Ardshiel Hotel

Exceptional experience all round. Having visited The Ardshiel a few times now, I can honestly say they consistently excel. Warm, charming, and professional service in a well maintained, comfortable, and relaxed environment. The food is both excellent and very good value. The food is fresh, well presented, good sized portions, and always very tasty! It really is a treat to visit The Ardshiel. Can't recommend enough. And applaud the staff and owners, well done!

Rooms are okay, staff friendly and helpful, food was nice. Great selection of whisky 700+ Room was expensive, we asked on speck after having to leave the Dellwood due to it being dirty. But it seems all the local area was, due to location they can charge what they want. Did feel like we were being taken for a ride, Scotland is a very expensive place to visit now compared to our last visit.

We had an outstanding stay at the Ardshiel this past October. The hotel itself is beautifully decorated. We loved the traditional blue plaid covering the walls and luxurious oak millwork. We had a room on the top floor with a gorgeous view of the harbor, town and mountains. The room seemed recently updated. The bathroom was stylish and gleaming. The bed comfortable and had a desk and sittings area with table for eating. Although you’d be wise to take advantage of the Ardshiel’s delicious restaurant! We had what would be considered fine dining here in the states. Even better that we were situated the fireplace. We could not have asked fir a more romantic, delicious dinner for our last night in Scotland. The free breakfast is outstanding with many options to choose from. The staff was very accommodating. My husband loved the whisky bar… incredible selection! Perfect fir a night cap, or two. Excellent for meeting new friends. Overall the Ardshiel was an exceptional experience and exceptional value! Oh… you can walk to most everything from here, including Springbank Distillery. Very convenient.

Given that the Ardshiel is an institution in Campbeltown we were excited to stay but other than the whisky bar (incredible selection with very fair pricing) we were underwhelmed by the food, service and especially the rooms (renovated, but to the bare minimum standards with very uncomfortable beds). In the end if we'd gotten some cheer or a smile from at least one staff member that could have helped us to overlook the lackluster food and rooms, but everyone was so stiff and dour that we were relieved to only be staying one night. Summary: amazing whisky selection but recommended to eat and sleep elsewhere.