Birkdale Guest House

–Excellent location - show map
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Scored 9.9
Rated exceptional

About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: Birkdale Guest House in Shanklin offers adults-only rooms with private bathrooms, free WiFi, and amenities such as a lounge, TV, and free toiletries. Each room includes a refrigerator, electric kettle, and wardrobe. Delicious Breakfast: Guests enjoy a full English or Irish breakfast with vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options. Breakfast includes warm dishes, juice, and fruits. Additional menus cater to special diets. Convenient Location: Located 60 km from Southampton Airport, the property is a 9-minute walk from Shanklin Beach. Nearby attractions include Blackgang Chine (15 km) and The Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary (4 km). Boating is available in the surroundings. Highly Rated: Guests appreciate the friendly host, excellent breakfast, and immaculate room cleanliness.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 10 for a two-person trip.

Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap

Most popular facilities

  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Breakfast

Property highlights

Situated in the best rated area in Shanklin, this property has an excellent location score of 10.0

Breakfast info

Full English/Irish, Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-free

  • Free private parking available on-site

Availability

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Room type
Number of guests
 
1 double bed
2 single beds
or
1 extra-large double bed
1 large double bed
1 large double bed
2 single beds
or
1 extra-large double bed
1 double bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

Melvyn
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Everything from the wonderful hospitality,cleanliness,comfort,location,and the AMAZING Breakfast.”
Michael
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“excellent choices for breakfast &close to facilities”
Joy
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“The owners made you feel very welcome. Nothing was too much trouble. When we asked for more tea etc we always received some more. Room was lovely and spacious and very clean. Breakfast was amazing and the tea came free flowing. Nothing to dislike.”
Rowena
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Extremely helpful friendly owners. Good position, clean and comfortable . Dietary requirements well catered for. Good selection of breakfast items.”
Mohamed
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Exceptionally clean. Very nice rooms. Lovely breakfasts and very friendly and helpful hosts.”
Clive
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Everything, was spotlessly clean, lovely appointed room, with lots of finishing touches, superb breakfast, excellent hosts”
Kath
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“We had a warm welcome from our lovely hosts who throughout our stay were really friendly and helpful. Our room was lovely, beautifully decorated and the en suite bathroom was very well appointed with good quality toiletries provided. Everything...”
Jacqueline
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Colin and Leslie are the most wonderful hosts, welcoming, considerate when dealing with breakfast requests and accommodating. The rooms are amazing especially rooms 4 and 5. Helpful in advising how to get to them and plenty of places to visit...”
Sheila
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“The Breakfast was excellent, with a wide variety of options, well presented with a smile. Made our much needed break so much better. Keep doing what you're doing - you have everything just right.”
Michael
Germany Germany
“Tastefully furnished and very well equipped house and room, very friendly and helpful hosts, good location to explore the island, great breakfast, safe and sufficient parking space. Definitely stay there again.”

Property surroundings

House rules

Birkdale Guest House takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 16:00 to 19:00
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 08:00 to 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children are not allowed.

Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Accepted payment methods
American ExpressVisaMastercardMaestroCash
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please note that any arrivals after 19:00 needs to be confirmed with the property prior to arrival.

Please note that check-ins after 22:00 is possible for an additional fee of GBP 10 and by prior arrangement.

Please inform Birkdale Guest House in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.