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Reviews of Cuilfail Hotel

Cuilfail Hotel
Kilmelford, Oban, Scotland

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 27 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 27 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 27 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 27 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 27 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very accommodating staff, breakfast plentiful, country setting, and great music at bar in hotel that ends at 23:00. Enjoy our stay!
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

Mike

Business traveller
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
If you just want to sleep okay at best
One night business stopover. No Tea or Coffee in room No shampoo No breakfast except continental ! Shower went to cold water after a minute use. Helpful and pleasant staff but cant do anything.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Billy, Northern Ireland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Comfortable Stay
Old Coaching House, reception took our bags to the room which we didn't expect. Food was excellent Our only complaint was the shower had very poor pressure I'm glad we didn't want to take a bath as it would have taken all day to fill.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Day 8 and 9 of the 2018 Scottish Heritage McTour
Lovely old country hotel in a fantastic setting, full of character. Owners were very friendly and whisky selection was top class. Breakfast excellent with best bacon I've had in a long time. Bedroom was fine and had a great nights sleep. Will definitely stay again. Great vfm😀
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Janice, East lothian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
lovely hotel ideal for fishing and exploring
excellent stay in a friendly environment, great food and service
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Not bad place to stay
A quiet place to stay to explore the area with very friendly staff. Décor a little faded and the floorboards "squeak".
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Madeleine, Dunblane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel near Oban
Lovely and quiet with amazing home cooked food with large portion s
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Claude, Switzerland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
not usual
It is a kind of central meeting point for local folks The food is excellent

6/10 Okay

michelle , taree

Basic hotel, used it as a base when sailing
We used the hotel as a base when going on a tall ship for a couple of days. The room was basic, two single beds, and a very old TV. Tea and coffee in the room, which was an advantage . Didn't order breakfast at £10 each. The staff were helpful with directions to laundry facilities close by. It's about 30 mins to Oban and nothing in the town apart from the hotel for eating places, so not terribly convenient , although we were able to leave baggage there when we went on the ship. Staff were friendly .

8/10 Good

Frank, San Francisco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Business & vacation combo
A business trip, however the hotel & staff were just wonderful & the surrounding countryside superb, just perfect. Great hotel.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Passing through for work and it doesn't pretend to be something its not. Nice location. albeit a little remote, but did the job.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful local experience!
This was by far the favorite place we stayed on our 10 day trip to Scotland. I'll be honest: I was at first frustrated because it was listed on Expedia as being in Oban, but was actually a 30 minute drive out of our way. However, it ended up being well worth it. The hotel itself is very old with an even older attached pub. The room was fine - homey, but clean. No elevator (as was the case with most of the smaller hotels we stayed in). The best part of our stay was the pub and people. We went down to the pub for a drink after a tiring day. We ended up chatting with the locals and had such a great time. One of the locals brings his dog Patch to the bar who was so sweet and made it such a unique experience. A local was practicing the bagpipe elsewhere in the hotel and came in an played a couple impromptu songs. It was such a fun experience and we will always remember it! The bar does take credit cards and had a couple cask ales (which my husband hunted for our whole trip) and standard wine selections for me. The surroundings of the hotel are beautiful and quiet. I would highly recommend a stay to this hotel, WONDERFUL people!! The hotel did have breakfast and dinner available but we were not able to have either. Wifi not in room, but free downstairs in the pub and lobby.

8/10 Good

Jan , New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Quaint, little hotel about 15miles past Oban.
We arrived rather late due to late departure and hadn't realized hotel was past Oban. Dining room had closed and there were no other shops nearby. The proprietress whisked us up a tasty fish and chip meal in 10 minutes, which was much appreciated. The internet connection wasn't working very well but could be due to the location.

8/10 Good

clive, Hull

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Happy
One night stay, very friendly hotel good food and beer.

8/10 Good

colin, Napier nz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
on line booking
Comfortable but to far out of town, hard to get to .

