4-8 Royal Street, Sandown, PO36 8LP, United Kingdom
#18 of 20 hotels in Sandown
Guests' ChoiceBased on 226 hotel reviews
4.8Cleanliness
5.9
Comfort
5.8
Location
7.3
Facilities
4.8
Staff
6.0
Value for money
6.3
Free WiFi
5.0
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 21 January 2025
Simon
United KingdomRooms were cold. I understand it is off season but I was very cold. First room I went into was damp and had to ask to be moved. Friendly staff but I won’t stay there again.
Location
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 29 August 2024
Martin
United Kingdomno food, no bar
clean sheets
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 22 March 2024
Charles
United KingdomSomeone opened the door when I was in
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 8 December 2023
New
United KingdomNo breakfast.Hotel public area was cold and damp. Room was cold as radiator was cold. Did warm after about 2hrs.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 6 December 2023
Sutton
SpainNo bar and no food. Rooms were freezing
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 20 November 2023
Matt
United KingdomThere was no breakfast, or bar open in the evening.
The room was OK.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 11 October 2023
Roypg
United Arab EmiratesCons- Door kept banging in your back because it was designed to stay closed. Could hurt your leg if you wear flip-flops. The shower drain took too long time to drain maybe because they refused to do a simple drain flush.This was mentioned by many travellers before. A simple request for 30 mins prior to checkin time not accepted though the customer was not feeling well Not manned all the time and no staff available for any request(God forbid required) No breakfast even though advertised.Many guests have same comments.But they did reduce 4 pounds for not giving.Dont be fooled ,THEY DO NOT OFFER BREAKFAST.ARRANGE YOUR OWN. The ventilation was bad Not enough power sockets close to the bed.
Excellent location. Very clean Pocket friendly The lady at the checkin was on the clock and behaved and fulfilled the minimum requirements of her role taking into consideration its the hospitality department. The bed was comfortable
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 10 October 2023
Georgi
United KingdomNo staff. Not overly clean. Plug sockets gave some shocks
Clean sheets
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 10 October 2023
Johno
United KingdomIt was almost impossible to take a shower due to the lack of water pressure. It took almost 20 mins for the toilet cistern to re-fill which would have been a problem if I had a partner with me
The room was OK for the price and the location was great
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 22 September 2023
Wayne
United KingdomWe booked this hotel because it did breakfast evening and had a bar, but on arrival we were told it was unavailable, and refund the money we had paid.
We were greeted by a nice lady who show us to our room, that was the best thing of our stay.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 17 September 2023
Peter
United Kingdomit's basic but you get what you pay for. We wanted something cheap and easy to get to. The hotel was perfect for us but I can see why some people want a 5 star hotel but only want to pay 1 star prices.
location and cost. Jay was really helpful in securing our bikes (we were cycling around the IOW)
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 13 September 2023
Lynn
United KingdomNo lift.
Good location, close to beach and shops
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 12 September 2023
Alice
United KingdomFairly uncomfortable bed, you can feel the springs coming through. They need replacing or a foam topper at minimum. The doors to rooms slam, the overhead door closers do not work properly. We had a room next to a staff bedroom I assume. And they were very good at slamming it early in the morning.
Great location with parking out front.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 11 September 2023
Don
United Kingdomno one there
repairs needed to room and bathroom shower overflowing with water. lights not working over bed
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 9 September 2023
Christine
United KingdomHardly saw anyone , felt like we were only ones staying , greeting on arrival wasn’t great although the lady who checked us out was quite polite , the shower tray didn’t empty of water seemed blocked took ages to drain after finished showering , extractor fan in bathroom was noisy , room was warm needed window open due to heat but had construction work going on across from hotel so could be quite noisy early in morning ,had heard bad reviews from others but hotel wasn’t as bad as expected , taxi driver confused this hotel with one of same name in shanklin which was more upgraded by looks of it
Room was comfortable , off road parking which was handy , plenty of extra tea , coffee , small milk pots available if required , bottle of water to use for kettle water would’ve been handy , if we’d known we would’ve brought our own
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 3 September 2023
Sophie
United KingdomBeds where very basic uncomfortable and noisy.our wardrobe was swaying to one side, the fixtures of the shower where moving on the wall, bathroom bin was cracked and broken, the ceiling in the bathroom was damp and stained around the electric light fitting. And our electric sockets out of 4 only 1 worked. The bar never opened downstairs so nowhere to socialise. Felt a lot more like a hostel than a hotel.
Very close to the beach, and shops
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 2 September 2023
Greenaway
United Kingdom2 x Lights over beds both fitting broken.
Room was clean top up coffee and milk
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 29 August 2023
Ian
United KingdomNo breakfast or dinner no fridge, TV slanted on bracket, a bit noisy at night doors slamming The bar is a good size large dance floor that's a shame could of been put to good use as there was a scooter rally on the island
The location
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 25 August 2023
Roshanprakash
United KingdomMattress wearing out and not comfortable Shower is too small and every time you need to wait for a bit for hot water Room door is the worse of all Noisy Need to let is it bang to be able to lock
Room was nice and clean Nice ventilation and great sunrise light in the morning The location is great Have car park 5 minutes walk to the sea and lots of restaurants near by
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 25 August 2023
Beckett
United Kingdombed was a bit squishy soft
it was very clean
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 4 August 2023
Thomas
United KingdomDidn’t come with breakfast.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 3 August 2023
Madden
United Kingdomit's very, very basic wood chip walls. Very uncomfortable beds and small rooms. Can't say anything about the staff as I didn't see anyone. Bar was closed, and our keys were left on a table by the empty reception. It's not like we arrived late at night we arrived at around 4:30 pm. You call a mobile number and they just say your keys are there help yourselves. The bedding was clean, but the mattresses were really cheap and nasty. You could feel every spring, and when you lay on them, you could feel the bed base underneath you. It felt like the mattress equivalent of a half inflated blow-up bed. We stayed here twice for 1 night at a time because cost was more important than comfort at that moment. The first time, we had a twin room, which was basically 2 single beds next to each other, touching each other like a double bed. This time, I emailed and asked for more room between the beds and got an email back saying that you get what you pay for! I was pretty surprised by the response, considering I doubt very much they get return customers usually.
It's in a good location for the area.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 24 September 2022
Bremner
United KingdomDoor access, to get through the night door you have to go through another building next to the main one... looks like a completely different building to the hotel... when I rang them because I couldn't figure it out... the staff made me feel stupid on the phone. They need to be more precise.
I like the distance it is to the beach
Stayed in September 2022
Reviewed: 2 September 2022
Darren
United KingdomCold shower small room
No staff
Stayed in August 2022
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