Isle of Coll Hotel
Isle of Coll, Arinagour PA78 6SZ Scotland
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Everyone needs a place to lay their weary head. For travelers visiting Arinagour, Isle of Coll Hotel is an excellent choice for rest and rejuvenation. Well-known for its beautiful rooms, award winning restaurant and unbeatable location, the Coll Hotel makes it easy to enjoy the best the island has to offer. You’ll enjoy relaxing rooms that offer a flat screen TV, incredible views at every turn and you can stay connected during your stay as Isle of Coll Hotel offers guests free wifi. Plus, all Coll Hotel room rates include a superb, cooked to order breakfast. For guests with a vehicle, free parking is available. Whether you’re traveling for business, pleasure or both, Isle of Coll Hotel is sure to make your visit to Arinagour one worth remembering.
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Property amenities
Free parking
Free internet
Free breakfast
Beach
Bicycles available
Kids stay free
Highchairs available
24-hour security
Car park
Wifi
Bar / lounge
Restaurant
Breakfast available
Complimentary Instant Coffee
Complimentary tea
Kids' meals
Outdoor dining area
Special diet menus
Wine / champagne
Darts
Fishing
Patio
Board games / puzzles
Baggage storage
Non-smoking hotel
Outdoor furniture
Shared lounge / TV area
Sun deck
Laundry service
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Allergy-free room
Blackout curtains
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Interconnected rooms available
Private balcony
Flatscreen TV
Sofa bed
Walk-in shower
Seating area
Sofa
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Bottled water
Clothes rack
Private bathrooms
Tile / marble floor
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Ocean view
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Family rooms
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Isle of Coll, Arinagour PA78 6SZ Scotland
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A magical stay with wonderful food, idyllic views and most comfortable room. Although I travelled alone I met many people (evening in the bar!) as well as agreeable staff. The breakfasts were amazing as well as the evening meals. My room was small (as stated) but perfectly equipped and despite the storms I was able to enjoy the days walking and visiting parts of the island.
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Travelled solo
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Response from Julie Oliphant, Owner at Isle of Coll Hotel
Responded 8 Oct 2023
Thank you for taking the time to write a 5* review for us. It is very much appreciated by us all. I am so glad you felt so welcome by our staff as well as our local customers, Coll is well know along the west coast of Scotland as the ‘friendly island’ we would totally agree. We look forward to welcoming you back to our hotel and Coll sometime soon
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We experienced such kindness and support from Linda when the wind blew our car door shut and locked our keys in the car. She couldn't have been more helpful! We were actually camping behind the church, just above the hotel, and booked in for dinner that evening, so not even staying there, and she couldn't have been more accommodating. We enjoyed hot chocolates in the bar, and warm hospitality. Unfortunately, a storm blew in and we decided to abandon camping, but they were fully booked, so they called the Bunkhouse for us instead. Touched by everyone's kindness though and will return!
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Response from Julie Oliphant, Owner at Isle of Coll Hotel
Responded 8 Oct 2023
I remember you well! Julie not Linda but that doesn’t matter! We are always open to welcome campers, yachtsmen, walkers as well as our hotel guests for refreshing drinks in the garden or a hot drink to escape a storm. We are here for everyone. Everyone will help you if they can, I’m so glad this was your experience. Come back soon
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An incredible stay in a very special hotel on one of Scotlands most magical islands. Wonderfully warm & accommodating staff who couldn’t do enough for us, comfortable rooms, incredible food, super friendly locals, lots of ceilidh dancing to a just amazing local band with a sprinkling of disco…what a weekend!! We can’t wait to come back and do it all again, a big thank you to Julie and her fabulous team, nailed it! 👏👏😊 xx
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Response from Julie Oliphant, Owner at Isle of Coll Hotel
Responded 8 Oct 2023
Thank you for your lovely 5* review, we are so glad your Coll hotel experience. What an incredible weekend it was for every person on Coll, big thanks to Detour Discotheque for making it happen. Hopefully we will see you back on Coll again sometime
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Thank you so much for the most wonderful stay. We stayed here after getting married on Coll at the start of September, and everything was wonderful from start to finish. The food was absolutely delicious, with the seafood platter at dinner being one of the best meals I've ever eaten. The perfect place to relax with beautiful views out to the bay, even from the bath! Thank you!