10/10 Excellent

Stacey, Edinburgh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great service!
Great hotel but a long way out of Oban. Amazing food in the hotel! The front desk help was amazing, there was a bit of confusion and it said pet friendly. On their website it says there is only a certain number of pet friendly rooms! But on this site it doesn't mention that! So, I showed up with my two small dogs! My room was not for dogs but the host gave me a number of options as I thought I would have to drive back home to Edinburgh because the hotel was fully booked. They sorted it and the dogs also got to stay! They went out of their way to help! Great customer service!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely staff, the food was excellent. Comfy warm beds and lovely old building

4/10 Poor

Mum, Yorkshire

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Old coaching inn, very historic
I stayed two nights, four days apart. The room for my first stay was ok, but very worn. Shower was good. Dinner was good, breakfast was good. My room for the second stay was superficially ok, worn again but good shower. Dinner was excellent, staff very obliging, but the bed!,,,,, There were two single beds in the room, and I chose the one next to the bathroom. When I sat on it to get ready for bed, I thought I would sink to the floor. I tried to sleep on it, but the old springs were poking me in the back, so around one o clock I gave up and climbed onto the other bed, taking my quilt and pillows with me. Better, but still not good. What a shame. They must chuck out the old mattresses - they spoil an otherwise interesting hotel, and let down a great restaurant and good staff.

8/10 Good

Jo-Ann Howell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect for us!
Great welcome, lovely staff, wonderful food, incredible setting!

10/10 Excellent

Gordon & John, Glasgow, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cuilfail Hotel Experience
Although the hotel was undergoing renovation, it did not make our stay any less comfortable. The hosts made us most welcome and provided an excellent service. Breakfast which was included was excellent.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Es gibt doch Zeitreisen
WARNHINWEIS: DIESE BEWERTUNG KANN SPUREN VON SARKASMUS ENTHALTEN. Das einzig Gute, was ich über dieses Zimmer sagen kann: Es war angenehm groß. Das gilt überhaupt nicht für die Nasszelle, die eine Größe von 1qm (gefühlt) und weniger als 2qm (tatsächlich) hat. Die Bezeichnung "Badezimmer" wäre scham- und maßlos übertrieben. Beim Benutzen der Toilette hat man sich die Knie am Waschbecken gestoßen, weil man Toilette und Waschbecken "bequem" gleichzeitig erreicht. Es gibt nur eine klapperige Schiebetür, die bestenfalls einen Sichtschutz bietet und nachts als Wecker dienen kann. Die Betten waren eine echte Katastrophe und nur durch unterlegen von zusätzlichen Decken einigermaßen zu benutzen. Die Sprungfedermatratzen waren in einem dermaßen abgenutzt, durchgelegenen und erbärmlichen Zustand, daß man jede einzelne Stahlfeder um Rücken spüren konnte. Den Untergrund bildete eine Sperrholzplatte (!), und auch das konnte man deutlich spüren. Der Fernseher war ein winziges Röhrengerät (13" ?) und wir haben erst gar nicht den Versuch einer Nutzung unternommen. Dafür hatte die Fernbedienung das Format eines Schneidebretts und hätte wohl auch beim örtlichen Blindenverein gute Dienste geleistet. Alle Möbel hätten locker als Requisiten für einen alten Edgar-Wallace-Film aus den frühen 60ern dienen können. Der WLAN-Empfang im Zimmer war schlichtweg nicht vorhanden. Wenigstens wurden wir am ersten Abend durch die Übungsstunde der lokalen Dudelsackgruppe unterhalten. Fazit: Never ever again!

4/10 Poor

Suzanne, Montréal, Québec

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
hotel loin d'Oban
situé géographiquement loin d'Oban. installations vétustes mais propres. le wifi ne fonctionnait pas.

10/10 Excellent

Kay, Hamburg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
remote hotel on high level
The hotel is about 30min away from Oban, the next larger town and therefore in a quiet an secluded location. The staff is friendly and competent. The room was large with spacious bathroom and proper shower. The building is old therefore a squeeling wooden floor. The room was clean but missing a chair, the stool was occupied by the teatime equipment. WLAN was not available on the top floor, only on the staircase and the lobby (also not in the restaurant and breakfast room). An old small TV was in the room with 4 programs. The restaurant serves delicious food. For breakfast a proper variety was offered, can't comment on the scotish breakfast. Parking lots are in limited number available.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Kleines familienhotel
Bequemes Zimmer im familiären Stil. Das Bad war zwar etwas kalt aber schön groß mit dusche und Badewanne eingerichtet.

6/10 Okay

Andrea, Wuppertal, Deutschland

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
nettes Landhotel
Ein nettes kleines Haus mit viktorianischem Charme und einem süssen Mini-Pub. Das Personal war sehr freundlich.