Pre-and post-cruise accommodation in Oban
To help you plan your trip, here are our recommended accommodation providers onshore for before and after your cruise.
Hotels
Isle of Eriska Hotel, Spa & Island
https://eriska-hotel.co.uk/ +44 (0) 1631 720371
The Oban Bay Hotel & Spa
www.crerarhotels.com/ourhotels/oban_bay_hotel +44 (0) 1631 565735
The Ranald
www.theranaldhotel.com +44 (0) 1631 562887
The Queens Hotel
www.thequeenshotel-oban.co.uk +44 (0) 1631 562505
Premier Inn Oban
https://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/scotland/argyll/oban/oban.html +44 (0) 871 5278000
No 26 By the Sea
www.no26bythesea.com/hotel +44 (0) 1631 705178
No 17 The Promenade
www.no17thepromenade.com +44 (0) 1631 700211
Guest Houses
The Dunheanish Guest House
www.dunheanish.com +44 (0) 1631 566556
Glenbervie Guest House
www.glenbervieoban.co.uk +44 (0) 1631 564770
Corriemar Guest House
www.corriemarhouse.co.uk +44 (0) 1631 562476
Altavona Guest House
www.alltavona.co.uk +44 (0) 1631 565067
Bed & Breakfast
Failte B&B
www.failtebedandbreakfastoban.co.uk +44 (0) 1631 570219
Ardtorna B&B
www.ardtorna.co.uk +44 (0) 1631 720125
Gramarvin B&B
https://gramarvin.co.uk/ +44 (0) 1631 564622
The following link may also be uselful, it informs guests on a selection of the very best things on offer in the local area - http://www.obanthebest.co.uk/
Scottish Campsites
Pre and post cruise accommodation in Inverness
Hotels & Guest Houses
The Royal Higland Hotel
www.royalhighlandhotel.co.uk +44 (0) 1463 231926
Heathmount Hotel
www.heathmounthotel.com +44 (0) 1463 235877
Best Western Inverness Palace Hotel & Spa
www.invernesspalacehotel.co.uk +44 (0) 1463 223243
Columba Hotel
hwww.columbahotelinverness.co.uk +44 (0) 843 1787112
Strathness Guest House
www.strathnesshouse.com +44 (0) 1463 232765
Highfield B&B
www.highfieldhouseinverness.co.uk +44 (0) 1463 238892
We know nothing of Scotland. It’s time for us to see why people like this area of the world so much. We book a tour found on the internet. The dates are right. We travel to Oban and find the pre-trip information sent to us invaluable. We wait at the dock for the crew to meet us and take our soft-sided luggage to our cabin. The other guests are prompt and the crew is timely too. We marvel at the amazing cameras and the experiences of other passengers. Two have traveled with the ship multiple times. We are focused on where we are and the journey ahead of us. Our luggage is delivered to our ensuite cabin. There is plenty of space to store our gear and thoughtfully placed shelves for items, such as cameras and binoculars we might need without digging through our bags. The double bed has a portal window and well placed reading lamps. Our cabin and the public areas were impeccably cleaned each morning while we are off to shore with naturalist, Alexa. There is a library selection of literature and guide books to help identify what we saw on walks. I noticed a scrabble game, which we never found time to play. The chef, Mags, works in a tiny galley and turns out the most amazing meals. Giving people a choice between vegetarian and non vegetarian entrees, wine is included with the dinners. A breakfast buffet is laid out and there is always a hot breakfast available. There are 8 of us on this voyage. We all eat together and take excursions in the morning and afternoon. Craig is calm and also assists the chef and helps Chris, the Captain, anchor the boat when we stop for the night. Weather and sea conditions are the great unknown in the Hebrides. The deciding factor to where we will go. Chris lets us know the itinerary will be flexible. He picks amazing calm spots to anchor each night. He is very good at communicating why we are going or not going to an island and invites us up to see the bridge. We travel to amazing sites, such as the island Inch Kenneth and Ulva, and learn the history of eac
Greg and Bobbie Hobbs: 27 April 2019Idyllic Islands: Mull, Iona, Staffa & the Treshnish Isles