Does The Ocean View Hotel have a pool?

Yes, this property has an indoor pool and a children's pool. The pool is closed seasonally each year from May 18 to May 22. The pool will be unavailable from November 20 2025 to February 28 2026 (dates subject to change).

Is The Ocean View Hotel pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Ocean View Hotel?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

Where is The Ocean View Hotel located?

Situated by the ocean, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Shanklin Beach and Shanklin Old Village. Sandown Beach and Isle of Wight Zoo are also within 3 mi (5 km). Shanklin Station is 9 minutes by foot and Lake Station is 26 minutes.

The Ocean View Hotel Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

8/10 Good

Margaret

21 September 2025

Liked: Staff & service

Welcoming staff, friendly service and helpful views lovely,

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

John

6 October 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Pleasant, convenient and very friendly hotel with great staff. Very nice breakfast and evening meals. We had a very nice sea facing room with a good bed. Handy for the sea front and Shanklin.

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

beena

26 August 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Ocean view and walking on the beachfront was amazing. Good value for money. Will recommend to everyone

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lewis

29 August 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Stayed here for a night booked online really late at night and was greeted at reception by a very pleasant and helpful young lad whose manners and customer service were second to none (very good), the hotel lobby, hallways and room is exceptionally clean to a high standard and the room was to a high standard. Will be coming back for a longer stay next time and would certainly recommend to friends and family or people in general 👍

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Emma

27 July 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Only stayed the one night instead of two as work finished early. Hotel was nice and clean. Breakfast was a bit small but it done the hi.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Andrew

13 September 2025

Liked: Amenities

Loved the sea view, but not a lot of parking spaces. Witnessed traffic wardens checking cars in surrounding streets at 22.30 hrs, so be careful!

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Anna

23 June 2025

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Beautiful view, staff friendly. Very but condition of the windows, bath dirty,

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Mark

30 July 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We only stayed one night, which was all we would have managed on that particular bed. The hotel is in need of a makeover and believe it is under new management. It is clean and tidy though and the staff were great. The breakfast was very nice, cooked to order.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Tina

30 August 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The hotel is in poor condition. The photos on the website are very misleading. The room had poor decor. Communal areas need updating and cleaning. However, staff were friendly and helpful.

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

jonathan

9 June 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The Ocean View's strongest features is its location, high above the beach but close to the lift. The downside is that it primarily caters to tour groups, leaving the solo traveler a bit confused at times.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shweta

26 June 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Nice views n great location! Near to all amenities! Breakfast was amazing

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Chris

4 October 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The hotel is in a terrible state of repair . The public areas and our room did not look like it had been redecorated or re furnished in decades.The outside pathways are broken and hazardous . The garden is sad and uncared for with a broken lamp on the steps . The entrance door is broken and the lift is broken . The restaurant has cobwebs on the ceiling and a dead / dying plant in the corner .Our room had old / scratched furniture ,a joke of a hot drinks facility ,cheap kettle . The bathroom was ancient and the hand basin’s plug hole did not look like it had seen bleach in sometime .Tiny , supposed double bed .It is a shame as the room size is good and the sea view wonderful . The staff were pleasant but the overall impact of the hotel is thoroughly depressing . We had booked for 2 nights but stayed for only one .

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tracy-Ann

9 October 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Fantastic but not dog friendly

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Stuart

15 July 2025

Disliked: Amenities

Awful. Paid £340 for two nights. Business clearly has no money. We were the only guests there! Pool closed, no sunloungers, no toiletries in bathroom, sweltering hot room - no fans. Mentioned to the owner about being disappointed the pool was closed and he pointed at the sea and joked “there’s your pool” Left a day early and expected (at the very least) two breakfasts and two dinners that we’d paid for to be refunded but after chasing three times was just ignored. Only redeeming factor was that the reception and restaurant staff were very nice.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sara

24 September 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Friendly, professional staff team. Lovely big room with a balcony and view out to sea. Beds comfortable with clean fresh white linen. Superb shower. Breakfast service fast and food good . Overall a great place to stay. Room feels a little dated but does not effect the stay. Good indoor swimming pool For our stay there was a very annoying flashing street light immediately outside, this was no fault of the hotel as councils responsibility.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carole

23 September 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

This hotel was exactly what we wanted - QUIET!!! The windows were open at night and all we heard were the waves and the birds. I never sleep through the night, but the time we were here - I slept straight through every night!! Amazing! Staff were brilliant and helpful and your restaurant staff treated us like family. Highly recommend your hotel.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Karen

6 August 2023

Very friendly staff and great location. Best rooms balcony seaview. The hotel has a good facilities but it is dated. A bit more maitenance and tidying up would make it an excellent hotel. We didn't have the evening meal but the breakfast, full English was good apart from the sausages and scrambled eggs! We would return.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

28 May 2025

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Staff & service

I didn’t have a good experience. I was refused dinner by the lady at reception, who told me I was too late—even though her colleague had informed me at check-in that I could decide on dinner by 6 PM. I politely asked her to check with the restaurant to see if it was still possible to get any food, but she refused to do so. She also told me that breakfast was not available before 8 AM. However, when I came in the morning, another receptionist kindly helped me arrange breakfast before 8 AM with an organized group.

