Good Examples
The Royal Hotel, Ventnor. A quiet and comfortable escape from the Ventnor Botanic Gardens café which we had to leave because of the noise, evn though we had paid for the meal.
The Quay Arts Centre, Newport, IW has recently had rubber feet fitted to all the chairs in the café area which has much improved the chair scraping noise, together with new curtains. The café area has also added Ecophon acoustic panels which have considerably reduced the noise problem in that area, also now in the Seminar Room.
Wheatsheaf Hotel, Newport, IW This hotel has recently had a revamp and now has carpets and rugs laid securely over flagstone floor, with deep sumptuous seating. It is a warm, welcoming and acoustically excellent pub environment.
Sandown Bay Academy school has recently had one lecture room fitted out with acoustic clouds from Woolly Shepherd. These are like pillow cases stuffed with wool and suspended from the ceiling. They have proved very effective in a very harsh classroom.
No 1 Holyrood Street, Newport, IW by its cottage and friendly style furnishings is generally a safe bet. There is a large wall hanging and a number of comfortable armchairs which favour a low noise background.
New Holmwood, Cowes, IW. Sea front restaurant and hotel - with carpets. One of the very best acoustic spaces.
Wetherspoon's Newport, IW has, in keeping with all its other pubs, been fitted out with probably 80% carpets and padded chairs. There is no piped music. This is a case against all who allege that bare boards and flagstones are essential for various reasons. There are areas of "The Man in the Moon" which are noisy but it also possible to find a table where it is not too bad. They have done their best. The Beefeater, Newport, has also done well even with restrained background music.
Rylstone Chalet - home of Shanklin brass band, has had acoustic damping fitted to cope with extreme noise.
Any venue with due regard to carpets, curtains and soft furnishings will be doing well !
The Quay Arts Centre, Newport, IW has recently had rubber feet fitted to all the chairs in the café area which has much improved the chair scraping noise, together with new curtains. The café area has also added Ecophon acoustic panels which have considerably reduced the noise problem in that area, also now in the Seminar Room.
Wheatsheaf Hotel, Newport, IW This hotel has recently had a revamp and now has carpets and rugs laid securely over flagstone floor, with deep sumptuous seating. It is a warm, welcoming and acoustically excellent pub environment.
Sandown Bay Academy school has recently had one lecture room fitted out with acoustic clouds from Woolly Shepherd. These are like pillow cases stuffed with wool and suspended from the ceiling. They have proved very effective in a very harsh classroom.
No 1 Holyrood Street, Newport, IW by its cottage and friendly style furnishings is generally a safe bet. There is a large wall hanging and a number of comfortable armchairs which favour a low noise background.
New Holmwood, Cowes, IW. Sea front restaurant and hotel - with carpets. One of the very best acoustic spaces.
Wetherspoon's Newport, IW has, in keeping with all its other pubs, been fitted out with probably 80% carpets and padded chairs. There is no piped music. This is a case against all who allege that bare boards and flagstones are essential for various reasons. There are areas of "The Man in the Moon" which are noisy but it also possible to find a table where it is not too bad. They have done their best. The Beefeater, Newport, has also done well even with restrained background music.
Rylstone Chalet - home of Shanklin brass band, has had acoustic damping fitted to cope with extreme noise.
Any venue with due regard to carpets, curtains and soft furnishings will be doing well !
In need of improvement:
Riverside Centre, Newport - originally created with disabled people in mind, it has terrible acoustics, often using vaulted ceilings which reflect sound straight back at the visitors.
The Blacksmith's, Carisbrooke - excellent food with choice of portion sizes - but incredibly noisy when busy.
Ventnor Botanic Gardens - food preparation area integral to café, loud music - didn't stay to eat the meal we had paid for. Maybe better in Summer when you can sit out.
Correo Lounge - 99 High Street, Newport, IW - updated from Prezzo Pizza, but acoustics were still awful with the old vaulted ceiling reflecting all the sound back down. Looks appetizing, though. Try the outside patio when available.
Newport and Carisbrooke Heritage Centre - although a newly converted floor at 64 High Street, Newport, with some acknowledgement of acoustic harshness, the six installed panels do very little to take the edge of what is basically acoustically a concrete box. Insufficient damping has been applied to make this area properly accessible to those with compromised hearing.
Marks and Spencers café - excellent coffee but intolerably noisy.
Riverside Centre, Newport - originally created with disabled people in mind, it has terrible acoustics, often using vaulted ceilings which reflect sound straight back at the visitors.
The Blacksmith's, Carisbrooke - excellent food with choice of portion sizes - but incredibly noisy when busy.
Ventnor Botanic Gardens - food preparation area integral to café, loud music - didn't stay to eat the meal we had paid for. Maybe better in Summer when you can sit out.
Correo Lounge - 99 High Street, Newport, IW - updated from Prezzo Pizza, but acoustics were still awful with the old vaulted ceiling reflecting all the sound back down. Looks appetizing, though. Try the outside patio when available.
Newport and Carisbrooke Heritage Centre - although a newly converted floor at 64 High Street, Newport, with some acknowledgement of acoustic harshness, the six installed panels do very little to take the edge of what is basically acoustically a concrete box. Insufficient damping has been applied to make this area properly accessible to those with compromised hearing.
Marks and Spencers café - excellent coffee but intolerably noisy.
