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Albion Hotel - Freshwater Bay

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Exterior
Indoor pool
Reception
Beach
Interior

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Parking included
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

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Gate Lane, Freshwater Bay, Freshwater, England, PO40 9RA
  • Yarmouth Isle-of-Wight Ferry Terminal
  • Colwell Bay Beach
  • The Needles Landmark Attraction
  • Southampton (SOU)
    ‪83 min drive‬

Room options

Double & Single Sea View Balcony / Patio

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

4 Poster Sea View Balcony Suite

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Twin Suite Sea View Balcony / Patio

  • Partial ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Bathroom

Double Sea View Balcony Suite

  • Bay view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Bathroom

Double Junior Suite

  • 377 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Bathroom

D & 2 Singles Sea View Patio

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Bathroom

Double Sea View Balcony

  • 301 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

About the neighborhood

Freshwater Bay

Restaurants

  • The Sun Inn
  • End of the Line Cafe
  • Horse & Groom
  • Highdown Inn
  • Yarmouth Harbour

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Indoor pool

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Indoor pool

Accessibility

  • Elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 24-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Separate bathtub and shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

Policies

Property payment types

Important information

Property is also known as

Albion Hotel Freshwater
Albion Freshwater
Albion Hotel
Albion Hotel Freshwater Bay
Albion Freshwater Freshwater
Albion Hotel - Freshwater Bay Hotel
Albion Hotel - Freshwater Bay Freshwater
Albion Hotel - Freshwater Bay Hotel Freshwater

Albion Hotel - Freshwater Bay Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 55 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 55 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 55 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 55 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 55 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

2.0/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

2.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel looks like one of the places that Gordon Ramsay needs to save. In a desperate need for refurbishment and managed poorly. Don’t bother to book a breakfast for your whole stay, as you won’t like it. Once the 80 clientele of the place passes away they will go bust and be out of business.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

2/10 Terrible

Gwyneth

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort

Disappointment

I don't think the standard of the hotel warrants 3 Stars. Breakfast was good, only one choice of a three course evening meal, no sandwiches or choice of any other meal. Bar was only looked after by reception, if you wanted a drink you had to walk to reception every time. Only enough tea and coffee for one cup of each. You could buy your own tea and coffee or buy extra from the hotel. The shower was abysmal, bath extra short. Only very cheap toilet paper very small round soap for two of us.In the main staff were helpful and friendly, just not enough of them. Took several days for the swimming pool to be usable (low PH). The pool building not finished holes where grilles should be. Car park was part of a pay and display, had to put a ticket with your room number and name in windscreen and very low level of lighting. For two females this and hardly any staff during night made us feel uneasy.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Good location.

The location Of the hotel was beautiful and picturesque, right on the bay. The hotel was ok, however it was worn and seemed like it had seen better days. The spa was cold - however working. The pool was nice - beautiful room. Signs showed there might have been a sauna once. The restaurant could not do a la carte, it was three courses or the highway. For the money paid, it was overall disappointing.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

mrs

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Get in the Hotel Inspector

What a fabulous location unfortunately the hotel did not match! Very tired in need of revamp. Could be stunning. Food at dinner was unappetising. Breakfast good. £120.00 was steep considering.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I desperate need of a makeover. Poor food. Overpriced for what it is But close to beach
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Eileen

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Albion Hotel, Freshwater Bay

Hotel is in amazing position.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Mobo, Hampshire

Liked: Cleanliness

Excellent location

The hotel is perfectly placed by the sea and countryside. The ambience could be described as “dated but charming” and did not detract from the overall enjoyment of our visit to the island.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Chickweed, West Yorkshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Relaxing quiet hotel in beautiful bay.

Well appointed hotel close to the mainly shingle beach. Good swimming since it was safe and the beach shelves quickly. Relatively quiet bay. Rather limited bus service. Food good with a varied menu. There are only two shops in the bay one to support lifeboat service and a just reopened café. Staff courteous, helpful and friendly. There are adequate shops in Freshwater itself its a 25-30 minute walk up from the bay. The bus runs approximately every 2 hours and last bus is rather early in the late afternoon/early evening! However we're going again in October!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Titaporn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely!!

