My wife and I visited the Esplanade Hotel in Shanklin for five nights in August 2011. On arrival we were shown to our room (no 4) which was spacoius, comfortable and spotlessly clean. The room had a large king size bed, a three piece sofa/chairs and a great balcony overlooking the sea. The room was a great place to relax after a day out on the island and was so much more than just somewhere to sleep.

Kevin the proprietor looked after us extremely well during our visit as did the young waiters at breakfast. On that note the food was nicely cooked and very tasty, indeed a diet is now badly needed after five full english breakfasts!!

All in all we are looking forward to returning to the Esplanade again next year.

Great B&B on the seafront with a lovely view. We were a small family group and stayed in the Alverstone room and family suite, both having a great terrace next to each other with wonderful seaview. Unfortunately, the weather was not the best during our stay but certainly would be excellent when the weather is nice.

Kevin, the owner, and his wife were very warm and welcoming. They were very helpful with any area questions and interested in hearing about our day out and just chatting in general.

The only issues with rooms were the beds were quite narrow and rooms could use a minifridg, at least the Alverstone room. Though we had a small bottle of champagne we requested they put in the hotel fridg while we were out and retrieved it when we got back, no problems. They were very accommodating.

If we happen to go back to the Isle of Wight in the future, we would not hesitate to stay here again. We very much enjoyed our stay at this B&B and the Isle of Wight.

Having a love of the Isle of Wight it seemed an obvious choice to spend my 50th Birthday weekend there with my family. On arriving at the Esplanade Hotel I realised what a fantastic choice I had made. The owner Kevin makes you feel welcome immediately and both he and his wife could not do enough to make your stay enjoyable. My friend had spoken to him on the phone about putting flowers, a balloon and champagne in our room and he had personally gone to the florist to arrange this. This I think you will find is more than most Hotel owners would do. On being shown our room we were pleasantly surprised to find the room had been recently decorated and now contains a very modern leather suite were you can sit and enjoy the stunning views. The balcony is a big plus with comfy seats. The rest of my family stayed in the room next door which meant that we had the entire balcony to ourselves. There was a great choice for breakfast and it was very well cooked and came promptly but without feeling rushed. The two young men that took our orders at breakfast were very efficient and attentive. My family and I had a fantastic weekend and would not think twice about returning to the Esplanade Hotel and would recommend it highly to anyone.

We had a really super week! The proprieter, Kevin, did everything possible to make our stay happy and relaxing. He recommended us seeing the firework display at the end of the Shanklin regatta. From the balcony of the Alverton room, we had the best possible view of a really stunning firework display! The food is great! The breakfasts are freshly cooked to order. The lunches and dinners are well worth trying. The cod and chip special is excellent! We heartily recommend the Esplanade!