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Reviews of Ardshiel Hotel

3 out of 5
Ardshiel Hotel
Kilkerran Rd, Campbeltown, Scotland

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 57 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 18 out of 57 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 57 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 57 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 57 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Peter, Pinner

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Noise from the stairs is a problem. Bathroom was quite cold. No plug next to the bed for charging.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Amanda on Mar 23, 2024
Dear PeterThank you for taking the time to review your recent stay in the Ardshiel Hotel. Our newly refurbished en-suite bathrooms have been fitted with heated towel rails to allow our guests to control the temperature. I am sorry if the noise of the other guests using the stairs disturbed your sleep. All rooms have a bedside lamp plugged into 1 of the double plug sockets next to the bed, allowing guests to use the 2nd socket for charging, there is also additional sockets around the rooms, fortunately many of our rooms also have the benefit of usb sockets.

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff in a location that’s just off the sea front - we could see this from our top floor room. We had a tasty meal in the hotel restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Amanda on Feb 14, 2024
Dear Stuart Thank you for your review and comments. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Liam

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great room with really comfy bed, great meal and a great whisky selection. Will definitely be back next time I'm in Campbeltown
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Amanda on Feb 14, 2024
Dear Liam, Thank you for your great review and comments. Hope we can welcome you back again sometime!Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Fiona

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A lovely weekend stay.
We were there as our daughter was moving to the area. Everyone in the Hotel were so friendly and seemed to have a great working relationship between them. Breakfast and dinner were also delicious.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Amanda on Nov 21, 2023
Dear Fiona, Thank you for your wonderful review and comments. It was a pleasure getting to meet you all and we wish your Daughter all the best in her new position. Hopefully we'll see you all again soonKind regards

10/10 Excellent

Jim

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic hospitality and very friendly staff
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Amanda on Nov 21, 2023
Dear Jim, Thank you for your fantastic review and comments. Kind regards

2/10 Terrible

Louis gabriel

Bugs , And humidity odour
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Amanda on Oct 3, 2023
Dear LouisWe take all complaints and negative comments very seriously and always aim to make things right. Our house-keeping team work hard to provide a high standard of cleanliness throughout our guests rooms and public areas. I can only assume that the ‘bugs’ you refer to are the Scottish Midge, I can appreciate that these are a nuisance however it is one of the perks of being in the West Coast of Scotland with milder weather, this makes the midges happy and they don’t hold back on making themselves known to visitors. It is getting around the time of year that they disappear before they come back next season. We have been fortunate to experience slightly higher than average temperatures this year.

10/10 Excellent

Josie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Amanda on Sep 21, 2023
Thank you for taking your time to give us a post stay review score.Hope we can welcome you back again sometime!

8/10 Good

William Malcolm

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our stay was in the annexe which is along the road a few doors, so not exactly in the hotel building. All good unless it's heavy rain.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Amanda on Aug 15, 2023
Dear William Our basic annex rooms are approx 145 yards from Reception, we do always try to have umbrellas available for guests as we fully appreciate that the sun doesn't always shine in Campbeltown!

10/10 Excellent

William

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great experience
The stay in the hotel was great, spacious, food was excellent, staff were excellent! We will definitely come back.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Theodore

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay, rooms nice and clean
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Katharine

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel
Lovely hotel with great staff. Room was tidy and clean, bathroom looked very new and smart. Breakfast was great. I’d definitely stay again if I was in the area
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from Amanda on Feb 13, 2023
Dear KatherineThank you for your review and comments. We are very pleased having now completed a full refurbishment of all en-suite bathrooms in the Ardshiel Hotel. I'll be sure to share your great comments with all of our team. We look forward to welcoming you back the next time you are in CampbeltownKind regards

10/10 Excellent

JOHN

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Welcoming
Very comfortable. Good food. Staff very helpful friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Ardshiel Team on Feb 4, 2022
Hello, thank you for your comments. Feedback from guests is much appreciated.

6/10 Okay

David

Business traveller
Good hotel
Just a one night stopover
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Alastair

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would stay again, great restaurant
We weren't sure where to stay in Campbeltown but glad that we opted for the Ardshiel. Our Superior Double Room room (room 6) was huge, a comfy king size bed, sofa for watching TV, desk that we could do work at. The only downside was the bathroom was somewhat dated in decor, but it was clean and served its purpose. Staff here are lovely, warm and friendly, and the on site restaurant is the best we found in the town having tried a couple of other places to sample what was on offer. Sheltered beer garden out the back.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Benno

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2021
Response from Ardshiel on May 5, 2021
Thank you for your review. We are continuing to make improvements to our rooms and facilities.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Shower was not up to the standard of the rest of the room. Staff were fantastic, great natural service.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020
Response from M on Oct 23, 2020
Thank you for your positive comments on our staff. I am sorry you felt the shower was not to the standard of the rest of the room, your feedback is appreciated as it gives us the opportunity to see where we can improve and this will be looked at. I hope you will be able to stay with us again.

