We recently stayed at the Heatherleigh, choosing it on the basis of the Tripadvisor reviews. As others have said this is a B&B, not a hotel and you must treat it as such. If you want evening entertainment, drinks in the bar and sumptuous surroundings look elsewhere and be prepared to pay a lot more. What we were after was... More

We recently spent a week at Heatherleigh with our cocker spaniel. Apart from day trips this was our first visit to the Isle of Wight. From the moment we arrived we were made very welcome and during our stay nothing was too much trouble for Mary and Kim (our hosts). They were cheerful, chatty and friendly and obviously very happy... More

I arrived here with my girlfriend for an all-too-short four night stay very recently and had a very enjoyable stay. Firstly, it is worth highlighting that the best reason for staying at this hotel is by far the wonderful hosting by Mary and Kim. With such passion for the Isle of Wight and with a wealth of knowledge on the... More

We stayed here for two nights at the end of August 2011. I chose this place after reading the reviews of others here on Trip Advisor. Although it is listed on here as a hotel, it is most definitely a B&B as there is no bar & they do not provide evening meals. We had room three which is on... More

We were in the Isle of Wight for the scooter rally, and couldn't have chosen a friendlier place to stay. Mary, Kim and Cam were perfect hosts, and each morning as we trudged wearily down to the fabulous breakfast, we were brought back to life by Mary and Kim who gave us suggestions for visits, eateries, weather reports etc, as... More

Well what a lovely holiday we had,we stayed at the heatherleigh Guest house which in our opinion was superb ,we aparked the car easily here ,the rooms were nice&clean every day biscuits tea bags coffee was replenished ,clean towels in rooms when needed , the breakfast was superb !! you could have a full breakfast ,haddock,kippers,well anything you wanted they... More

We always stay at the Heatherleigh in Shanklin with our 2 dogs,Mary Kim and Cam are excellent hosts ,they always make you very welcome,our first stay was in dec 2010 we had room 6 very spacious for our 2 dogs,when we arrived Kim had closed our curtains the heating was on full it was very homely.They always give us a... More

Great location, staff were friendly with useful tips for local restaurants and sightseeing. Would stay here again if we came back to Shanklin. More

We decided to go on our holiday with our two dogs for the first time and we were a little aprehensive about going somewhere. We were made very welcome and our dogs were to " the boys" as they were aptly named.Our room was spacious and clean.Mary Kim and Cam were all very freindly and we will return to the... More