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4-6 Queens Road, Shanklin, Isle Of Wight, PO37 6AP
Good
Overall rating from 48 reviews

Guest reviews of the Melbourne-Ardenlea Hotel

Good
Anonymous (Mature couple) 05 December 2008

No overall comment. (107660330)

Excellent
Mike from Swindon, GB (Solo business traveller) 03 November 2008

Pleasant night stopover. Used the pool and jaccuzzi (have to pay for the jaccuzzi though) Very friendly reception service. An extremely quiet area at the end of October. (107801486)

positive comments Relaxed atmosphere, comfortable rooms.
negative comments No food to be found unless it was booked at the hotel. Finishes at 8:00pm though. Had to drive to find a meal.
Excellent
Anonymous (Group of adult friends) 23 October 2008

everyone made us feel welcome (107878189)

positive comments people were great. Really engaging. Swimming pool
Good
Anonymous (Group of work colleagues) 20 September 2008

No overall comment. (107231345)

Average
Anonymous (Family with young children) 11 September 2008

ok, but would not return to this hotel. Others in the area are better value for money and have more room etc. (107155432)

positive comments Staff were pleasant & breakfast was nice, hotel was clean in comparrison to others we have stayed.
negative comments Extremely dated and poor in size. Not value for money at all when you compare it to other hotels with the same facilities.
Excellent
Anonymous (Family with older children) 09 September 2008

good, comfortable (107218100)

negative comments no buffet breakfast, don't have enough hot food to eat
Good
Anonymous (Solo leisure traveller) 27 August 2008

I paid twice what I'd normally pay to stay here due to the jacuzzi and pool, and I thought it overlooked the sea. The pool area wasn't very clean so I was uncomfortable using the facilities I'd paid extra for. Food was only adequate, but the staff were great. A bonus was evening entertainment. (107204636)

positive comments Good value for money, cleanliness, friendly staff, good food, easy to get to
negative comments Dirty, rude/unfriendly staff, hard to find, not worth the money spent, noisy
Poor
Kevin from Great Missenden, GB (Mature couple) 25 August 2008

Like the whole island dont they no its the 21st century not the 60s/70s (107147754)

Good
Anonymous (Mature couple) 12 August 2008

I would use this hotel again,but if you are looking for a modern and lively establishment then I would not recommend. For a family with young children and the more mature couple, this hotel is for you. (107203400)

positive comments For the price bracket that this hotel offers we found it to be more than adequate. The staff were friendly and very helpful.
Good
Anonymous (Same sex couple) 08 August 2008

No overall comment. (107270558)

positive comments Smimming pool and attentive staff
negative comments Not enougth car parking spaces for number of rooms
Excellent
Jacqueline from Winchester, GB (Mature couple) 14 July 2008

An enjoyable experience (108062010)

positive comments Clean room, provision of additional toiletries, helpful staff, great to have the pool, sauna and jacuzzi.
Good
Anonymous (Mature couple) 09 July 2008

Pleasantly surprised ! (108047700)

negative comments A little bit chintzy but ok.
Good
Anonymous (Young couple) 08 July 2008

Generally ok. Wouldnt expect more for the money. There are lots of nicer places around so would try them out too. (108000889)

positive comments Breakfast, parking, clean bedding, location good and close to old town
negative comments room small, 2 single beds put together kept moving apart, bathroom old, smell of chlorine throughout the hotel, no fridge in room
Good
asha from derby, GB (Young couple) 04 July 2008

overall was not bad (108006036)

positive comments Very quiet, customer service was not bad
negative comments If you can improve your dinning facilities will be great, car parking is a strugle if there is a big vehicle parked in the bay, not enough
Good
Anonymous (Group of work colleagues) 01 July 2008

No overall comment. (108082139)

Good
Anonymous (Young couple) 24 June 2008

No overall comment. (108093793)

negative comments The hotel room was advertised as a "double room", in fact it was a twin with the beds pushed together!
Good
Anonymous (Solo business traveller) 23 April 2008

