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Reviews of The Veteran Hotel & Bar

15 Esplanade, Ryde, PO33 2DZ, United Kingdom

#3 of 8 hotels in Ryde

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 563 hotel reviews

7.8

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.6

  • Comfort

    8.4

  • Location

    9.3

  • Facilities

    7.9

  • Staff

    8.7

  • Value for money

    8.5

  • Free WiFi

    7.4

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  • Reviewed: 7 June 2024

    7.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Single Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It was a bit noisy but cannot be helped where I was

    Bed comfortable easy to find and on the sea front

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 June 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    On entering door to access hotel rooms there are a lot of plastic bags filled with what appear to be clothing , pilled at bottom of stairs. This is also the fire exit and in my opinion could constitute a fire hazard. This is our only complaint.

    We had a deluxe double on top floor. Great views across the Solent. Room clean and comfortable and slept well. Budget hotel and good value for money. Rooms are on upper floors and accessed by steep narrow stairs so may not be good for some guests.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 June 2024

    9.0
    Great value bedrooms close to beach and town
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    A super convenient hotel with a great ethos. A clean comfortable room with tea and coffee making facilitates. Great value for money.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 June 2024

    8.0
    We enjoyed our stay 👍🏽
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

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    Very clean and good transportation

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 June 2024

    8.0
    Clean, comfortable & functional.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Single Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 4 nights

    The shower in the shower room had a slow drain runaway & could, after a period of use slowly fill the shower pan, but turning off the water to soap yourself gave ample time for it to drain. In my room & the shower room below, where there were indications of a previous roof/ceiling leak but didn't detract from the cleanliness or comfort.

    There wasn't a breakfast as such but food could be bought at times from the bar. There was a kitchen & dining area within the building if you wished to take in your own food to heat & prepare it, with a cupboard allocated to each room containing your own utensils, along with a fridge to store any fodstuffs.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 May 2024

    7.0
    Not posh, but at this price, brill!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Single Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A refill of the tea bags etc

    The price

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 May 2024

    9.0
    Excellent budget accommodation.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Excellent location very clean good facilities kind helpful staff Lots of stairs

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 May 2024

    8.0
    Very nice !
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nothing could have been better !

    Breakfast in self catering shared kitchen

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 May 2024

    9.0
    Good Value, good location, nice place.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Nobody showed me the kitchen and lounge so it was as well I remembered it was there. I'm not really complaining though because the guy who showed me my room carried my bag upstairs! The pie and mash isn't £6.99 either, which I think it was in the pictures on Booking.Com. I couldn't get Netflix or iPlayer on the tele because it wouldn't connect to the internet but I didn't ask anyone for help and I'm not a tele user usually, so I'm not really complaining about that either. Maybe some instructions would have been handy.

    Great location, lovely bright, clean bedroom, bathrooms and kitchen. You get your own shelf, cutlery, crockery and glasses, food drawer and allocated bit of fridge in the kitchen and there's loads of room in there. There's a lounge you can eat or hang out in if you want to. The staff were really nice and the pub downstairs is friendly and nobody bothers you if you're alone. Never had to wait for the bathroom so no problem with not having an ensuite. Bus terminal is right opposite and the cool arcade with antique shops, AJ's diner and the wee museum is just around the corner.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 May 2024

    8.0
    Great place to stay for a short stay. Will stay again
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We stayed in one of the room at the front and it was the week end .The noise /music from the pub cannot be heard at all but the chaos on the street right below until 430am on the Saturday evening /morning was so very loud and we hardly slept having to wake up for 6am . Sunday was quiet and we slept really well.

    Super close to Ryde pier ,close to all shops and restaurants, beach ..staff was amazing and welcoming ,stored our bags until we could check in /out .The rooms are great . There are 2 large communal bathrooms with toilets and I extra toilet ,1 massive shared kitchen and 1 shared eating sitting lounge area .All super clean and we made use of the communal areas as we were several friends staying .

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 May 2024

    7.0
    Good, basic accommodation.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing really as long as you accept that this is basic, clean accommodation.

    The price and the ethos of the venture in supporting veterans.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Easily accessible very close to the ferry. Room was comfy and clean, staff were polite even when asking me to vacate the room as I was slightly late to checkout.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 April 2024

    7.0
    Good value, basic, clean and comfortable.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The stairs with no lift. No spare pillows.

    Good value for money. Basic but comfortable.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 April 2024

    8.0
    Convenient, clean and comfortable.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Location was brilliant and room was very clean and comfortable.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 April 2024

    9.0
    Ideal for a short stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    The same gripe every time - no body wash / shampoo in the shower

    I love the hotel is next to the ferry - ideal for a quick visit to the island,

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 April 2024

    9.0
    Good time
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Single Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The Location

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 April 2024

    9.0
    Value for money facilities and location
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Erratic lighting in hallway

    Kitchen facilities and ideal location

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 April 2024

    7.0
    A simple, fresh room with a lovely view!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Not an issue for me, but there are a few sets of stairs.

    A clean, simple, fresh room with a lovely view! For the price it is a basic room, did have tea & coffee, but the location is ideal- cross the road to a selection of bus routes, walks along the beach or up into the town. All the staff I met were lovely also! Can be a little noisy from the hovercrafts & 'night life' at times- obviously not a fault of the hotel. As a solo traveller I felt comfortable, getting from Red Funnel via bus was easy.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 March 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Deluxe Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The location was really good. Staff were friendly and helpful. Had a great time.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 January 2024

    8.0
    Whirlwind trip to IOW
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Single Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    They never have soap or shampoo in the dispensers

    I love the location and the cost

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 January 2024

    8.0
    Pleasant
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    EMF levels were very high on the third floor so can hear loud music within the area very easily. Unsure about other rooms. If you suffer tinnitus this could be an issue and if you are not the partying type, this might not be the option for you.

    The rooms are immaculate, staff friendly and helpful, and there are bigger rooms available for self - catering. Smaller rooms are available with shared bathrooms.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 January 2024

    8.0
    Very nice !
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Single Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Nothing could have been better !

    Everything very good

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 January 2024

    8.0
    Nice place, great location to catch Wightlink or hovercraft.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I was on the top floor so lots of narrow stairs to climb with luggage

    Nice, quiet, clean room. Nice pub below.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 December 2023

    8.0
    Very nice !
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Nothing could have been better

    Breakfast and location very good.

    Stayed in December 2023

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