Entry 04 / Independent venue note
The Palace Hotel Southend and Grosvenor Casino Southend
An Edwardian seafront palace on Church Road where Grosvenor opened a casino inside the renovated hotel complex overlooking the estuary.
Venue photography
Southend Pier with train, near the Palace Hotel
Toben / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
01 At a glance
On the ground
Openly licensed views of this address
The photographs on this page show the real hotel complex or its immediate setting. They are not marketing stills from the operator. Casino-floor and bedroom interiors for this property are not available here under a clear commercial reuse licence, so we do not invent or mislabel them.
Toben / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
- Hotel
- The Palace Hotel Southend (Church Road)
- Casino
- Grosvenor Casino Southend
- Operator
- Grosvenor Casinos Limited
- Address
- Church Road, Southend-on-Sea SS1 2AL
- Setting
- Seafront / Thames Estuary, opposite the pier approaches
- Hotel phone
- +44 1702 455100
Official sources for booking and current information
For rooms, rates, availability and hotel policies, use the hotel's official website or phone. For casino registration, hours and gaming rules, use the casino operator's official website.
Hotel phone (official): +44 1702 455100
02 Where it sits
Where it sits
The Palace stands on Church Road in Southend-on-Sea, facing the estuary and a short walk from Southend Pier — the landmark that dominates local seafront photography. Adventure Island and the town’s evening strip sit nearby.
Freely licensed photos of the pier give a sense of the immediate neighbourhood. They are not photographs of hotel bedrooms or the casino floor; those interiors are not available under a clear reuse licence for this guide.
What this means for you
Use the official links on this page before you travel; details on the ground change faster than any independent guide can.
03 How hotel and casino fit together
How hotel and casino fit together
When Grosvenor opened here, coverage described a casino fitted into the renovated Palace hotel complex rather than a free-standing shed. The hotel has traded under Park Inn by Radisson branding and, more recently, as The Palace Hotel Southend — always confirm the live brand and booking channel before you pay a deposit.
Call the hotel number below for rooms. Use Grosvenor’s official Southend page for casino entry and dining inside the gaming operation.
What this means for you
Use the official links on this page before you travel; details on the ground change faster than any independent guide can.
04 What to confirm before you travel
What to confirm before you travel
Ask the hotel about sea-view rooms, parking and weekend noise from the seafront. Check Grosvenor for registration and late opening. Southend Central and the pier approaches are walkable; London trains make this a realistic overnight from the capital as well as from further north.
What this means for you
Use the official links on this page before you travel; details on the ground change faster than any independent guide can.
05 Photo gallery
Building and setting photographs
Click any image to enlarge. Attribution and licence appear under each frame and again in the lightbox.
06 Licensing and age
Licensed operator and 18+ entry
Casino licensee named from open sources: Grosvenor Casinos Limited. Verify current premises details on the Gambling Commission register. This guide is not a licensee and operates no gambling.
Casino floors are 18+ only. If you need to self-exclude from land-based casinos, use SENSE. GAMSTOP does not cover physical venues.