Prince of Wales

3.0 star property
Enjoy the free WiFi at this 3-star East Cowes inn

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Exterior
Bar (on property)
Balcony
Interior

Reviews

7.8 out of 10

Good

Guests liked:

Friendly staff

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
York Avenue, East Cowes, England, PO32 6JT
  • Osborne House
    5 min walk
  • St Mildred's Church
    9 min walk
  • East Cowes Ferry Terminal
    20 min walk
  • Southampton (SOU)
    90 min drive

Room options

Standard Double Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Single Room

  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Superior Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Superior Twin Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

East Cowes

Close to the beach.Within a 10-minute walk of the inn, you'll find Osborne House and Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. East Cowes Ferry Terminal and Cowes Harbour are also within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • Osborne House - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • East Cowes Ferry Terminal - 20 min walk - 1.7 km
  • Cowes Harbour - 4 min drive - 1.9 km
  • RedJet Ferry Terminal - 6 min drive - 3.1 km
  • Royal London Yacht Club - 6 min drive - 3.4 km

Getting around

  • West Cowes Ferry Station - 6 min drive
  • Southampton (SOU) - 90 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Lifeboat - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪The Anchor Inn - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Fountain Inn - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Victoria Tavern - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Harbour Kitchen - ‬6 min drive

About this property

Prince of Wales

Enjoy the free WiFi at this 3-star East Cowes inn
You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served daily. Public spaces have free WiFi.

Prince of Wales also features a garden, a picnic area, and coffee/tea in a common area. Free self parking is available.

This 3-star East Cowes inn is smoke free.

  • 9 guestrooms or units
  • English breakfast (free)
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Garden
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
Prince of Wales offers 9 accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free English breakfast available daily 7:30 AM–9:30 AM
  • 1 bar
  • Coffee/tea in common area(s)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have elevators
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Iron/ironing board (on request)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 3:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Property payment types

Important information

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
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, JCB International, and debit cards. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards in each accommodation. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

Property is also known as

Prince Wales B&B East Cowes
Prince Wales East Cowes
Prince Wales Inn East Cowes
Prince of Wales Inn
Prince of Wales East Cowes
Prince of Wales Inn East Cowes

Prince of Wales Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 33 out of 93 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 33 out of 93 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 93 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 93 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 93 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

George

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

6/10 Okay

Julie

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Karl

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service
Bed room was clean. Service at breakfast needs improvement
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

simon

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Léna

Business traveller
We booked a room and arrived at 9pm to find the hotel closed when check-in time end according to the website at 10pm. Hotel refused to refund us as it was a non refundable room but it is their mistake. Please be aware check in end at 9pm
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gordon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Building does look shabby on the outside., but the interior and the room l had was modern clean and well maintained. The staff are friendly and the breakfast was excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christa

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Authentic and good
This is a very authentic hotel/pub. A bit dated but we enjoyed it. The staff were very friendly, breakfast was good - full English :-) coffee tasty! And the best if you travel by bus from Ryde the bus stop is direct in front of the pub door! The hotel is as well very close to the Osborne House.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Barry

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The toilets use a pump to get rid of toilet waste. Every time someone went to the toilet in any room you hear a low rumble, squeaks and pipes shudder. The place is very dated but clean
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Elaine

Travelled with group
It was a fairly clean and comfortable hotel. However there were some areas in need or renovation and cleaning, and the breakfast was mediocre. Service was not very good - the younger staff were pleasant and helpful but senior staff seemed stressed and uninterested. I was surprised that a night costing this sum was not of a higher standard, and was also surprised that a historic property and area of such interest was not of a higher quality
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

James

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful warm welcome and quality of the room was higher than we were expecting.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Susan

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Give it a miss
Read reviews before booking, The pub / Hotel is not worth booking in our opinion (although the staff are lovely the owners have strict rules for them to follow). Check In is @ 3pm if your lucky & the bar closes if there are 3 customers in so times vary considerably 8pm on a Friday night 9pm on a Saturday... They have no chef currently so no food available & the breakfast is inedible all deep fat fried & hard. Rooms are very small we booked a superior double & at best was a large single. Pub looks run down which is a shame as it is in a great location. The owner needs to look at investment in all areas of this business
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

jason

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

PAUL

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marie

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

David

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

maria

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
very friendly staff however the service for breakfast was awful and the coffee was instant and food unappetising, messy tables. Thehotel is in need of some serious TLC.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Chris

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The site appeared to have been set up very well at some point but now not so good. The vast cigarette waste tray by the entrance was not so welcoming and the plug-in air freshener within the the socket hanging out of the wall didnt inspire confidence. The mdf in the bathhroom is blown in many areas. Cobwebs on the windows seemed to demonstrate a lack of attention when being cleaned. At breakfast, the sugar "bowl" was sat upon a plate and revealed a dirty brown ring when lifted off said plate. Otherwise, bed lovely, room was nice and breakfast was cooked well. Some works would make it a competitive site again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Bryan

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Eve

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

R

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Ade

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Jane

The shower door doesn’t close shut, and hot water is very limited. Odd control too. LHS table lamp needs a new bulb.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023