My wife and myself and two other friends sailed here from further up the River Clyde on two yachts and went ashore intending to anchor for the night , have a couple of drinks and a meal in the hotel, sleep on board the boats and return home the next day. We were served with drinks and given menus but when I went to the bar to order food for the four of us at 1950 I was informed that we were too late as last orders for food was at 1945 !. When I protested my disbelief, it was met with a shrug of the shoulders from what I believe was the proprietress. It was hard to understand this attitude in today's business climate , especially as the kitchen was still in operation preparing food for people at the next table, but who had been fortunate enough to place their order before the 1945 deadline. Establishments like this do not deserve to stay in business and as far as I am concerned, the sooner they fold up, the better.

This is an update on a review I wrote a few years ago. The hotel is rather battered round the edges, but if you accept that, the location is just the best. The owner is friendly without being effusive. The food is standard bar meals but the locals and visitors use the place, so there is a nice atmosphere. Don't know if it gets rowdy at the weekend. I can't imagine it does as the average age of residents is well past retirement age! I did kind of long to wave a magic wand and modernise it, The stairs are pretty lethal and need new carpets. I and another guest who had mobility problems rather struggled. But...what a view! I would only recommend with a lot of provisos as it wouldn't suit everybody.

Lovely views out from the bay. The owners were very welcoming. After touring Scotland, I would be be hard pressed to find a wider selection on the menu and food was great. Couldn't fault anything.

The Hotel is beautiful, the views are amazing and the location is perfect if you want to escape from civilization for a couple of days. We chose St Blane´s Hotel because it looked nice in the website however we made an AWFUL MSTAKE:

- Awful hosts not willing to look after visitors
- Awful manners; one of the owners drinks further too much and has inappropriate manner with clients

Very beautiful part of the island, fantastic walks and views but never and ever, under any circumstances stay in St Blane´s Hotel