About

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Welcome to All our Guests -

We are now open for bookings for 2024 season, so we hope we can get back to normality after Covid, Cost of Living/Inflation over the past 4 years, so we are here to welcome all our guests back to the Island.

Early booking is advisable to enjoy our clean air and the lovely sunshine on our fabulous beaches and have some lazy days on the Island.

Browse through our website where you will find our latest offers only available to direct bookings. We hope you like what you see and get in touch, have a chat and see when we can get you booked in.

When booking we advise all our guests to read our current T & C’s.

We also strongly advise to make sure you take out Holiday Insurance when booking.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Keith & Christine 

Overview
The Swiss Cottage is a multi-award-winning guest house in Shanklin, Isle of Wight, providing high standards of hospitality and service, so if you are looking for a place to stay for your weeks holiday or short break of 3 days or more in the seaside town of Shanklin, our four-star silver guest accommodation is suitable for all requirements.

We provide room only and quality bed and breakfast options from February to November, which includes traditional home cooked breakfasts for guests to enjoy in our dining room.

The holiday accommodation at Swiss Cottage has the high standards of a hotel but with the friendly, personal touch of a family-run B&B.

The Swiss Cottage guest house is an old Victorian building built in 1866 and is on a quiet street with its own off-street parking in the heart of Shanklin, close to all the local amenities and is a short flat stroll away from our glorious beach and esplanade.

We have often been described as 'A home from home where guests meet as strangers and leave as friends', so what are you waiting for, give us a ring or email us as we look forward to meeting you soon but don’t forget your slippers.

Awards
The Swiss Cottage has been continually voted as one of the top properties in Shanklin, as well as one of the best places to stay in the whole of the Isle of Wight by TripAdvisor reviewers for the past 13 years and are only one of the few still rated 5 out 5 with one of the highest satisfaction rates at 96%.

Our attention to detail and all our little extra touches puts us a cut above the rest and our many awards and recognitions are gratefully appreciated for our efforts.

Accommodation
The modern and tastefully decorated 7 en-suite rooms, two of which are on the ground floor for accessible needs, offer flexible accommodation for up to 16 guests that will make your stay memorable.

All rooms have 32-inch flat screen smart TV with Netflix for you to watch over 100 channels or listen to some music on your CD/DAB radio alarm clock.

We have also installed USB plugs sockets in each room, so you can charge up your technology.

We provide each room with an extensive range of complimentary beverages, fresh milk, mini fridge, fan and a hairdryer in your room plus a trouser press, iron and ironing board are on the landing for you to use.

Our rooms are all fitted with black out curtains and blinds to front facing rooms to make your sleep more comfortable.

We are a completely no smoking and no e-cigarettes establishment and have been for years. Smokers are welcome to use the patio area, we ask that you be considerate to those guests who do not smoke and refrain from smoking during breakfast service.

We do not allow pets to stay but do allow guide dogs. We do have 2 small dogs, Gnasher & Tammy and 1 cat Daisy who no doubt will come and say hello to you. They do not have access to any guests rooms.

Arrival
Arrivals are staggered from 3:00pm last check in 7:00pm, early and later check in fees apply at £5 per room per hour by prior arrangement and acceptance.

We can only check in one room at a time and ask guests for their cooperation and patience with multiple arrivals, you may remain in your car or sit in the bar lounge for your comfort.

Please use the sanitiser supplied before you touch the door/bell or knocker and on return from your daily activities.

We cordially ask all guest to remove outdoor footwear on entry, especially if wet and muddy.

Departure
Check out time is 10:00am, if you require an early check out, please advise us beforehand so that we can arrange this with you. Late check out fees applies at £5 per room per hour by prior arrangement and acceptance.

Please bring your keys down with you and say your goodbyes.

Bar Lounge
The bar will hopefully be open most nights if not it’s an Honesty Bar but you may use the lounge at your own discretion.

The dry lounge on the first floor is open to limited number of guests. 

Please be mindful and considerate to your fellow guests.

Dining Room
Please use the sanitiser before entry to dining room.

We have 2 split breakfast services, at 8am and 9am for a 55-minute duration, so if you have a preference, let us know in advance and we will endeavour to accommodate, allocation is on first come first served, you will be allocated one or the other depending on other booking requests.

Breakfast service consists of a choice of 7 different cereals in individual boxes/wrappings, (porridge on request) with your choice of preserves, fruit yoghurts.  Available by pre-order (extra charge applies) a fresh bowl of mixed berries with natural yoghurt.

All of our breakfasts are pre-ordered the evening before and freshly prepared, which makes for a faster more efficient service and ensures that you can enjoy the whole day ahead. (Local produce when available from local butchers, grocers and farms). Vegetarian option available on request with prior notice at time of booking.

As well as the traditional English breakfast we offer guests the choice of a Continental choice: Croissant with cheese/ham, Bagel with Scrambled Egg & Smoked Salmon, American Pancakes with choice of topping.  Alternatively, you may prefer a Egg/Bacon/Sausage sandwich.

All of the above is accompanied by a variety tea of your choice: fruit, herbal, decaf and black teas, decaff, granulated and cafetiere coffee and fruit juice. 

Teenagers have their own breakfast menu which is a smaller variation of the adults or they can upgrade to the full adult menu with a £3 supplement.

Where possible we will seat guests of up to 4 together, space permitting.

Patio
Our sunny patio is open to all guests, access via gate off the forecourt. Smoking is permitted in this area only. Please be considerate to other guests who may also wish to use this.

Housekeeping
This will be maintained at our usual high standard but with added care taken on touch points.

All guests are asked please vacate the building from 11:00am to 2:00pm to allow access to your rooms, if entry is not accessible during this time cleaning will not be permitted.

Contacting Us
If you need to contact us during your stay, please ring the bell in the hallway or call us on our landline: 01983 862 333. Guests are NOT permitted to enter any doorways marked PRIVATE.  

If we can do anything else to make your stay more enjoyable with us, please let us know.

We have a Zero Tolerance Policy to guests verbally or physically abusing the owners or other guests, you will be asked to vacate the premises immediately.

Resident proprietors: Keith & Christine Beckett

Some Key Points;
* For all our special offers and our last minute offers, check out our website or call us directly to get your further discount and savings.
* Sorry we do not take one or two nights, as we specialise in short breaks or a week’s holiday.
* Reduced rates for retired senior citizens (67+) (except during July and August in our high season) 10% off the prices shown, when booked directly with us*
* Special rates for teenagers 13-15 when sharing with at least 1 adult in a family suite 15% reduction, call us to apply discount*
* Minimum child age of 13 years accepted*
* Additional £14 for a twin en suite and £28 for a double en suite per night for single supplement during our High Season*
* Additional £7 for a twin en suite and £14 for a double en suite per night for single supplement during our Mid-Season*
* Additional 10% supplement for all Bank Holidays and Festival weekends and school holidays*
* Discounted car ferry bookings available with Red Funnel via Southampton to East Cowes and also with Wightlink from Lymington and Portsmouth*
* Courtesy transport by arrangement - to and from Shanklin Railway Station *
* Pick-up and drop-off service to ferry terminals at a minimal cost *
* 6/7 marked car parking bays on the forecourt*
* Free WIFI and Sky channels and Netflix in our guest lounge*
* Personal drinks license to sell alcohol to our guests at our small discounted bar when the bar is open between 8-10pm*
* Complimentary wine, flowers or chocolates for those celebrating a special occasion whilst here with us (when booked directly with us and we have been advised in advance)*