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The Great Western Hotel

3.0 star property

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Daily English breakfast (GBP 14.95 per person)
Front of property
Bar (on property)
Room amenity
Lake

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Parking available
  • Pet-friendly
  • Housekeeping

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Corran Esplanade, Oban, Scotland, PA34 5PP
  • Place, Oban Distillery
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Oban Ferry Terminal
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Place, Ganavan Sands
    ‪5 min drive‬

Room options

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, iron/ironing board

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, iron/ironing board

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, iron/ironing board

Double Room (with Sea View)

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, iron/ironing board

Standard Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, iron/ironing board

Twin Room (with Sea View)

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, iron/ironing board

Superior Double Room (with Sea View)

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Shower, hair dryer, towels

Basic Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, iron/ironing board

Family Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Superior Twin Room (with Sea View)

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Oban

A stay at The Great Western Hotel places you in the heart of Oban, within a 15-minute walk of Oban Ferry Terminal and St. John's Cathedral. .This hotel is 11.4 mi (18.3 km) from Craignure Mull Ferry Terminal and 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Oban War and Peace Museum.

What's nearby

  • Oban War and Peace Museum - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Oban Distillery - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • McCaig's Tower - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Oban Ferry Terminal - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Ganavan Sands - 5 min drive - 3.7 km

Getting around

  • Oban Station - 7 min walk
  • Glasgow International Airport (GLA) - 136 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cuan Mor - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Oban Inn - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Corryvreckan (Wetherspoon) - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Markie Dan's - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Oban Chocolate Company - ‬1 min walk

About this property

The Great Western Hotel

Hotel with a restaurant, near Oban Ferry Terminal
The Great Western Hotel offers 79 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Stay in one of 79 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, tour/ticket assistance, and a banquet hall.
You can enjoy a meal at the restaurant serving the guests of The Great Western Hotel, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. English breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM and on weekends from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, a safe deposit box at the front desk, and an elevator. This hotel has 6 meeting rooms available for events. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:30 AM and 9:00 AM and on weekends between 8:00 AM and 9:30 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Offsite parking; discounts available
  • Secured parking on site (GBP 6 per day)
  • Limited on-site parking

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM on weekends; GBP 14.95 for adults and GBP 7.95 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Bicycle storage
  • Water sports equipment

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

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

Business services

  • 6 meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • Lift

More

  • Banquet hall

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

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

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Champagne service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Late check-out fee: GBP 15.00

Special check-in instructions

Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Guests who intend to bring their dog must contact the property in advance to make arrangements.
This property has 24 parking spaces onsite, available on a first-come, first-served basis. Parking cannot be reserved in advance.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 20 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total pets
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 10.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 14.95 for adults and GBP 7.95 for children
  • Secured self parking fee: GBP 6.00 per day
  • Pet fee: GBP 20 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 15.00
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 10.0 per night

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
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

Property is also known as

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The Great Western Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 247 out of 1150 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 293 out of 1150 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 314 out of 1150 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 166 out of 1150 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 130 out of 1150 reviews

6.8/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Karen

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities
This was a horrible decision to stay. We arrived for a five nights stay, and learned there was no heat in the room as the boiler was broken. This is in the town of Oban in Scotland, and there were no extra rooms to move us. It was freezing cold, raining, and the wind was blowing hard. The hotel is very old and the windows leaked. We asked for portable heaters, and we’re given only a small heater that was an adequate. We could not sleep without several extra blankets. Hotel management was unable to repair the heater during our stay. I would like a complete and total refund for this misadventure.
Broken elevator non functional until last day we were there.
Small space heater provided after staff lied to us and said heater from radiator was in timer then finally admitted the next day the broiler was broken. Heat did not work throughout our stay. Staff all new and untrained to address any problems.
Broken bathroom fixtures
Peeling paint on walls in room
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Theresa

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

1 Night in Oban

In its heyday it was probably a lovely hotel but its tired. We were in a ground floor room (which is actually partially subterrainan) musty smell, mold on wall, peeling paint. This is not to say rhey haven't made upgrades. Bathroom fixtures are new, beds are new and comfortable, lighting is good, breakfast was abundant and staff was very kind.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Jill

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I asked to swap my room as I needed a low floor and the lift was out of order . I can’t do many stairs so they agreed and I got room 17 . A No frills room but great view , plaster falling off the walls on the corridor , but bed was clean and I had our dog with us , so we had to pay an extra £30 she tried to charge £40 but I had an email agreeing £30 . The hotel is scruffy so I don’t know why I had to pay an extra charge for the dog . However we had breakfast in the bar with the dog so that was a plus . Brekky was ok a hot selection and croissants etc . The amount of a £150 per night plus £30 dog for two nights , plus £6 a day parking , is daylight robbery considering the state of the hotel . Lots of complaints wen I was checking in and a lady threw her keys at the receptionist telling her she had gone elsewhere . They need to spend some money on this place , we came just after Covid and it was in a right state and nothing much has changed . Take heed the owners as people will eventually stop coming it’s so bad
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Doreen

Disliked: Amenities
The hotel is horrendous.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Liane

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Dont believe photos.

