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The Ocean View Hotel

3.0 star property

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Exterior
Interior
Iron/ironing board, bed sheets
View from room
Indoor pool

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services
  • Bar

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5 Park Road, Shanklin, England, PO37 6BB
  • Place, Shanklin Beach
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Shanklin Old Village
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Shanklin Chine
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Airport, Southampton (SOU)
    ‪80 min drive‬

Room options

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Iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

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Standard Single Room

Standard Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Standard Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Single Bed

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Iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Double Room, Sea View

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Twin Room, Sea View

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Exterior

Triple Room, Sea View

  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Single Beds

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Exterior

Family Room, Sea View

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Single Beds and 1 Double Bed

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Premier Double Room

Premier Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Towels

Premier Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

Premier Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

Family Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

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About the area

Shanklin

Located in Shanklin, The Ocean View Hotel is by the ocean, a 3-minute walk from Shanklin Beach and 8 minutes by foot from Shanklin Old Village. .This hotel is 2.6 mi (4.1 km) from Sandown Beach and 3.6 mi (5.7 km) from Isle of Wight Zoo.

What's nearby

  • Shanklin Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Pirates Cove Adventure Golf - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Shanklin Old Village - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Shanklin Theatre - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Shanklin Chine - 7 min walk - 0.7 km

Getting around

  • Shanklin Station - 9 min walk
  • Southampton (SOU) - 113 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Falcon - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Bayside Fish & Chips - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Village Inn - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪The Hideaway - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪The Crab Inn - ‬9 min walk

About this property

The Ocean View Hotel

Hotel with free parking, steps from Shanklin Beach
The Ocean View Hotel offers 100 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided weekly.
An indoor pool and a children's pool are on site.
Make yourself at home in one of the 100 guestrooms. Bathrooms with bathtubs or showers are provided. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers and complimentary bottled water, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an indoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and an arcade/game room.
You can enjoy a meal at the restaurant serving the guests of The Ocean View Hotel, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and a library. Free self parking is available onsite.
Onsite venue - This restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Books
  • Children's pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Library

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Children's pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 1 accessible parking space
  • Front entrance ramp
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Lift (76 centimetre wide door)
  • Vibrating pillow alarm
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (109 centimetre high)
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

The following facilities or services will be unavailable from November 20 2025 to February 28 2026 (dates subject to change):
  • Swimming pool
The following facilities are closed seasonally each year. They will be closed from May 18 to May 22:
  • One of the dining venues
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Meeting facilities
  • Parking area
  • Swimming pool

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a first aid kit, and window guards

Property is also known as

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The Ocean View Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 43 out of 157 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 39 out of 157 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 28 out of 157 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 25 out of 157 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 22 out of 157 reviews

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Ric

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Awesome hotel clearly in need of renovations but we loved the view and it suited our purpose for the price. The waiter at breakfast and hotel receptionist were friendly and welcoming. Check in and parking no problem.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pleasant, convenient and very friendly hotel with great staff. Very nice breakfast and evening meals. We had a very nice sea facing room with a good bed. Handy for the sea front and Shanklin.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Chris

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is in a terrible state of repair . The public areas and our room did not look like it had been redecorated or re furnished in decades.The outside pathways are broken and hazardous . The garden is sad and uncared for with a broken lamp on the steps . The entrance door is broken and the lift is broken . The restaurant has cobwebs on the ceiling and a dead / dying plant in the corner .Our room had old / scratched furniture ,a joke of a hot drinks facility ,cheap kettle . The bathroom was ancient and the hand basin’s plug hole did not look like it had seen bleach in sometime .Tiny , supposed double bed .It is a shame as the room size is good and the sea view wonderful . The staff were pleasant but the overall impact of the hotel is thoroughly depressing . We had booked for 2 nights but stayed for only one .
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

FREDUA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Margaret

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Welcoming staff, friendly service and helpful views lovely,
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Andrew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Loved the sea view, but not a lot of parking spaces. Witnessed traffic wardens checking cars in surrounding streets at 22.30 hrs, so be careful!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Phil

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

We had a good stay! (4 nights)

On the whole defo 5*! Great location and views. Very friendly staff. Has Indoor swimming pool and we had Breakfast included. Has a bar / lounge area and a welcome feel. Will mention rooms and hotel are a bit dated and onsite parking but limited. But I don’t think they pretend to be a modern hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Denise

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Tina

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is in poor condition. The photos on the website are very misleading. The room had poor decor. Communal areas need updating and cleaning. However, staff were friendly and helpful.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lewis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed here for a night booked online really late at night and was greeted at reception by a very pleasant and helpful young lad whose manners and customer service were second to none (very good), the hotel lobby, hallways and room is exceptionally clean to a high standard and the room was to a high standard. Will be coming back for a longer stay next time and would certainly recommend to friends and family or people in general 👍
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Dorota

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

beena

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ocean view and walking on the beachfront was amazing. Good value for money. Will recommend to everyone
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Alana

