Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 📍 Isle of Wight

Q Hotel

Shanklin

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Q Hotel scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 17 August 2026 by Isle of Wight.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Q Hotel, from February 2025 to August 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2025 to 5 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Q Hotel.

Food hygiene rating history for Q Hotel
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
18 February 2025	4 / 5	Good
17 August 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Q Hotel in Shanklin has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

Queensmead,
12 Queens Road,
Shanklin,
Isle Of Wight,
PO37 6AN

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Q Hotel. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Q Hotel?

Food hygiene at Q Hotel is inspected by Isle of Wight, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at https://www.iow.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/community-protection-services/ or [email protected].

Questions about Q Hotel

What is Q Hotel’s food hygiene rating?

Q Hotel has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 17 August 2026.

When was Q Hotel last inspected?

Q Hotel was last inspected by Isle of Wight on 17 August 2026.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.