an absolute ,superb vale for money stay 9 / 10 Jul 2011, chris31 hi, we have just returned from a coach holiday with Alfa travel at this hotel. no we are not the 60= zimmer frame brigade but a young fit 59 year old couple who are very well travelled. we were picked up from our home town and taken... More

did what it said on tin, good location nice staff good price would visit again had a great couple of days cycling island. More

Quiet simply put, this Hotel is one of the Isle of Man's jewels. Could not fault it whatsoever, staff very friendly, food is great, very well maintained and clean throughout. Would recommend this Hotel to anyone wishing to have a comfortable, clean, friendly hotel base whilst visiting the Isle of Man. More

First time in the Isle of Man and the Hydro was a great place to stay. Clean room and nice bathroom. Good Breakfast. The weather was not great but the room was warm and the view spectacular. Great Value for money would reccommend to all. We used the buses to travel around the island and found this really easy, bus... More

Good location on the promenade. Friendly staff. I think the rooms were good value for money , clean and comfortable. Ok I take on board the refurbishment comments but was pleasantly suprised after reading some of the reviews. More

My husband and I stayed in the Hydro in September for 3 nights. This was our second time staying here and had thought we would not stay here again mainly due to the tiny room we were allocated. However, we left it too late to book our trip via steam packet and as this was the only place that could... More

The staff were excellent, hard working friendly and helpful. The hotel needs a thorough refurbishment. Our room on the fourth floor was very poor, the carpet was dirty and worn, the showerhead loose and couldn't be positioned, the kettle stand fell of the dressing table when the kettle was removed, every time it was used. To get to the room... More

My wife and I came here with Alfa Travel. The hotel was not completely given over to Alfa customers though - there were other guests here also. Our room was spotless, comfy beds, the usual kettle and hairdryer and a whopping big flat screen TV on the wall facing the bed. The only niggle was the lack of net curtains... More

Visited the Hydro recently on a week's coach tour with Alfa. We could not fault the service in the hotel. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful; nothing was too much trouble for them. We had a lovely room with a sea view; it was spotlessly clean, the bed was comfortable, towels were changed every day and the shower was... More