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Reviews of Medehamstede Hotel

2 out of 5
Medehamstede Hotel
9 QUEENS ROAD, Shanklin, England

Reviews

7.6

Good

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Rating 8 - Good. 43 out of 107 reviews" "
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 107 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Louisa

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
For somewhere to lay your head and not worry about the state of the room its ideal, the pillows were great. Unfortunately thats the positives. Was greeted by a rude man when checking in as i asked about the parking as there was only a few spaces and was full, instead of apologising and stating its limited he was very rude to me about it which i wasnt expecting and was only asking. So after walking quite some distance with a 5 year old and all our bags after finding a space on the road which i had to move by 10am the next day we arrived to a very dirty room. I made the mistake of moving the bed up against a wall to barrier for my child and there was medication in tablet form and other random stuff under there aswell as about 5 years of dust. The skirtings have never been cleaned and the grout etc was disgusting. The bathroom and decor was extremely run down and only a soap bar for the sink provided no toiletries for a shower so im glad i took my own luckily. There was a tiny window which opened half way and in 30 degree heat in the day and 22 at night it was unbearable. Upon checking out as our room was via the resturant we had to negociate people eating and moving around with all our luggage in tow and via many stairs.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Family time
Check in was easy. Man on reception is helpful. There was a singer for entertainment on the night we stayed he was very good.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Steve

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mrs Bama

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Car parking is not satisfy
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The room was quite small and would be very cramped for two people. Very noisy when people walked past or when the people in the neighbouring room use their bathroom.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Darren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Was out doing activities so did not spend to much time there, staff seem friendly enough and the room was okay
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Check in was relaxed, cordial, and efficient. The Hotel is well located and close to town and beach. The amenities include entertainment in a spacious bar. Lounges with reading material. Good sized garden. Rooms are functional, with beds being firm, yet comfortable. The restaurant was superb with fast and efficient service catering with a menu that was in keeping with the clientele.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

vincent

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Murray

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

DJ

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pretty meh but you get what you pay for
This place is in desperate need of renovation. However it’s adequate if you just need somewhere to crash for a night as I did. I would have rated it a tad higher as given the price you can’t expect too much. However the walls are paper thin, which meant I was kept awake by drunken lads next door, so you’re at the mercy of your neighbours as to whether you get a decent nights sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

miss kim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A
I had stay the room was very comfortable. I contacted the hotel a few weeks before my stay and requested a room on the ground floor due to injury, there were able to accommodate me.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sally

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good value for budget travelers
My room is on the ground floor with garden view and a little bit of sea from the window. (+) No noise in the night, good breakfast and friendly staff, close to the seaside and shops/restaurants, great value for budget travelers (-) No lift to upstairs, no wifi in the room, on-site car parking is limited but plenty spaces on the street - free after 6pm but have to move by 10am
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jackie

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ideal overnight stay
Ideal overnite stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

linas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Leslie John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Over night in Shanklin
Our stay was just what we ordered.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Derick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Reasonably priced. the furniture in the room was vey dated and generally speaking the room decoration could have been fresher
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Basic facilities, good service were positives. No response to request for early check in was a negative.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect stay
Read horror stories about this hotel with outdated decor etc,yes the decor is a bit dated but the most important thing is the room was clean,the staff were friendly and helpful and the breakfast was decent. Remember if you want 5 star accommodation book a 5 star hotel. Thank you for a pleasant stay to all at the Medehamstede.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

4/10 Poor

Shemina

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointed in dated hotel and poor service
Hotel was very dated, staff were not very welcoming and pretty disinterested in whether we had a good stay or not. Breakfast and location of hotel was good.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff were very nice but the place hadn’t been touched since the 1960’s. There was rust around the taps. Nothing had been restocked, toilet paper or coffee/tea/milk. There was lots of sugar! The mattresses sunk to the divan when we sat on them. It should have been cheaper.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

AD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
The hotel is well located. I had booked a single room. The room was very small but adequate. The hotel has inadequate parking which on occasion meant parking elsewhere with time restrictions meaning you having to watch the time and regularly move your vehicle. The staff are polite.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

4/10 Poor

Madhur

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kirnjit

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The hotel is and older building and in parts looks a little tired and could do with a redecorating. The location is excellent close to the sea front and town centre. The staff were very friendly and the cooked breakfast was very nice. They will only service your room during your stay if you specifically ask them. The room was only suit and had tea/coffee in the room, the mattress was a little uncomfortable. Please note the hotel does not have a lift, this didn't bother me but if you are elderly or disabled you may want to request a ground floor room. The hotel had a well stocked bar that was not over priced and they had a live singer on the Thursday night, I would stay here again
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Shirley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good location, near to town and beachfront
Enjoyable 3 night stay. Room was basic and needs updating as does the hotel, however some outside repairs were underway during our visit so maybe it's in the pipeline. Just remember it's a 2* hotel and not 5* and you'll be fine. Breakfast was good and couldn't fault the friendly staff throughout the hotel. Parking is first come first served so if it's busy you might struggle to park but there's bays around the hotel with free parking for 2 hours or between 6pm-8am if I remember correctly. Hotel seems to cater for a mix of coach parties of elderly residents and independent bookings of mixed ages. We didn't use the bar as we preferred to walk to the old town in the evening which takes about 10 mins stroll. All in all the stay was good and if you're looking for a not too many frills break this will tick your boxes. Best points: friendly staff and location. Worst points: needs some TLC.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Tracey

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
OK as long as you're not expecting anything fanc
It was ok for what we needed - just a bed for a couple of nights. Clean enough, comfy bed (although my hubby thought too soft). The breakfast was Okay. Nice to have a bar, with a beer garden. Location wise it's really handy for the beach and the town center. But the hotel is really tired and dated.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hannah
Location is very good. 5mins on foot from high street, 10mins on foot from the good sand beach. you don't have to drive to enjoy summer of wight from this hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable basic room with good size bathroom.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Tony

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

8/10 Good

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

4/10 Poor

Darren

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Weekend away
A nice stay very close to Shanklin Beach, only a few minutes walk down to the promenade. The accommodation is a little dated and could really do with some TLC, but we enjoyed it nonetheless. Breakfast is the standard full English so no nasty surprises there!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The only good thing about the hotel was the location.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Sam, Luton

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We got there early and asked if we could use their carpark before our check in time, they said yes and as the room was ready they let us have that early too. Which was lovely as we were able to drop the bags and freshen up. We were also able to book a breakfast on any morning we wanted it, a handy thing when you don't know your plans.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

6/10 Okay

Anonymous, Shanklin

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service
The staff were rude and quick to get rid of you, there was no enjoy your your stay and nothing when we left. We only stayed for 1 night due to coming a night earlier before other hotel, due to ferry cancellations. We didnt have breakfast. Hotel needs alot of updating especially the rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Rachael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Give me sleep...
I've stayed here a couple of times. My latest visit was a little less satisfactory than previous ones. Why? Well, a close encounter with the world's most uncomfortable bed. But it's otherwise a decent budget option in Shanklin.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Garry

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Harwinder

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

6/10 Okay

Charlotte

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018