Carlton Hotel

The Carlton Hotel is an excellent choice to base yourself in Shanklin and to explore the Isle of Wight. Anne, Bob and all the team are professional, polite, caring and considerate in looking after all their customers no matter if you are staying, dropping in for lunch or a drink. Everyone is welcomed with a smile and outstanding service. Our party had two rooms both of which were cleaned spotless every day. Our rooms had showers, duvets, tv, coffee / tea / milk and biscuits. There are hot and cold choices for breakfast, in the dedicated breakfast room, which starts at 8:30am. From cereals, including Kellogg’s Frosties, through to a full English breakfast every meal was cooked extremely well with quality ingredients. All meals were served fresh with a friendly smile by the amazing breakfast team who made sure you started your day fully fuelled. There is off street parking as well as free on street parking in Park Street immediately outside as well as the surrounding roads. We never had an issue parking. The is a large open plan area with a bar, tables and chairs as well as comfortable sofas and chairs with more tables for lounging and resting up. There is also a large TV screen to watch the vast selection of terrestrial and subscription channels if you are having a day off from the sun and or sightseeing. There is a very large decking area with tables, chairs and umbrellas which give stunning views of the sea and passing ships crossing the channel out in the distance. The deck has the sun all day long. The decking leads down to a large garden with a lawn and well stocked and matured boarders, which has benefited from a lot of hard work and looks simply stunning. Here visitors would have lunch , served till 3pm, and join the residents. The food at lunch is extremely good with generous portions. At the rear of the garden there is a gate leading to a quiet road which has the entrant 50 meters up the road to a lift that takes you down to the esplanade, sea front, beach, restaurants, bars, attractions, amusements, etc. Sandown is a two mile flat walk along the esplanade past the beach huts and the town has more shops, bars, restaurants and a pier to explore. The town of Shanklin is down a hill where a high street with all the usual shops can be found as well as a supermarket (Co Op). Ten minutes in the car away there are Aldi, Lidl’s and a huge Morrisons with a petrol station. Our stay at The Carlton was peaceful, restful, relaxing and everything was made extremely easy for us to enjoy ourselves by the wonderful team looking after us. There are very good reasons above and more to say that explains why there were no vacancies when we were there and many returning guests. Hopefully one day we will join that group. Well done The Carlton Hotel and thank you for a marvellous holiday.

Just back from 4 nights at the Carlton, can't recommend it highly enough. From the minute we arrived to leaving we were made to feel at home. Room was clean, tidy and comfortable. We booked the sea facing room with a good size balcony and thanks to an unusually warm end to September were able to sit out every day. Breakfast choice was extensive, full English was superb. This was our first short break at home in the UK for years, after this experience it will not be our last. Many thanks to Ann and her team.

Another fabulous holiday at The Carlton. Great location, great food and great hosts - Anne & Bob can't do enough for you. The views are stunning and the garden is immaculate. Very handy for both the beach and the town. We'll be back again next year!