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Royal Marine Hotel

3.0 star property

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Front of property
Double Room, Sea View | View from room
Interior detail
Boating
Double Room, Sea View

Reviews

7.0 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Business services
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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Hunter's Quay, Dunoon, Scotland, PA23 8HJ
  • Place, Hunters Quay Ferry Terminal
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Smiddy Museum
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Lunderston Bay
    ‪38 min drive‬
  • Airport, Glasgow (GLA-Glasgow Intl.)
    ‪62 min drive‬

Room options

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, individually decorated, individually furnished

Standard Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, individually decorated, individually furnished

Single Room, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Double Room, Sea View

Double Room, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Family Room, Sea View (2 adults + 1 child)

Family Room, Sea View (2 adults + 1 child)

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

Family Room, Sea View (2 adults + 2 children)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Single Beds

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Economy Double Room

Economy Double Room

7.4 out of 10
Good
(6 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin Room

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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About the area

Dunoon

With a stay at Royal Marine Hotel in Dunoon, you'll be by the sea, within a 10-minute drive of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park and Hunters Quay Ferry Terminal. .This historic hotel is 1 mi (1.6 km) from Cowal Golf Club and 1.4 mi (2.2 km) from Smiddy Museum.

What's nearby

  • Hunters Quay Ferry Terminal - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Smiddy Museum - 3 min drive - 1.7 km
  • Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park - 7 min drive - 7.0 km
  • Benmore Botanic Garden - 12 min drive - 11.0 km
  • Lunderston Bay - 38 min drive - 14.5 km

Getting around

  • Dunoon Station - 4 min drive
  • Glasgow International Airport (GLA) - 59 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Spinnaker Hotel - ‬28 min drive
  • ‪The Lorne Bar - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Anselmo's - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Swallow Cafe - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Wildfire Delicatessen - ‬30 min drive

About this property

Royal Marine Hotel

Royal Marine Hotel offers 38 accommodations with coffee/tea makers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and hair dryers. Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.
Make yourself at home in one of the 38 individually decorated guestrooms. Bathrooms have bathtubs or showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, wedding services, and tour/ticket assistance.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Onsite parking available only on request

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Meeting room

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1890
  • Smoke-free property
  • Victorian architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:30 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 12.50 per pet, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 12.50 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve onsite parking
This property accepts credit cards
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.

Property is also known as

Royal Marine Dunoon
Royal Marine Hotel Dunoon
Royal Marine Hotel Hotel
Royal Marine Hotel Dunoon
Royal Marine Hotel Hotel Dunoon

Royal Marine Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 70 out of 264 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 83 out of 264 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 38 out of 264 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 38 out of 264 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 35 out of 264 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel,great manager and staff,very helpful,fantastic room with a view of the clyde,very warm hotel,loads of character,and feels great,highly recommend,ill certainly be going back 5 🌟
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Mark

Stayed 3 nights. Staff v pleasant and courteous. Room
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room was gorgeous - we stayed in the Arran & it had such old style Scottish charm and a gorgeous standalone bath. The staff at check in was lovely too. Would come back again
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andy

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

LYNSEY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic hotel which has clearly had a lot of work done in recent times. I was greeted warmly by Ricky and checked in to Room 2, which was massive - and simply perfect for my (5 stone) greyhound, as he had space to move. The Royal Marine is one of 2 dog friendly hotels in the area, and as you can see, His Lordship was made ever so welcome and he slept like a log, as did I! I brought his own bed, however my bed was super comfy and cosy. There was a tv, a (clean!) kettle with tea & coffee and large en-suite. The building itself is steeped in history and is architecturally stunning. For the same price you could stay in one of the bland, characterless, pokey guesthouses nearer town.... but why would you? From what I could tell, every room looked different, which was a nice touch. The terrace is a great place to sit and watch the Clyde roll by, and there was ample parking too. The log fire in the bar was both cosy and aesthetically pleasing, and the whole place was super clean. Sadly I was staying due to holding my husbands funeral in Dunoon, but the hotel being bright and cheerful really helped me alot. All the staff were fun and incredibly friendly (it is rare for housekeeping to say good morning these days, but the ladies here were wonderful). Also, a big thumbs-up to Fiona on the bar for making my stay a thoroughly enjoyable one; it really is the staff who make a hotel feel like home. As Arnie would say, Ill be back! Thank you xxx
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Hawk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not near by eighter long or need taxi. Overall properties need lot attention, lot of improvements, requires more stuff, stuff members were very friendly but they are just too busy due shortage of stuff.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ewan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Royal Marine is an historic building, full of history, with an outstanding sea view, transformed internally with the installation of en suite bathrooms etc to suit the modern traveller.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Vicki

