Wheatsheaf Hotel

Had a lovely 2 course meal 10/11/25. We bought some vouchers off the price is Wight. I’m glad we did as the food was delicious and the service was great. Even though the poor young girl on shift was working on her own. I felt that it was a bit unfair for her to be doing the job of at least 2 people but she coped well and always had s smile. Thank you we will be back.

Considering the Wheatsheaf had been under new management since May this year and they are still working on decorating the rooms, they have done excellent! A very friendly atmosphere, the staff were great and the food was excellent, well done to the Chef/s! The location of the Wheatsheaf being in St Thomas Square, was perfect with the Newport Minster on the square also, hearing the bells the first night we were there! With the square situated very close to the shops and the bus station, it made getting about easier! Many thanks to you all at the Wheatsheaf, you helped make our four days so much better! We will certainly come again!

Food was tasty, fresh and good value. Staff were friendly and the young man that served us today was excellent, will happily return thank you

The positives of this hotel are that it is a 3 min walk from the bus station, with an extensive bus network that connects Newport to the rest of the Island, so as a traveller on foot it was an easy place to explore the island from. The staff were all very friendly and helpful and the breakfasts were good. The negatives were that it's just not a very nice place to stay in. The room overall was tired and a bit grotty (they are cleaned regularly but the tired look of the rooms makes it feel unclean). I stayed in a small single, the bed wasn't very comfortable, and the shower cubical and bathroom was a tight squeeze. Shower pressure was low. Wifi didn't work in the room. The other thing was the open door from the bar that leads to the rooms up the stairs, which to be fair there is a camera pointing. I had booked for 3 nights, but decided to leave a day early (partly because the weather on the island was to be bad) but I might have stayed on had the hotel been nicer. A little TLC for the rooms and proper wifi would give it a boost and make it a nicer place to stay.

Third visit for IOW Festival and sad to say our last..The kettle was disgusting black sludge in the bottem and could not rinse it out...on deciding to skip breakfast spoke to another couple outside there first visit and said never again..standards have slipped and I never give bad reviews..needless to say we have booked elsewhere for 2026

I woke up in the morning I couldn't have a hot drink the kettle was full of black bits. I rinsed the kettle out but still not good. We decided not to have breakfast due to cleanliness. We have stay a couple of times before however we will not be staying again