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Machrie Hotel & Golf Links


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Port Ellen PA42 7AN, Scotland

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4 of 5 stars
Perth, United Kingdom
23 Mar 2009 | Trip type: Family

We are just back from a two nigt stay at the Machrie with two children and three grandparents. We had a great time. The food was lovely and plenty of it, the staff could not have been nicer and, of course, the golf course is amazing. Everyone had a great time - from the under 10's to the over 60's.... more

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2 of 5 stars
sassenach
11 Mar 2009 | Trip type: Business

Lacking in warmth and character, a mix or some great staff and those lacking customer skills. Over priced wine and food, and a lack of service by bar staff in the evenings. Saving graces, hardworking waitress, food was reasonable and the mini bus driver was hospitable, others take note!! Not a place I would bother with again, cheap deals or... more

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1 of 5 stars
Brasil
18 Aug 2008 | Trip type: Family
2/2 found this review helpful

We recently had dinner at the hotel and from the minute we sat down, we felt the night was not going to go well. The staff are sour-faced, unhelpful, incompetant and not once were we asked if we were enjoying the food or if they could get anything else etc. Food is served in a dated room overlooking a car... more

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2 of 5 stars
Scotland
13 Aug 2008

My mother, my daughter and I stayed in one of the cottages attac hed to the hotel and for almost £100 per night expected something a little smarter. Although it appeared to be clean we did not appreciate the stains on the carpets, the cracked basin and peeling wallpaper in the bathroom. The outside needed a good coat of paint... more

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1 of 5 stars
Tunnag
12 Aug 2008 | Trip type: Couples
3/3 found this review helpful

In 2005, a reviewer wrote on this website that "the staff are the most unfriendly bunch of miserable people I have ever met" - in 2008 little has changed. The poorest hospitality I have ever received. The hotel is mismanaged and requires serious investment. Shabby and tacky décor. Abysmal breakfasts. I recommend camping over and above staying in this hotel... more

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3 of 5 stars
Stratford upon Avon
23 Jun 2008 | Trip type: Business

Stayed for 5 nights during Whisky Festival. Weather fantastic, better than Med! Hotel staff very friendly, and food ok, but pricey for what it is,presentation poor. Restaurant dowdy. Hotel and rooms ok, but a bit dated and scruffy, but very clean and pleasant. Nothing to do in Hotel if not a Golfer, and especially a woman. Car Hire booked, very... more

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2 of 5 stars
East Anglia
22 Oct 2007 | Trip type: Family
3/4 found this review helpful

We rented a self-catering cottage at the hotel for four nights, expecting something quite reasonable at £100/night self-catering for the three of us. Our 2-bed cottage probably looked great when decorated in the 80s but it needed a serious spruce-up - stained carpets, peeling Ashley-esque wallpaper in the bathroom, hole in the bathroom floor, and a sofa bed that we... more

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3 of 5 stars
Scotland
27 Sep 2006 | Trip type: Friends getaway

The self catering lodges have two twin rooms.They are basic but fine if you only use it as a base.The beach is a five minute walk over or past the course The living room was of an ample size and the kitchen had all the amenities for cooking. Our bathroom was clean but the shower head attachment kept slipping. We... more

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4 of 5 stars
Glasgow
29 Aug 2006 | Trip type: Business, Family

We are just back, having spent 3 days in one of the hotel lodges. We were over for a wedding and our party included 2 pensioners and a 7 year old. I sometimes wonder what exactly some people are looking for. We had a fantastic time. Rooms were large and well maintained. Like everywhere, you could pick faults, but if... more

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1 of 5 stars
Cumbria
19 Jun 2006
1/1 found this review helpful

For a hotel charging over £100 per night for a room, this was a disgrace. Hotel itself is in the middle of nowhere, not a problem in itself unless you are trying to escape! The hotel was generally run down and shabby, the seats in the public areas were dirty and the restaurant not a pleasant environment at all. Our... more

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