Name: Loch Shiel Hotel
Address: Main Street, Acharacle, PH36 4JL, United Kingdom, Main Street, Highlands, PH36 4JL, UK
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at £75 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 8.1

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Hotel Loch Shiel Hotel

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Staff was super friendly, the place is nice location in the middle of the peninsula, so less than an hour drive for the ferry terminal, the rooms have very old vintage furniture, we were offered packed breakfast (given the social distancing measures)

Patricia

United Kingdom

Very friendly staff, good facilities and suited the needs of our stay perfectly!

Dale

United Kingdom

Bed was great, room spotlessly clean, great bath, heating wasn’t working in room but excellent heater was supplied ,nice toiletries

Chris

United Kingdom

The parts of breakfast that were gluten free were very nice, high quality bacon, mushrooms beans and egg, all clearly decent products. Coffee was nice and the pot was big enough. Great to have it family run, great to hear local voices, the owners kids were free range too, it was like being at home. The bedroom was surprisingly nice, shower was hot, shower gel was good, bed comfortable, nothing to complain about, there was an issue with the heating I think but there was a modern convector heater in there, I like my room cool anyway so didn't turn it on. Short stay, very pleasant experience. It may sound like I'm moaning, but it's just really the little things, we all need food, so it's important to cater for those with dietary requirements.

Aaron

United Kingdom

Very friendly reception and waiting staff. Food was good value for money and utterly palatable

Aude

United Kingdom

The food was good and the location was excellent. The staff were helpful and welcoming. My room was spacious. I was able to drive to Ardnamurchan Point to see the sunset.

Chris

United Kingdom

Remote location yet handy for all Ardnamurchan has to offer, good sized bedrooms, great breakfast and friendly staff, evening meals delicious and good value. Hotel, clean, friendly and great value for money.

Robert

United Kingdom

We arrived late at night in the pouring rain and were warmly received, and offered sandwiches that the chef had prepared just in case. We needed to charge our electric car overnight, and again they went out of their way to find a solution for this which was much appreciated. I offered to pay for the cost of this (£7 to £8), but they wouldn't take it which was really not necessary.

David

United Kingdom

The evening meal was lovely and we could take the dogs into the bar.

Sheila

United Kingdom

Room was very clean and comfortable. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was excellent. Restaurant serves very good and reasonably priced meals.

William

Australia

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What guests loved the most:
“Staff was super friendly, the place is nice location in the middle of the peninsula, so less than an hour drive for the ferry terminal, the rooms have very old vintage furniture, we were offered...”

Patricia United Kingdom
“Very friendly staff, good facilities and suited the needs of our stay perfectly!”

Dale United Kingdom
“Bed was great, room spotlessly clean, great bath, heating wasn’t working in room but excellent heater was supplied ,nice toiletries”

Chris United Kingdom
“The parts of breakfast that were gluten free were very nice, high quality bacon, mushrooms beans and egg, all clearly decent products. Coffee was nice and the pot was big enough.”

Aaron United Kingdom
“Very friendly reception and waiting staff. Food was good value for money and utterly palatable”

Aude United Kingdom
“The food was good and the location was excellent. The staff were helpful and welcoming. My room was spacious. I was able to drive to Ardnamurchan Point to see the sunset.”

Chris United Kingdom
“Remote location yet handy for all Ardnamurchan has to offer, good sized bedrooms, great breakfast and friendly staff, evening meals delicious and good value.”

Robert United Kingdom
“We arrived late at night in the pouring rain and were warmly received, and offered sandwiches that the chef had prepared just in case.”

David United Kingdom
“The evening meal was lovely and we could take the dogs into the bar.”

Sheila United Kingdom
“Room was very clean and comfortable. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was excellent. Restaurant serves very good and reasonably priced meals.”

William Australia

Situated in Acharacle, Loch Shiel Hotel has a garden and a shared lounge. Featuring a restaurant, the property also has a public bar. The accommodation provides free WiFi.

At the hotel, every room is fitted with a wardrobe, a TV and a private bathroom. Loch Shiel Hotel offers certain units with lake views, and each room is equipped with a kettle.

A buffet breakfast is served every morning at the property.

The accommodation offers a sun terrace.

Fort William is 26.1 miles from Loch Shiel Hotel.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.6 for a two-person trip.

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Full English/Irish, Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-free, Buffet

Free WiFi

Free private parking available at the hotel

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Max adults: 2	Standard Double Room 1 double bed
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Acharacle Village Store & Post Office Supermarket
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Loch Shiel Lake
0.1 miles

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Oban Airport
24.2 miles

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2 restaurants on site

Loch Shiel Lunches

Cuisine: Scottish, Seafood, Local

Loch Shiel Evenings

Cuisine: Scottish, Seafood, Local

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Check-in

16:00 - 22:00

Check-out

06:00 - 10:30

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Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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There is no capacity for cots at this property.

There is no capacity for extra beds at this property.

No age restriction

There is no age requirement for check-in

Pets

Pets are allowed. Charges may be applicable.