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
The room was spacious but not cleaned well. There were empty sugar packets on the floor next to the bedside table, socks under the sofa in the room also, just a feeling of lack of cleanliness in the room. The one staff member we came across was friendly. We didn’t eat here so cannot comment on the food. We were on the 3rd floor, my mum always likes to know the fire escape route when she’s in a new place, leaflet in room stated to check door for map and exits - this was non existent.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Mary

Disliked: Staff & service
ROOM CLEAN, CUSTOM SERVICE POOR, THE DIRECT NICE VIEW FROM OUTSIDE HOTEL.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pete

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Very comfortable

Very comfortable, nice large room, excellent breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Amazing looking building, my room was really nice, very comfy, lovely big clean bathroom, food was good. Interior Condition is a little tired, but in all a great stay xx
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The history of this place is superb. The staff are fantastic. The Guinness and the bar was first class. Great value and and great breakfast.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leon

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful old building with unique rooms
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay for work

2nd time I have stayed for work. Lovely rooms. Very clean. Very comfy. Very friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

reg-t

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Bonnie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The Aircon didn't work and we had noisy neighbours but the guy on the desk was lovely the property is nice. Location is good. We would stay again but maybe go up from a budget room to a slightly bigger one x
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Gillian

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unfortunately the toilet did not flush , no staff available to report too until we checked out in the morning. They did say they would check it however, it was rather inconvenient . There is no bar available in the hotel . Great location - shame about the overall condition and lack of maintenance
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Andrew

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Whilst we were given an early check in our room was far from clean. Hairs in the sink and toilet. Cobwebs on the walls. Windows were mouldy and looked out onto waste ground. Rooms either side of us through the night were incredibly loud, several calls made to reception but no answer so staff did nothing to resolve this.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Steven

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Yngve

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Arriving after 2000 is problems

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Maggie

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
On arrival we saw a sign saying that reception was closed (30 minutes after check in started) but a member of ataff came from the bar to help. Very helpful and showed us up to our room. Our room was on the second floor with no lifts, but managed ok. Hallway stank of smoke, I assume a fellow guest was smoking in their room as no smell in rest of hotel. Also they must have been doing it again first thing this morning as we woke up smelling cigarette smoke in our room. We couldn't find any staff to tell until we checked out this morning. Room was lovely and big. While I appreciate that I booked the economy room option, it was very tired looking and not worth £77 for the night. Stains on walls, in bedroom and bathroom. Stained hand towel hanging in bathroom. Stains behind kettle and all over the coffee/tea sachets. Loose and wobbly plugs. Bed mattress lumpy and not comfortable. The bedside lamp next to the bathroom let out a high pitched buzzing noise and I dont think its safe for use. I had a shower and the dial is fitted upside down and flitted between scalding and freezing. The door also didnt close properly in shower so i kept hitting myself. No shower gel or shampoo. I have taken pictures of the issues but can't see how to upload on Expedia. Overall just feels dated, tired and in need of manitenance. I saw in other reviews that some rooms have been updated so possibly others will be done in future but I wouldn't stay here again unfortunately.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Always a warm welcome, comfy beds, very quiet and peaceful. Staff really go the extra mile. Even brought us plates and cutlery for our takeaway. Lovely old place.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

donna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Overnight stay

Stayed here for one night. Room was clean and the bed was so comfortable. It is a little dated but it all adds to the character. Would stay here again . 👍Proximity to the ferry was 30 seconds which was great
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025