Southend-on-Sea seafront — Wikimedia Commons. Location context for the Essex coast arrangement.
order 2 of 5 for casino–hotel integration
The Palace Hotel Southend offers the nearest listed arrangement to East Anglia.
The Palace arrangement is the nearest relevant casino-hotel option we found for Norfolk and Suffolk travellers. Grosvenor Casino is listed on the ground floor of the same building as the hotel.
The hotel is transitioning to IHG branding during 2026. Historic and third-party names may lag behind, so verify the live hotel identity and booking route before committing.
At-a-glance verified details
The practical facts separate the hotel from the casino operator.
- Integration
- The casino is on the ground floor of the same building as the hotel.
- Address
- Church Road, Southend-on-Sea SS1 2AL
- Hotel
- The Palace Hotel, historically Park Inn by Radisson Palace
- Casino
- Southend Grosvenor Casino Ground Floor (Park Inn Palace)
- Operator
- Grosvenor Casinos Limited
- GC account
- 614
- Rooms
- No room count used: verify current inventory with the hotel
- Casino hours
- Check the official casino page before travel.
- Telephone
- Verify through current official hotel channels
18+ A hotel guest is not automatically entitled to enter the casino. Casino entry requires the guest to be 18 or over and remains subject to identification and venue admission rules.
Four parts of the stay to verify
Rooms, dining, gaming and events each need a separate check.
The hotel occupies a landmark seafront building
Atmospheric hospitality illustration prepared for this guide. It is not a photograph of the venue reviewed on this page.
The property has traded as Park Inn by Radisson Palace and is moving toward IHG branding in 2026. Confirm the live trading name and booking channel before you pay.
Dining faces a busy pier and promenade setting
Atmospheric hospitality illustration prepared for this guide. It is not a photograph of the venue reviewed on this page.
Hotel restaurants and bars change menus and hours. Southend’s seafront also offers independent options within walking distance of the pier.
Grosvenor Casino is registered on the ground floor
Atmospheric hospitality illustration prepared for this guide. It is not a photograph of the venue reviewed on this page.
The Gambling Commission premises register lists the casino at ground-floor level in the Park Inn Palace building on Church Road.
The Essex coast can make a shorter East Anglian break
Wikimedia Commons — pier and shore context.
Among the five arrangements in this guide, Southend is the nearest listed option for many Norfolk and Suffolk starting points, though actual journey times vary.
Licensed casino operation
Grosvenor Casinos Limited appears under Gambling Commission account 614.
The account reference is provided to help readers distinguish the casino operator from the hotel. Consult the public register and the live premises entry before travel; licences and trading arrangements can change.
Why Southend appears early for East Anglian readers
Distance and a shared building matter more than resort scale here.
If you are starting in Norwich, Ipswich or the Norfolk coast, Southend is usually a simpler rail or road proposition than Birmingham or Coventry. The hotel and casino also share one building, which is the second-strongest integration pattern in this guide after Resorts World.
Do not treat branding as settled. Third-party listings may still say Park Inn while hotel-group pages refer to The Palace or an IHG transition. Always follow the live official booking confirmation.
Hotel areas may welcome guests of different ages; the casino floor remains 18+ only.
Visual atmosphere for rooms, dining and public spaces
These images set a hospitality mood; they are not official photographs of this property.
Official room, restaurant and casino photography belongs to the operators. Use their own sites for current images of this exact property.
Official sources support the details on this page.
Information last checked: 4 September 2026. This independent guide does not display live prices or availability.