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From the nearest airport, you can get to Loch Shiel Hotel by:
- Car 3h 45min
Room options at Loch Shiel Hotel include:
- Double
- Twin
Loch Shiel Hotel offers the following activities / services (charges may apply):
- Fishing
Loch Shiel Hotel has 2 restaurants:
- Loch Shiel Evenings
- Loch Shiel Lunches
Guests staying at Loch Shiel Hotel can enjoy a highly-rated breakfast during their stay (guest review score: 8.9).

Breakfast option(s) include:
- Full English/Irish
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Buffet
- À la carte
The prices at Loch Shiel Hotel may vary depending on your stay (e.g. dates you select, hotel's policy etc.). See the prices by entering your dates.
Check-in at Loch Shiel Hotel is from 16:00, and check-out is until 10:30.
The following parking options are available to guests staying at Loch Shiel Hotel (subject to availability):
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Private parking

“Staff was super friendly, the place is nice location in the middle of the peninsula, so less than an hour drive for the ferry terminal, the rooms have very old vintage furniture, we were offered packed breakfast (given the social distancing measures)”

“The parts of breakfast that were gluten free were very nice, high quality bacon, mushrooms beans and egg, all clearly decent products. Coffee was nice and the pot was big enough. Great to have it family run, great to hear local voices, the owners kids were free range too, it was like being at home. The bedroom was surprisingly nice, shower was hot, shower gel was good, bed comfortable, nothing to complain about, there was an issue with the heating I think but there was a modern convector heater in there, I like my room cool anyway so didn't turn it on. Short stay, very pleasant experience. It may sound like I'm moaning, but it's just really the little things, we all need food, so it's important to cater for those with dietary requirements.”

“Remote location yet handy for all Ardnamurchan has to offer, good sized bedrooms, great breakfast and friendly staff, evening meals delicious and good value. Hotel, clean, friendly and great value for money. ”

“We arrived late at night in the pouring rain and were warmly received, and offered sandwiches that the chef had prepared just in case. We needed to charge our electric car overnight, and again they went out of their way to find a solution for this which was much appreciated. I offered to pay for the cost of this (£7 to £8), but they wouldn't take it which was really not necessary.”

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Reviewed: 7 August 2020

Drew
United Kingdom
8.0

“Very welcoming ”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Friendly people,great location.

Stayed in July 2020
Reviewed: 5 August 2020

Robert
United Kingdom

1 helpful vote
5.0

“Disappointing”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Stayed 3 nights
Breakfasts were sadly very disappointing. Due to COVID, breakfasts were a filled roll, yogurt and fruit delivered in brown bags to the room. Coffee and tea had to be made in the room using instant coffee/UHT milk, but it was unclear what precluded the delivery of fresh coffee. We ended up buying coffee at the excellent café down the road. As the rooms were not serviced, litter from the breakfasts built up; no communal area for leaving rubbish was communicated to us. Given that other hotels during our trip managed to serve proper cooked breakfasts – both to the room and in the dining room with set sittings to maintain social distancing – I am unable to understand why this service was not provided here. To be clear, we accept that provisions had to be made because of the virus and were happy to accommodate. However, simple things such as providing a tray to eat from are a bare minimum for a hotel. The service from two staff members was very kind and courteous; my party all enjoyed talking to them. Regrettably, we were not treated well by a third member of staff, who was curt and rude at various points during our stay. They made us feel unwelcome and unwanted with their dismissive tone and unwillingness to accommodate civil requests. At one point they had a shouting match with a customer over the bar; hardly professional behaviour. The rooms were in dire need of a refurbishment. The beds were very uncomfortable and the rooms very tired and drab. Our room was missing lightbulbs and the bathroom fan did not turn on. Bathrooms were very dated, and the showers were finicky to operate. Towels had to be requested as rooms were not being serviced because of COVID; this is understandable, but nowhere was a laundry basket provided in the hotel to deposit old towels (or at least this was not communicated to us). Overall, we don’t think that it is appropriate to call the Loch Shiel Hotel a hotel. The restaurant is nice, but otherwise we would recommend looking elsewhere.
We regret that we are unable to be particularly positive about our stay in the Loch Shiel Hotel, even when accounting for the challenges posed by COVID. Let’s start with what was good – the food at dinner. We tried the scallops and mussels which were highlights. The hotel has a nice outlook, and we enjoyed sitting outside and watching the sun set in the evening. Dining areas and the bar are dated but were well spaced to respect social distancing which we all appreciated. The hotel is well placed to explore the peninsula; we would recommend the amazing Fingal’s cave boat tour from Kilchoan.

