Name: Harrow Lodge Hotel
Address: Palmerston Road, Shanklin, PO37 6BD, GB

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2025

Ian

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10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2025

Linda

Linda and Sean

Room was very comfortable housekeeping every day providing clean towels etc excellent breakfast with continental selection and a hot full cooked breakfast and asked if needed anything else … lovely bar and friendly staff

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Aug 2025

Ashley

Nice stay, would stay again for a short time if needed.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2025

Eliza

I like the hotel for mainly convenience. It's just I get off coz of smell on the room

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2025

Keith

Very impressed with the hotel,excellrnt staff lovely room and first class brekky.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Aug 2025

Lynda

Lovely location, easy to get to beach via cliff lift, easy to find shops etc. Staff friendly and excellent food. Bed was a bit firm but still had a good night's sleep. Definitely recommend

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2025

Rafal

Great food, very comfortable beds and very clean. Lovely staff especially Gina, nothing was an issue, just superb and will definitely be back.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2025

Rafal

Excellent

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jul 2025

Thea

Aged room and cramped bathroom

The room and facilities were tired and bathroom cramped.Not very pleasant to have to sit on the loo with the lid pressing into your back because it didn’t have enough space to stay upright!
The hotel was in a lovely spot and it looked like some of the rooms would have had lovely views. Not ours which looked into the side of another building.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Jul 2025

Shelley

Lovely Hotel

Had a great time everyone very friendly and helpful, food was very good, Bedroom was a good size with a balcony that looked out to sea, the bathroom/shower was very small but the only problem was the shower was hit & miss with temperature and water flow

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Jun 2025

Tazmin

Relaxing solo break

Very welcoming staff , check in, bar restaurant and at breakfast. Staff were there if you needed anything but equally happy to leave you to enjoy and relax. Location of this hotel was excellent

Self

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2025

Julie

Lovely staff and an awesome breakfast. Made me fried bread!

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

24 Jun 2025

Verified traveler

Great Value Hotel

We stayed at the Harrow Lodge Hotel, using it as a base to get to the Isle of Wight festival.

My first interaction with the hotel was 9 months prior to staying where I accidentally booked the wrong dates. The management agreed to move the dates without charging me the cancellation fee which was an excellent indication of the superb customer service that we experienced during our stay.

We stayed in a family room which was clean and spacious. The cost (inclusive of breakfast) was very reasonable for a party of 4.

During our stay, every member of the team we met was incredibly friendly and helpful.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Jun 2025

Pauline

Was decent enough for the money

Room was clean - very hot but was in the middle of the heatwave

Self

8/10

Excellent

19 Jun 2025

Brenda

No complaints

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2025

geoffrey

Nice, clean room. Very pleasant staff. Great breakfast.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2025

Miroslaw

Lovely location, friendly staff and good value for a 2-star hotel - better standard than some of the 3-star ones on the Isle of Wight 🙂

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2025

Karen

Anniversary stay.

Our one night stay was so nice. Beds are comfy with lovely pillows and duvets. Nice towels and well equipped with tea/ coffee making facilities. Friendly welcome and gave us early checkin. Weve been here before and would definitely come back. We had the best breakfast, cooked to order.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 May 2025

Graham

Every time I stay at the Harrow, it is an enjoyable stay. Gina and the staff are very welcoming and helpful.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 May 2025

mark

Lovely, Welcoming staff.
VERY Dog Friendly!
Near the Cliff Lift , and easy walking to the old town, the shops and the beachs

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2025

Scott

Well worth a visit!

I've stay at the Harrow inn a few times, each time it has been excellent, the staff are so friendly, visitors are always welcome with its location it has local and others pop in for food and day thoughout the day. Pets welcome.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 May 2025

Barbara

Incredibly helpful and friendly staff made us feel very welcome.
The room was very clean and comfortable

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 May 2025

Janice

Nicely kept and cozy hotel. The food in the breakfast room and on Sunday dinner was both excellent, our compliments to the chef! Laura was outstanding, and yes, we made it to Harrods in London! We had a wonderful stay here.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

27 Nov 2024

Anthony

It was adequate. I wanted somewhere to rest my head and that’s what I got. Breakfast was pretty good tho

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

07 Nov 2024

Laura

We stayed in the family room. Kids could only access the top bunk by standing on a chest of drawers (as it blocked the bottom part of ladder) so wasnt the safest. There was also a light nearby which could easily have been knocked off the wall and broken (on the way up and down the ladder). However we had a nice stay, staff were friendly and hotel was clean. Could do with an update.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2024

Ian

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Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2024

John

Wonderful

Fantastic friendly family run hotel
Great service
Lovely Bar and food
Excellent breakfast
Coming back soon !