No overall comment. (97093382)

Good
Anonymous (Young couple) 28 March 2008

No overall comment. (97524656)

Excellent
Anonymous (Mature couple) 27 March 2008

No overall comment. (97526885)

Excellent
Anonymous (Group of adult friends) 26 March 2008

As i said, it is not a expensive hotel which is two star. It just takes 10 mins walk to the beach and it's near the town centre. The facilities in the hotel such as swimming pool are very good. overall, it's nice. (97845840)

positive comments The price is not expensive for a two-star hotel and the surroundings are quite nice.
negative comments The room is a little bit small.
Excellent
terence from gloucester, GB (Group of adult friends) 13 February 2008

As above. Pleasant stay. (97124349)

positive comments Friendly atmosphere. Nice clean rooms. Good facilities with swimming pool. Good, quiet location. Nice breakfast.
negative comments Limited amount of tea/coffee/milk facilites in room.
Excellent
Anonymous (Mature couple) 04 February 2008

we had a very enjoyable stay and will have no hesitation in booking into the hotel again.some may find the accomodation a little dated but for us it was ideal.we totally relaxed because of the way we were looked after, and although it was quiet, being out of season, we are sure the service would have been exactly the same if it had been the busy season. (97681436)

positive comments very relaxing and laid back atmosphere with excellant staff. nothing was too much trouble for them
negative comments nothing
Excellent
Anonymous (Solo leisure traveller) 14 January 2008

No overall comment. (97591565)

Excellent
Madeleine from SOUTHSEA, GB (Young couple) 26 September 2007

No overall comment. (97989016)

positive comments good size room, clean, bright and modern. Pool, sauna and jacuzzi facilities were excellent and free of charge! Staff was very friendly and helpful. Free parking in front of the hotel.
Good
Anonymous (Young couple) 01 August 2007

No overall comment. (97117896)

Poor
PARA from STEVENAGE, GB (Young couple) 26 July 2007

No overall comment. (97156977)

positive comments It is closer to the beach
negative comments Old fashioned , Lots of elderly holiday makers in coaches, Very poor condition of toilet, little ventilation in and around.
Good
deborah from newport iow, GB (Mature couple) 26 July 2007

No overall comment. (97370982)

positive comments friendly staff.
negative comments no shower.
Good
stephen from Enfield, GB (Mature couple) 22 July 2007

No overall comment. (97525029)

positive comments Good size room, clean. Good swimming pool
negative comments Nightly entertainment - location of Reception
Poor
Anonymous (Young couple) 13 June 2007

The stay was very pleasant on the island. The hotel does not merit staying and is expensive. The standard of the room was atrocious, old. There was no shower in the room we were given and it was only upon asking that we got one of the rooms with a shower. The bed was very small and the hotel layout was such that you had to go through 200 fire doors with your luggages before you got to your room! This was very impractical and I can only imagine what it would be like to go through this with either kids or older people. Not a good hotel at all (99929395)

Excellent
Anonymous (Young couple) 10 June 2007

No overall comment. (99023460)

positive comments peaceful
Excellent
Thomas from Morden, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 26 November 2006

all in all we were very pleased with our stay and will be back for a longer stay (99145527)

positive comments very nice facilities and frendly staff
negative comments very hard bed ,my wife would rather have a duvet than blankets
Average
Anonymous (Young couple) 19 July 2006

No overall comment. (3305031624)

positive comments Good location for both the waterfront and old village
negative comments Very dated hotel and would benefit from a good spring clean! Very noisy, constant slamming of doors through the night and early morning
Good
Anonymous (Young couple) 15 July 2006

Great breakfast service and avalibility. The pool was good too. The only thing we would say is that it would have been nice to have a shower in the bathroom. The room was otherwise comfortable, and staff very friendly. (3304980840)

positive comments Clean, but basic.
negative comments No shower in the bathroom.
Average
Anonymous (Young couple) 01 June 2006

