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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.
M
Marketa
From
Czech RepublicEverything was cool - near to beach, a bar next to.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.0
Superb - What previous guests thought, 957 reviews
Price from
US$183.97
1 night, 2 adults
Another Place, The Machrie
Hotel in Port Ellen
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.
M
Malcolm
From
South AfricaSuch an amazing location with awesome views, and really friendly and helpful staff. Lots of lovely places to relax and appreciate the views, with a walk to the beach a must. The food was delicious, and so easy to explore the island from here. We loved our stay here!
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.9
Fabulous - What previous guests thought, 219 reviews
Price from
US$295.66
1 night, 2 adults
Cala Sith Guesthouse
Port Ellen
Offering a garden and sea view, Cala Sith Guesthouse is set in Port Ellen, 200 metres from White Hart Beach and 2.2 km from Kilnaughton Beach.
S
Saastamoinen
From
FinlandI can't even find the words, everything were just soo amazing and love our stay, and 'll come back for sure!
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.9
Fabulous - What previous guests thought, 375 reviews
Price from
US$177.40
1 night, 2 adults
Glenegedale House
Kintra (Near Port Ellen)
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.
J
Janet
From
United KingdomThe owner was outstanding to us in every way .
The property , hospitality and most of all the kindness shown to us both was exceptional high standards
Scored out of 10, guest rating 10
Exceptional - What previous guests thought, 16 reviews
Price from
US$344.94
1 night, 2 adults
Lochindaal Hotel
Port Charlotte (Near Port Ellen)
Featuring a bar and free WiFi, Lochindaal Hotel is set in Port Charlotte. The hotel features family rooms. The units in the hotel are equipped with a kettle and an iPod docking station.
G
Gionata
From
SwitzerlandThe staff is really lovely, the food excellent. The rooms are super comfortable and the location is amazing.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.0
Superb - What previous guests thought, 259 reviews
Price from
US$236.53
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.
N
Neveen
From
JordanThe staff are friendly cooperative and helpful
Which you actually need on that island
The rooms are spacious
Bed is comfortable
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.2
Superb - What previous guests thought, 137 reviews
Price from
US$341.65
1 night, 2 adults
Bridgend Hotel
Bridgend (Near Port Ellen)
Bridgend Hotel is offering accommodation in Bridgend. With free WiFi, this 4-star hotel has a garden and a bar.
V
Václav
From
Czech RepublicThe room had everything we needed, and the breakfast was delicious. I highly recommend reserving a table for dinner. After dinner, you can move to the bar for a beer or whisky. Definitely recommended!
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.9
Fabulous - What previous guests thought, 750 reviews
Price from
US$157.69
1 night, 2 adults
Islay House
Bridgend (Near Port Ellen)
Featuring a garden and a shared lounge, Islay House is located in Bridgend. The accommodation provides a concierge service, and luggage storage for guests. At the hotel, each room includes a desk.
G
Gaell
From
SwedenSuperb property with lots of history beautifully restored! Nice bar and Extremely friendly staff. Very good Scottish breakfast!
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.1
Very good - What previous guests thought, 128 reviews
Price from
US$117.08
1 night, 2 adults
Lochside Hotel
Bowmore (Near Port Ellen)
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.
M
Mats
From
SwedenBeautiful spacious room with a lovely seaview, good breakfast, excellent bar, friendly and professional staff.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.6
Fabulous - What previous guests thought, 380 reviews
Price from
US$226.67
1 night, 2 adults
Port Charlotte Youth Hostel
Port Charlotte (Near Port Ellen)
Port Charlotte Youth Hostel is offering accommodation in Port Charlotte. This 4-star hostel offers a shared kitchen, a shared lounge and free WiFi. The hostel has family rooms.
T
Takahito
From
JapanKurl was so nice to us. Beautiful location, hot and clean shower, we loved the stay.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.3
Superb - What previous guests thought, 252 reviews
Price from
US$114.98
1 night, 2 adults
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 accommodation in Glenegedale and is situated 5 miles from Port Ellen and 6 miles from Bowmore. Each room includes a flat-screen TV.
From US$262.81 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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From US$164.26 per night
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.9
Fabulous - What previous guests thought, 375 reviews
The Cala Sith is ideally situated right next to the ferry terminal in Port Ellen. The room was ideal for me and was very clean and comfortable with a lovely en suite bathroom with shower.
Continental breakfast is available and was managed by AJ who went out of her way to make me feel welcome and was the perfect host.
Guest review by
MarkUnited Kingdom
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.4
Superb - What previous guests thought, 187 reviews
Great B+B in the centre of Port Ellen.
Great breakfast.
I really felt like they made sure we got the most out of our stay by great communication beforehand advising us to book the local restaurants and distillery tours in advance.
The bathroom was a great size and private.
Guest review by
kimberleyUnited Kingdom
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.9
Fabulous - What previous guests thought, 219 reviews
Location good, breakfast good but too expensive. The visit as a whole did not give good value for money. The hotel thinks it is luxury, but other places we have stayed at have just as high standards, better facilities and lower prices!
Guest review by
ColinUnited Kingdom
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.9
Fabulous - What previous guests thought, 170 reviews
The room was nice and the hotel was very well decorated, and the location was perfect for getting to the ferry and walking along the distilleries path, which was the main aim.
Guest review by
AshleyUnited Kingdom
From US$183.97 per night
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.0
Superb - What previous guests thought, 957 reviews
Perfect hotel! Great location. Will 100% be back.
Guest review by
KeiraUnited Kingdom