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Julie Oliphant, Owner at Isle of Coll Hotel
Responded 19 Sept 2023
Thank you so much for writing us such a lovely 5* review. We are so glad you enjoyed staying with us and our incredible shellfish, great choice! We look forward to welcoming you back to Coll and our hotel sometime soon
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Didn't stay here but had dinner one night and I was really impressed with the food and service I received. Dining alone can be a bit nerve-wracking but right from the first acknowledgement at the bar I was put at ease. Service was amazingly good, even though it was a full house and all my servers were so lovely and genuine I felt truly welcome. Since my last visit in 2016 a new dining room has been added which offers jaw dropping views across the bay. The food was outstanding, beautifully presented and very tasty. They also had Heineken 0% which I really appreciated. I would definitely recommend you book as you don't want to miss eating here.
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Travelled solo
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Response from Julie Oliphant, Owner at Isle of Coll Hotel
Responded 14 Sept 2023
Thank you so much for taking the time to write a 5* review for us. We are so glad you enjoyed your dining experience, we do everything we can for everyone to have a great experience. We look forward to seeing you back on Coll sometime soon
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As part of our honeymoon trip we stayed at hotel on 15th August 2023 We had an amazing time, staff were friendly, food was amazing and omg that bath, I've never had a better soak ever! Overall 5 stars!!!
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Julie Oliphant, Owner at Isle of Coll Hotel
Responded 23 Aug 2023
Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a great 5* review for us. It makes us all so happy to hear how much our guests enjoy the Coll hotel experience. We hope to see you back on Coll some time soon
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The island is beautiful, and the hotel is in a beautiful location., and recently expanded and completely renovated. Unfortunately, and quite surprisingly, the staff was much less than welcoming. I spent a week there, and was there for four days before someone actually greeted me with a smile and a bit of friendliness. It’s as if most of the staff is not thrilled to be there, which makes one wonder, what is going on with management? After my first night there, I asked for them to check my heater, because my room was so cold at night that I had to wear my socks! That night, my room was warmer, but every night afterwards, it was cold. It seems that they only run the heaters at a minimal level, and only for parts of the day no matter how you adjust the radiator. The bed was abominable. There was a huge dent in the mattress that engulfed the half of the bed closest to the door. So I had to stay on the far side of the bed to be able to sleep. I guess it was a good thing that I was solo, because two people would have been miserable! Management told me the mattress was only 2 yrs old, well… as if that made it ok? that doesn’t mean much, the fact was, the mattress was horrible, and needed replacement. I’m sure I wasn’t the first person to let them know about it. I made an attempt to spend some time in the bar in the evening and get to know the staff, but they were stone cold and completely made me feel like a bother. The only indoors common area, other than the bar, is a “library” of sorts. There are some chairs and sofas crowded so close together that it’s hard to move around them, a completely messy disorganized bookshelf, and minimal lighting, which sometimes wasn’t on at all. One night I tried to sit and look at a book from the shelves, but there was not enough light to read by. The best thing about the hotel was the restaurant. Dinners were excellent. Breakfasts were great, however they are not available only from 8 am, until 9:30. Their guest information states that if a person desires an earlier breakfast, that can be arranged, however, some friends tried that, and were treated as if that was a great trouble. One morning I asked if they might put my breakfast into a “to go” container, and while they did accommodate me, they made me feel as if this was a terrible imposition. Overall, it was a very disappointing stay. On this particular trip, of 15 nights, I stayed in 6 different hotels/guest houses, and all except this were incredibly comfortable and the staff were welcoming and helpful. There are other options for overnights on Coll, and next time I will be staying elsewhere.…
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Date of stay: July 2023Trip type: Travelled solo
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Response from Julie Oliphant, Owner at Isle of Coll Hotel
Responded 23 Aug 2023
Thank you for taking the time to write a review for us and I’m sorry we did not come up to your expectations. We have an exceptional team of staff who all have hospitality at their very heart, I’m sorry that you didn’t have that experience. We are so happy that you enjoyed your meals with use. Our kitchen team work hard every single day to make and present delicious meals for so many people, we are very proud of the whole team and what they achieve. Our heating is on 24/7. Our housekeepers are guided to turn down radiators and open windows on hot days and turn up radiators on coolers days, I’m sorry if this was not your experience. Breakfasts are served 8-9.30 , we are happy to offer early breakfast to hotel guests to eat in or take away, no problem at all. Again I’m sorry if this was not your experience. You did mention to me about your bed on departure and we had a lengthy discussion about our mattresses and how your issue could have been resolved. It was a shame that you left this discussion until the end of you holiday with us. I agree that our lounge is small but as we have so many other beautiful, light & bright spaces to sit with stunning views it is usually used by guests to store their luggage on arrival and departure and not much else, again I’m sorry this didn’t suit you. We are truly sorry to hear that you feel so negative about your stay with us, this is not something we are used to but will obviously take your comments on board, especially at exceptionally busy times of the year.
