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Reviews of Claredon Hotel

3 out of 5
Claredon Hotel
1 Shore Road, Oban, Scotland

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 92 out of 367 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 110 out of 367 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 64 out of 367 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 47 out of 367 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 54 out of 367 reviews" "

6.8/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Sonya

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
An older property that is in a very walkable area of Oban
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

belinda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room was very clean and comfortable. Location fantastic and very central.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

marion

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were amazing and very helpful cheap and cheerful and very welcoming 💛💛
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hollis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All of the above
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
-
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Older building centrally located. Very close to the train station, shops, eateries, and the Distillery. Proprietors kindly let me stow my bags in the closed bar area while I went for a distillery tour since the train station lockers were out of order. Perfectly adequate ensuite room lodging at hostel prices and more conveniently located. In room kettle, tea, coffee, tv. Would recommend if you're on a budget.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

James

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nothing unique about this place. It's cheap but not cheerful. I have stayed in a lot of budget hotels in many countries. This is one of the worst.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

David

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Run down, bad decor .
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Iain

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
DID NOT LIKE ANYTHING. it is the worst hotel I have ever stayed in, was that bad was booked for 2 nights only stayed one. and left at 6.30am to fined somewhere to stay for next night. it was filthy, Damp, carpets wore, room was frozen as heating was not adequate for the room. springs comping throne mattress. curtanas and window sills were black with dirt. shower was that cold you could take a new born baby in it. there was about a1" gap under the door that let any heat out that there was. the duvet was paper thin and the pillows were the same. had to flush the toilet 3 or 4 times to clear it. WOULD ADVISE OTHERS NOT TO EVEN THINK OF STAYING IN THIS HOTEL. as i have said in my and my wife's honest opinion you wiped your feet on the way out rather than on the way in. Very Disappointed in the condition of this hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Second time ive stayed here and wont be the last, its not the fanciest place in the world but its clean, welcoming, friendly, central to everywhere. What more do I need? I will be back soon
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Jan

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staff were friendly helpful when required will go again
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Ok place
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff and great value for money. 👍
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great friendly service and staff,excellent value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

samuel

Liked: Cleanliness
Great value, warm and cozy, own bathroom. For what I paid it was a bargain.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Steven

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An old hotel, so don't expect top rate contemporary fittings etc. Very clean room and friendly staff.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent 1 night stay - highly recommended
Great value for money, friendly and helpful staff. Locals in the joining pub all welcoming. Only downside was the cold bathroom but otherwise highly recommended and great value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Lance

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Cheep stay to put your head down in Oban
If your after a cheep place to stay to explore Oban then this is the place. Dont expect luxury as its basic and a little run down as its an old building. For the price.. well what do you expect and i have stayed in worse for a lot more money. Bar is a good mix of ages and the locals seem to like it. Bar staff are great... Oohh and the bar prices are not too bad either 👍
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Calum

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

leanne

Business traveller
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Thomas

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This hotel is described as budget accommodation and that is exactly what it is - the general appearance of the place is tired however it is conveniently situated in the centre of the town with easy access to the train station and the calmac ferry terminal - the cost of staying here is very reasonable and the room was perfectly adequate for an overnight stay
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

John

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was a dump in need of major restoration and so was very over priced
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

kenneth

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

robert

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Duncan

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Likely there are better places to stay in Oban at this price.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

SARAH

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice little gem in the heart of Oban.
We had a lovely stay here. The room was cosy and spacious and the hotel was perfect for the train station, harbour, shops and supermarket. On our last day all transport to Edinburgh was cancelled so we had no other choice but to stay in Oban another night. This was incredibly stressful but the two ladies, one in the bar and the lady with red hair, I'm so sorry I didn't catch their names but they were able to keep my family booked in the same room for another night. I'm so grateful for this but they very accomodating, helpful and really understanding of our situation. This is the difference between a locally owned property in a small town and a chain hotel in the city where everything has to be done via a process. Here, nothing was a bother. Oban was where I use to come up on holiday every year before I moved out to New Zealand so it's a very special place to me. The Caredon was definitely a good stay and is certainly stay here again!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

James, EAGAN

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The actual hotel and room is terrible. We took it because it was cheap and available. The place is clean but the rooms had an odor which made it difficult to sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Paula

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Older building in need of updates. Musty smelling hallways with ripped carpet. Must walk up 2 flights of stairs one of which is curved to access room. Friends room was another flight up from that. Bed was ok. If you're just looking for a place to sleep it's ok. Not what I expected or wanted on my vacation.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
In need of a complete renovation.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

malcolm

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Bruce

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Anne

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Derek

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Peter

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

William

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
At first glance some may be put off by the outside appearance but don't be. Granted its not the Ritz but the room was clean, comfortable and met all our requirements. A bit craic with the lads in the bar on arrival was a welcome diversion and compared to the prices of other establishments in Oban this was a steal. No hesitation in using The Claredon again if in Oban
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Sidnei

Business traveller
Poor hotel and great location
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Kath

Travelled with partner
Had to cancel. Did not have a lift, and no ground floor rooms. I have COPD and cannot cope with two flights of stairs....
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Philip

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Omar, Saskatoon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stained bed sheets Cobwebs behind furniture where plug ins needed to be accessed Cobwebs in drawer where extra blankets were stored Staff were extremely helpful and friendly
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Steven

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our stay at the Clarendon was amazing we had a great time, the karaoke on a Friday night is highly recommend, Erica made us feel very welcome. The hotel is situated in an ideal location great for all your transport needs, shops ,etc Definitely staying again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

darlene

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff at checkin was lovely, however I had to call no text/email message was returned. All good easy checkin. The property is severely dated and run down but it was the only room available in a last minute decision to travel to Oban. It does state free wifi but it did not work on our stay. It was clean safe and quiet. Don’t expect extravagance but nice people.😁if we had to we’d stay again as the price was good!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Allan

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Joanna

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Frances

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023