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Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth

Holiday Inn Express Portsmouth – Gunwharf Quays & Grosvenor Casino Portsmouth Gunwharf Quays

On Portsmouth Harbour, the Gunwharf Quays estate mixes waterfront leisure with outlet retail. Its Holiday Inn Express stands on The Plaza; Grosvenor Casino Portsmouth occupies the Central Square South Building a short walk across the same site. Doors run 24 hours, dealt tables from 1 pm, and there is a poker room. Portsmouth Harbour station adjoins the estate.

Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, before dawn
Gaming floor right now
See hours
Doors open
Open 24 hours daily; tables Sun–Thu 1 pm – 4 am, Fri–Sat 1 pm – 5 am
Check-in at the hotel
From 3 pm · out by 11 am
Rooms
130 rooms (booking-platform figure)
Same estate: Hotel and casino are separate buildings inside one leisure or retail estate. You walk across the site, not through public streets. Two separate buildings within the Gunwharf Quays estate, both listed by the estate itself. The walk between them never leaves the site.
The casino on the premises

Grosvenor Casino Portsmouth Gunwharf Quays

Operator
Grosvenor Casinos Limited (The Rank Group) — Gambling Commission account no. 614
Address
Central Square South Building, Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth PO1 3TW
Phone
023 9277 7030
Hours
Monday – SundayDoors open 24 hours

Tables Sun–Thu 1 pm – 4 am, Fri–Sat 1 pm – 5 am. Bank holidays and event nights shift these times: ring the venue to be sure.

Entry
  • 18 and over; photo ID checked under Think 25
  • No membership required under Grosvenor policy: bring valid photo ID
  • Dress code: Smart-casual does it, though individual venues and event nights may ask for more (Grosvenor FAQ)
  • Anyone registered with the SENSE self-exclusion scheme is turned away
On the gaming floor
  • Dealer-run table games
  • Poker room
  • Slots and electronic games
Facilities
  • Restaurant (à la carte, 7 pm – 2 am per the estate website)
  • Food and drink
  • Live sport
  • Disabled access
The hotel

Holiday Inn Express Portsmouth – Gunwharf Quays

Operator
IHG (Holiday Inn Express); operated by Kew Green Hotels
Address
The Plaza, Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth PO1 3FD
Rooms
130 rooms (booking-platform figure)
Check-in
From 3 pm
Check-out
By 11 am
Minimum age
18 to check in (hotel)
Parking
On-site parking £2 per day (IHG, check date)
Also
  • Breakfast included (IHG)
  • Pet friendly, £10 per night (IHG)
  • “Above designer shops and restaurants” (Gunwharf Quays website)
Prices
We quote none. The hotel’s own booking page gives the full price with every compulsory charge included.

The 130 rooms are a booking-platform figure.

Lead photo: Tim Sheerman-Chase, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

Getting to the door

Portsmouth

Portsmouth Harbour railway station adjoins the estate and runs direct to London Waterloo.

Open a route to the casino address (external map service).

Sources, verified 12 September 2026
  • grosvenorcasinos.com/local-casinos/portsmouth-gunwharf-quays — phone, 24-hour opening, table hours, poker room, facilities
  • gunwharf-quays.com listings for Grosvenor Casino and Holiday Inn Express — both listed within the estate; restaurant hours; “above designer shops”
  • ihg.com — Holiday Inn Express Portsmouth – Gunwharf Quays — address, check-in 3 pm / check-out 11 am, minimum age 18, parking, breakfast
  • Gambling Commission public register, Grosvenor Casinos Limited (account 614), premises list — “Grosvenor Casino Gunwharf Quays, Central Square South Building, Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, PO1 3TW”
  • Booking platforms — 130 rooms — third-party figure

Figures taken from third parties carry a marker. Spotted a change? Let us know.

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