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The Woodvale

4.0 star property
Guesthouse in Cowes with free breakfast and restaurant

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Standard Family Room
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Standard Double Room | Living area

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services
The current price is €179
includes taxes & fees
22 Apr - 23 Apr

Room options

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Free bottled water
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
  • Sea view
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Family Room

Standard Family Room

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Free bottled water
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

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Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Free bottled water
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed
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About the area

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1 Princes Esplanade, Cowes, England, PO31 8LE

What's nearby

  • Gurnard Beach - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Royal London Yacht Club - 3 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Cowes Harbour - 4 min drive - 2.9 km
  • East Cowes Ferry Terminal - 6 min drive - 3.4 km
  • Osborne House - 10 min drive - 5.1 km

Getting around

  • West Cowes Ferry Station - 4 min drive
  • Southampton (SOU) - 128 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Anchor Inn - ‬4 min drive
  • The Woodvale
  • ‪Fountain Inn - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Harbour Kitchen - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Coast Bar & Dining Room - ‬4 min drive

About this property

The Woodvale

Upscale guest house
Take advantage of free full breakfast, a terrace and a garden at The Woodvale. The on-site restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. Free in-room WiFi and a bar are available to all guests.
Other perks include:
  • 1 meeting room, luggage storage and smoke-free property
Room features
All guestrooms at The Woodvale have comforts such as free WiFi and free bottled water.
Other amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with showers and free toiletries
  • Flat-screen TVs with digital channels
  • Cots/infant beds, electric kettles and heating

Languages

English, French

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free offsite parking

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available 7 AM to 9 AM on weekdays and 8 AM to 10 AM on weekends
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • Cot (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Cot (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cots (infant beds) are available for GBP 20.0 per night

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 20.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cots/infant beds
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.

Property is also known as

Woodvale Guesthouse Cowes
Woodvale Guesthouse
Woodvale Cowes
The Woodvale Cowes
The Woodvale Cowes
The Woodvale Guesthouse
The Woodvale Guesthouse Cowes

Frequently asked questions

Is The Woodvale pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at The Woodvale?

As of 12 Apr 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Woodvale on 22 Apr 2025 start from €178.65, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at The Woodvale?

There is free parking nearby.

What time is check-in at The Woodvale?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 11:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Woodvale?

Checkout is at 10:30 AM.

Where is The Woodvale located?

Situated near the beach, this guesthouse is within 2 miles (3 km) of Gurnard Beach, Royal London Yacht Club and RedJet Ferry Terminal. Cowes Harbour and East Cowes Ferry Terminal are also within 3 miles (5 km).

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The Woodvale Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 38 out of 53 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 53 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 53 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 53 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 53 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Excellent location, accommodation and service
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mandy

Great stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sally

Lovely place to stay, food amazing room great clean /modern/ peaceful.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Really good value lovely room with a fab sea view and food fabulous. A good half hour walk into Cowes but still worth stating
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Really good value lovely room with a fab sea view and food fabulous. A good half hour walk into Cowes but still worth stating
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

stephen

Excellent
Excellent place and great food . Would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matt

Great weekend in IoW
Staff were very very accommodating, particularly Molly who went out of her way to make our stay very enjoyable.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Susanne

We had a perfect few days
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Bestdecisions

Wonderful Woodvale
Fantastic location with Solent sunsets; great menu and good food served quickly and politely;decent room with good shower. Immaculately clean. Recommended to anyone staying on the IOW!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Good little gem
All went well. Check in quick and smooth. food very good. very frieldy team , showed flexibility with check out etc.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Elaine

Overall excellent
Extremely good - all services excellent except room was a little noisy and could get very hot.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Ken

Great food menu for lunch and dinner, great views and easy no cost parking. Breakfast arrangements in the week could be better - only one on when we were there , so a long wait. Staff are friendly and they make a good atmosphere in the pub.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Leonard

We have used this property over several years and really like it. The staff are friendly and the rooms have been improved over the years. This year the Wifi has been upgraded and is far better. We stayed in room 5. The plumbing is good, but the shower head needs attention.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Bernadine

Nice property in good position. Staff very helpful and friendly. Room nice and clean. Over bath shower nice and powerful.Food in restaurant in the evening ok but far from fine dining. Some dishes ok but fish and chips a little tasteless. Breakfast was much better. Overall the price for bed and breakfast staying in a double room with seaview was very good.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Calvin

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

I yad eaten here in the past but this was our first time staying. Very generous and comfortable room with seaview and great breakfast options. Lovely walk from the hotel along the beach path into Cowes.Will definitely stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Enara

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

The hotel is in a fabulous location with stunning sea views from the rooms and breakfast suite. The rooms were spotless, the food excellent and the service first class.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

6/10 Okay

Susan

Overpriced nightmare parking dodgy shower
We arrived on particularly hot day and all parking was taken for at least two miles away. We were told at 6pm we would not get parked as beach users would not move on…. So come back at 8pm. We came back at 9:10pm and it was the same. We parked on “no parking” bins area of hotel. We were advised that was ok but we would have to move before 7:30 am. The parked cars cleared at 9:45 and we moved the car then…. Just as well as it was rammed again by 7am the next day. This spoiled our enjoyment of the hotel, I could not have a drink and relax until after the car was parked. Same thing happened 2nd night. Not what we expected and we certainly would not have chosen here if we had known about the parking nightmare. The room was in attic level and was like an oven. The fan did nothing to cool it, we got little sleep either night. The shower had no cold water flowing so we could not use it. We would have been scalded. We reported this and on out return on day 2 we found it the same. The Manager assured us it had been looked at and came to the room with us. It took her a good 5 minutes of fiddling to get any cold to flow, again not acceptable for £150 on B&B above a pub. Great position spotless, Breakfast was excellent a real high spot. we cannot recommend based on difficulty parking, lack of properly working shower or heat in the room. We did raise all of this with Management but no adjustment to price was offered. We felt it was vastly overpriced for the experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Debra

Perfect location to enjoy Gurnard sunsets
Perfect location to enjoy Gurnard Bay, literally across the road, and to walk into Cowes. Woodvale is a busy pub with a large beer garden. My room was at the back of the establishment and it looked out over the beer garden, but I was not disturbed. Once the sun had left the higher terraces that part of the beer garden was empty. There is no parking but they kindly let me put my bike in the keg yard which gave me additional security. Breakfast was well presented with a good choice.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ebrahim

Excellent location on Isle of Wight
Excellent location. Great view. Enjoyable stay. Hotel has pub downstairs but was never bothered by any noise and had good food. Recommmended
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021