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Following a very relaxing holiday in May we couldn't wait until next year to return, so we came back for a few days in August. On arrival/check in, everything was, as expected, perfect. We settled into our favourite room (number seven) and found it clean and comfortable. The view from the room over the water is stunning, regardless of the time or the weather. It's time well spent watching the changing light as dusk approaches. There is a TV in the room but we have never switched in on in either of our visits. The food is superb, well presented and of a high quality. The bar area was very busy on one night but we were still served fairly promptly. As residents, we were seated in a slightly quieter area near the main lounge sitting area. Its a nice touch that as residents our table was ours for as long as we wanted. As mentioned the bar was very busy one night with locals. It was very pleasing to see local people enjoying the hotel, they obviously think a lot of it. The grounds are spacious with plenty of seating dotted around the grounds. The location of The Coll is mid island, so access to the north/south is pretty easy, especially if you use the bikes supplied by the hotel. It really is a lovely hotel, so much so that we have confirmed our booking for the coming May. All the staff are very good especially the very pleasant gent from Hastings who checked us out. The plus points of the island are too numerous to mention, the beaches, the machair, the bird life. Its all there and more, love it. …
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Julie Oliphant, Owner at Isle of Coll Hotel
Responded 19 Aug 2023
What a lovely 5* review, thank you so much, it means so much to everyone involved with our hotel. I’m so glad that you enjoyed the close connection we have with our Coll community, it is so important to us that our hotel is welcoming to them all year round, we would indeed be a lesser place without their support. We look forward to seeing you back on Coll sometime soon
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Annual holiday in Coll and had several meals in the hotel both lunches and dinners. The food we had was excellent and particularly loved the Seafood Platter and the fish finger sandwiches. The staff were friendly and knowledgeable which made our lunches and dinners enjoyable. We'll done to Laura Graeme Julie and everyone who works in the hotel. We'll be back see you soon. Mx
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Date of stay: July 2023Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Response from Julie Oliphant, Owner at Isle of Coll Hotel
Responded 8 Aug 2023
Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a lovely 5* review, it means so much to us all. From our light lunches to shellfish platters we hope we have something for everyone, we thank you so much for coming to dine with us at lunch and dinner, We look forward to seeing you back on Coll sometime soon
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Spent a fantastic 4 nights here in July. From the minute Paul picked us up from the ferry to dropping us off 4 days later, they simply couldn’t do enough for you. Room was exceptional, food at breakfast and dinner was superb and the bar had plentiful nice beers from Nathan to top it all off. All the staff from reception, housekeeping and waiting/bar staff were brilliant. The hotel also offers free bikes which was a great way to explore the hidden corners of this beautiful island. We’ll definitely be back ❤️
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Date of stay: July 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip: We also took the Tiree Sea Tour to Staffa that was brilliant.
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Response from Julie Oliphant, Owner at Isle of Coll Hotel
Responded 31 Jul 2023
Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a lovely 5* review for us. This means so much to the whole team but especially Paul snd Nathan who you named as stand out members of our fantastic team. I believe are entire hotel team make us what we are and why so many guests keep coming back for more. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you back on Coll sometime soon
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Frequently Asked Questions about Isle of Coll Hotel
Which popular attractions are close to Isle of Coll Hotel?
Nearby attractions include RSPB Coll (3.7 miles).
What are some of the property amenities at Isle of Coll Hotel?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free breakfast, an on-site restaurant, and a lounge.
Which room amenities are available at Isle of Coll Hotel?
Top room amenities include a flat screen TV, blackout curtains, and a seating area.
What food & drink options are available at Isle of Coll Hotel?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast, an on-site restaurant, and a lounge during their stay.
Is parking available at Isle of Coll Hotel?
Yes, free parking and a parking garage are available to guests.
Is Isle of Coll Hotel located near the city centre?
Yes, it is 0.10 miles away from the centre of Isle of Coll.
Does Isle of Coll Hotel have any great views?
Yes, guests often enjoy the harbour view available here.
Is Isle of Coll Hotel accessible?
Yes, it offers wheelchair access, reduced mobility rooms, and facilities for disabled guests. For specific enquiries, we recommend calling ahead to confirm.