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It is nice that Sandown leads down to the beach without the need to go down the cliffs. The beach is all sand. The town is a bit run down but it was really nice to be able to easily walk from the hotel to the beach or high street. I went out of season but there were still many places that remained open. It is nice that dogs can be walked on the beach after the end of September. The hotel had everything that I needed - friendly family hotel, quiet, parking, clean, excellent breakfast, close to the high street and beach.

A certain stretch of the coastal road needs attention. The former Ocean Hotel, a clearly once grand building, along with it's neighbouring properties are abandoned, derelict and an eye-sore. The Council needs to get it's act together and take action to force the owners of the said properties to develop the sites. The main street that runs parallel to the coastal road bears the clear scars of Conservative austerity. One in three of the shops on the street are unoccupied. Again the Council needs to get a grip and generate investment or at very least address the state of each shop frontage whilst unoccupied.

Place is a bit run down compared to past experience - there are recent signs that this is being reversed - but people are friendly and restaurants etc are good and offer good food and value. The beach is ideal for bathing and is clean and uncrowded. The zoo is also well worth a visit. Wonderful for dog owners - it is very dog friendly.

I loved Sandown! The town offers ideal place’s to dine out! The beach is amazing. The bus & trains close by. Such an ideal location. I didn’t have to struggle with hills, for anyone with walking disability’s? This is the ideal location. The only hill is to the beach.. other than that’ it’s just perfect.

Sandown has seen better days! If you look out to see & don't turn around, it's great! The views of the cliffs & out to see are beautiful. The beach is lovely - the bay is great for paddleboarding & my children loved playing in the sand & in the water. The town is a bit grim. There are a lot of burnt out buildings on the seafront - making it look very unloved. Premier Inn is the newest hotel on the front - how they got planning permission for such an awful looking building baffles me. If you want to vape or get a new tattoo, the high street is well-equipped. For anything else, get out of town! Sandown was a great base from which to visit other places, but if we had been stuck there without a car for the week, I would have been cross.

Pier is for little kids and gamblers. Full of arcade machines and a couple of kiddy rides. That's it. Has a nice beach. Good high street with gift shops and couple of supermarkets. Decent priced places to eat are the Old Bank in High Street and Flanagan's near the pier and both are reasonably priced. Their portions are huge and delicious.