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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.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.0
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 900 reviews
Price from
$169
1 night, 2 adults
Another Place, The Machrie
Hotel in Port Ellen
Another Place, The Machrie sits above the dunes of Islay's spectacular 7-mile beach, with uninterrupted views of the Atlantic Ocean, sea, sky and championship links.
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Rodolfo
From
United StatesThe place was great, with breathtaking views of the rugged coastline and stunning sunsets. The hotel staff were friendly, welcoming, and incredibly helpful throughout our stay. I ran into an issue with my rental vehicle, and both the owner and staff stepped in right away without hesitation—they really went above and beyond.
The location is fantastic—just a 10-minute drive from Laphroaig, Lagavulin, Ardbeg, and Bowmore distilleries, plus right next to a great rum distillery and beer brewery. It’s also only about a 30-minute drive to Caol Ila (home of Johnnie Walker) and the ferry to mainland Scotland.
Highly recommend this place, and I’m already planning on coming back!
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.8
Excellent - What previous guests thought, 243 reviews
Price from
$263.64
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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Ronald
From
RussiaPerfect place to stay! Emma and Graeme are very helpful! Wishing them all the best!
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.5
Exceptional - What previous guests thought, 15 reviews
Price from
$394.33
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 9.1
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 295 reviews
Price from
$253.50
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.
F
Felipe
From
ColombiaThe staff, the food, the room was clean and confortable
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.0
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 710 reviews
Price from
$135.20
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.
K
Kalia
From
United KingdomGreat views of the bay from our room. Friendly and helpful staff.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.1
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 139 reviews
Price from
$304.20
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.
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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 8.7
Excellent - What previous guests thought, 334 reviews
Price from
$256.54
1 night, 2 adults
Islay House
Bridgend (Near Port Ellen)
Located in Bridgend, Islay House features a garden, shared lounge, bar, and free WiFi throughout the property. The property provides room service, a concierge service and luggage storage for guests.
S
Shannon
From
United KingdomLovely place to stay on Islay. Great central location. Great managers at the hotel that were really helpful and accommodating. Beautiful rooms, very clean
Scored out of 10, guest rating 7.8
Good - What previous guests thought, 298 reviews
Price from
$160.41
1 night, 2 adults
Dha Urlar
Bowmore (Near Port Ellen)
Located on Islay, Dha Urlar offers 4-star accommodations with a garden and a shared lounge. Featuring a tour desk, this property also has outside decking.
M
Merve
From
North MacedoniaIt’s way more than B&B. Jim and Caroline’s hospitality makes you feel you’re a guest of a super nice Islay family. You get to learn more about Islay culture and lifestyle while having your freshly cooked breakfast. Thanks to them, our trip was much more memorable. We’d stay there again next time.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.5
Exceptional - What previous guests thought, 143 reviews
Price from
$378.56
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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Pavel
From
Czech RepublicFriendly, clean and well organized for all the kind of groups or lonely traveler
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.3
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 260 reviews
Price from
$98.58
1 night, 2 adults
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Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.7
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Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.0
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 243 reviews
What Guests Said About Port Ellen:
Scored out of 10, guest rating 10
Port Ellen is quite pretty with colourful harbour houses.
Port Ellen is quite pretty with colourful harbour houses. Only a few restaurants and pubs. Particularly enjoyed Ardbeg House for both wonderful character in both the bar and restaurant. The bar has a wonderful beer garden. 100 yards from guest house
The attraction to Islay for me was the Whisky and you can walk the distillery path from the guest house and if you have had too many samples book a taxi back to town.
We were very well looked after at the guest house with provision made for my wife's gluten free requirments.
Guest review byBarry Pearson
United Kingdom
Scored out of 10, guest rating 10
Just a great location to visit Islay - especially the south...
Just a great location to visit Islay - especially the south part. The ability to walk to hotels straight from the ferry is so nice,
And just to say, Ardbeg House Hotel would not be out of place in the middle of a big city - its spectacular
Guest review bySimon
United Kingdom
Scored out of 10, guest rating 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 bySilvio
Switzerland
Scored out of 10, guest rating 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 byBENJAMIN
United Kingdom
Scored out of 10, guest rating 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 byJohn
Canada
Scored out of 10, guest rating 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 bySharon
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Scored out of 10, guest rating 7.7
Good - What previous guests thought, 54 reviews
Great location, a 10 minute walk away from Port Ellen and a really good size (easily fitting up to around 6 people - although we only had 3). Kitchen was well equipped, lots of heaters dotted around to keep the place warm and overall we felt that it was good value for money. Would definitely stay again next time visiting the island
Guest review byJosh
United Kingdom
From $480.64 per night
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.8
Excellent - What previous guests thought, 243 reviews
A beautiful hotel. We loved the lodges by the golf course for us and our dog. Food for breakfast and dinner was excellent and such a beautiful setting. Loved the golf course, hot tubs and other activities like the bike.
Guest review byPhilippa
United Kingdom
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.9
Excellent - What previous guests thought, 112 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 byAshley
United Kingdom
From $338 per night
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.0
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 900 reviews
It is a nice location with good beds and a great breakfast. The fresh air is great though this is not related to hotel itself.
Guest review byChristian
Germany
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.4
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 150 reviews
Very good location in the centre of Port Ellen. Great breakfast and a very friendly host.
Guest review byFabian
Germany
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