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Crinan Hotel

4.0 star property

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Aerial view
Aerial view
Pub
Front of property - evening/night
Water view

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Laundry
  • Room service
  • Pet-friendly
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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Crinan, Argyll, Lochgilphead, Scotland, PA31 8SR
  • Arichonan Clearance Village
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Kilmartin Glen
    ‪11 min drive‬
  • Kilmartin House Museum
    ‪12 min drive‬

Room options

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Classic Single Room, 1 Single Bed, Ensuite, Sea View

Classic Single Room, 1 Single Bed, Ensuite, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Superior Double or Twin Room, 1 King Bed

Superior Double or Twin Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Classic Double or Twin Room

Classic Double or Twin Room

  • 11 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, iron/ironing board

Classic Double Room

  • Sea view
  • 11 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior Double or Twin Room

Superior Double or Twin Room

  • Sea view
  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

About the area

Lochgilphead

Located in Lochgilphead, Crinan Hotel is by the sea, within a 15-minute drive of Arichonan Clearance Village and Moine Mhor Nature Reserve. .This hotel is 6 mi (9.6 km) from Kilmartin Glen and 6.9 mi (11.2 km) from Kilmartin House Museum.

What's nearby

  • Arichonan Clearance Village - 8 min drive - 6.9 km
  • Kilmartin Glen - 12 min drive - 10.8 km
  • Kilmartin House Museum - 15 min drive - 13.4 km
  • Loch Fyne - 16 min drive - 14.3 km
  • Dunadd - 20 min drive - 11.2 km

Getting around

  • Glasgow International Airport (GLA) - 136 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Smiddy Bistro - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Cafe 35 - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Kilmartin Museum Cafe - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Crinan Hotel - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Tayvallich Inn - ‬14 min drive

About this property

Crinan Hotel

Victorian hotel with 2 restaurants and a 24-hour front desk
Crinan Hotel offers 20 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and bathrobes. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include irons/ironing boards.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Stay in one of 20 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Digital television is provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as coffee/tea makers and a turndown service.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional amenities at this Victorian hotel include concierge services, a fireplace in the lobby, and a banquet hall.
Grab a bite at Westward Restaurant, one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/cafe. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage.
Westward Restaurant - Overlooking the ocean, this fine-dining restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Reservations are required.
Crinan Seafood Bar - This bistro specializes in seafood and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
CRINAN PUB - Onsite pub. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe

Restaurants on site

  • CRINAN COFFEE SHOP
  • CRINAN PUB
  • Crinan Seafood Bar
  • Westward Restaurant

Things to do

  • Library

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On the bay
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • Lift

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1790
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoke-free property
  • Victorian architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service

More

  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11 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

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between November 7 and November 9.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10 per pet, per day
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total (up to 10 lbs per pet)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 10 per pet, per day
  • 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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

National rating

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

Property is also known as

Crinan Hotel
Crinan Hotel Lochgilphead
Crinan Lochgilphead
Hotel Crinan
Crinan
Crinan Hotel Hotel
Crinan Hotel Lochgilphead
Crinan Hotel Hotel Lochgilphead

Crinan Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 82 out of 143 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 51 out of 143 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 143 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 143 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 143 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Maura

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful setting and a very welcoming hotel environment.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

keith

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

Beautiful

Just old world charm with exceptional food.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

CATRIONA

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Polly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Victoria

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Room with a view

Beautiful location and a real treat to lie in bed and look out the window to the sea. Breakfast was lovely.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The views were spectacular, staff were excellent and could not do enough for you meals were delicious, the hotel is quite tired looking and could do with a fresh look, but it wouldn't stop me from visiting again. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay for the two nights we were there.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Ronald

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We have been at this beautiful place at least 15 times and are never disappointed
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

alexander

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent short stay at this delightful hotel.Staff were very attentive and food was delicious.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful quite hotel harping back to another gentler time when the world wasn’t in such a rush kind staff and high quality meals
Balcony of the room
Lemon sole a rare treat
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Max

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location for a nice little hotel, and a wonderful dinner!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kris

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a wonderful stay at the Crinan Hotel. Amazing staff and the fresh seafood at the restaurant was some of the best we’d had on our trip.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Philip

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brian

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

Magical

Fabulous location, like looking down at a model village every day
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

carol

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It’s amazing location
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Roger

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stunning location.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ronald

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very unique location.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Excellent views, landscape, nature, history.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Carolann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Fiona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Lovely service, lovely food. Quirky , (a little faded for our modern taste).
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Mark

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mr Stuart

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We really enjoyed our stay at the Crinan Hotel, the most lovely location. We had great room with a sea view. The hotel.is adorned with the most breathtaking art. All the staff were excellent, they made us feel so welcome and were very attentive throughout our stay. The food was amazing we will definitely be booking a return visit.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

NICHOLAS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything you wanted and none of those you did not want. Food excellent better than most London restaurants.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

robin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
the unique feature is that it is positioned at the western end of the Crinan canal and looks west towards Scarba and Jura between which is one of the worlds largest whirlpool. I should imagine in the depths of winter the single glazing could be a bit "iffy". The vehicular access is "interesting" better to travel by boat! Staff were excellent and the food fabulous.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023