Located in Port Ellen, No. 1 Charlotte Street has a garden, shared lounge, bar, and free WiFi. The rooms in the hotel are fitted with a coffee machine.
Robin
United Kingdom
Breakfast was superb, facilities made available for eating take-outs back in lounge. Staff super friendly and helpful. Room was small but functional. Location was lovely and tables on lawn overlooking sea was a bonus. Quiet town and hardly any traffic -perfect!
Featuring a fitness centre and a garden, Machrie Hotel & Golf Links is situated just outside Port Ellen. This 4-star hotel offers a 24-hour front desk and free WiFi.
Mochi Sismondi
United Kingdom
Everything met and exceeded our expectations...even the weather!!
On Islay’s famous Whisky Coast, in the fishing village of Port Ellen, overlooking the harbour and marina and just 2 hours by ferry from Kennacraig on the Scottish mainland, The Islay Hotel offers a...
Carina
Ireland
Staff very friendly and helpful. Seatrout as main was amazing. Great location within the town.
Glenegedale House offers accommodation in Glenegedale and is situated 5 miles from Port Ellen and 6 miles from Bowmore. Each room includes a flat-screen TV.
Deborah
Australia
Everything was wonderful. Emma and Graeme were the perfect hosts in a beautifully crafted space. The food - breakfast and dinner was superb. The bed comfortable with soft sheets.
Lochside hotel is situated in Bowmore and features a terrace. Featuring luggage storage space, this property also provides guests with a restaurant. Free WiFi is available.
Stephen
United Kingdom
Breakfast and dinner were great.
View from restaurant lovely.
Stayed in house 5 mins walk from hotel. Very easy walk.
Local ales very good and obviously good whisky selection.
Featuring free WiFi, Port Charlotte Youth Hostel offers accommodation in Port Charlotte. Free private parking is available on site. Each room has a shared bathroom.
Kanian
India
1. Staff - Karl & Lorna are such excellent & helpful individual. We connected extremely well as Karl & I shared our appreciation of the great director Satyajit Ray and he has also been to my city. So we shared & exchanged a lot of views. Additionally, when my ferry got cancelled due to bad weather, Karl helped me change my reservation from Oban Youth Hostel to Port Charlotte Youth Hostel. In addition, he also helped me secure a bed at the Oban Youth Hostel next day through their own system whereas there was no availability for Oban Youth Hostel on booking.com. Lorna helped me secure reservation at the fantastic sea food kitchen restaurant next door. They are so helpful. Thank you so much!!!
2. Location - Simply excellent. Walking distance to Bruichladdich distillery, bus stop (just 5 min walk), eateries and convenience store.
3. Facilities - Huge Kitchen and Lounge area with super comfy furnitures & fixtures. Open a dram in their lounge on a stormy evening and enjoy a book. You will be lost in your own world.
4. Rooms - Super clean and super comfy with lockers underneath your bed. The bed has reading light, USB charging point, UK type electric plug points and a wash basin with mirror, a table and hooks for hanging your coats & clothes. Super arrangement.
5. Toilets & Bathrooms - Super clean and well fitted.
Within 15 minutes’ drive of 4 of the Isle of Islay’s whisky distilleries, Skerrols House has uninterrupted countryside views and is just a 5-minute drive from the coastal village of Bridgend.
peter
Australia
Thomas runs a very good, clean and modern B&B . Very very highly recommended and great value for money.
Portbahn, Bruichladdich is situated in Bruichladdich. Guests staying at this holiday home have access to free WiFi and a terrace. The 3-bedroom holiday home consists of 2 bathrooms and a living room.
Canavan
United Kingdom
The setting; the house character; the views; the varnished interiors, the fabrics; the communal.space; the bedrooms; the kitchen;
Lovely, small and scenic, set around a beautiful bay and...
Lovely, small and scenic, set around a beautiful bay and also with a ferry terminal (note, this was main reason I selected Port Ellen for the destination of my final 3 nights on Islay; unfortunately, just before the trip, CalMac had announced that all ferry trips to/from Port Ellen would be diverted for the period from early Sept through mid-November to Port Askaig (on the eastern side of Islay). Since traveling that direction via bus can have a more difficult bus schedule to coordinate with the early ferry (for connecting at Kennacraig on the mainland to bus to Glasgow), so I ended up booking a Loganair flight back to Glasgow for 9/28 to ensure getting there in time for my early a.m. long-haul journey GLA/AMS - AMS/SFO on 9/29.
In general the town has wonderful dining options, scenic walks, both a small Co-Op and a Spar as grocery options, fantastic aged stone buildings, and the paved whisky trail at the far end of town to get to Laphroaig, Lagavulin and Ardbeg on foot or bicycle, and if you have the energy (and often good rain-gear), you can keep going a few miles further on foot to the historic Kildalton Cross and Chapel.
And I would be remiss to not mention the lovely flock of swans at the north end of White Hart Beach!!!
