A characterful old inn on Cowes High Street with 20 en-suite rooms, a bar and restaurant, and the harbour on the doorstep.
What's nearby
- Cowes Tandoori next door
- The Fountain Inn next door
- Murrays Seafood Restaurant next door
- Red Funnel Red Jet | Cowes next door
- M&S Foodhall next door
Distances as the crow flies, via Google
About Fountain Hotel Isle of Wight by Greene King Inns
The Fountain Hotel Isle of Wight by Greene King Inns occupies a traditional building right on Cowes High Street, the kind of old coaching-inn style property that has long served travellers passing through this sailing town. It has 20 rooms, each with an en-suite bathroom, giving it the scale of a proper hotel while keeping the feel of a local pub at its centre.
Rooms come with drinks and the essentials guests need for a stopover, and the hotel's own bar and restaurant handle breakfast and meals through the day, with kids' meals available for families. There's a garden and outdoor seating for warmer days, free WiFi throughout, and luggage storage for those exploring before or after checking in. Pets are welcome too, so the trip doesn't need to be planned around leaving them behind.
Cowes itself is built for being outdoors, and the hotel is placed to take advantage of that: walking and cycling routes, fishing and watersports, golf nearby, and a good spread of other pubs and restaurants within easy reach for evenings out. It's a straightforward, well-placed base for a few days on the Isle of Wight rather than a destination in itself.
At a glance
- Property type
- Hotel
- Location
- High Street, Cowes
- Destination
- Cowes