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Second Nature is the family pick for Ocean and QEII. Studios and one- or two-bed rooms all come with a kitchenette or full kitchen, air conditioning is standard, and Ocean is about 0.6 road miles away by our routing.
It was room2 Southampton until its 2026 renaming. We couldn't find a site of its own, so the facts here come from Best Loved Hotels, the collection that markets it — treat them as the hotel's, and check them.
Parking starts at £13 (about US$17) a night, but nothing says the car can stay for the cruise. Breakfast isn't mentioned; Winnie's café-bar is downstairs.
Book it for the space and the kitchen, and walk to Ocean if your bags roll.
Book it if
- Families — one- and two-bed rooms with kitchens
- Ocean and QEII sailings
- Pet owners
Look elsewhere if
- You want the hotel's own terms in print.
- You want breakfast included.
- You're sailing from Mayflower and want a walk.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Second Nature publishes.
Winnie's café and bar downstairs, a 24-hour gym, and a kitchenette or full kitchen in every room, so you can cook if you'd rather.
No shuttle is mentioned. Best Loved, which markets the hotel, says the terminals are a short walk, and Ocean is about 0.6 road miles off by our routing.
Best Loved doesn't say breakfast is included.
Best Loved Hotels, the collection that markets it, calls the cruise terminals a "short walk" away; we didn't find the hotel's own site. On our no-traffic routing, Mayflower is about 1.9 road miles off and Ocean 0.6. Visit Southampton asks you to arrive 15 to 30 minutes before your slot, not earlier.
On-site parking runs from £13 a night, per Best Loved. None of the hotel's pages says a car can stay while you sail.
Night-Before Score: 51 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 64.4 road miles from Second Nature and Southampton Airport about 4.9 — our routing, with no traffic. From the hotel it’s 1.9 to Mayflower and 0.6 to Ocean. Question marks are rides you arrange, not ones Second Nature runs.
Second Nature doesn’t mention a ride from Heathrow — about 64.4 road miles away by our routing.
No shuttle is mentioned. Best Loved, which markets the hotel, says the terminals are a short walk, and Ocean is about 0.6 road miles off by our routing.
Best Loved Hotels, the collection that markets it, calls the cruise terminals a "short walk" away; we didn't find the hotel's own site. On our no-traffic routing, Mayflower is about 1.9 road miles off and Ocean 0.6.
From LHR without a hotel shuttle
By our routing, Heathrow to Second Nature is about 64.4 road miles — roughly 82 minutes with no traffic. National Express 032 runs to Southampton Coach Station from £17.40 (about US$25), a taxi ride from Second Nature. More: the airport page.
Second Nature says nothing about Gatwick, which sits further off than Heathrow.
No shuttle is mentioned. Best Loved, which markets the hotel, says the terminals are a short walk, and Ocean is about 0.6 road miles off by our routing.
Best Loved Hotels, the collection that markets it, calls the cruise terminals a "short walk" away; we didn't find the hotel's own site. On our no-traffic routing, Mayflower is about 1.9 road miles off and Ocean 0.6.
From LGW without a hotel shuttle
From Gatwick to Second Nature 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.
Second Nature lists no ride from Southampton Airport — about 4.9 road miles away by our routing.
No shuttle is mentioned. Best Loved, which markets the hotel, says the terminals are a short walk, and Ocean is about 0.6 road miles off by our routing.
Best Loved Hotels, the collection that markets it, calls the cruise terminals a "short walk" away; we didn't find the hotel's own site. On our no-traffic routing, Mayflower is about 1.9 road miles off and Ocean 0.6.
From SOU without a hotel shuttle
From Southampton Airport, about 4.9 road miles from Second Nature by our routing, it’s the 7-minute train to Central — or a taxi from the desk in the terminal.
On-site parking runs from £13 a night, per Best Loved. None of the hotel's pages says a car can stay while you sail.
Parking for your stay: On site from £13 a night.
No shuttle is mentioned. Best Loved, which markets the hotel, says the terminals are a short walk, and Ocean is about 0.6 road miles off by our routing.
Best Loved Hotels, the collection that markets it, calls the cruise terminals a "short walk" away; we didn't find the hotel's own site. On our no-traffic routing, Mayflower is about 1.9 road miles off and Ocean 0.6.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip Second Nature 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 Second Nature. From here our routing puts Mayflower about 1.9 road miles away and Ocean about 0.6 — road distance, not a straight line, with QEII further down Test Road past Ocean. More in the terminals, explained.
Source: visitsouthampton.co.ukDistance
a short walk, per Best LovedBest Loved Hotels, the collection that markets it, calls the cruise terminals a "short walk" away; we didn't find the hotel's own site. On our no-traffic routing, Mayflower is about 1.9 road miles off and Ocean 0.6.
Source: bestloved.comShuttle departures
No shuttleYou leave when you’re ready: it’s a walk or a short cab.
Source: bestloved.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedOn-site parking runs from £13 a night, per Best Loved. None of the hotel's pages says a car can stay while you sail.
Source: bestloved.comThe port and the council
Eastgate Street £9, then £5 a dayAgainst from £13 a night on site at Second Nature, 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 site · KitchenWinnie's café and bar downstairs, a 24-hour gym, and a kitchenette or full kitchen in every room, so you can cook if you'd rather.
Breakfast
Not statedBest Loved doesn't say breakfast is included.
Address
Queens Terrace, by Queens Park1 Queens Terrace, Southampton, SO14 3BP
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Second Nature publishes it. The gaps here are check-in and check-out times and whether breakfast is included — a call to Second Nature 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
On site from £13 a night
Breakfast
Not stated
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Pet-friendly, with a Pet Breaks offer, per Best Loved.
Food and drink on site
- Winnie'sCafé and bar
Rooms
71 rooms: studios and one- or two-bed family rooms, each with a kitchenette or full kitchen; cots free.
Accessibility
Second Nature’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so call before you book one.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- Fitness centerYes
- Pets allowedYes
Nearby, by the hotel’s count
- The cruise terminalsa short walk
- Southampton Central1.2 miles, about twenty minutes on foot
Distances as Second Nature or its brand lists them, on a square-root scale so short walks stay visible.
Also worth knowing
- Formerly room2 Southampton; renamed Second Nature in 2026
- Air conditioning as standard
- 24-hour gym
- Pet-friendly, with a Pet Breaks offer
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Formerly room2 Southampton; renamed Second Nature in 2026.
- Air conditioning as standard.
- Parking from £13 a night.
- Free cots.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Check-in and check-out times
- Whether breakfast is included
- Whether the car can stay while you cruise
Every hotel fact here comes from Second Nature’s own pages, read October 3, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm the parking terms and check-in time.
Worth a look alongside it
Around Second Nature: the Southampton cruise guide, Southampton cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up a kitchen, near Ocean.
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Second Nature FAQ
Is Second Nature Southampton the same as room2?
Yes. Best Loved Hotels says room2 Southampton became Second Nature in 2026; it's still at 1 Queens Terrace.
Do rooms at Second Nature Southampton have kitchens?
Every room has a kitchenette or a full kitchen, per Best Loved, from studios to two-bed family rooms. Cots are free.
How far is Second Nature from Southampton's Ocean Cruise Terminal?
About 0.6 road miles by our routing. Best Loved calls the terminals a short walk.
Is there parking at Second Nature Southampton?
On site, from £13 a night, per Best Loved. It doesn't say whether the car can stay while you cruise.
Does Second Nature Southampton take pets?
Yes — it's pet-friendly and runs a Pet Breaks offer, per Best Loved.
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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