ibis budget Portishead Marina

This hotel was formerly a Travelodge hotel so the rooms are a little large than a purpose-built ibis budget hotel and the decor looks a little different to the standard design that you would normally find in an ibis budget.

The room ​​are a mix of double, twin and family rooms. All rooms include comfortable king-size beds (except for twin rooms, which have twin single beds), a television, a work desk, tea and coffee making facilities and an en suite bathroom with a shower. Three of the rooms are wheelchair-accessible.

Free Wi-Fi wireless internet access is available throughout the hotel.

Ibis budget is the cheapest and most basic of the three tiers of the ibis brand and some ibis budget hotels were previously branded as Hotel Formule 1 or Etap hotels. Most hotels in the ibis budget chain follow a cookie-cutter approach with identical rooms within the hotel and from one hotel to another, although this hotel is a little different as it was formerly a Travelodge. It’s a budget hotel that does exactly what it says on the tin. There’s nothing fancy about ibis budget, but it delivers on its budget promise with rooms that are simple, clean and cheap.

The hotel is located in Portishead’s town centre just a short walk from the marina. Portishead is a pleasant town by the seaside in North Somerset and its town centre is split between a traditional shopping street lined with buildings made with Bath stone, a soulless retail park and a modern marina development with modern blocks of flats and a waterfront promenade.

Portishead is within commuting distance of Bristol and if you’re visiting by car you can get into Bristol in around 20 minutes but it takes at least twice as long if you’re travelling by bus.

At this stage Portishead is not the most convenient location for anyone visiting Bristol, however, work is currently underway to reopen the Portishead branch rail line, which will shorten the travel time considerably. The new rail line is expected to open by late 2023 and there is a proposal to build the new railway station right behind the hotel.

Until the train line has been reopened, the easiest way to get into Bristol by public transport is by bus route X3a, which takes approximately 40 minutes with an hourly service.

Free on-site car parking is available.