The Q Hotel

I would highly recommend a stay at the Q Hotel. The staff are exceptional; nothing is too much trouble. The hotel is quite unusual, it is old with lots of character and feels very homely and welcoming. This is not 5 star accommodation, so if your expectation is pristine, modern, perfection, then this will not be the place for you. The hotel is not perfect, but our stay was a pleasure and I would definitely stay in the hotel again. The location is great; it is a few minutes walk from Shanklin Village and 5 mins from the local beach, which is one of the nicest beaches I have swam in, in the UK in many years.

Excellent staff, comfortable beds, nice English breakfast. Well stocked bar and spacious lounge area. Outdoor space very pleasant and small pool. Parking can be difficult... Limited spaces at side of hotel, more at the back but fill up. Recommend dropping bags at side before parking at rear. Rooms are small, bathrooms smaller. We booked a superior room that would be small for a basic... We couldn't walk both sides of the bed and only one bedside table can fit.

We recently stayed at a charming hotel on the Isle of Wight — quirky in style, beautifully decorated both outside and in the reception area. The staff were exceptionally helpful throughout our stay, and the breakfast was genuinely lovely. That said, there are areas that could be improved. We booked a standard room, but found the space surprisingly tight — both the bedroom and the toilet felt smaller than expected. In Room 12, the sink was oddly placed in the bedroom rather than the bathroom, which was inconvenient. Neither Room 12 nor Room 31 had much room to move around, and there was no chair provided, leaving the bed as the only seating option. While the staff were consistently friendly and accommodating from check-in on the 11th to check-out on the 14th, one moment did leave a sour note. On our first evening, we returned from town and sat outside with a donut. A lady smiled at us — which felt welcoming — but shortly after, a gentleman approached and questioned what was in our box. Once he saw it was a donut, he said it was fine, but the manner of the interaction felt unnecessarily confrontational and left us feeling a bit unwelcome. It’s not something we’ve experienced before in all our years of travel. Overall, the location, staff, and food were lovely — but that brief encounter, along with the room layout, made the stay less memorable than it could have been.

Booked early and at a fantastic rate. For the price no grumbles. Lovely reception areas, bedroom bathroom a little tired. Aside from that very good breakfast and ideally located.