Hotel in a terrible state of disrepair in parts. Our room was right at the very top, and the lift was out of order( found out thats been for quite a few months, hallway smelled musty/mouldy as did room. Lots of mismatched patches on walls, cobwebs, and bathroom smelled foul- which was the shower drain. Definitely, the rooms and hotel are not like photos on this or their own website. Went down to see if we could move/ voice our concerns, which we couldn't but it would be past to management, same thing the following morning, and again at checkout. Still wait on some response from management. Apart from being lied to by 3 reception staff, other staff members were brilliant. Photos below. And complaint going to Bespoke hotels
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Robert

Travelled with partner
Limited parking..no lifts working and was not good as i have bad mobility in my legs
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Nice bar but the rest needs a major overhaul

The bar area is great with a superb view. The rest of the hotel is in desperate need of attention. A musty smell fills all the corridors, the carpets looked like they'd not been cleaned in days, the walls were dirty and/or damaged.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Nancy, Washington

Travelled with family
Dirty, dated, and not well managed. NOT HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE AS stated. Elevator broken. Paint chipped off windows, glass broken out of windows and borded over. Carpets FILTHY. Bugs dead on carpet next to bed. Plaster falling off wall onto stairs. Heater did not work in room. Had to ask for blanket 3 times to finally get one. Shower filthy. Expedia ratings WAY TOO HIGH to be true.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Pamela

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is literally falling apart. We let the front desk staff know we were checking out after our first night due to the conditions of the hotel. No hot water, door banging in the wind all night, creaky floors, peeling paint… crooked stairway, no elevator, spongy floors which felt like you might fall through. Overall one of the worst hotel experiences especially for how much they were charging for such poor conditions. Every other place I have stayed in Ireland and Scotland on this trip has been amazing, comfy beds and great breakfast for the same cost. This was disappointing in every way. Not even a good breakfast to help make up for the rundown condition of the property. Believe the bad reviews and do not book this hotel unless they do the promised renovations they say they will do. Until then they should be charging a hostel rate not a hotel rate. I honestly have never felt the need to leave a bad review but this one deserves it. Save your $$ for anywhere else.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Erica

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Elaine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

John

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Poor reception on arrival. Lift not working. Fire alarm went off 6 times. Mold round window in en suite. Clearly needs a lot of decoration in the building. No information in my room. Staff helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Helen

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Old and very much in need of repair. Asked to check in early but receptionist was extremely uncooperative. Making us wait until 3pm. And then gave us a room that hadn’t been cleaned. The cleaning staff explained that there were rooms available from much earlier and that they had told the receptionist what rooms were not ready, yet she gave us an unfinished room. I think she just wanted us to have the worst room it had a view of a slate roof, broken sink taps and every floorboard squeaked. Needless to say we won’t be back!!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Nigel

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Oh dear. In its day this place would have been magnificent. Great location etc. Those days are long gone. It needs massive investment as it is so dated. The staff do their best but can only work with what they've got. We had two nights here and would not recommend it at all. It served its purpose. We got a bed, fed in the morning and a basic bathroom. No frills stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Phillip

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is in a great location. Unfortunately, it's pretty tired and the owners haven't put any money into the property. It could be great but I don't think they care. Except for the great bartender, the staff wasn't too helpful when I mentioned the marijuana smell in the hallway and barking lapdog in the morning. I felt bad for any guest with mobility issues since the elevator didn't work during out stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Gary

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pros: - Location and views - Parking - Staff working with the little they have Cons: - Everything else This property could be something special but sadly its owner/manager has no pride in his/her/their country and it's reputation with travellers choosing to visit this beautiful area of Scotland. He/She/They also have no shame charging for rooms that barely meet standards, if indeed they do. Without spending a cent, things could be improved. For example; hang the curtains properly. The hooks have come off the rail meaning that closing the curtains for privacy or against light is futile. I would have done it myself if I had access to a ladder. The one hook behind the bathroom door (which doesn't close by the way) is laughably pointless as nothing placed on it actually stays there. I'm sure there is black mould that is covered over with paint and there are areas everywhere that paint is peeling. I think the person cleaning does the best possible job he/she/they can do under the circumstances. Breakfast is fine and the staff there are friendly and helpful. This hotel is part of the Bespoke group of hotels which doesn't speak well for that brand and we'll be avoiding it in future.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

tetyana

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stay away

Smelly hotel, dirty, problems with plumbing, elevator is out of order, no parking.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Jonathan

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Derek

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Great location but mixed staffing experience

Nice hotel although needs a bit of upgrading. Lovely location and worth paying for a sea view. Car park is a challenge. The hotel works a system where you have to book through reception. But many people don’t comply which meant we did not get our allocated space. I felt hotel could have dealt with this better. Worth noting that there are nearby public car parks that are free from 6pm to 9am. So a good alternative option. We had dinner, bed and breakfast. Food was good and a variety of choice. Dining room has lovely views across the bay. I felt reception staff could have been better. It doesn’t take much to welcome you properly, and also say hello when you pass. Slightly redeemed with check out. Waiter on Saturday morning kept telling everyone how management had left him on his own. Not a good image to have staff openly criticising management.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Big Grand Hotel. On the Harbour.

Great Stay. We have been before to this Hotel so we new what to expect. Staff Great and Polite. Breakfast very good, Its an old Victorian Type Hotel but you get what you pay for,Yes there could be a few improvements here and there with the Structure but what suits some dosen't suit others. The price was right so there you go. Would we go again yes.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Deborah

Travelled with family
Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Great western hotel in Oban

Only 1 side of the window opens but not very far curtains were torn on the inside and can be seen from the road . Staff is very pleasant and helpful. Cooked Breakfast could be a bit better
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Lorraine

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel Needs Some TLC

In need of renovation. Some areas very run down. Staff helpful and good location.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Vernon

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely disgusting hotel, that im surprised it can use the word Hotel. Avoid at all costs. 3* are all very questionable.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Fiona

The hotel is clean but a little tired. The lift had broken down on the day I arrived which meant climbing about 70 stairs up to my room on the 3rd floor. Bed very comfortable and en suite rather small but everything needed was there. Staff helpful and friendly. Very nice breakfast. Limited parking.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025