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Rowantree Hotel

3.0 of 5
GEORGE STREET, Oban PA345NX, Scotland
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Ranked #57 of 85 Oban B&B and Inns
3.5 of 5 stars 34 Reviews
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Isarfischer
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 January 2012
5
people found this review helpful

Today we stayed at the Rowantree Hotel in Oban. The first thing you will notice when you enter the car park is the bad greasy smell of the Restaurant. Our room was to the front, so we only were confronted with the greasy smell on the stairs down to the breakfast room. The only bread available for breakfast was plain... More

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pinkcanary76
Norwich
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28 reviews
16 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 October 2011

Centrally located. Not the prettiest to look at from outside. I assume I had a recently refurbished room. As it was clean & bright & modernised. Not so sure about the laminate floor. I do like a carpet. Bed was ok & slept well enough. Facilities were decent enough once inside, Free WiFi which was good as I need to... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 September 2011
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This rooms in the hotel have recently been refurbished. They are spacious with the double having a king size bed. Very nice bath rooms. There is no lift and the stairs to the rooms are narrow so those with mobilty issues may have a problem.. The staff are very helpful and friendly and will uplift your luggage as reqested.. Breakfast... More

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beetlePeterborough
Peterborough, United Kingdom
Senior Reviewer
9 reviews
3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 July 2011

This is a lovely hotel, clean and basic. The Steakhouse that is with it is a little pricey but the whole of Oban is not cheap. Hotel room on front of building over looking main street so can be a little noisey from traffic if you need the windows open. Hotel room had lovely huge bed and room was very... More

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rc261972
galloway uk
1 review
1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 July 2011
1
person found this review helpful

The first thing we noticed on arrival was the location of the hotel, not on the harbour front as stated online but up the street behind. We drove into the car park which was tiny and not 'large' as stated online yet again. As soon as we stepped out of our car the smell of grease hit us and made... More

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stu223
North Vancouver, Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 July 2011
1
person found this review helpful

Checked room before checking in. Smelled of damp and stale. Parking is not what is described and not very safe. Lobby does not exist. Quick look at the restaurant looked like a factory cafeteria. Location seem noisy and this was admitted by staff. We went to Best Western on waterfront instead. The only positive was that we were not held... More

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LASS4
Bismarck, North Dakota
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6 reviews
3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 July 2011

The rooms have recently been totally renovated and are clean, attractive and comfortable. The lobby, if you can all it that, is pitiable. Although it is at the far end of the street from the esplanade, Oban is a small town and the Rowantree's location is fine. More

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JasonMoran
Washington DC, District of Columbia
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34 reviews
12 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 July 2011

This medium-sized hotel has no old-world charm, but was clean, and adequate for one night. The staff were friendly. Room 209 (100 pounds) was a little small and water pressure very whimpy. The floor was laminate and our twin beds rolled around way too easily. It had the feel of a college dorm maybe, and had two large dressers too... More

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farmerdp
lancaster
1 review
2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 May 2011
2
people found this review helpful

arrived to find what looked like an agricultural building in the heart of Oban very out of keeping .The room was clean but basic and had a musty stale smell. Breakfast was laid out the night before with only the cooked breakfast put out in the morning, there was no sign of any waiting staff and the eggs were like... More

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foster1605
Fort William, United Kingdom
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14 reviews
6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2011
1
person found this review helpful

The room was clean and tidy but I didn't lilke the laminate floor it was cold under foot. Night porter did a near enough job on the breakfast and was cheer ful. Shower mixer is not great as the water is seperate out the head, cold on one side hot on the other. Good parking out back for a town... More

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