Getting to the Isle of Man isn’t difficult, but it’s not trivial either.  There are daily flights from London, Manchester, and Belfast into the airport (IOM) on the south-west coast near Castletown and there are also daily ferries from Liverpool and Dublin to the Ferry Dock on the West coast of the island near the capital city of Douglas.  

Once there, you should hire a car from one of the local independant rental agencies – and yes, they drive on the left side of the road.  There are taxis, but they really stick mainly to the capital city of Douglas an the island is quite rural.  

Similar to eating on the Isle of Man, lodging is a little bit of a challenge.  There are plenty of local hotels in the “larger” cities of Douglas and Castletown an the island is flush with Airbnb rooms.  Rooms are available during most of the year except for the TT motorcycle race which is always the last week of May or first week of June.

When we went, we stayed at the Best Western Palace Hotel & Casino in Douglas.  Our Trip Advisor review really says it all “Price Matches Quality.”  It was clean and comfortable and the price was right.