
From Southampton Airport, about 4.1 road miles from Premier Inn City Centre by our routing, it’s the 7-minute train to Central — or a taxi from the desk in the terminal.
Off site, run by Horizon Parking, at a £14-a-night guest rate. Premier Inn doesn't say whether it covers a cruise.
Parking for your stay: Off site, run by Horizon Parking, at a £14-a-night guest rate.
Premier Inn lists no shuttle from Six Dials.
Premier Inn gives no distance to the terminals. By our routing it's about 1.8 road miles to Mayflower and 1.3 to Ocean.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip Premier Inn City Centre 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 Premier Inn City Centre. From here our routing puts Mayflower about 1.8 road miles away and Ocean about 1.3 — 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 statedPremier Inn gives no distance to the terminals. By our routing it's about 1.8 road miles to Mayflower and 1.3 to Ocean.
Source: premierinn.comShuttle departures
No shuttlePremier Inn City Centre runs no shuttle to the ship, so book the taxi around your check-in slot, not the hotel’s checkout — about 4 minutes to Ocean and 6 to Mayflower with no traffic, by our routing.
Source: premierinn.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedOff site, run by Horizon Parking, at a £14-a-night guest rate. Premier Inn doesn't say whether it covers a cruise.
Source: premierinn.comThe port and the council
Eastgate Street £9, then £5 a dayAgainst £14 a night off site, via Horizon Parking at Premier Inn City Centre, 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
Food or bar on siteThe Social for breakfast, lunch, dinner and 2-for-1 cocktails from 5 to 9 PM. No air conditioning — a 360° fan instead.
Breakfast
Not freeBreakfast is extra at The Social, at a price the City Centre page leaves out.
Address
New Road, by Six Dials6 Dials, New Road, Southampton, SO14 0AB
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Premier Inn City Centre publishes it. The gaps here are whether the guest rate covers a car left while you sail and check-in and check-out times — a call to Premier Inn City Centre settles both.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
Resort fee
None stated
Wi-Fi
Free
Parking for your stay
Off site, run by Horizon Parking, at a £14-a-night guest rate
Breakfast
Available; price not printed
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
The page we read doesn't mention pets.
Food and drink on site
- The SocialBreakfast, lunch, dinner and cocktails; 2-for-1 cocktails 5–9 PM
Rooms
Double, twin, family and accessible rooms.
Accessibility
Accessible rooms.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- Fitness centerNot stated
- Pets allowedNot stated
Nearby, by the hotel’s count
- St Mary's Stadium15-minute walk
Distances as Premier Inn City Centre or its brand lists them, on a square-root scale so short walks stay visible.
Also worth knowing
- No air conditioning: a 360° high-speed fan instead
Before you book
Worth knowing
- No air conditioning: a 360° high-speed fan.
- Guest parking £14 a night, off site.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether the guest rate covers a car left while you sail
- Check-in and check-out times
Every hotel fact here comes from Premier Inn City Centre’s own pages, read October 3, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm whether the £14 guest rate covers a cruise.
Worth a look alongside it
Around Premier Inn City Centre: the Southampton cruise guide, Southampton cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up at Six Dials, with a cocktail.
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Premier Inn City Centre FAQ
Does Premier Inn Southampton City Centre have parking?
Off site, managed by Horizon Parking, at a £14-a-night guest rate.
Is there air conditioning at Premier Inn Southampton City Centre?
No — rooms have a 360° high-speed fan.
What's the address of Premier Inn Southampton City Centre?
6 Dials, New Road, Southampton SO14 0AB, per Premier Inn's business-booker page.
How far is Premier Inn City Centre from Ocean Cruise Terminal?
About 1.3 road miles by our routing; Mayflower is about 1.8.
What's the bar at Premier Inn Southampton City Centre?
The Social, with 2-for-1 cocktails from 5 to 9 PM.
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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