No overall comment. (3304735921)

positive comments The swimming pool was excellent. Nice views and good location.
negative comments Value for money of the hotel is questionable given outdated decor.
Good
Anonymous (Mature couple) 21 September 2005

No overall comment. (2760945)

Excellent
julian from bracknell, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 25 August 2005

No overall comment. (2663916)

Average
karen from Windsor, United Kingdom;GB (Young couple) 13 July 2005

Although our room was a disappointment, the service provided by the hotel staff was very good. Everyone we were in contact with seemed happy to serve and enjoy their job which is unusual nowadays. We felt the bar prices were a little high for a 2 star establishment and therefore went out for drinks. Restaurant menu very plain - fruit juice as a starter, then cauliflower cheese main course served with cauliflower as a vegetable accompaniment, at £15 a head we ate elsewhere. We could have spent a lot more money at the hotel if the prices and menu choice improved. Parking was limited but adequate. (2495214)

positive comments Hotel conveniently located close to old Village, shops, beach etc.
negative comments Bathroom in bedroom desperately in nned of a refurb. 60's style tiles and swirly carpet, peach bathroom suite. Bedroom better but still tired.
Average
Anonymous (Family with young children) 02 July 2005

Preis - Leistung hat nicht ganz gepasst. (2450087)

Good
roy from st leonards-on-sea, United Kingdom (Young couple) 10 May 2005

Everthing ok apart from the bed seemed a pit old and creaky, indoor pool was great injoyed our stay, would come again. (2228021)

positive comments The swimming pool was a good sized pool,people pleasent enjoyed the stay.
negative comments Bed seemed a bit old.
Excellent
SIMON from HAVANT, United Kingdom (Young couple) 03 November 2004

The receptionist really made our weekend break and is a credit to the hotel. It was my fiances birthday and the receptionist arranged a cake and a lovely bunch of flowers to be delivered to our room when we were out, she was extremely friendly, nothing was too much trouble. Loved the help yourself breakfast, and the hotel as a whole was clean. (1602515)

positive comments The sea view, swimming pool and buffet breakfast.
negative comments shower attachment didn't fit on bath taps, room seemed cold on arrival.
Average
Anonymous (Young couple) 25 September 2004

No overall comment. (1509790)

Good
Anonymous (Young couple) 02 September 2004

No overall comment. (897134)

Good
kenneth from kingston upon thames, United Kingdom (Mature couple) 25 August 2004

Excellent location.good food and service (1325821)

positive comments nice clean dining room and staff
negative comments no shower only a bath
Poor
Theresa from DONCASTER, United Kingdom (Other) 20 August 2004

No overall comment. (1312346)

Good
NICOLA from Portsmouth, United Kingdom (Young couple) 17 August 2004

Maybe more staff in the restaurant on weekends/busy periods. Overall though it was a good stay. I must thank the lady on reception on Sunday morning who accommodated us for an extra night when we asked. She even moved an arrival to a different room so we could stay. We got told before we stayed that we had a bath/shower .. there were in fact no facilities in the room to wash our hair (i.e. no shower or no add on to the bath plugs) - this did not really affect our stay but should have been made clear. (1364781)

negative comments We stayed 3 nights - Friday to Monday. Sunday morning the service was so slow for breakfast in the restaurant, after 15-20 minutes without even being acknowledged we left and ate breakfast out. This was abuot 9:10am
Good
natalie from york, United Kingdom (Young couple) 10 August 2004

was very enjoyable, the staff were very friendly and the hotel was clean, also very quiet, we didnt see many other residents. 5 minutes walk to the beach and old village (1157443)

positive comments location, friendliness of staff, view from room, value for money
negative comments no shower in room, quite old fashioned, too hot inside hotel, lacked local information
Average
Anonymous (Young couple) 10 August 2004

No overall comment. (1345778)

Good
Roger from London, United Kingdom (Mature couple) 12 July 2004

not bad , would do for a short stay (1285671)

negative comments a non smoking area would be a good thing , and also no smoking rooms

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