New Holmwood Hotel

Our second time here and very pleased with the general cleanliness, service, quality of food and price. If you want a sea view, and I recommend you do, go for room 11 or 12, 11 is roomier but 12 has the better bathroom. Other than that rooms 10 and the Uffa Fox suite offer limited views of the solent. The hotel is pretty quiet, the service is top-notch and the food very good and served promptly, though the breakfasts are obviously not cooked to order. There is a small swimming pool for cooling off and a jacuzzi but thes e are not over used.... more

Hotel located about 50 metres from the 'sea' with a panoramic view over the water. Hotel is about 20 minutes fairly level walk from the West Cowes foot ferry. Room was of a reasonable standard (although the bathroom was a bit cramped) and the evening meal and breakfast were both fine. Staff friendly and helpful. Small outdoor seasonal swimming pool (not sampled). There were plenty of signs warning that the smoke detectors were sensitive and the fire siren located on the inside of the room door gave an added incentive to... more

My family and I stayed at the New Holmwood and would absolutely recommend it! The rooms were very nice, clean and well-kept. The staff was very polite, and especially helpful at breakfast with our 2 year old. The hotel itself is in a great location, right on the water and about a mile walk (a very pleasant walk) into the town of Cowes. We stayed there with our dog, and the hotel was quite dog-friendly. We loved the IoW, loved Cowes, and loved the New Holmwood.

As I live near this hotel, my family and I always stay here for a relaxing break when they visit. We use the restaurant as a large family group in this beautiful setting, overlooking the ocean, and find it always to be clean and comfortable, with a good provision of menu and service. The rooms are all different, some with stunning sea views. The staff are always attentive and helpful. The hotel also has good parking, which is usually in short supply every where else! The hotel offers everything you could want, or need,... more

We spent four nights at the Holmwood while visiting friends who live in Cowes. The situation of the hotel is very pleasant, just across the (very quiet) road from the beach and an easy walk into the centre of Cowes. We dined there once, an acceptable meal, and the breakfasts were also quite edible. The staff were most pleasant and helpful BUT the hotel was unbelievably filthy. They possessed a vacuum cleaner because we saw it, and indeed witnessed its use for a brief while, but many of the crumbs on the floor of the dining roon managed... more