Name: The Tarbet Hotel
Address: TARBET, Arrochar, GB

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2026

TREVOR

Nice character hotel for our overnight stay during our highlands trip. Clean and spacious on the main floor with nice bar and dining rooms. We used the dining room for an excellent buffet breakfast.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2026

Brian

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Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2026

Thomas

Great value.

Pet

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2026

Jill

Clean ‘old style’ room with lovely loch view. Staff were very friendly.
Hotel is located opposite a green space adjacent to Loch Lomond.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Jun 2026

Nadine

Lovely views from the hotel, staff wonderful and clean.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2026

Caroline

Lovely conveniently placed hotel close to Loch Lomond, with plenty of parking. Staff were friendly and welcoming, Plenty of choice on the menu for evening dining. Self service breakfast again with plenty of choice and all freshly cooked. The hotel has places to relax just off the reception area, lots of comfee seats
Pleasant walk across the road along the bank of the Loch although this is probably busy during the summer season

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2026

Rhonda

We only stayed here one night, but wish we would have stayed longer. It’s a beautiful hotel with amazing surroundings! I definitely recommend staying here if you have the chance.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2026

Stephen

Staff were outstanding, the view terrific and the dinner and breakfast good.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 May 2026

jagruti

The location was excellent. The staff were very polite and helpful. Breakfast was good enough. The hotel was clean. It needs updating.
Our two nights stay was satisfactory.
We had a hot water problem in the shower but it was attended and fixed. Though water in the shower was not hot enough not enough force.
No major issue.
Thanks

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

14 May 2026

Julia

The staff were lovely and tried very hard but there weren't nearly enough to cover the workload. We weren't in a hurry but at dinner it took 2 and a half hours to get 2 courses and there weren't a lot of diners. We ate on a Wednesday evening around 7pm and 3 of the meal options were \"off\" and all pizzas so the choice was very limited. At breakfast the next morning the food was perfectly acceptable but the only preserve available was raspberry jam. The stock control really needs to up its game!
The hotel is in a lovely position so it really could be so much better.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 May 2026

Alex

Good breakfast and no overall complaints. A fire alarm had all of us out of the hotel in the cold for half an hour at 4AM, but that's likely not on the hotel. I was a little surprised there were no apologies or offers to reduce the rate a bit or even a free breakfast or something because of the situation. Staff was across the board pleasant but kind of detached feeling. Seemed like this property wanted you to know it was your privilege to stay there. Rooms very dated and rather noisy interior. Overall clean, but probably places at the bottom of the list of properties I stayed in during a nearly two-week trip to Scotland and northern England.

Self

8/10

Excellent

10 May 2026

ROBERT

As we visited in the month of May , it was cold and we had to beg to have the heat turned on. Once it was,it was comfortable. I do not think that the rooms have seen any updating since the 1970’s…the room furniture was not in good shape. The hotel is well situated overlooking Loch Lomond and easy to get anywhere. This breakfast was great!

8/10

Excellent

03 May 2026

Mandy

The room was kind of clean was some webs hanging from ceiling all staff were amazing friendly and helpful breakfast was a bit of a nightmare no bacon beans bread butter we did complain and they gave us a refund

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Apr 2026

Keith

Wonderful historic old Hotel looking out on the Loch. Extremely friendly and helpful reception staff.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2026

Ginny

The room was clean and ready when we arrived. The staff we encountered were very nice and helpful. Beautiful location.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2026

Dror

Beautiful hotel. Spacious rooms, old world charm

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

15 Oct 2025

Geraldine

Overall, poor standard of accommodation for £140 per night. Cleanliness and maintenance standards were very low. Had to ask for a move of room as couldnt even open the windows in our room. 2nd room was marginally better, st least we could get some fresh air!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2025

Hannah

Elegance, comfort and scenery

Following its recent refurbishment, The Tarbet Hotel blends historic elegance with modern comfort in a stunning location, great for hillwalkers and couples.

My only critique is that the dinner service was a bit slow and the menu felt like poor value for money, but we enjoyed the fish pie and chicken schnitzel. Breakfast was exceptional!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Oct 2025

Margaret

You should try to install lights by the bed for reading. Room and stay was good for the money and location.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2025

OLLIE

It was very nice.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Sep 2025

Philip

Good hotel and reception staff excellent. It’s on a busy junction so you do get a bit of road noise.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2025

Brenda

Beautiful room. Very quiet. Great lounge atmosphere.

Partner

4/10

Poor

27 Sep 2025

Christine

Eh

Ran out of breakfast an hour before the breakfast room closed. Terrible coffee. Lacking toiletries and hard mattress. Service was friendly and the first floor lounge areas were nice enough. Nice location. Would not stay here again,

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Sep 2025

Diana

Lovely, classic style hotel with views of Loch Lomond & surrounds. Helpful, pleasant staff, fairly quiet location despite being on main road, and parking available.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

25 Sep 2025

Martyn

Huge room , good food and excellent staff

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2025

Barbara

The rooms were dated, dark, and needed a deep cleaning.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Sep 2025

Paul

Just an experience in staying in a very old hotel built lifetimes ago. It was amazing.

