Ryde Castle  

The location is excellent as it is very close to the beach to the railway and bus stations also the passenger ferry terminal and very close to the main shopping street. Its location is ideal for those who wish to explore the island and all the various delights that the island has to offer,either by car or public transport.

The hotel is in need of money spending on it in terms of redecoration which I understand is in the early stages of planning. I would welcome a revisit to see what improvements may ensue.

Good location, just next to the seafront. Helpful and supportive staff. Tasty food. Good size of car park. Clean bedroom.

Bedroom was small and did look very tired. Furniture also old and worn out. Window cracked and one part of the glass missing (plastic or cardboard instead). There is not lift, lot of stairs and narrow corridol so it is challanging to bring luggage to your room.

Location and reception staff very good

Hotel old and tired looking, rooms old need an update,

The staff were all very pleasant and the breakfasts and a couple of meals we had at the hotel were very nice and good value. The location was good. Nice white good size towels.

It is badly in need of refurbishment - the double bedroom we had was very small and the furniture was very shabby. The windows are in a bad state with broken panes in our room - it had a depressing feel to it. It is a shame because it could be really nice hotel. If we had known how bad the standard room was going to be we would have paid the supplement for a better room but unfortunately there were none of those rooms available when we arrived.

Always a good breakfast to get us ready for a day at the Festival. All staff were friendly. The location was perfect for our plans for getting to the festival and only a short walk from Ryde Pierhead. Food in brasserie was good and the outside spaces were nice to enjoy when the sun comes out and we were pleased with the seaview - made a difference to wake up to that view. There was free wi fi which as also a really good bonus. The hotel has some nice quirky characteristics

I think it could just with bringing up to date with some newer furnishings/curtains and TVs (even just to get freeview in the rooms would be a good).. The shower was also a little poor. The hotel itself has some nice characteristics and again keeping the old and modernising it a little would make a big differemce.

The location is excellent, it is very close to transportation and beautiful Ryde sandy beach. The front staff Emma was so helpful, she made our trip! Ourt room had a big size four poster bed and beautiful sea view. The bedding was also very comfortable, they have a good duvet and fresh linen. Their bar and garden are so lovely place, they have small sand play area for children which gives family to have very relaxing time. We loved their Pimms and good choice of food. Children also really like this hotel. We difinately would like to stay here for next trip to Isle of Wight. Thank you Emma!

I found the staff to be very friendly and accomadating and the food in the resturant was very good.

My main issues were relating to the state of the rooms as the door to the room could be pushed open as the lock was loose and the bathroom was in a pretty bad state of repair with rotten wood work,toilt that did not flush,bath that did not drain.At night the boiler that was situated right out side the window of one of our rooms sounded like a areoplane taking off.I really do think that a bit off time and money should be spent returning the building back to its former glory.

Location. Spacious room

Exellent staff very friendly and efficient . location perfect for our needs .

Stayed here on two seperate occasions in the last couple of weeks and felt both times that the rooms were greatly in need of an update

Very convenient for a 1 night stay - directly opposite Ryde Pier. We were going on to stay somewhere else. People are friendly, food of the standard you would expect, good breakfast in a large room.

We had previously stayed here 2 years back in a much bigger room. This time our room was small, rather shabby. One dirty chair in it. The whole place was looking a bit shabby needs brightening up. The room 108 was small but could have been a bit brighter. However, the bed was clean & comfortable ok for the 1 night.

Friendly staff , nice bar. Room we stayed in was huge. Looked like a nice castle too

The food was delicious and perfectly cooked - a varied menu and well priced. The sea view was beautiful and the history of the building was charming. The bed was very comfortable and all amenities of the town were close by.

Whilst the hotel was perfectly clean, the decor was a bit tired - new bathroom fittings and a lick of paint would have made it a 10 out 10 visit instead of an 8 out of 10 but it didn't take away from our enjoyment of our weekend.