Holly Tree House

I don’t have a huge experience of B&B’s but Mandy’s Holly Tree House in Cowes IOW has converted me. Lovely welcome, very well looked after during my visit. Ultra clean room with character, plug sockets next to the mirrors, powerful hairdryer, lovely toiletries, fresh milk in fridge. Mandy sends you a link the night before so you can select not only the time but what you would like for breakfast from an extensive menu of both cold and cooked. This means your cooked breakfast is almost ready when you come to the dining room. And Mandy bakes fresh bread daily as well! I also got off road parking. Walking distance from Cowes centre (15 minutes). Highly recommend Holly Tree House.

Mandy was an excellent host. The room was clean,tastefully decorated and the breakfasts were well worth getting up for. Excellent location for Cowes as walking distance to and from. Thank you Mandy for making are stay so enjoyable I hope to return soon and hear you sing.

If ever you wish to stay in a place that has thought of absolutely everything you might need (or have forgotten), this is the place. We were warmly welcomed by Mandy who showed us to our beautiful rooms. We stayed in Yacht Haven, the room with a side sea view, ensuite shower and bath and our friends stayed in Bembridge which had ensuite shower. Both rooms equally beautifully decorated with king size beds and wonderful bedding, towels and toiletries are provided along with tea/coffee making facilities and fresh milk daily. Nice little touches like a KitKat and sweets in the room too. The breakfast is the best we've ever had with fresh local produce and a great choice to include home made bread - it kept us going all day! Mandy is a great host and gave us tips on places to visit and even provided us with a map of the Island to help us find out way. All in all it was absolutely fabulous and we will return, thank you!

We were on a Wight Walks Coastal Path walk around the Island and had our accommodation each night booked for us, which I found slightly worrying being a bit of a control freak. However, I could not have stayed at a nicer place, lucky for us we were booked in for two nights, what a bonus. Mandy and her husband Mark, not forgetting their little dog, are so welcoming and their house is lovely. My room, Bembridge, was lovely and bright with gorgeous white linens, a fridge with fresh milk, bottle of water and a chocolate kit kat bar each day. Breakfast was exceptionally good with lots of choice and set us up for the day ahead. Thank you Mandy and Mark you made our week. Hope to see you again sometime. Jacqueline Smith

This is the place if you are looking for the best B&B on Isle of Wight! Very very nice and clean rooms, perfect breakfast and the service is excellent. The surroundings are quiet. You can quickly go down to the center. We had a wonderful time staying here for two nights.

We had two excellent stays at Holly Tree House, amazingly good accommodation. Very attractive decor. Faultless host, Mandy, could not do enough, she even offered us a lift to the pub. Brilliant choice at breakfast including freshly cooked food and home made bread. Large, very good packed lunch, which stood the course. The second nights' stay we had changed to Holly Tree House because Mandy was so good. Our future visits to the IOW will certainly include staying with Mandy. And possibly with our bikes, for which she offers storage. We doubt Mandy could be bettered!

What a fantastic B & B. So clean and pleasant. The owner Mandy was so friendly and helpful. Highly recommended. Breakfast was stunning. Lots of choice. The room was spotless, bathroom and shower were great, fresh towels and all the toiletries you would ever need.

We had a wonderful two night stay here. We have truly never had a better appointed bedroom and bathroom. The attention to detail was much appreciated, down to cubes by the bedside for plugging in all our electronics and the filter coffee. Yacht Haven room is really a peaceful haven, looking out onto back gardens with beautiful bird song. Very relaxing! There were two separate showers in the ample cubicle and a great bath too, plus two washbasins. Gorgeous towels and even facecloths supplied. The breakfasts could not have been bettered with cereals, berries, all different seeds, yoghourt, juices and cooked breakfasts with the highest quality ingredients. Delicious. Yes, there is a walk into Cowes (uphill on the return) but after one of Mandy's breakfasts we all felt this exercise was no bad thing! And if you have a car it is easy to get anywhere else on the Island. Cowes itself is a delightful town and Marina. Thank you very much Mandy for our lovely stay with you.

What an excellent place to stay! We stayed here on the first and last nights of our walking holiday. Room was spotlessly clean and on both occasions the welcome was exceptional. Coffee/tea on our arrival on the first day and a bottle of Prosecco to congratulate our completion of the coastal walk on our return. Mandy went above and beyond, particularly as a bad blister on my foot prevented me walking the short distance into town to get food, instead allowing us to order a takeaway to the house, warming up plates and clearing up after us. Amazing breakfasts too with homemade bread. If you are planning a trip to the IOW and need a place close to the town centre of Cowes, look no further than this place. You won't be disappointed.