Hotels 1 to 3 in Sandown, Isle of Wight

Carlton Hotel - With an excellent seafront location, looking out across the golden sands of Sandown Bay to the horizon, this family-run hotel offers well-appointed en suite rooms, some with magnificent sea views. The Carlton Hotel is just metres from the beach and the sea, and close to all that this well-loved seaside resort has to offer. This delightful town offers safe bathing, a traditional Victorian pier, coastal walks and one of the best sunshine records in England. A traditional little road train will take you all along the seafront and into the town centre, which is lively and fun, with shops, cafes, bars and restaurants. The hotel has lifts to all floors and full central heating throughout. There is live entertainment, 7 nights a week. A full English breakfast is included in the price. The hotel's attractive restaurant serves tasty food and the bar offers a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. The hotel has 119 en suite rooms, all of which have TVs, radios, tea/coffee making facilities and telephones. Many rooms have private balconies with superb sea views.

The Parkbury Hotel - Set in quiet gardens, 10 minutes' walk from Sandown's seafront and the High Street, this fine Georgian building has a themed interior based on ocean travel and the RMS Aquitania. Throughout Parkbury Hotel there is wood panelling and marquetry from the RMS Aquitania, the last of the 4-funnel ocean liners. Surrounded by its own gardens, The Parkbury is a wonderful, peaceful base from which to explore the Isle of Wight. Sandown's busy centre, the seafront promenade and the leisure centre are just a few minutes' downhill walk away. Free off-street parking is available within the hotel's grounds and the hotel also offers a 25% discount on the cost of your ferry crossing to the Isle of Wight (conditions apply - see below).

Melville Hall Hotel and Utopia SPA - On the edge of Sandown, the refurbished Melville Hall Hotel offer great leisure facilities and fine dining just a few minutes stroll from the seafront, shops and cliff walk. The hotel has a quiet semi-rural setting and places an emphasis on comfort and fabulous facilities. Utopia Spa features indoor and outdoor leisure facilities and a full range of holistic and beauty treatments and therapies. One of the island's premier hotels, Melville Hall has an ETC Silver Award and a 77% AA rating.