The entrance hall is grand with a sweeping wide curved staircase up to three rooms and a bathroom, which is set up as 2 x double bedrooms, 1 x bathroom with bath & electric shower over, 1 x spare room for dressing/storing suitcases during your stay. Both main bedrooms have views over the garden to St Catherines Church and the golden orb of the Kingsview Building containing The Rex Restaurant with the best headland views for dining in Ventnor.
Downstairs, the kitchen runs off the hallway. This kitchen is equipped with most of what you will need for a week’s stay, on the assumption that many people choose to eat out a lot whilst on holiday in Ventnor because it is a town with many eateries to try out. There is a fridge freezer, electric oven, gas hob, microwave, Miele dishwasher, AEG washer dryer, kettle, filter coffee machine, juicer and plenty of bits and bobs to cook and serve with.
A light, enormous, magnificent room decorated with antique furniture is off the kitchen or hallway. Open plan yet split into two parts for dining and lounging, this room runs into the garden by French doors onto the patio and lawn complete with marble pergola. This is a friendly and relaxing room, making quite a difference to more contemporary holiday lets! The nod to the 21st century is the Smart TV with Freesat On-Demand hub and Netflix tuned in, plus the free Wi-Fi.
Outside in the garden, you could sip champagne in the pergola or at the patio table as we have often done ourselves! The parking is up at the end of the lawn, and there are a couple of different ways you could take to walk to the shops & restaurants.
The owners of the Old Manor House do not boast that it is the most perfectly modernised pad, but it has welcomed many happy guests over the years, and they hope you will relax into its quirky ways and enjoy your splendid getaway on the Isle of Wight.
