The Pierhouse
Situated ‘well off the beaten track’, this former home of a piermaster is a ‘relaxed and friendly’ lochside bolt-hole, known for its seafood restaurant. More
Good Hotel Guide Review
Situated ‘well off the beaten track’, this former home of a piermaster is a ‘relaxed and friendly’ lochside bolt-hole, known for its seafood restaurant. Converted in 1992, the hotel is now owned by international hotelier Gordon Campbell Gray, who has given it a gentle nip and tuck. The individually styled bedrooms have either a loch- or cliff-facing view, though one guest was underwhelmed by the ‘immediate view of the car park’ from a ground-floor room. The decor is kept simple, perhaps with ‘a touch of tartan’. The super-comfortable beds are equally plain, just ‘white linen and a beige knitted throw’. In the evening, guests can enjoy a drink in the Ferry bar before tucking into dinner cooked by new chef Michael Leathley. His seafood-rich menu is based on the freshest local produce, including lobster from a Pierhouse creel, Loch Linnhe langoustine, Loch Creran oysters and West Coast scallops. Service is ‘good and helpful’. The ‘great’ breakfast is ‘efficiently served’, with a buffet as well as a cooked menu that includes scrambled eggs with Loch Fyne smoked salmon and Inverawe kippers. (Diana Goodey, M and PB)
Hotel details
Address
Port Appin
Argyll and Bute
PA38 4DE
Scotland
Telephone
01631 730302
Bedrooms
12.
Open
all year except 24–26 Dec.
Facilities
residents’ snug, lounge, bar, restaurant, private dining room, in-room TV (Freeview), wedding facilities, sauna, in-room spa treatments, terrace, yacht moorings, unsuitable for disabled.
Background music
in bar and restaurant.
Children
all ages welcomed (cots, high chairs).
Dogs
well-behaved dogs allowed in 2 bedrooms (not unattended, £15 per night), not in public rooms.
Credit cards
Amex, MC, Visa.
Prices
per room B&B £125–£295 (single occupancy of cliff-facing room, Sun–Thurs, Nov–Mar, £85). À la carte £42.
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