My husband and I stayed at Hillcrest House, a B&B, during the 2004 TT. It is a lovely old Victorian house, right on May Hill (part of the TT course) in Ramsey, and within easy walking distance of both good viewing corners and of Ramsey Center, for restaurants and transportation. The bus and the Manx Electric Railroad are nearby, and we went touring on non-race days.
Tony and Aurea Greenhalgh are gracious, helpful hosts, the breakfasts are wide-ranging in choice and excellent, and the house is full of art and flowers. It is a lovely, gracious, elegant base from which to see the Isle of Man.

This intimate guest house must be one of the best, if not the best, on the Isle of Man. The house is beautifully decorated and has a calm and sophisticated atmosphere. The proprietors, Aurea and Tony, who do everything themselves, were incredibly helpful and friendly. We felt like we had stayed with friends rather than at a hotel. The breakfasts were fantastic, on a different level to anything I've experienced before.The area around Ramsey is quieter than Douglas, and very attractive. Getting anywhere by car takes very little time (the main roads being the TT race circuit). The antique tramway starts about five minuetes walk from the house and goes to Douglas, passing the Laxey wheel.