An older property with fabulous original features. Sumptuous carpeting. Nautical themes throughout. Wonderful staircase. Brilliant sea view from our room. Breakfast was excellent! Plenty of choice.

The property is showing its age in places and would benefit from a coat of paint here and there, but the essential areas like bathrooms seem well maintained. The property is located outside Cowes on a hill but access into town via the garden makes things a lot easier. Getting back is a steady walk but pleasant enough. It has to be said that all roads out of town go up!

The Villa Rothsay is a beautiful hotel in an incredible location - we had a view out over the water so could watch all the boats go by, and it was just a few minutes' walk into Cowes for all the (excellent) pubs and restaurants. The breakfasts were delicious; the honesty bar was well stocked and in a gorgeous Victorian room full of sailing memorabilia, and the staff really could not have been more helpful and welcoming. I can't recommend highly enough and I really hope to return one day!

To be really, really picky, the en-suite door was a little stiff/loud to close, and so we kept it ajar at night to avoid waking people. But that is really the only thing that I could think of to mention!

Breakfast was very good, something for everyone, good selection of cereals/granola/yogurt. Loved the decor of the property, so much to take in 😊. Our daughter lives in Newport, we visited last year and stayed one night, loved it so we returned. I’m sure we will be back.

The only thing for me which wasn’t great was that the bed was a little hard for me which meant not a great nights sleep. I appreciate this is always one of those hit and miss things, one size won’t fit everyone.

A truly delightful place to stay, a real step back in time with a treasure trove of wonderful artefacts. Peaceful, very quiet, very easy and we were looked after amazingly by Margaret the owner (who is also a fountain of knowledge about the IOW) and her team - and the breakfasts were incredible! If you need time-out to recoup and refresh, this is definitely the place to visit. Recommended without any reservations at all.

Nothing - it was perfect.

When you walk through the front door, expect to be taken back in time by the interior… absolutely stunning! Margaret was very welcoming and couldn’t have been more helpful, offering lifts into Cowes when raining and kindly bringing our luggage down to The Redjet Terminal on our departure. Our bedroom, with amazing views over the Solent, was comfortable and clean. An exceptional breakfast was served in the downstairs dining room, again having fabulous vistas. There was a well stocked honesty bar located in the comfortable lounge. We couldn’t have asked for anything more during our short stay on The Isle if Wight…we will be back, thank you.

Great stay as always. We had the private dining room in the evening (group of 8) and the food was excellent, nice breakfast in the morning too. It's a fantastic property with a lots of character and lovely views overlooking the coast. The piano bar is a great touch too. I wouldn't want to stay anywhere else in Cowes!

Yummy nothing was too much trouble Excellent very friendly individual service and I felt as if I mattered to them. It was friendly attentive genuine without being stuffy Thank you I’ll come again

More central so you could walk back at night Taxi service in Cowes poor but the people are lovely and caring Murray’s fish restaurant took me home because I couldn’t get a taxi and their food was outstanding wonderful experience

A warm welcome from Margaret the owner who gave excellent advice on places to eat and the local geography. Very clean property with distinct Victorian character, Excellent breakfasts thoroughly enjoyed by both of us. Great view of the Solent from our King Balcony room. We liked the idea of an "honesty bar" which we only had time to use once! Toiletries from Elemis were high standard too.

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Excellent views of the seaside, free breakfast which was actually great and tasty, great interior architecture (like old buildings) not modern which was really pretty.

One thing i didn't like was the bathroom door could not be locked and it was opening by itself. We were a group of 4 adults in family room and i had to put something against the door to keep it from opening. Other than that everything was excellent

The hotel was amazing, from the moment you walk in, the atmosphere is great! The room was overlooking the sea and we could sit and watch the boats going back and forth all day. The breakfast was wonderful, the staff attentive and very interesting to talk to and the honesty bar was the perfect way to spend a few hours in the evening. Highly recommended!

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