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

29 Sep 2024

Brett

Superb hotel excellent staff. The only downside for me, was I couldn’t get any hot water through the shower.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2024

Diane

Ideally situated for the town and old village and close to the lift for the beach. The staff were all friendly,room clean though the shower was on the small size and im only small myself. Nice to sit out on balcony in evening to have a drink and see the sea.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Sep 2024

Julia

Very helpful and friendly staff, they let us check in early as we were going to a wedding. Booked us a taxi and found me an iron and board to sort out my daughter's dress. Lovely location, overlooking the sea. Thoroughly recommend

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2024

John

Third time there, bathroom a little small, but great staff and views. Will be back again next year.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2024

Wendy

Amazingly friendly staff lovely food

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Jul 2024

Yolandi

Nothing too fancy but clean, reliable service and convenient location

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2024

simon

Pleasant stay

The hotel was nice, but does look a little older. There was limited parking so I had to park on the road nearby, not really an issue. Nice indoor bar with terrace but a less appealing ground floor outdoor seating area. The room was fine, it was a good size, had a comfortable bed, TV, bath and shower. We used the fan provided when it got a little warm in the evening. The food was really nice with good options, cooked well and tasted good; 4 of us had evening meals and breakfast (full English), no complaints.

The staff were really helpful and pleasant. Service was good. The bar staff, chef and breakfast staff were very polite and professional. Our ferry had an issue and we had to look for alternate options, the staff member (guessing it was the owner) was fantastic. She really went out of her way to assist us and managed to help us book another ferry online.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Jul 2024

John

The staff were extremely pleasant and efficient. Breakfast was freshly cooked to perfection. The meals available for dinner were varied, well cooked and relatively cheap. The only complaint I have is that the bathroom and shower were too small.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2024

Jack

Excellent friendly staff, good food and very good housekeepers

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2024

Tony

Had a great time nice and friendly staff would go back again

Business

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2024

Anita

Good value

Lovely hotel , food very good , staff friendly

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2024

Susan

Good hotel

Staff were all very friendly and helpful. Meals were very good and reasonably priced.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Jun 2024

Ken

Nice typical, traditional English seaside hotel. Very welcoming, reasonably priced and great location

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2024

Sarah

The staff were friendly, fun and extremely knowledgeable about the IOW.
The food was delicious, with plenty of choice.
The property was clean.
I would definitely stay again.
Such a shame we only booked 2 nights.
Great that you can take dogs too.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2024

Dorothy

This was our very 1st visit to IOW, we were not disappointed at all with our choice of accommodation. Everything was well above expectations, friendliness from all the staff, great food in the bar for lunch dinner or drinks, delicious well cooked breakfast with great choice, really comfortable bed. Beautiful view from our room looking out to sea. We will definitely come back at stay at the Harrow. Please pass our compliments on to ALL. The staff . Thank you.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2024

Clare

Lovely place to stay

Lovely hotel close to the beach and shops. All the staff were very friendly and the breakfast was great. The hotel does evening meals as well which were good value.The rooms were a good size and very clean.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

13 May 2024

Dean

What a lovely hotel!

Amazing hotel, ideally located with a very very clean room. We forgot breakfast was included and the offering was very good.

For the price, the experience was perfect with such friendly and attentive staff!

Free parking, a very short walk to the cliff lift, Shanklin Chine less than 10 minutes, the main town and station 5-10 minutes walk as well.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2024

Tony

Lovely short stay

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Mar 2024

Terry

Nice people, well situated for sight seeing and getting around

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2023

TINA

Harrow Lodge Hotel Shanklin, England, uk

This was a lovely place to stay, they couldn't do enough for you, very friendly & helpful, I needed 2 rooms where there wasn't to much walking to get to, due to both parties having breathing difficulties, they were so very helpful & replied telling me we have both rooms on the ground floor & would be able to have our breakfast brought to us on the same floor, you wouldn't get that else where, just a nice clean lovely place to stay, the food was lovely evening meal & then breakfast, we all said we would like to go back & stay longer, sadly this wasn't a holiday stay this time, here for a family funeral memorial, looking forward to coming back next year in the warmer weather 10/10 Thank you all

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2023

Anne

Lovely clean, well situated, friendly hotel

The hotel is spotlessly clean.
Also, hand sanitisers were placed at several points around the hotel.
We only had an overnight stay, so our fairly small room was perfectly adequate - there was everything we needed for a comfortable stay. We might ask for a larger room if we were staying for longer.
The hotel is a lovely friendly place to stay. It's very best points are its location and the - overlooking the sea, lovely walks nearby and a 1 minute walk to the lift down to the beach. Also, the food at the hotel is excellent - we had a delicious, reasonably priced dinner there.
We saw that there was car parking, but if you arrive by public transport, the bus station is only a 10 minute walk.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2023

Lindsey

Great hotel

Really friendly and helpful, great breakfast, very comfortable and clean room, great location. Will definitely stay again!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2023

Heidi

Gem of a Hotel, Dog Friendly, Value for Money

Gem of a hotel! Positioned right above Shanklin Beach, wirh either a 10 minute walk (which i did everyday with my dog), or there's a lift literally a minute away, going straight down to the beach. The staff were fantaatic, really friendly, and couldnt do enough for you... sure, the hotel itself is a little dated, bur it's obviously been decorated, but coylddo with a much bigger makeover, but these thibgs cost a lot of money, and it's kept lovely and clean. My reason for booking was because they take dogs, and I was bring mine with me. I took a single room, which had its own shower room and toilet, and whilst it wasn't particularly big, it was clean, functional and had everything I needed.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2023

