Ventnor Towers Hotel was a large hotel in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight. The building was constructed in 1872 and has been extended multiple times since its initial construction.[1] It is notably one of the few hotels on the Isle of Wight to have a functioning Helipad.[2] The hotel is south-facing, and sits little more than a few hundred feet from the steep cliffs that give access to Bonchurch. Documents on display inside the hotel mention of a similar hotel in the neighbouring town of Shanklin having been built around the same time as this hotel, but it has long since been defunct.
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As of 2023, the building was standing empty, pending renovation into a large house, restoring it to its original purpose, as the building had reportedly originally been constructed as a mansion prior to being converted to a hotel.[3]
Alternate names
editFor a short time between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s, the hotel was managed by Best Western, and was known as Best Western Ventnor.[4] After the owners chose to manage the hotel instead, the hotel's name reverted to its current name.
References
edit- ^ http://ventnortowers.com Ventnor Towers Hotel, Homepage
- ^ http://aff.bstatic.com/images/hotel/max500/846/8468503.jpg (Helicopter can be seen to the right of this image)
- ^ "Find out what could become of this empty Ventnor hotel". Isle of Wight County Press. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g190926-d193884-Reviews-Ventnor_Towers_Hotel-Ventnor_Isle_of_Wight_England.html Tripadvisor, Ventnor Towers Hotel, Additional information
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