Foxhills of Shanklin

About Foxhills of Shanklin

Foxhills is an adults-only guest house on Victoria Avenue in Old Shanklin, recently refurbished throughout. There are eight en-suite bedrooms, each styled individually, with fresh milk left in the room, feather pillows on request and the sort of small attentions that separate a well-run guest house from a budget hotel. One ground-floor room is set up for guests who cannot manage stairs.

The house has a fully licensed bar and terrace gardens, so you can have a drink without going out, plus a guest lounge with Freeview television and free Wi-Fi throughout. Free on-site parking - genuinely useful in Shanklin, where street parking is difficult - includes two electric car charging points. Bicycle storage is available for anyone riding the Island's routes.

Breakfast is cooked to order from a varied menu, with full English alongside vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options. The owners hold a Gold Green Tourism award and take the sustainability side seriously, and they will beat a rate quoted on the booking sites as well as arrange discounted ferry crossings, which can save a meaningful amount on a short break. A separate self-catering property sleeping eight to sixteen is let to groups.

Old Shanklin Village, with its thatched pubs and the entrance to Shanklin Chine, is a couple of minutes away, and the sandy beach and Esplanade are about fifteen minutes downhill on foot or via the cliff lift. Sandown, Ventnor and the walking country around Luccombe are all close. Foxhills suits couples and friends travelling together who want a quiet, well-kept base with a bar and parking, rather than a large hotel.