Somerton Lodge

Friendly staff. Clean and looked lovely for Christmas. It is a traditional B&B. An old building with history and imperfections you would expect. The bathroom looked recently refurbished. Parking at the back and garden at the front. Good value for money.

Another fine stay with Anna and John at their accommodation just outside central Shanklin. A warm welcome, attractive surroundings and a fine breakfast as part of a hastle free weekend. I am looking forward to returning to Somerton Lodge again soon.

This is a very nice hotel in a great location in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight. Car park access is a little narrow but fine for anything but a large van. Breakfast was very nice, freshly cooked and well served. The people there are very nice and friendly. The room was adequate for our needs, ok not the most luxurious but ok for us. There are very comfortable lounges one has a large screen tv if wanted. It has an alcohol free bar which was fine for us. All in all a nice hotel to stay in.

I stayed in a single room and it was absolutely beautiful, plenty of space, comfy bed, high powered shower and black out blinds. There is nothing at all that I could pick fault with if I tried. I noticed that The wifi is a really strong signal if that’s something that’s important to you. The hosts really make this place as special as it is, so friendly and make you feel so welcome. The breakfast is absolutely to die for and very good value for money. You order what you want the night before, this is to avoid food waste and when considering the huge issue with food waste in the hospitality industry I respect so much that they do this. Same with the towels, they encourage you to keep the towels on the rack if you don’t need them changed, now unless you’re the sort of person who uses a new towel every day at home I don’t think there’s any reason to expect a hotel to waste all that water and pollute waterways for you to have that treat while you’re away. I stayed for 5 nights and was nothing but thrilled the whole time. They made me feel at home while I was away from home on my own and I will forever be grateful for hosts like this. Even down to checking where I was going walking on a particularly rainy day and letting me know I could call them if I get stuck, they go above and beyond and I can’t wait to come back

We were a large group who visited recently and throughly enjoyed our stay. Great location to the beach and other nearby attractions and a beautiful garden. Cleanliness was spot on. The main room is such a great idea for groups and allowed us some time in the evening before going back to our rooms. There was a non alcoholic bar there which was very welcoming and priced decently with some other little snacks like crisps too. Jon was very accommodating and this a real plus. He recommended places for us, replenished our room tea/coffee and even helped us bring our luggage in. He was very welcoming. The landing has a reading area which is just divine. If we weren't on such a busy action-packed getaway, then I would have surely spent some time sitting there. The decor was really lovely and you can see they've put a lot of effort into updating it. Older houses like these come with their issues and that is to be expected, so yes, some rooms are smaller than others etc. If we had stayed as a couple, I would probably have complained about our room as it is more suited to a single occupant based on its size (no.14) however as we were a large group, this was fine as we had taken up 7 rooms anyway and we visited during the Jubilee weekend so they were busy. Our only improvement advice would be breakfast. Breakfast is charged which is fine. We were told that as we were a large group, we couldn't dine together and had to come at different times. Of our group of 11, there were 5 people on one morning, 7 the next and 1 on the last morning. We didn't mind too much but for such a large dining area, they do need to be able to facilitate more than 5 people at once. We think they would benefit from a price list and menu for breakfast. At present, there is just the choice to have cooked breakfast the night before. At £8, I would have expected a coffee machine that does latte/cappuccino etc and a cereal / fruit station or something. We had some guests who didn't want a full cooked breakfast and only eggs on toast or toast. We were told this has never been asked before. They were accommodating (told us we would sort upon checking out) only to try to charge £8 for 2 boiled eggs, toast and some tea and £8 for 2 fried eggs, toast and coffee was steep. She (lady at reception) was quite blunt that it is cooked or not regardless of what people have had and that's the price. I felt like she was trying to make me give in but I stood my ground. We were still charged two full breakfast and one at £6. It's a shame as this last encounter was my last memory. We would suggest that a breakfast menu is printed with 4 items and clearly priced (but also more reasonably) - Full English (meat) Full English (vegetarian) 2 eggs on toast (poached, scrambled or boiled) with tea/coffee Toast with tea/coffee Irregardless, the waitress at breakfast was brilliant. She was so so accommodating and friendly. She really made us feel at ease and is a real credit to the lodge! :) All in all, a great e

Really friendly hospitable hosts. Hotel is spotlessly clean, free parking, great breakfast served to your table. Would recommend for a relaxing peaceful break and good location to tour the island.

What a gem ! The best B&B we've stayed at in a long time. John & Anna are awesome ! All the staff are lovely. Cannot fault anything. Perfect place to stay . Highly recommend. Will definitely be returning

Lovely stay Ann & John made us feel very welcome, spotlessly clean nice & quiet. Situated 10 min walk from centre of Shanklin. Breakfast was top class, tasty & plenty of it. A soft drinks bar with honesty box, room & on suite on the small side but would definitely return.

Proprietors were very accommodating and friendly. We arrived late at night and whilst it was inconvenient for them we were warmly welcomed. Breakfast service was with a smile and plenty of choice. Lovely room. It was a very enjoyable short stay.