Gavin

Lovely staff very friendly

8/10

Excellent

29 Jul 2023

Diana

Really enjoyable stay with very friendly staff. Room was clean and comfortable. Beautiful terrace overlooking the sea. Only criticism is that it was difficult to get hot water in the bathroom.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

01 Jul 2023

Lynne

Very welcoming and relaxing staff friendly and eager to please. Extremely pet friendly. No lifts so people with limited mobility need to be aware although staff are happy to assist with luggage and arrangements for dining.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2023

Rosa

The staff was nice and helpful. Great location

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2023

Jane

Great staff. Exceptionally clean hotel

Hotel staff very helpful and friendly. Hotel well situated on cliff top but very short walk to the lift that takes you down to the beach.
Food is good well cooked and breakfast was excellent.
Big shout out tho for how clean everything was.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2023

Elaine

Well done Harrow Lodge

Super hotel in fantastic position. Well kept and very clean. Friendly, helpful staff. always warm and very comfy bed, could not have asked for anything better

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Oct 2022

Tony

Nice little hotel with nice view

I stayed in a single room for one night as was visiting the local theatre, room was very comfortable and spotlessly clean,staff were very nice and food was lovely. Great location on cliff top with great view.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2022

Verified traveler

Great discovery

We had a great visit here, lovely location and spotlessly clean. Staff were friendly and welcoming and very happy to help where needed. Breakfast amazing, food in the evening very good value and quality. First visit to this hotel and certainly not the last. Our rooms were a little small but well decorated, en-suite and ours had a little balcony as well.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2022

samantha

This hotel is basic and to the point, cheap and cheerful with the most amazing staff i have ever met. They go over and beyond to help and assist. The location is amazing, so close to the beach, local shops and transport. I would stay here again anytime.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2022

martin

Really good value. Nice clean bright room and a good breakfast and close to the lift to the beach or a short walk down the cliff steps. Walkable from the station but nice and quiet

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

16 May 2022

Abigail

Very nice hotel

We stayed for 2 nights in a Seaview room with a balcony. The room was small, but very comfortable and the balcony was large with a table and chairs. Very pleasant especially in the morning. Excellent cooked breakfast. The only negative was a very low pressure shower. The first morning it did not work at all, and even after it was fixed it was still just very poor water flow. Good location on the cliff top. Walking distance to the beach or town. Evening food stops at 7pm. We would have liked to eat there had it been later. I would have given a higher rating if the shower was better, and if the restaurant opened later.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2022

Rob

Property was at a high standard and well kept, no real issues

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2022

Paul

The hotel was fine no problems apart from to many stairs, breakfast is excellent. The surrounding area is a little run down which takes the gloss off a nice hotel!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2021

Sharon

Staff are amazing . The view from the bar is incredible. The bar prices and food good. Never recommend a hotel this much before. Right next to the lift to shanklin beach. No lift but there are some rooms on the ground floor.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2021

Kerryann

Fantastic.

From check-in (Gina) to every single staff member, absolutely wonderful, so so friendly and nothing was too much trouble x
Glorious sea view rooms and evening meals at the hotel were delightful, home cooked food, check out the specials board every day x

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Sep 2021

Steven

Nice view of ocean from bar

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Sep 2021

Robert

Our Experience

The hotel was in a good, quiet location, within a few minutes walk from the beach, even though it was up/down a steep incline. The Staff were very friendly and helpful and the hotel was clean and reasonably well maintained. Breakfasts were very good with a good choice.

The downsides were that the room and in particular the ensuite bathroom was very small and the water pressure was almost non-existent, especially for the first few minutes after the shower was turned on. ( but the water when it eventually arrived was hot enough )

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2021

Clifford

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Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Jun 2021

Dawn

Nice stay

All of the staff we encountered were lovely and the service was really good. The hotel does only have stairs to the upper floor so anyone with any mobility issue should request ground floor. Breakfast was good with two sittings. I don't know whether that is just a Covid thing and whether there is more flexibility at other times. Food is served in the evening until 7pm.
The room did seem a little dated but had everything we needed.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Great location on top of cliffs with fantastic views. Staff particularly friendly and couldn’t do enough to help. Very good value for accommodation and food/drinks.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 May 2021

Julian

Good location

Excellently located hotel for beach and town. The room was spotlessly clean, although both room and en-suite weren’t the largest. Breakfast was good.

Self

8/10

Excellent

31 Oct 2020

Mark

Good meals

The staff are friendly and worked very hard to make sure we were looked after. Good meals at the price was also affordable

Self

8/10

Excellent

29 Oct 2020

Mark

Nice breakfast with lovely staff

The breakfast was really nice with nice staff. The meals are quite good at a good price. The view from the bar was really nice. A good spot with lovely staff

Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2020

Darren

Fantastic for dogs

Awesome location, friendly staff and owners and fantastic for our furry friends

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2020

Verified traveler

Sea room view

Excellent stay, we had a 4 month with us and the staff were more than accommodating. Our stay was in a room with a sea view which was great for us once we’d put the little one to bed. Would stay again.

Friends_and_family Family