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The Woodvale

4.0 star property
Guesthouse in Cowes with free breakfast and restaurant

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Front of property
Standard Family Room
Property amenity
Lobby
View from property

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services

Room options

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)

Highlights

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

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Standard Family Room

Standard Family Room

Highlights

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

Map
1 Princes Esplanade, Cowes, England, PO31 8LE

What's nearby

  • Gurnard Beach - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • RedJet Ferry Terminal - 3 min drive - 2.4 km
  • Cowes Harbour - 4 min drive - 2.7 km
  • East Cowes Ferry Terminal - 5 min drive - 3.4 km
  • Osborne House - 8 min drive - 4.7 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, smoke-free property and luggage storage
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

More

  • Smoke-free property

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

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

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 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 RedJet Ferry Terminal, Cowes Yacht Haven and Cowes Harbour. East Cowes Ferry Terminal and Thorness bay are also within 3 miles (5 km).

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The Woodvale Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 42 out of 57 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 57 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 57 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 57 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 57 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel manager was very accommodating and friendly. We really enjoyed the stay, particularly because of the level of service. Great!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent service and lovel y outlook. Great cooked breakfast!!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sally

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

10/10 Excellent

Mandy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

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

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

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

Excellent

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

10/10 Excellent

Matt

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

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

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a perfect few days
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Bestdecisions

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

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

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

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

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

Overall excellent

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

10/10 Excellent

Leonard

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

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

Joanne

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

Can't wait to go back!

We had a fantastic stay at the Woodvale. The food was excellent and despite it being a very busy time (just a few days before Christmas so lots of big parties) we didn't wait too long for our meals. We had a lovely, en-suite family room with a sea view. There was a sofa and coffee table too which gave us another space to sit, rather than just the bed. Even though there was a busy bar downstairs, we couldn't hear anything upstairs in the bedroom. We weren't disturbed by any noise. A definite bonus when you need your 8 year old to go to sleep!! The staff were exceptional. As I said, we stayed just before Christmas so it was busy with locals and parties but nothing was too much trouble. Everyone was so welcoming. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend the Woodvale to anyone and we will be booking again for another stay here! Thank you Steve and the team!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Calvin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

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

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

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

8/10 Good

Ken

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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

Kathleen

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

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