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Dawn

10 September 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Lovely spot with sea view, rooms need updating, very tired. Bar not open when we were there and no entertainment offered. Nice swimming pool but such a long trek to it with lots of stairs not suitable for everyone. Otherwise as advertised.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Malinee

27 August 2023

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Has pros & cons, but would consider staying again

Bed linens and towels were fresh, clean, and comfy. However, the shower had hairs in it, and there were two dropped pens on the floor under the desk - suggesting that it doesn't get cleaned thoroughly... The bathroom was good but bedroom fixtures could use updating. Staff were wonderful, location is great. I guess you get what you pay for, it was cheaper than most other places, overall was good and would consider staying again.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brian

23 September 2023

The Sea room and balcony were excellent! Well worth the extra money. Checked in on Monday morning quite early, the female Receptionist managed to” chase up” our room and we booked in. Logan in the Restaurant I would. consider an Asset, our meal booking form was misplaced and he simply sorted it with a cheerful smile.Afternoons spent on the balcony!glass of wine, will book again and recommend to others.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Alison

20 October 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Could not order evening meal on first night as they only take orders in the morning. hadcto walk to Shanklin village 10 mins . hot lucky to find table availability. Good location. Staff friendly to guests BUT rumours staff of not being pad so they left leading them short staffed! Great free swimming pool

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Keith

26 September 2023

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

The bedroom was tired, dated and unclean with stains on the carpet and dust on the shelves. The shower curtain was dirty and the bath mat disgusting. However the bed was comfortable and tea and coffee facilities were good. The balcony, i am not sure was particularly safe.

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

SERGEJS

14 July 2025

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

Very overpriced for what you get, too basic beware

Well, where to start? Please bare in mind this room is in a range of £160-£170 gbp per night... Let's point out the positives first. Positives: Large room, stunning view, great location, free parking, clean overall and nice members of staff. That's about it! Negatives: 1.Very noisy, you can hear people talking behind the wall. 2. Hotel itself have a hospital feel, it feels like it was converted into hotel rooms, but all very clinical. 3. No ventilation whatsoever, no air-conditioning, very hot in the rooms, so you will have to sleep with open windows (not enough oxygen even with all windows open) 4. No shower products provided (no shampoo, no shower gel) For £160 gbp per night it's unacceptable. 5. No fridge, so any drinks in this room will get very warm 6. No proper coffee in the whole hotel! You will get a sachet on instant coffee and a kettle (shocking for the asking price) 7. Very late check in, you won't be able to get your room until 3pm, it's a half of the day gone! and very early check out, you will have to leave at 10am, straight after your breakfast. Any hotel at this price range will be 2pm check-in and 12 afternoon check-out with optional later check-out. 8. No hangers anywhere in the bathroom, your clothes on a floor. 9. Very poor breakfast. One item each, barely enough for a child to eat! No proper coffee, instant terrible quality coffee - sorry it's undrinkable! Won't stay there again. Only if no options available, maximum 1 night stay hotel.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Geoffrey

16 August 2023

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Unfortunately for Ocean View, we are well travelled and had just spent an amazing couple of days at the similarly starred/priced Luccombe Hall. What a contrast. OV's reception of us when we arrived early was disastrous (unprecedented for both me and my wife). The hotel is extremely tired, albeit freshly painted and generally clean. The breakfast was fine, being average. The indoor pool is very good and there is a decent ping pong table and small table football (and indoor bowls which we didn't visit). The view from our sea view room was half of the side of other rooms and overlooked the roof of the pool. The owner told us that "most hotels* do not allow food in rooms" and confiscated our pizza, giving it back to us the next day from the fridge. Repeat, our food was confiscated by the owner because hotels generally*, and OV in particular, don't allow food in rooms. *I wonder if room service ever existed anywhere, for example... On the one hand places like OV shoukd be downgraded to 2 star, but this woukd likely ruin them. On the other, they do service a market of less discerning and older coach parties, and probably quite well, so presumably is important for Shanklin. However, for most well travelled people in the mid-market, this is far from a 3 star experience.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

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