Perhaps we should have read some of the previous reviews more carefully. It was like going back to the '70s or '80s. To be met by a notice saying 'no check in before 3 pm' even though we were in time, is off putting. The owner was very unwelcoming, monosyllabic and no offer of tea ( previous places had made us a pot and cake too so we had begun to think this was standard). Yes the room had a view, but the furniture was very heavy and too big for the room. One bedside table could not be placed by the bed ( no space) and the enormous dressing table had the only drawers available and they were too small for anything other the scarves/ underwear etc. It didn't fit the space and made moving around the room difficult. The switches to the wall mounted bedside lights couldn't be turned off from the bed as the headboard covered them and very nearly the light too. It looked as if the furniture had been bought with none of the room measurements to hand. I don't want IKEA ( see previous review) but I do expect furniture to be functional.The shower had mould, and we had mean little shampoo sachets and soap as one would find in a lower starred place.
The cooking was also stuck in the same time warp as the hotel. As for breakfast, it is left under heatlamps ( even fried eggs) so get there early if you want any chance of it being remotely fresh. Having umpteen varieties of malt is of no consolation.
Try for the Kylesku Hotel or Mackay's rooms further north.
- Eddrachilles Hotel Badcall Bay
