Argyll Arms Hotel

We really enjoyed our 1 night stay. 2 of us had a good size twin room, clean and with a very nice modern bathroom. It could have done with a nonslip shower mat though. My 3 rd friend had a lovely double room but found there wasn’t anywhere to put things in the bathroom, small criticism. Very nice breakfast with enough choice. The hotel itself was really friendly feeling, we thought, with an area to sit, what seemed like new carpeting on stairs and corridor . Pleasant helpful staff. We didn’t have dinner but the menu looked very good. Excellent location.

Situated right on the main street, I booked this more for convenience than anything else and at £114 per night, I was expecting a decent experience. Car parking at the rear and a bar serving alcohol…what can go wrong? There’s no lift but that’s OK, I can manage easily enough to the first floor…although I’m always suspicious when I get handed an actual door key as opposed to a card. Yikes…someone’s at the wind up surely! Last refurbished in 1983, there’s an old-fashioned steel radiator that is turned off…but only look warm after having been turned on for an hour…room is Baltic. No heating source whatsoever in the bathroom…it’ll be freezing in the morning. A small electric heater is the only device available which after several hours, surprisingly does help to defrost the room….there’s condensation on the outside of the window! :) By now I’m thinking that if it wasn’t almost dark and Winter, I would have picked up my case and left but sadly I have no option but to stay here…only one night thankfully.