Location and views strong point but should have buffet breakfast, taxi service and help people up to their room with the luggages and we were not allowed to use left and it’s like a maze there. Bigger glasses for orange juice. But the room was more Tran I bargained for! Need a fridge tho!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Right on the beach

Fantastic view over beach. Very big room. Bit of a maze to find room. Bit of a trek to find a pub to eat
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Satisfied
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

JOHN, BRISTOL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Amazing views

The hotel is so well located with amazing views over the ocean. However the hotel is very tired and needs a complete update. Staff were very nice but some quite honestly had difficulty understanding english.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not good

Lovely position, everything else very poor

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Highly Recommended

Excellent hotel, very good off-season deal, highly recommended, would definitely stay here again. Thank You!
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Relaxing stay.

I liked the ambience at The Albion. It has a traditional elegance and is very comfortable with spacious rooms including the bathroom. I had lovely sea views and slept well in the day due to the quietness (night worker). Personally I liked the ruggedness and remoteness of the locality but there isn't a lot around. Easy to travel around and use as a base. The roads are quiet by mainland standards. The food was very well cooked but the restaurant service could be faster. All the staff were welcoming, helpful and friendly. I wish the shower worked at more than a dribble and the Wi-Fi didn't connect throughout my entire stay these are my only negatives.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice place to stay with great views of the sea.

Was very pleased with the Albion Hotel. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Lovely location on the edge of Freshwater bay and great views from our room. Room spacious and comfortable and copious amounts of hot water. Food cooked fresh and good choice considering the season. Very good value off season.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Phil, Poole Dorset

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Right by the beach

You could hear the sea leading the show all night. Lovely sunrise views and strolls or longer walks right from reception.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

CHRISTOPHER

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great Hotel

It was our first stay at this hotel and I am pleased to say it was excellent. The staff were very helpful and friendly. I would recommend this hotel and would stay again
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Excellent position on Freshwater Bay

Make sure you get a room with a view of the sea not of the road. Although we booked weeks in advance we were given a room where you couldn't see the sea unless you looked out of the window. No warm pipes in the bathroom so the towels stayed damp though we asked for dry ones the next day we didn't get them. Good breakfast but very disappointing overall.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Anita, Sutton Coldfield

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stunning location and comfortable hotel with pool.

Upgraded on arrival to a junior suite which was very spacious with two French windows opening onto balconies with stunning sea views. Robes were also provided and tea/coffee/biscuits. There were a variety of choices to choose from at breakfast and for the 3 course evening meals all of which were delicious.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

6/10 Okay

Ian, Worcestershire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Sea front location and indoor swimming pool

Good location but because of proximity to sea a musty damp smell in many area of hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

6/10 Okay

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Fab location - but an inconvenience, not a guest.

No greeting on arrival, officious signs and focussed upon money, getting stuff done they wanted, not interested in questions or answering them, so attitude of some staff unhelpful. Probably understaffed at reception to be fair - and a 'You're done' when settling up - no asking if/how we enjoyed our stay 'thank you, come again' or any polite word at all (a different member of staff too). Signs are very much in the vein of covering their backs and we don't take any responsibility, rather than a co-operative suggestion. Eg - 'towels will not be replaced, if you leave them on the floor they will stay wet' etc. Other places manage to communicate without it sounding like a correctional facility! Breakfast not great - orange juice is considered an alternative to tea/coffee, not as well. No buffet style to help yourself to cereal etc at first, so staff have to bring everything and are consequently too busy and you end up waiting ages for things...Others at the table next to ours were not at all happy either and left their breakfasts for whatever reason. Odd layout means byzantine corridors and no explanation as to how to get where you need to go....
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beach view

It was very hot they had no fan, no air condition, no fridge. Pool was close for maintenance on a bank holiday weekend. When i ask management for a fan they said they can't provide us with a fan on the hottest bank holiday weekend.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

A Good Hotel which Could Be Made A Great One

We liked: Location. Stunning views. Wonderful walks. Pleasant beach, with safe swimming. Hotel pool. Comfy bed. Excellent fully tiled bathroom. Spacious junior suite. We were disappointed with: No working wi-fi. Restaurant closed so early it was not used, yet the licenced Piano Cafe nearby was thriving at 9:00pm. Bar appeared unwelcoming when compared to other places nearby. Limited local information available. No fridge or A/C or fan in a junior suite. Expensive breakfast. 10:30 am checkout although the booking confirmation says 11:00 am. we would have thought the Premier Inn checkout time of 12 Noon would be a good industry yardstick. No remote control for TVs. 1 of 2 windows was jammed shut. 1 of 2 balcony doors would not open. No table on balcony. 1 tea bag and 1 coffee satchet per person per day; petty. When we asked the hotel to call a taxi we got told to do it ourselves. We would go back because of where it is, and the views but with TLC this could be so much more, without breaking the hotel's budget. Indeed, it could bring more revenue in.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017