The Manor House
Oban, Argyll and Bute
Good Hotel Guide Review
With ‘wonderful views from the terrace, and handy for the ferry terminal’, Leslie and Margaret Crane’s hotel looks out across Oban Bay to the isles of Lismore and Mull. It was from Mull that Dr Johnson and Boswell sailed in 1773, sitting on the ferry floor, to find in Oban a ‘tolerable inn’. They would do better today. The stone manor house, built in 1780 for the Duke of Argyll, has cosy period interiors, a lounge replete with comfy sofas. Bedrooms, on the snug side, display a warmly traditional style, some with antiques. Posh toiletries and binoculars are supplied. One of two larger sea-view rooms would be first choice. Guests can lunch in Nelson’s bar, on West Coast fish pie, deep-fried haddock, pea and mint risotto. At dinner, items from the five-course fixed-price menu can be ordered individually. Award-winning chef Gerard McCluskey uses local meat and game, freshly landed fish, organic fruit and vegetables, in such dishes as pepper-crusted Argyll venison, mixed vegetable pearls, consommé, red chard and pommes purée; squid ink tagliatelle, mixed seafood in creamy mussel sauce. A ‘hearty’ breakfast brings oak-smoked salmon and Inverawe kippers. (C and PB)
Hotel details
Address
Gallanach Road
Oban
Argyll and Bute
PA34 4LS
Scotland
Telephone
01631 562087
Bedrooms
11. 1 on ground floor.
Open
all year except 24–26 Dec.
Facilities
lounge, bar, restaurant, free Wi-Fi, in-room TV (Freeview), wedding facilities, 1½-acre grounds, private car park, deep water mooring, access to nearby gym and golf.
Background music
traditional in bar and restaurant.
Children
not under 12.
Dogs
allowed in bedroom by arrangement, not unattended, not in public rooms.
Credit cards
Amex, MC, Visa.
Prices
per room B&B £140–£295, D,B&B £230–£393. Set dinner £49, all dishes available à la carte.
Good Hotel Guide articles about
The Manor House
- Sunday Post: 10 of the top hotels for a New Year break in Scotland
- Sunday Post: 10 hotels in Argyll and Bute
Wonderful views from the terrace, and very handy for the ferry terminal. Nice room and friendly staff, let down by the smallest portions of vegetables that we've ever seen at dinner.
Christine & Philip Bright - May 2018
A very nice, 'old-fashioned' type of hotel. Lovely staff, excellent dinner. Our room was a bit small, but the view over the water as the sun went down was magic.
Diana Goodey - June 2017
Last updated:
October, 2019. Information from the 2019 Good Hotel Guide
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