Liked: Room comfort

Our experience

On arrival to the hotel it was a pretty foyer we were dealt with quickly but not personally ie how are you today how far have you come,our bedroom was dated but the veiws were amazing,we were half board food was above average and presentation was good service was good but no one really in charge of a young team so no consistency we were also segregated from the other guests which was very noticeable it was very apparent the the hotel has been take oven recently and there were different owns to parts of the business with in the hotel which didn't gel together for a full experience of been on holiday and being look after but they were very conscientious in there areas there was alot of work going on but it didn't interfere with us using all amenities and l believe it will be lovely when it is finished , on day of check out l request my breakfast early 8.am to enable me to make my travel home ,bus ferry,train but the reception could grant this and didn't seem to want to then on check out it was nonexistent just told to leave key on the desk ,so on whole there was so great thing but also something to think about l wish you great success
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Joan

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I paid for sea view room and I was accommodated in a small, dark room at the back of the hotel. The receptionist told me, that it happens and there is nothing to do about it.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Antonio, leicetster

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was a decent visit
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Mahalia

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Definitely not deserving of 3 stars!!!

I will start with the best thing I can say. I was allowed to check in early at 9am after explaining that i was feeling unwell and for that I gave service 2 stars. My room was very disappointing. It did not match photographs online. The carpet was dirty and very worn, the paint on all the furniture was chipped and they didn't bother to put on a valance sheet on the singe bed; the base box was visable. The beds and pillows were very uncomfortable. I left with a severe back and neck pain. The room was cleaned before I arrived and housekeeping attended after the first night. However, they did not attend after the second night, the only thing that was cleaned was the bin. The balcony was dirty on my arrival and I had to clean the chairs myself to sit. The railing of the balcony was unsecured and thwre were workmen next to my windows, so I did not feel comfortable opening the drapes all the way during the day. Breakfast was a stressful process, the wait to be seated and served was very long, food arrived cold. Some of the cups on yhe table were not clean and I could not drink tea or coffee at all on the first day. I expalined to the staff on the first day that I was not comfortable and would like a room change and was ignored. Overall the hotel seems to be in a state of disrepair. I am very disheartened I try to avoid chain hotels when I can and support local but this will make me rethink that.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
After spending one night at this hotel, I ended up with bright red itchy spots all over my body. I don’t know if it was bed bugs, but they definitely ate not mosquito bites. The room is incredibly outdated. The room door lock has paint chipping and peeling. There was a step into the bathroom, which looked quite bizarre. The bathroom floor was wallpapered and the wallpaper was starting to bubble up and peel off, it was also very creaky and made sounds with every movement. Parking was free but it was a nightmare. It took me at least 15 minutes to get out of my parking space. It was back and forth making tiny micro-adjustments until I was able to get out. The only perk to the hotel is the location, but there are plenty of other hotels located on the same road/a couple roads down.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bimal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice view
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Hannah

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lovely view from the room and so convenient for the cliff lift to get down to the beach and beachfront entertainment and food. Upon check in we were greeted warmly. Strange that there were no lamps in the room when we entered but reception provided us with a lamp for each bedside table in a short time. Only 2 mugs provided for a 3 people stay and biscuits and toiletries were not topped up throughout our stay. However that said, the food at breakfast and for the evening meal was excellent. Good choices for both main and dessert. The seagulls were rather bold pinching food off the terrace table! Easy walk to catch bus to the needles and wildlife sanctuary. 10 minute walk to Shanklin chine.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Josly

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very bad condition of the room when we first walked in the room it was smelly ,very dirty carpets looked like it wasn’t cleaned for ages .the gallery needs a cleaning sticky everywhere bed needs to be changed as it makes noise every time you move , we stayed for 2 nights the next day I thought they will hoover the carpet but they didn’t even bother to change the bins and left the used towels for us to use again our breakfast was included the staff didn’t even smile at all we greeted the lady with good morning she just turned around and walked away which was really rude we felt like they were only talking to people nicely who they felt like to the staff needs more training and the building and the rooms need renovations
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Sonu

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Prakash Wagley

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I have never been to such a horrible room. The old, damp, torn carpet and the furniture—oh my god—look like they were collected from a street dump. The hotel needs serious renovation; it’s not good value for money for a room to stay in. Breakfast felt like a queue for some charity food supply, with very limited time. Flies around and dirty plates. We felt so sophisticated inside room have to sleep opening balcony door in fear. Staffs are helpful, they gave their best to make us happy but property they can’t do anything unless maintained and provided quality fixtures fittings. I believe because of staffs efforts this property is holding its strength otherwise it would have been grounded. My wife was very upset I chose this property from Expedia looking at photos which are different from reality.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Bathroom smelt of vape. Shower a little out dated and slow. Breakfast was good though. Staff were friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cathleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely holiday!

Absolutely wonderful stay. Very clean room, just needed to request extra pillows, which were provided and made sleeping much easier. Quiet room, wonderful sounds of seagulls in the morning. A lovely view of the sea through one window! So pleasant, and a great location!
Glimpse of the sea
Beautiful entrance
Very pleasant room
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025