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Campbeltown stay
Excellent stay, good hotel, excellent staff, food great, Will certainly use this hotel again
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
Response from M on Oct 23, 2020
Thank you for you feedback it is greatly appreciated. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Maxwell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Most comfortable beds in Scotland
The staff was very friendly, the bed was the MOST COMFORTABLE bed I stayed in during our entire trip to Scotland, the hotel dog was the sweetest, and the whisky selection doesn’t even begin to compare to anywhere else!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from Reception on Mar 26, 2020
We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to welcoming you back to Ardshiel Hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Reception on Oct 31, 2019
Thank you for your review.

8/10 Good

Brian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Amanda on Sep 30, 2019
Hello Brian Thank you for taking time to give us a review. We really do appreciate it. Kind Regards Amanda

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely and quiet. The staff were very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Receptioin on Aug 20, 2019
Thank you for your comments. we are glad you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Iain

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Reception on Jul 31, 2019
Thank you for your review. We hope you will choose the Ardshiel Hotel for any future visits to Cambpeltown

10/10 Excellent

Gordon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel yards from the Promenade
A lovely hotel in Campbeltown set one road back from the promenade but with views of the harbour. This is a family owned hotel and the owners are very much in evidence. It is really well decorated inside and we had a most comfortable stay. Excellent sleeping accommodation.The food was excellent - both breakfast and dinner and we wouldn't hesitate to stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Amanda on Jul 26, 2019
Hello Gordon, Thank you for taking time to review our hotel. We really appreciate all customer feedback and it always nice to read we are getting things right! I hope you enjoyed your time in Campbeltown and look forward to welcoming you back again soon. Kind Regards Amanda

10/10 Excellent

Kurt, Otterberg, Germany

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, comfortable, excellent location. Nice restaurant and bar. Highly recommend. I would definitely stay here again on my next trip.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Reception on Jul 15, 2019
Thank you for your comments. We look forward to welcoming to the Ardshiel Hotel in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly, clean. We were upgraded from annex to an attic room with great views across the harbour. Had dinner in the hotel which was excellent. The seafood platter is fantastic. Had a couple of malt’s from the huge election available to round off the evening. Breakfast was very nice.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Reception on Jul 13, 2019
Thank you for your comments. We're glad you had an enjoyable stay and hope you will choose Ardshiel next time you visit Campbeltown.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were wonderful. The restaurant meals very good. The hotel itself is beautiful. But the newly added annex rooms in the building down the street where we stayed are small, cramped, and noisy.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Campbeltown was a very pretty location handy to most things. Unfortunately even though our daughter and I booked at same time we ended up in different parts of hotel, but mostly enjoyed the stay
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Reception on Jul 7, 2019
Thank you for your comments. If you choose to stay with us again please mention on your booking you would like rooms together and we will do our best to allocate rooms which are closer together, subject to availability.

10/10 Excellent

JIM

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Scottish hotel
The hotel was lovely. Great location in Campbeltown. Incredible bar and restaurant. Extremely friendly staff who made breakfast for us early so we could play golf.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019
Response from Amanda on May 23, 2019
Hello Jim Thank you for your feedback. We really appreciate our guests taking time to do so. Hope to welcome you back again soon. Kind Regards Amanda

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly atmosphere, lovely staff and clean rooms. Perfect!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from AJ on May 2, 2019
Hello, Thank you so much for taking time to give review us. We really appreciate your feedback. I hope we can welcome you back again sometime! Kind Regards Amanda

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Amanda on Apr 16, 2019
Thank you kindly for giving us a review. I hope we can welcome you back again soon. Kind Regards Amanda

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice welcome, food was lovely and rooms were clean. Staff friendly. Only issue was the blind cord in our room did not work properly, so had problems getting blind up and down could do with being fixed. We had a lovely stay in Campbeltown at the Ginfest.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Amanda on Apr 16, 2019
Hello and thank you for your review. Since you have left we have arranged for the blind cord to be replaced. We appreciate your feedback, without this information we wouldn't be able to correct any faults. I hope we can welcome you back again soon or for Gintyre 2020! Kind Regards Amanda Amanda

