Name: Quaint and Quirky Cottage in Port Ellen
Address: Upper Imeraval cottage, Islay Island, Islay Island, Islay Island, PA42 7DF, United Kingdom
Rating: 8

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Kilnaughton Beach

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Quaint and Quirky Cottage in Port Ellen

Islay Island

The room was spacious & comfortable and the shower worked well. The food was excellent at breakfast & dinner in the hotel dining room. Best of all we’re the friendly & helpful staff. One of us had a bad cold & stayed in our room for 3 days &nites to try to recover & not spread the cold. The staff brought up meals & helped us however they could. They made us feel very welcome.

Welcoming hotel

Dropped in for dinner after harrowing trip on Scottish roads to have one of best meals of our trip accompanied by a great French wine.  The only way it could have got better is if the host was convivial and helpful and then we found out he was. 

Great food. Great people

As we walked around Port Ellen with our dogs looking for somewhere to grab a coffee, we came across this hotel, Emily served us in the bar area and was great. The coffee and cakes were great and she was very helpful when it came to looking for dog friendly places to eat and drink. Thank you Emily

Coffee and cake

Stayed at the Islay Hotel for three nights in June. Room was super clean and outfitted with vintage furniture.  Breakfasts and Dinners were outstanding - definitely get the oysters!  Excellent wine selection. Nigel and staff were welcoming and helpful.   The Three Distilleries Path (Laphroig, Lagavulin and Ardbeg) is beautiful and starts just a couple blocks from the hotel.   Highly recommended!

Excellent hotel, great food and service

We'd been recommended the restaurant by friends who had been to Islay previously. It sadly did not live up to their recommendation. The hotel itself is beautiful but they won't serve non-residents apart from in the bar even though the restaurant has a lot of tables, so we had to do with a wobbly and small bar table for our group. There's no whisky menu and the whisky on selection felt very over priced when compared to other establishments in Port Ellen, vegetarian/vegan options are extremely limited with a very meat/fish focused menu, long wait times on food/ordering even when the establishment isn't full. There were a few good staff members who tried to mitigate the issues like the lovely pregnant lady who was running around all night looking after us all and the rest of the bar/restaurant, however the majority of staff were more interested in their phones or gossiping together whilst claiming they were short staffed. The food itself was good but wasn't worth the price or the wait to get it, even a simple bowl of ice cream took a ridiculous amount of time to reach the table. 

I'd personally recommend the restaurant Seasalt if visiting Port Ellen, you can book, the food comes out quickly and even though they have less staff than the Islay they manage to do take away and restaurant very effectively. 

Avoid and go to Seasalt instead

I had dinner in the stunning whisky bar. My main was Smoked Sweet Potato, Pomegranate, Puffed Rice, Pistachio, Sumac Dressing as a main and a pint of Islay beer (I can’t remember which :/) which was beautiful. . 
The entire meal tasted beautiful and was served by very friendly , professional staff. 

For dessert I had mint chocolate Creme brûlée. Wow , it was stunning too. The mint got more intense the deeper into the dish I got and the chocolate was so rich. About 75% , I had to admit defeat and finish but honestly what a gorgeous find. 

The loos were spotless and it was really cool decor in the whiskey bar ; both the lampshades made of glasses and the jack vetriano art work were particular favourites for me. 
It was so good to see how environmentally helpful the hotel is too.

Fabulous dinner

Lovely cosy room, with all amenities you could need. Some lovely different well thought out, different  options on the menu, mostly executed well. Good breakfast, ask for a small porridge though if you want the full cooked as well! Great friendly host, on street parking but plenty nearby in September. Close to ferry terminal

Comfortable room, good food

Brilliant hotel with absolutely lovely staff, a great restaurant with lovely food and excellent service, a relaxed bar with an excellent Scotch selection and wonderful rooms. Location is fantastic being within walking distance of Laphroaig and Lagavulin.

No competition

What an excellent hotel. The whole experience was brilliant.
Our greeting on arrival was warm and friendly. 
The whole accommodation was spotlessly clean and tidy. 
Our room (number 14) was stunning. The room had a double aspect view. If you can, I would request room number 14.
We had breakfast and dinner at the hotel. The breakfast was great with just enough choice and you could pick and choose your cooked items.

The dinner menu and service was brilliant. A fun and friendly service was delivered by the whole team.

The bar had a great range of drinks. The whisky menu was brilliant.

Superb place to base for your Islay adventures.

Had a few dinners here during our stay at Islay. Some dishes was good, fish pie, local veil and cesar salad was good. Staff was nice, asking about food and more drinks. But other dishes was not as good.. crab was still frozen and soup was boring, the veil-pie had no taste, and was just filled with pulled viel without any sauce.
Live music was really nice, and some of the staff were extra nice.

Quaint and Quirky Cottage in Port Ellen

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