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No. 1 Charlotte Street
Hotel in Port Ellen
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.
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Catherine
From
CanadaLovely rooms and staff and a great little pub on location. The breakfast was excellent.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.0
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 962 reviews
Price from
$183.94
1 night, 2 adults
Another Place, The Machrie
Hotel in Port Ellen
Featuring a fitness center and a garden, Machrie Hotel & Golf Links is located just outside Port Ellen. This 4-star hotel offers a 24-hour front desk and free WiFi.
T
Thomas
From
United StatesAmazing, clean, super friendly this was a gas to be. Love love love. Will definitley come back.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.9
Excellent - What previous guests thought, 223 reviews
Price from
$290.89
1 night, 2 adults
Glenegedale House
Kintra (Near Port Ellen)
Glenegedale House offers accommodations in Glenegedale and is located 5 miles from Port Ellen and 6 miles from Bowmore. Each room includes a flat-screen TV.
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Judith
From
CanadaBeautiful house, lovingly decorated and maintained. Food was fabulous- recommend the porridge!! Hosts were gracious. Very clean. Ample parking.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 10
Exceptional - What previous guests thought, 16 reviews
Price from
$344.89
1 night, 2 adults
Lochindaal Hotel
Port Charlotte (Near Port Ellen)
Featuring a bar and free WiFi, Lochindaal Hotel is located in Port Charlotte. The hotel features family rooms.
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Gareth Hook
From
United KingdomIn order according to the headings for the ratings....
Staff.... extremely friendly and welcoming. Warm and inviting, making jokes and reassuring us about queries we had made. For anyone that has never visited the Islands....people are friendly just accept it.
Facilities.... We have literally nothing to complain about. I was going mad trying to figure out what the fragrance was in the foyer to the Ardbeg room and I discovered it before checking out. Sandalwood and leather.
Clean.... impressively clean. Shower and bath for whatever you feel like.
Comfortable....so comfortable we slept in each morning. We had every Intention of getting up early but couldn't.
Value....some may dither about the price but I was here to celebrate my dad's 70th father and son style. You cannot put a price on those memories in such a location. Suffice to say I was happy to pay the price I paid. I will pay that again. Well worth it.
Location....what can I say that's bad about Islay. Midges. That's my only observation.
Thank you Lochindaal see you again sometime.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.0
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 259 reviews
Price from
$236.49
1 night, 2 adults
Port Charlotte Hotel
Port Charlotte (Near Port Ellen)
Port Charlotte Hotel is located in Port Charlotte on the shore of Loch Indaal. The conservatory and gardens open onto a sandy beach.
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Kalia
From
United KingdomGreat views of the bay from our room. Friendly and helpful staff.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.2
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 141 reviews
Price from
$341.60
1 night, 2 adults
Bridgend Hotel
Bridgend (Near Port Ellen)
Bridgend Hotel is located in Bridgend. With free WiFi, this 4-star hotel has a garden and a bar.
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Marcel
From
NetherlandsFood, Room, Woods, Staff, Easter chocolate surprise
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.9
Excellent - What previous guests thought, 749 reviews
Price from
$157.66
1 night, 2 adults
Islay House
Bridgend (Near Port Ellen)
Islay House is located in Bridgend and features a garden and a shared lounge. The property provides a concierge service, and luggage storage for guests.
K
Keith
From
United StatesReally great staff that did their best to meet my needs when something came up - Even going out of their way to do things I'd say most other hotels wouldn't typically do to care for their visitors.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.1
Very Good - What previous guests thought, 121 reviews
Price from
$117.06
1 night, 2 adults
Lochside Hotel
Bowmore (Near Port Ellen)
Lochside Hotel is located in Bowmore and features a terrace. Featuring luggage storage space, this property also provides guests with a restaurant. Free WiFi is available.
M
Marshall
From
United StatesThe location was central to everything on Islay. The room was clean and comfortable with an amazing view. We loved our stay here.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.6
Excellent - What previous guests thought, 386 reviews
Price from
$226.64
1 night, 2 adults
Port Charlotte Youth Hostel
Port Charlotte (Near Port Ellen)
Port Charlotte Youth Hostel is offering accommodations in Port Charlotte. With free WiFi, this 4-star hostel offers a shared kitchen and a shared lounge. The hostel has family rooms.