Stayed in July 2020
Reviewed: 30 July 2020

Anonymous
United Kingdom

1 helpful vote
3.0

Poor
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
There was no contact with staff during the stay. There was nobody looking after the room and this wasn’t told to us on arrival so coffee etc not topped up, bins not emptied or towels changed. I expected limitations but there was no communication at all!
Good views

Stayed in July 2020
Reviewed: 28 July 2020

Patricia
United Kingdom
8.0

“Lovely Hotel in a remote area”
- • Leisure trip
- • People with friends
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Staff was super friendly, the place is nice location in the middle of the peninsula, so less than an hour drive for the ferry terminal, the rooms have very old vintage furniture, we were offered packed breakfast (given the social distancing measures)

Stayed in July 2020
Reviewed: 22 July 2020

Dale
United Kingdom
8.0

Very good
- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Very friendly staff, good facilities and suited the needs of our stay perfectly!

Stayed in July 2020
Reviewed: 4 March 2020

David
United Kingdom
7.0

Good
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Room 3 had no kettle or working tv. Shower was nearly cold. Room 2 shower was too hot to get under despite turning controls right down. Breakfast looked like it had been cooked the night before, with rock hard potato scones and dried out sausage. Dinner menu severely restricted due to kitchen refurb and bar closed at 9 I do understand that refurbishment works were taking place, but if this impacts on the service provided then £80 a night is too much
Great location and friendly bar and reception. Have stayed before and was much better so shame about the issues this time

Stayed in March 2020
Reviewed: 3 March 2020

Chris
United Kingdom

1 helpful vote
7.5

Good
- • Solo traveller
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Beautiful new bathroom but ceiling was covered in black mould. I realise that the hotel was not normally open on a Monday, and intially I was only guest till 6 other guests turned up. I was aware that renovations where going on so I was prepared for a limited menu etc and was served a tasty burger however only giving an hour to order was a bit much. However then closing bar at nine and telling us every ten minutes that this was happening was annoying. I don’t want to be totally negative but I just want to say as all guests felt if a hotel is open it’s open not half open
Bed was great, room spotlessly clean, great bath, heating wasn’t working in room but excellent heater was supplied ,nice toiletries

Stayed in March 2020
Reviewed: 24 February 2020

Jacquie
United Kingdom
7.0

“Exactly as advertised and great location. Ideal for getting about on business/holiday”
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Stayed 1 night
I felt that perhaps some of the local men were a little bit inappropriate towards me… if you catch my drift. I wouldn’t recommend sending a single woman on her own there.
I thought everything ticked the box. Food was good. Accommodation adequate. Good feel in the bar,

Stayed in February 2020
Reviewed: 23 November 2019

Aaron
United Kingdom

3 helpful votes
9.2

“Really great stay, lovely large room, nice owners and staff ”
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Let me have some gluten free bread! I needed food the evening I arrived. I asked what was gluten free and was advised they didn't do gluten free, the menu had only one item that was gluten free and I left the sauce out in case it had wheat in it, and the result wasn't anything to write home about. In the morning there was an into sheet on the breakfast table, I read it. The sheet said to ask a member of staff for gluten free bread, I did, and the nice English breakfast chef advised they didn't have anything like that out of season. It wouldn't do any harm to keep a couple of gf loafs in the freezer, just for the awkwards like me. TV in the bedroom wierd square shape, best replace these with wide-screen ones as programming is no longer shot in this format. WIFI patchy in the hotel, owners state this is due to the age of the building (which is immaculate and well kept btw), but that isn't an excuse, all you need is an extender on each floor.
The parts of breakfast that were gluten free were very nice, high quality bacon, mushrooms beans and egg, all clearly decent products. Coffee was nice and the pot was big enough. Great to have it family run, great to hear local voices, the owners kids were free range too, it was like being at home. The bedroom was surprisingly nice, shower was hot, shower gel was good, bed comfortable, nothing to complain about, there was an issue with the heating I think but there was a modern convector heater in there, I like my room cool anyway so didn't turn it on. Short stay, very pleasant experience. It may sound like I'm moaning, but it's just really the little things, we all need food, so it's important to cater for those with dietary requirements.

Stayed in November 2019
Reviewed: 26 October 2019

Deborah
Italy

3 helpful votes
9.2

“Nice hotel, bad advice service”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
The landlady gave us a poor local advice - sending us to take a ferry in a far port, that turned out to be not working with cars, so we had to come all the way back to the original port, making us miss A LOT of time...
Nice little hotel with a good pub in it

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: 12 October 2019

John
United Kingdom
6.7

Pleasant
- • Leisure trip
- • People with friends
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Entire hotel was tired and needed an update. Very few staff.
Views and dog friendly. Lots of parking

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: 10 October 2019

Who_threw_that_pineapple
United Kingdom
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Wee bit cold in the morning but we forgot to put the wee heater on.
Comfortable bed great view polite staff

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: 9 October 2019

Alexander
France

1 helpful vote
8.0

Very good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
Lighting outside at night not ideal
Breakfast kipper a little dry -otherwise good

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: 30 September 2019

Christopher
United Kingdom

2 helpful votes
9.2

Superb
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Friendly staff good food

Stayed in September 2019
Reviewed: 24 September 2019

Aude
United Kingdom
9.2

“Very agreeably surprised for a last minute booking! Will recommend!”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
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Very friendly reception and waiting staff. Food was good value for money and utterly palatable

Stayed in September 2019

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