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Prince of Wales

3.0 star property

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1 bedroom, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Exterior
Interior
Bar (on property)
Balcony

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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York Avenue, East Cowes, England, PO32 6JT
  • Osborne House
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • East Cowes Ferry Terminal
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Cowes Harbour
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Southampton (SOU)
    ‪70 min drive‬

Room options

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1 bedroom, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(8 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Single Room

Single Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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1 bedroom, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Double Room, 1 King Bed

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(5 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Twin Room

Superior Twin Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

East Cowes

When you stay at Prince of Wales in East Cowes, you'll be near the beach, within a 10-minute walk of Osborne House and Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. .This inn is 11.7 mi (18.9 km) from Gunwharf Quays and 13.3 mi (21.4 km) from Portsmouth International Port.
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What's nearby

  • Osborne House - 7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • East Cowes Ferry Terminal - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Cowes Harbour - 2 min drive - 1.4 km
  • Seaclose Park - 6 min drive - 6.8 km
  • Fishbourne Car And Passenger Terminal - 9 min drive - 8.1 km

Getting around

  • Ryde St John's Road Station - 12 min drive
  • Southampton (SOU) - 90 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Duke of York - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Anchor Inn - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Coast Bar & Dining Room - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Smoking Lobster Cowes - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Harbour Kitchen - ‬6 min drive

About this property

Prince of Wales

Inn in East Cowes with free breakfast and a bar
Prince of Wales offers 9 accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Stay in one of 9 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include electric kettles and free tea bags/instant coffee, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a picnic area.
Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary English breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby and coffee/tea in a common area. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary English breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free English breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 3:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Prince Wales B&B East Cowes
Prince Wales East Cowes
Prince Wales Inn East Cowes
Prince of Wales Inn
Prince of Wales East Cowes
Prince of Wales Inn East Cowes

Prince of Wales Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 52 out of 125 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 40 out of 125 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 125 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 125 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 125 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

convenient for Osborne House visit

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Terry, Halifax

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean comfy rooms. Nice pub and good food. Breakfast was really good. Ideally loacated. Il stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Judy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
great location next to Osborne House. Friendly and helpful staff.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Kirtiben

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall good stay and good experience..staff was really helpful. Thank you
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Camille

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved it. The staff and licals were so friendly. The breakfast chef was deserves a special mention. Very handy for osborne house which was the main reason along with our annual keyes family forum were the main reasons for visitong. Especially poignant as my jusband was due to arrange this years get together. And this was his idea. Unfortunatley he died before he coukd achieve this so i stepped in.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Andy

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

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

Nice hotel, overcharged and not refunded

Nice hotel, nice rooms, great food portions and good quality. However, we paid for 3 superior king rooms, were told on arrival they only have 1 avaliable, but 2 regular rooms, fine, accidents happen. We were told they will check if they can refund the difference between the 2 rooms we were downgraddled on, never received a call back. Spoke to hotels.com directly, they contacted the hotel who told them we "did receive 3 Superior king rooms". So, despite having used hotels.com for years with no real negative occurences, this one was definitely a first, being left out of pocket and then essentially called a liar, excellent customer service.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kim

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

Great place to stay

Bed comfortable, staff were amazing, couldn’t do enough for us and breakfast was one of the best I have had for a long time. Great place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Huw

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Room & en-suite bit small for 2 adults but in fairness I booked a standard room
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Russell

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I really enjoyed my stay here. The room was very comfortable and the staff there were really accommodating. The breakfast was really good too. Definitely would recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Raymond

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I read the reviews of this hotel after booking and was a bit apprehensive but this hotel is clearly under new management. Staff so helpful and friendly breakfast was really tasty with fresh locally sources produce and I had the mixed grill in the evening (my go to meal), AMAZING! If I ever visit the IoW again I would happily stay at the Prince of Wales.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Victoria

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lloyd

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Literally across the street from the Osborne House. The rooms are named after the children of Queen Victoria, which was fun. Pub has good food both for the breakfast and other meals.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Raymond

Stayed 14 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Marion

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The pub is currently being upgraded and although our stay was good I am sure in a few weeks time it will be even better.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good value , staff very helpful
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Bruce

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We have stayed at The Prince Of Wales before, It is now under new management and they are making great improvements. The facilities are good and moving toward excellent.Very helpful staff,very good value, plenty of parking. We will be staying there again, as this is convenient for us whilst on the I.O.W
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Nick

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pleasant enough, wifi wasn’t working, bathroom clean but small. Reasonable price
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There is no reception as such just wait at the bar..the girls were helpful. When I arrived one helped carry my bag up the stairs to my room, which was neat, tidy and clean. The breakfast waiter was also friendly. My negative was it was a bit noisy at night and it looks like it could do with some maintenance on the roof and the gutters, from my bedroom window. Having my bathroom separate to the room was a slight inconvenience but the location being right opposite the entrance to Osborne House was a plus. Also within walking distance to the shops and the ferry terminal. I could see from my window that maintenance needs to be done on the gutters.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Julie

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Karl

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service
Bed room was clean. Service at breakfast needs improvement
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

simon

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Léna

Business traveller
We booked a room and arrived at 9pm to find the hotel closed when check-in time end according to the website at 10pm. Hotel refused to refund us as it was a non refundable room but it is their mistake. Please be aware check in end at 9pm
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gordon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Building does look shabby on the outside., but the interior and the room l had was modern clean and well maintained. The staff are friendly and the breakfast was excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024