Sharon
10
Scored 10
The food at the Islay Hotel was superb and very reasonably...
The food at the Islay Hotel was superb and very reasonably priced. The service was excellent too. We also ate at the Seasalt bistro and this was nice too, slightly more expensive than the Islay Hotel.
If you arrive on a Monday like we did you may not be able to get into the Islay hotel unless you have booked in advance and the Seasalt is closed Mondays. We got a Chinese takeaway from Ellen's Wok - the food was good but we found the rice a bit stodgy.
The other thing was for 2 meals we ended up with 4 plastic take away boxes with lids and food remnants that we couldn't recycle. Apparently there is no food recycling on Islay at the moment which means that everything goes to landfill. However this should change in the near future. The litter bins in the street were full of everybody else's take away meals too!
My recommendation for food is to book in advance to avoid disappointment!
Helen
United Kingdom
6.0
Scored 6.0
Beautiful location for taking a break from busy life.
Beautiful location for taking a break from busy life. Amazing beaches and plenty space to enjoy quiet and tranquility. Not a great place for dining out surprisingly. We’ll stock stores though for anything you need.
Gita
10
Scored 10
Port Ellen isa very pretty and friendly village.There are...
Port Ellen isa very pretty and friendly village.There are not many dining out options available though. What's there is tasty. We had trouble with our ferry being cancelled, so would recommend not to make tight connections
krystel
Australia
10
Scored 10
Port Ellen is a wonderful place. A great beach.
Port Ellen is a wonderful place. A great beach. Just the right number of places to eat. It has a smashing traditional Pub called The Ardview where visitors can meet `The Locals` all in all a first class base to visit the rest of Islay.
Richard
8.0
Scored 8.0
Port Ellen is a tiny village on the south of Islay with a...
Port Ellen is a tiny village on the south of Islay with a mainland ferry port. However, sometimes the ferry is cancelled so be prepared to travel back up to the north of the island if this happens. The village is extremely picturesque but if you like hustle and bustle Bowmore is more touristy. However there are 3 main distilleries within a few miles and the beaches are superb. If going remember to take clothes for all seasons as in Scotland the weather can change in seconds, from a blisteringly hot day to freezing and wind-buffed. But scenery is out of this world.
Everything about the property is great--the staff, the accommodations, the breakfast, the room. Caroline, the proprietor, is very hands-on and contentious and the location is really good. Itʻs not in the middle of town but right at the edge where the view of the coast is really pretty. Easy walking distance to eateries (1 block) and sundry stores, and a cute little park next door for kids. If the weather is nice there are lots of walking trails with incredible sights.
The location to explore Islay, distilleries and ferry home is excellent. Everything was clean and well presented. The room with En-suite was a reasonable size with usual tea coffee biscuits TV available. The shower had good flow pressure and hot water.
The hotel host AJ was very attentive ensuring we had everything we needed, very friendly and made our stay extremely enjoyable, thank you 😊
The breakfast was continental and was ample for my needs.
Very traditional sort of cottage, with extensions for the 2nd and 3rd bedrooms. It certainly is a quirky layout, but also quite quaint. Bottom line is that it works and suited us three blokes on our whisky excursion.
The kitchen is well appointed and clean and includes a washing machine, etc.
It is a short/medium walk into Port Ellen; probably about 20 minutes, past the re-opened Port Ellen Distillery and Rum distillery.
Great view out of the bedroom over the bay of Port Ellen, clean room, nice bathroom and a lovely, freshly prepared breakfast by the host (at Trout Fly). Niall was an exceptional host, friendly and helpful. You can also park right in front of the property and there is a bus stop nearby.
Fantastic property. Great location. Comfortable beds. Loved the shower too. Great breakfast too. Bring your toiletries if you are particular about them. Walking distance to Islay Hotel and Sea Salt restaurant. Book the restaurants in advance due to Covid restrictions.
We had a very comfortable stay in the clean and well presented accommodation, which enjoys a great location on the Main Street of Port Ellen. The host’s hospitality is second to none and we would recommend to anyone.
Great breakfast and Naill is a fabulous and informative host. A great base for a visit to Islay. There is plenty parking on the street close to the B&B. It is very close to the ferry if you have a morning ferry.
perfect location, lovely welcome and room had everything, including great view of Port Ellen beach, brilliantly organised breakfast with all the Scottish Covid restrictions. good filter coffee
It’s a lovely hotel in a perfect location for smoky scotch. The Scottish breakfast was tasty and the room was comfortable. we really enjoyed our stay. Just remember to book dinner in advance.
Well-equipped kitchen with everything needed for cooking and cleaning. The property is well situated with a quick drive to Port Ellen and many of the distilleries on Islay.
Top Location on Islay. Near the Water, calm, everything possible on Foot (shopping, restaurant), even Laphraoig destillery (or Ardeg and Lagavulin in some time)
The location is excellent, in the center of Port Ellen, just across the road from the beach. Comfortable, cozy, welcoming. Simple in the good sense of it
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