Newtown House Hotel

This converted 18th-century farmhouse is on Hayling Island, across the harbour from Portsmouth. It has attractive en suite rooms with flat-screen Freeview TVs and free Wi-Fi and parking.

The Newtown House Hotel is in Hampshire, on the South Coast, between the historic naval city of Portsmouth and the cathedral city of Chichester with its Festival Theatre.

The hotel mixes modern comforts with traditional character and original features, including old ship's beams, oak panelling and stone fireplaces. Rooms are individually decorated and come with tea/coffee, Crabtree & Evelyn toiletries and bottles of mineral water from the New Forest.

The Garden Room Restaurant serves fresh, local food and the oak-beamed bar and TV lounge offer drinks, bar meals and afternoon teas.