Travel Information
Travel Advice
Choosing to holiday in the Isle of Man means you not only get to escape the hustle and bustle of life back home and enjoy a “relaxed way of life”; but because the Isle of Man is part of the UK, you avoid the hassle of travelling abroad – the currency is the same, the people speak English and driving is on the left.
As with any destination worldwide (including back home) it is sensible to take basic precautions such as:
- Avoid walking home alone at night
- If you need directions, ask the reception staff or concierge
- Use licensed taxis only
- Make sure your room is secure when you go out – lock all doors and windows
- Make use of safety deposit boxes if provided or deposit cash and valuables at the hotel reception
- Don’t carry expensive personal items with you when you go out and keep jewellery to a minimum Avoid carrying a lot of cash. Use credit cards where possible and if you have more than one, keep them in separate places.
Travel Documentation
Whilst passports are not required for entry to the Isle of Man, increased security is such that most airlines now require that you produce valid photo identification at check in. The following forms of ID are acceptable:
- Valid Passport
- Valid Photographic driving licence
- Citizen Card
Hotel Grading
All properties featured are regularly inspected to ensure that standards are maintained. The star ratings are awarded by an independent grading authority, who inspect properties annually. Hotels tend to offer a wider range of facilities and services whilst guest accommodation, as you would expect, is more informal, simpler accommodation with fewer facilities and services – usually bed and breakfast style guest houses -and often family run. We offer accommodation of all types from the simplest at the lower end of the scale to the more comfortable with a more extensive range of services and facilities at the higher end. Please read the descriptions (and ask our staff for more information if you need it) to enable you to choose the one which is right for you. We publish the official gradings as a guideline, but they are fallible and you should remember that even within one category, there will be differences between properties. Descriptions and prices should also be taken into account when considering the type of accommodation you can expect. Hotel and self catering grades range from one star to five star being the highest. Guest accommodation grades range from one diamond to five diamond being the highest. The Isle of Man’s star/diamond system does follow quite closely requirements for AA ratings and whilst there may be some anomalies, in general, standards will be similar to those found on the UK mainland.
Financial Protection
The Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992 require us to provide security for the monies that you pay for the package holidays booked from this brochure and for your repatriation in the event of our insolvency. For air holidays, we provide this security by way of a bond held by the Civil Aviation Authority under ATOL number 2713. For further information, visit the ATOL website at www.atol.org.uk. For sea travel and accommodation only bookings, your monies are protected under the bond held with ABTA. We are a member of ABTA with membership number V0762. As such we abide by ABTA’s Code of Conduct. In order to ensure that the monies you pay for your holiday are protected, we will issue a confirmation invoice showing details of the services you have booked including the price and amount of money paid by you.