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The Airds Hotel
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There is an old ferry inn situated in the small village of Port Appin surrounded by the majestic scenery of the West Coast of Scotland, an area renowned for its castles, mountains, lochs and depth of history, and is a major stop on any Scottish Tour :
Relais & Chateaux The Airds Hotel, Port Appin, Appin, Argyll, Scotland PA38 4DF
Surrounded by magnificent scenery, overlooking Loch and mountains, this superior-class hotel is a traditional highland inn and has been owned and run by the Allen family since 1978. The interior of the white-stucco hotel is elegant without being 'done up' or pretentious. Guests enter through a glassed-in conservatory where begonias and geraniums bask in the sunshine and all the chairs face the garden and the loch. Two sitting rooms are cosily furnished in chintzes and patterned rugs. Fires blaze and crackle all day long. Flowers are everywhere, bowls of primroses, rhododendrons and pale spider chrysanthemums add immeasurably to the feel of the place. On the walls a stunning series of gold framed prints depics kilted Highland hunters, with deer and game. Piles of books and magazines and a tall-case clock ticking away the minutes set a lazy scene.
>B>Room amenities : The hotel has twelve bedrooms, some with loch views, and each has private bathroom or shower, colour television and direct dial telephone . All guestrooms including one suite are furnished in stylish manner, and each one is different. Some bathrooms at The Airds Hotel are nearly as large as the bedrooms. Tubs are commodious, towels are fluffy, towel rails are heated, and there is a supply of fragrant soap and bath foam - in other words, all the niceties.
Dining : In the evening relax and enjoy dining in the Airds Hotel's highly rated restaurant. There is a consistency of performance in the kitchen and a belief in the value of freshness and quality. Full use is made of local game, meat and seafood such as lobster, langoustine and scallops. Over the years the owners have created one of the most judiciously chosen cellars in Scotland and there are excellent vintages from the best growers and negociants.
Sports and Wellness : Spend your days visiting castles and gardens of Argyll or take a ferry trip to the local islands of Mull, Iona and Lismore. If you are feeling more energetic try some of the walks around the hotel or at nearby Glencoe. The hotel offers private fishing and romantic hilltop picnics. Available also are mountain-biking, horseback riding, sailing, water-skiing, canoeing, kayaking-rafting. And nearby there is a flying club. The next golf course is away 20 miles.
Other facilities : There are three conference rooms with a capacity of 24 guests (meetings) or 36 (reception / cocktail party). Excursions can be arranged perhaps to Dunadd, the ancient crowning place of the Kings of Scotland - there is so much to visit.
Room rates : Approx. GBP 220 - 300 (double) and 220 - 330 (suite) including halfboard and tax. - There are also rooms with showers at Linnhe House, the annexe, which is situated 60 yards from the Hotel. Breakfast and Dinner are served at the Hotel and the inclusive cost per person per day is GBP 95 .
- Small pets allowed on request.
- Cancel policy : If a confirmed reservation is cancelled within 30 days of the arrival date, the room element of the whole reservation will be charged unless the hotel relets to another client.
- Annual closing :
From January 6th to 26th
and from December 17th to 27th .
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