Since opening last August, The Terrace Rooms & Wine in Ventnor has gone from strength to strength. Now, they want to thank Islanders for their support by offering a year-long discount.
In such a historic building so central to Ventnor’s landscape, owners Tom and Ashley Fahey, who also operate The Terrace in Yarmouth, are committed to ensuring Island residents are prioritized even in summer, when many local residents will avoid the tourist-crush of Island hospitality.
Stringently avoiding Booking.com and TripAdvisor has seen the property’s reputation grow slowly by word of mouth on-Island creating a more exclusive, private feel, and leaving early-week space that the owners feel passionately should be offered at reduced rates to Island residents.
The hotel, the result of a historically-sensitive 1-year renovation in partnership with Yarmouth’s Acorn Interiors and Vivus Interior Design, is now offering a 25% discount to any Island resident who books to stay on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, all year round. With a wine library on site featuring over 500 bottles at affordable price points, all bookings come with a free nightly wine tasting at 18:00 and a 4-course breakfast.
Tom explains:
“We have been so surprised at the number of “staycation” visitors we’ve had since opening, almost 70% of our guests live on the Island, a figure we expected to be far lower, but it’s something we absolutely embrace and wish to continue. St Augustine is a historic asset to Ventnor and the Island and I’m just so happy Islanders can continue to enjoy it.”
Ashley adds:
“I’m not sure if it’s the wine element of what we do or the Ventnor micro-climate that’s attracted so many Island-residents, but we have absolutely loved meeting fellow-Islanders in our sunny pergola and sharing a taste of our unique wine library with them. Of course, it does almost feel like going abroad when you head down to Ventnor, and – even better – it avoids the cost of ferries. It’s so beautiful here, we just really want Islanders to be able to take advantage.”
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To take advantage of the unique 25% off discount for Island residents only, simply email the hotel with proof of address on booking – email [email protected].
One of my favourite properties on the Island.
What a view.
“almost 70% of our guests live on the Island” Hardly surprising when you aren’t on Tripadvisor or Booking. I only heard of this place a month ago and I live here! Bit suspicious of a place that avoids being reviewed in the public domain. Hmmm. …
Do not blame them. There are bitter and twisted individuals on trust pilot.
it is great, try it
Booking.com and other intermediaries take a solid cut from every booking though so this approach has its own problems. If they want to go with word-of-mouth boutique-style experience and that risk pays off for them then hey, power to the business.
I admit it can be risky to go places hiding in plain sight away from crowds of reviews, but it has its charm too, I love finding little unique places and some of them are exceptional exactly for the reason that they don’t target the mass public but rather friends of friends of friends.