8/10 Good

Allan

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Couple of days away
Room was lovely and very spacious but bathroom-shower almost unusable and flush very noisy. We could hear other guests in various rooms and in the hallway. Doors need upgraded. Food okay and employees generally helpful. Great whisky choices.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Amanda on Apr 16, 2019
Hello Allan, Thank you for taking time for your review and feedback. We rely on customer feedback to make improvements and are very grateful for this. We will certinaly take your comments on board and look at replacing our doors during our future upgrades. Kind Regards Amanda

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We loved our stay at this quaint hotel. Small family feel. Our room was nice, cozy, and comfortable. Great whisky bar and nice restaurant. Good location.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Reception on Mar 30, 2019
Thank you for your comments. We look forward to welcoming you to Ardshiel Hotel in the future. Why not check our Facebook page for our Friday Dram Club which we hold on the first Friday of every month.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Amanda on Feb 20, 2019
Thank you for taking time to give us a review. I hope we can welcome you back again soon. Kind Regards

8/10 Good

Nicky

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel
Stayed here for 2 nights whilst working in the local area. Check in was very smooth and the staff were very friendly. My room was a great size with a fantastic king size bed. The room had recently been renovated and was very welcoming. Breakfast was superb. Great service and really quick to serve, just what you need when you are in a hurry! I’d highly recommend staying here if visiting or working in the local area.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Reception on Dec 21, 2018
Thank you for your comments. We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and hope you choose Ardshiel Hotel for any future visits to Campbeltown.

8/10 Good

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly and relaxed hotel
Beautiful sea view in this relaxing place.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Amanda on Nov 1, 2018
Hello Margaret, Thank you for the great review and comments. I hope we can welcome you back again soon. Kind Regards

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ardshie Hotel, 5 star Experience
The Ardshiel Hotel was a pleasure to stay at. The staff could not have been friendlier and the room was sparkling clean and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Reception on Sep 27, 2018
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Alison, Vermont USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Full breakfast was very good. Room was clean and comfy. Nice chatting with the hotel owner
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Reception on Sep 27, 2018
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Andrew, Alberta, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
At first I thought I had stepped into a whiskey museum. Adorned in plaid and scotch bottles a plenty, this was a welcoming and relaxed spot. Staff was extremely helpful, food was great, couldn’t have asked for a better stop in the quaint Campbeltown
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Joyce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best Whisky Bar We have ever seen.
Hotel in a great spot, we stayed in annex as the hotel was full, it was basic but very clean. The hotel was really nice good food and the best whisky bar we have ever seen. The staff were very friendly and made the stay very enjoyable.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Mandy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Make sure you book a room in hotel not annex and p
Hotel was ok but stayed in an annex which was no where near to hotel. Food and service was great but food and drinks were a little pricey
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Ardshiel Hotel on May 30, 2018
Good Afternoon Mandy, We are sorry you were a little disappointed with your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Donnie, Stornoway

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very Helpfull staff
Arrived later than planned, an issue with the booking and they went out of their way to make sure that we were looked after. Top class West Coast Hopsitality Very Much appreciated from us
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Amanda on May 8, 2018
Hello Donnie Thank you for taking time to give us a great review. I am glad we could help you both. Hope you enjoyed the rest of your trip. Kind Regards Amanda

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No value for money
No value for money. Small room and shower. bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018
Response from Amanda on Apr 26, 2018
Hello I am sorry you were not happy with your stay. This isn't how I want any new or returning guest to feel. I would appreciate if you can contact me directly to give further information so that I can work on fixing or errors. Kind Regards Amanda

6/10 Okay

Yoshifumi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
good, but old facility.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Amanda on Feb 13, 2023
Dear YoshifumiThank you for your review and comments. The Ardshiel was built in 1877, we are very lucky to have many of the original features still in place and we have continued to modernise the facilities including most recently having full refurbished all of our en suite bathrooms in the Ardshiel Hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Troels

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Whiskybar
Hyggeligt hotel med en fabelagtig whiskybar!!!!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
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Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Amanda on Oct 3, 2019
Good morning I am sorry you felt the need to give us such a poor review and rating. I am assuming you are referring to our accommodation in our annex. This additional accommodation allows us to offer a cheaper alternative to the cost of rooms in our main hotel whilst giving customers the full use of our facilities in the main hotel. The rooms are advertised online as basic annex rooms with pictures of the outside of the building and some internal pictures. This information is also shown on your booking confirmation and advised at time of booking. Kind Regards Amanda

10/10 Excellent

Andreas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Reception on Sep 5, 2019
Thank you for taking time to post your comments. We hope you choose Ardshiel Hotel for any future stays in Campbeltown.