The Altavia Hotel

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Dates

December 2024

January 2025

Overview
Rooms
Location
Policies

Popular amenities

24/7 front desk

Bar

Breakfast included

Housekeeping

Parking included

Free WiFi

Explore the area

18 Beachfield Road, Sandown, England, PO36 8NA

Sandown Beach
4 min walk
The Beach Shack
3 min walk
Sandown Station
9 min walk
Southampton (SOU)
99 min drive

Room options

Family Triple Room

Sleeps 3
1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Single Room

Sleeps 1
1 Twin Bed

Family Quadruple Room

Sleeps 4
1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Twin Room

Sleeps 2
2 Twin Beds

Family Room

Sleeps 5
1 Double Bed and 3 Twin Beds

Double Room

18 sq m
Sleeps 2
1 Double Bed

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Parking included

Free WiFi

Restaurant

Bar

for 1 room

includes taxes & fees

5 Jan - 6 Jan

About this property

Hotel in Sandown with free breakfast and a 24-hour front desk

Along with a restaurant, this hotel has a bar/lounge and a 24-hour front desk. Free full breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided.

The Altavia Hotel offers 30 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

During your stay at The Altavia Hotel, you're just a quick walk from Sandown Beach. You'll find features like free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking.

Free full breakfast served daily
Free WiFi
Free self parking
Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
Just a 4-minute walk from Sandown Beach and 6 minutes by foot from Sandown Pier

There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is available daily. WiFi is free in public spaces.

Self parking is free.

Guests are served free full breakfast daily from 8 AM to 9 AM.

Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in local cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner. Reservations are required.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

Free full breakfast available daily 8 AM–9 AM
1 restaurant
1 bar

Guest services

24-hour front desk
Daily housekeeping

Accessibility

This property does not have any lifts

Room amenities

Bedroom

Heating

Bathroom

Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Shower

Entertainment

TV channels
TV

Food and drink

Coffee/tea maker

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

The property can arrange ferry tickets at a discounted rate.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome.

Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.

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 cash

This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.

Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

Altavia Hotel Sandown

Altavia Hotel

Altavia Sandown

The Altavia Hotel Hotel

The Altavia Hotel Sandown

The Altavia Hotel Hotel Sandown

The Altavia Hotel Reviews

6.2

6.2/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

5.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

10/10 Excellent

danel

2 Sept 2024

Liked: Amenities

very helpfull good breakfast very clean room good service

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Donna

25 Aug 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sabina

Travelled with family

21 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Owner and staff were very friendly, close to the beach and big room.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Renjith

Travelled with family

30 May 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Overwhelmed by the friendly staffs and atmosphere.

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Cheryl

28 May 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Stuart

19 Sept 2021

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Place run down ,staff never there,breakfast not to good, Wait 5mins of cold water , no clean towels and had to make your own bed

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Mihai

Travelled with family

31 Jul 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

All good

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family

2 Jun 2021

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

Good friendly staff and short stay next beach

Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family

21 Sept 2020

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

overprice but underrated.

The bathroom door could not be locked from inside. There is no ventilation in the toilet so after finishing the business, the bad smell could not escape apart from the main window of the room. The hot water in the sink was not working.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

6/10 Okay

Tanya, London

Travelled with family and small children

3 Sept 2020

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Amenities

You get what you pay for. Staff is super nice and friendly. Room not so great. Very out dated. Bathroom extremely outdated. Tv never worked at all. Breakfast was ok. Nothing to write home about but can’t really complain either. Served its purpose.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

6/10 Okay

Maxine

Travelled with family

21 Aug 2020

Stay was ok only because it was close to the Beach. Room was very old fashioned so was the building the room smelt of toilet and bath room needed some TLC spiders in the bathroom and room. Bed very uncomfortable with two single ones out together. Breakfast was nice but overall it needs a revamp needs seriously uodating.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2020

4/10 Poor

Debbie, Wiltshire

Travelled with partner

21 Aug 2020

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

Was probably very pleasant in the 1980's Everything very dated, in need of a complete face lift. Staff very friendly though.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2020

6/10 Okay

James

16 Aug 2020

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2020

6/10 Okay

Sandy

Travelled with family and small children

9 Aug 2019

Liked: Staff & service, amenities

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

I like the staff service. Property is not clean that much.they didnt clean the room everyday...

