Doune Braes - Eilean Siar

Really first class service! The hotel was able to accommodate me despite only phoning them up at 9pm on the night due to my camping trip being disrupted by stormy weather. Amazingly helpful and attentive staff, a lovely room, and an excellent cooked breakfast absolute life savers!

Stayed overnight in our road trip of the Outer Hebrides. Hotel was so dated and clearly hadn’t been updated in the last 40 years. Not enough staff.. same person booking in on reception, running the bar and serving food. I’ve not heard a member of staff saying sorry as much as the Welsh girl said on this particular evening. Our food was dreadful and like a bad school dinner. Pale, tasteless and not well presented. My sticky toffee pudding arrived freezing cold with cold sauce poured over it. Couldn’t complain initially as no staff to complain to. Just dreadful really and so overpriced. The breakfast was rubbish too. I had porridge and they couldn’t even get that right. It was tasteless and looked grey and gelatinous.. which it was. Our bedroom was like something my grandma had in the 70’s and the bathroom fan was like an angle grinder in noise. The toilet seat moved and the bath mat was a piece of paper. Little bath towels not sheets and hanging out to dry in the grim backyard when we left. The ironing board was up in k e dining room. Just dreadful. Saving grace was that it was at least clean. Drive straight past people!

Only briefly popped in but what a fantastic welcome. Staff were lovely and taught me a little Gaelic. Nice to receive such a welcome.

Super friendly, kind and helpful staff, decent food and a beer. Grateful for the carbs after a long cycle

If you are visiting the Callanish Stones this summer 2024 possibly next summer too... , this is the nearest place for a proper sit down inside , out of the rain, eating opportunity. The Callanish Stones visitor centre is closed for refurbishment, and only has a trailer serving instant tea coffee. This place is just abiut 5miles 10 minutes drive North of the stones, Limited lunchtime menu , soup, toasties, baked potatoes, sandwiches, sticky toffee pudding, but all quite nice. They could do worse than up their game with lunchtime menu just a touch, whilst the Callanish visitor centre is getting refurbished, and become a Must Visit rather than a Nice To Visit. They should ask the Visitor Centre Tea Trailer to have a wee poster or business cards, cos it's a shame to go to the Stones on a wet rainy day and not realise there's somewhere near ish to go for a sit down light meal. Lovely Staff, lovely decor in restaurant, nice wee local bar in same building. If you're doing the West Side Circular Stones, Broch, Garenin etc , this is a good place to refresh.