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Corliss
From
SingaporeEverything! The place was exceptional. Very clean, spacious and beautiful. The hosts Lorna and Karl were also very friendly and helpful 👍
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.3
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 252 reviews
Price from
$114.96
1 night, 2 adults
Eilidh’s Guest House
Port Ellen
Eilidh’s Guest House offers accommodations in Port Ellen, a few steps from White Hart Beach. This beachfront property offers access to free Wifi and free private parking.
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Ruth
From
IrelandNiall was so welcoming and accomodating and the room is exactly as described with a gorgeous view of the beach and a stones throw from a restaurant, takeaway, pub, and post office! It is a perfect location to explore Islay and just around the corner from the start of the 3 distilleries walk.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.4
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 122 reviews
Best hotels with breakfast in Port Ellen and nearby
Glenegedale House
Hotel in Kintra
Breakfast options
Scored out of 10, guest rating 10
Exceptional - What previous guests thought, 16 reviews
Glenegedale House offers accommodations in Glenegedale and is located 5 miles from Port Ellen and 6 miles from Bowmore. Each room includes a flat-screen TV.
From $312.04 per night
What Guests Said About Port Ellen:
10
Port Ellen is perfect for whisky lovers.
Port Ellen is perfect for whisky lovers. There are many great distilleries in walking distance (Port Ellen, Ardbeg, Lagavulin, Laphroaig and soon another one) and many more by bus or taxi (but taxis are sometimes hard to get and there is no Uber available).
Guest review by
SilvioSwitzerland
8.0
Pubs/bar - try all of them (only 3 if including Sea Salt...
Pubs/bar - try all of them (only 3 if including Sea Salt Bistro). I only had time to visit one and chose unwisely - the Ardview Inn and wasn't impressed (only a snapshot - maybe depends on the staff at the time) and LOCAL Finlaggan beer there was £2 more than other pubs and inns I visited in the island (over £7 vs £5 elsewhere!) But it's good beer - buy it at the Coop or another pub.
Views beautiful from the harbour front. Use the Coop and make your summer picnic on one of the four benches provided. The town up keep is good. Clearly looked after by all involved including local council.
3 mile whisky trail. Get bus back from Ardbeg. But do check out the 4m plus standing stone near Portintruan.
Guest review by
BENJAMINUnited Kingdom
10
Beautiful location, small but great for a few day's stay or...
Beautiful location, small but great for a few day's stay or a week. Lot's to see and do if you like or love Scotch. The Woolen Mill was a beautiful scenic location with lovely staff (https://islaywoollenmill.co.uk/ ). Port Ellen is tiny by city standards, but that's why we love it and it's local people - who are all very friendly and ready to chat about this or that. We look forward to our next visit. Only advice is book everything in advance is you can (flights, transportation, hotel, tours, etc.)
Cheers!
Lousha and Haggis
Guest review by
JohnCanada
10
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!!!
Guest review by
Sharon10
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!
Guest review by
HelenUnited Kingdom
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.
Guest review by
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Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.9
Excellent - What previous guests thought, 223 reviews
The room was very comfortable, we had a shower and bath in our bathroom and everything was immaculately clean. Food and wine choices in the restaurant were excellent as was the service. All staff at the hotel were friendly and helpful. Location was beautiful with a view of the golf course from the restaurant. We used the sauna which was situated outside with a great view of the course and we took a walk across the golf course to the fabulous beach, which was deserted. All in all a very relaxing place to stay, we will be back.
Guest review by
SarahUnited Kingdom
From $164.23 per night
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.9
Excellent - What previous guests thought, 379 reviews
Great spot in Port Ellen. Extremely clean. Lovely hot shower. Staff were lovely and check in was easy. Had a little parking area. Great little variety of things for breakfast, though no cooked breakfast option, but we didn’t miss it because there was such a good selection of other things.
Guest review by
JayeAustralia
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.4
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 122 reviews
Great place.. just two doors down from the bar.. and 6 or 8 doors from the restaurant.
Port Ellen is very small. Don't expect to much from it.. but great for discovering the Whisky distilleries.
And off course the great Scottish breakfast with haggish!!
Guest review by
NielsNetherlands
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.0
Very Good - What previous guests thought, 50 reviews
Place was comfortable enough. Not too bad a walk from Port Ellen approx 20 mins. Has plenty of space despite its quirky layout
Guest review by
PhilipUnited Kingdom
From $183.94 per night
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.0
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 962 reviews
Staff were great, room was a great size, great location, hotel was clean and the breakfast was really good.
Guest review by
DavidUnited Kingdom
