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The Oban Columba Hotel – reviews, photos

3.0 of 5
The Esplanade, Oban PA34 5QD, Scotland
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Ranked #4 of 9 hotels in Oban
3.5 of 5 stars 226 Reviews
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What travellers say about this hotel
  • Very good(6)
  • Car park(5)
  • Second floor(4)
  • Flat screen TV(4)
  • Spotlessly clean(4)
  • Great view(4)
  • Single room(3)
  • Buffet style(3)
  • Evening meals(3)
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58 reviews 58 reviews
Reviews in 26 cities Reviews in 26 cities
44 helpful votes 44 helpful votes
“Truly, awful, really bad, to be avoided”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 February 2012
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I stayed there in January 2012, unbelievably bad. From the outside the building is filthy and 2 of the 3 hotel signs are hanging off the wall with letters missing. Not a good start. Inside the small reception was empty, eventually adour, miserable woman came and without even greeting me, her first word was 'name'. My room was tiny, the springs in the matress were burst, if I could see through the dirt in the window, a nice view of McCaigs twoer may have been seen. The room is above the bare, pedestrian crossing and the route for heavy vehicles, very noisy. If you look at the photo's I have added, you will see how dire this dump is. Do yourself a favour and spend an extra dollar one someplace else.

Room Tip: Just do not stay at this hotel
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  • Stayed January 2012, travelled solo
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Scarlett Main, Guest Relations Manager at The Oban Columba Hotel, responded to this review
21 March 2012
Dear Guest,

Many thanks for your comments about your recent stay at The Columba Hotel Oban. I greatly appreciate you having taken the time to share your thoughts. To be fair regarding the lettering on the outside the extremely bad weather in late December was responsible for that. Regarding your welcome and greeting a refresher course on customer service has been given. Thank you once again for your feedback.

Kind regards

Matthew Hamer
General Manager
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Glasgow
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
“Great weekend”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2012

We were at the Columba Hotel weekend the 3rd Feb on a Todays Great Deal Voucher and had a great weekend. The Hotel staff were very helful and friendly. Shirley the Receptionist could not do enough for us. The room was clean and comfortable and with a view over the Pier and Front. The food was lovely. What a great deal we got. We would recommend this Hotel to our friends and family. We stayed at their sister Hotel in Dunoon and we had a great weekend then also. Keep up the good work. Hope to see Shirley and staff again in the summer.

Room Tip: We were in room 102 with a view of the Pier and Front.
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  • Stayed February 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Glasgow, United Kingdom
2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“wonderful time”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 February 2012

My partner and i recently stayed at the Columba Hotel on a voucher deal basis but did upgrade to a junior suite. Well we had a wonderful time from start to finish. We were greeted with friendly staff and were given a lovely suite overlooking the harbour, our room was modern, beautifully decorated and well equipped. Our canapes on the first evening and our meal on the second evening were both lovely. The breakfast on both mornings was beautiful with good choice and the bacon was especially tasty, probably best we have had. I would say the communal areas of the hotel were quite old fashioned but this is in keeping with the hotel, it is an old buiding so we liked this. The bar area could be doing with a wee bit of a makeover but i think you have to keep in mind this is a 3 star accomodation and for that reason i would say it is great value for money. with very helpful and friendly staff who made our stay amazing. Oban itself is a beautiful place and well worth seeing we had a great time.

Room Tip: Room 201 is a great junior suite with lovely view over the harbour
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  • Stayed February 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
“Not worth the money”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 February 2012
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I have not long joined Trip Advisor, hence the review on this hotel being from last September but wanted to add my opinion anyway. My husband and I paid £109.00 for one nights bed & breakfast & ended up in an attic room which left a lot to be desired. Breakfast the next morning was ridiculous to say the least! We were taken to a table which still had to be cleared & were asked if we wanted tea, coffee & juice but on asking for orange juice, we were told they had run out !! We were told food was out on hot plates & we were to help ourselves but there was nothing on the hot plates when we went up !! The chef came out with some eggs & said the bacon would be 5 mins ! As guests waited eagerly for 10 mins a waitress then brought out some bacon & 8 sausages appeared another 10 mins later !! We travel to Oban a couple of times a year but this is a hotel we will definitely not stay in again.

  • Stayed September 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“weekend break”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2012
1
person found this review helpful

stayed here with my husband last weekend. read the review previously and was a bit worried to tell the truth. needn't have worried, from the first moment we arrived to the time we left, we had a great time. staff were friendly, room perfect (room 213 - we'll definitely come back and ask for the same room!), dinner and breakfast good. room warm. Only problem was a lack of car parking spaces - only 8 for the hotel - although we were lucky to get one immediately and left the car there for the entire stay. Will definitely return.

Room Tip: defintely ask for room 213!!
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  • Stayed February 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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  • Columba Hotel Oban
Address: The Esplanade, Oban PA34 5QD, Scotland
Price range (per night):* INR4,761 - 15,347

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