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children

20 Apr 2019

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Very nice view on sea. Close to the beach& town. Lovely promenade and pier close by.

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

2/10 Terrible

fareeq

21 Aug 2018

very bad hotel .

this hotel is nothing to say about rate too many problem there bed no good shower no good no working no Extractor Fan in toilet or bathroom dirty kettle in the rooms no healthy to use or make tea or coffee wi-fi no reach to rooms only working downstairs or public area in hotel too many spider in side room and bathroom . this hotel need refurbishment furniture completely .

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Diane

15 Aug 2018

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Desperate need of a makeover

Hotel was close to the beach and the breakfast, although very small, was fine. Unfortunately that is the only good things about this place. The hotel is very run down and in desperate need of a makeover. Our room was dirty, full of cobwebs, and there was a grubby carpet in the bathroom and a shower that barely worked. In the six nights we stayed we never had the bedding changed and no fresh towels. Fawlty Towers definitely springs to mind. I would not recommend staying here .

Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

15 Aug 2018

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

Dehumanisation and total ripoff by altavia hotel

To say these is an horrible place to stay is an understatement.To start the people here are horrible and looked down on all their guests like pest.The breakfast is horrible.the rooms are like staying i. A chicken shed as you can hear all your footsteps like you are falling through the floorings.the rooms are without bath soaps.The rooms are very dirty and filthy.The aeration is poor as the building is very old and not much work has being done to improve it.God help you if you ask the workers and especially the owner who sleeps with his workers for help as they are very proud and rude.Even though on several occasions we made it clear we have got little kids and a pregnant lady among us they still kept on making uncooked egg .very awkward toast,tiny milk,tea and coffee in a rusted pot.The kids developed stomach ache throughout our stay.Dont go to these hotel if you value life

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

13 Aug 2018

Ok but expected far nicer

Communal lounge and dining area good, breakfast was fine. Confusion over payment of room and room moved twice from original booking. Bedroom felt far closer to a youth hostel than hotel but kind of had all you needed (except coffee as only tea available). Staff very friendly and helpful on the whole. Free parking and free wifi.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

5 Aug 2018

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

not happy at all.

The hotel is old, it smelt of damp. The bathroom was an after thought, so small that if you bent over the basement you pushed the door open allowing no privacy. The bedside lamp flashes and sparked an worked no more. The television only worked when it wanted to. We had our twin grandsons with us both of whom are autistic, so was not good for them.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

Rashid marikar

4 Sept 2017

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

Uncomfortable

We booked two rooms(£150), Its a very old type hotel, duvet cover and towels are dark colours(to hide the poor quality) and very poor conditions. Toilet was bad condition. Wifi is very weak signal. Breakfast was worth less than a pound per head Very cheap items. Customer service was horrible. Did not have high chair for baby. I wouldn't recommend to anyone.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Mr. A

8 Aug 2017

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

Comfortable place to stay - very welcoming - owner was very friendly

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Chris

13 Jun 2017

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Nice stay , hotel.com gave us the wrong price !

Building is dated and is being gradually brought back up . John is a nice easy going host . I recommend staying here for a budget based stay , our room had a sea view , plenty of space , tv , bath/shower ensuite kettle ...quite comfortable . I wasn't happy that the hotel.com confirmed a price to me and I was given a higher bill , this I think is a little unfair and should be made clear to both parties to save any awkwardness , we paid what we were asked to pay by hotel owner but it was higher than we were told by hotel.com to pay by £27/ room ! I reiterate John is a nice fella and we didn't want to cause a problem as we would like to return again !

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

17 Apr 2017

It is what it is

The Hotel is large and close to the beach. The rooms are a good size although they are in need of modernizing. The owner is a very friendly and interesting person and he doesn't intrude. Breakfast is a very organized affair, and by ordering it in advance it's swiftly prepared with no fuss.