8/10

Excellent

11 Sep 2025

Jasprit

Room was large and pleasant. The food was on the salty side but ok. Breakfast was understaffed but the staff present were lovely, just not enough to keep the buffet supplied well or clean the tables. Think the hotel a solid option for the area and reasonably priced.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Sep 2025

pip

This is a very nice hotel on the banks of Loch Lomond.

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

09 Sep 2025

Alison

The Tarbet hotel was our favorite stay of our 9 day trip to Scotland. The historic building on the shores of loch Lomond was peaceful and serene. The staff was great and even upgraded our room for free which was a real treat. The restaurant and drinks were good as well. The real show stopper is the view of the loch and the location.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Sep 2025

Mrs A

Good stay, great views

We only stayed one night at the Tarbet hotel, it was a stopover for the journey from Skye. We found it perfect to be honest, its in a great setting opposite the loch, you can get the ferries across if you want to.
The room was a bit tired but it was quiet and clean. The bar area was really nice and the breakfast good. We found the staff lovely and helpful, would definitely recommend.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2025

Miran

The location is next to the road and has a beautiful park.
It might have some traffic noise but it doesn't bother me. I stayed 218 with a lake view. The bed was not too comfy but ok. It was an old castle. Seems outdated (not new) but clean. Also, I'm not picky. They make the most amazing breakfast during my two-week trip to Scotland and England. It was affordable too.
Thanks to one of the staff members bringing me coffee at 5:00am when I sat in the lobby by myself. That was really nice and my trip was made better by someone kind.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

26 Aug 2025

Nathalie

C’est triste belle propriété située dans secteur tranquille mais à besoin de Reno … dejeuner excellent

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2025

Lorraine

Wee bef

Lovely view gorgeous spacious room. Only downside small double my partner is 6ft 2” and not a comfy sleep

Partner

4/10

Poor

20 Aug 2025

Sandra

Old hotel, basic rooms. On very busy T junction, so rooms at front very noisy. Avoid room 124
Friendly staff good meals. Nothing around hotel, except loch.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Aug 2025

Alina

Great locating, below average facilities

The hotel has an amazing location and the building looks stunning. Sadly, it’s quite run down. Rooms look alright, if you don’t look too closely, but in desperate need of an upgrade. Service in the restaurant was really disappointing.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2025

TJ

Had a nice stay, and the food at the restaurant was great.

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

10 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Good food but uncomfortable room.

Bed was a bit hard. Strange blue light kept coming on and waking me. Tv not in english. Food was excellent though. Recommend the food.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Aug 2025

Arup

It was ok

8/10

Excellent

03 Aug 2025

stuart

I would think most people pick this hotel for it's superb location on the shore of Loch Lomond. It really is a beautiful spot. The hotel itself is a grand old stone building, although a little shabby and run down inside (it really deserves a re-furb). Still it's clean, and the staff are friendly. This is my second visit. The breakfast is excellent (when do you ever get freshly squeezed orange juice in Britain?!) and there is a dual charging point for electric vehicles in the car park.

In summary, I'd definitely recommend this place if you don't need five star luxury.

8/10

Excellent

01 Aug 2025

Felicia

Our stay at Tarbet Hotel was comfortable, convenient, and the view from our room of the Loch and countryside was beautiful. Their breakfast was top notch, we would be happy to stay again!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2025

Mark

Fantastic hotel perfectly site on the banks of Loch Lomond.
The staff were friendly and efficient.
Our room was well appointed and was extremely clean.
The food was excellent.
The Tarbet Hotel is a wonderful place to stay.

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2025

Stuart

Amazing views, nestled in gorgeous countryside. Very convenient for cruises across Lomond. Massive bedroom with lakeside views, tasty breakfast & the staff went the extra mile to make out stay so enjoyable.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jul 2025

David

The staff were brilliant, the room was very nice and the bed comfortable however all through the night there was a constant rumbling noise like a running generator which kept my wife awake all night, i was wakened a few times throughout the night which ruined what was to be a relaxing night away. Such a shame because if not for that thevstay wouldve been perfect.

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2025

John

A comfortable overnight stay

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Jun 2025

Mary S

I love an older hotel for its architectural charm and this was it! Very friendly and hard working employees. Has an elevator. Good food at dinner. Since it’s older and a refurbishment I wasn’t surpised by some
musty smell in hallways (not room) or smallish shower

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2025

Anita

Directly opposite the Loch side and Bens.
Clean hotel with lovely seating areas, pool table, bar and restaurant. Staff were really friendly. Quite a lot of choice for breakfast. Just watch out for midgies outdoors!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2025

OLLIE

Great place to stay and a beautiful area to stay in.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Jun 2025

Dana

Great friendly atmosphere

8/10

Excellent

09 Jun 2025

Verified traveler

Porridge,

Hotel was fine,pool table could do with sorting if being fussy,poridge gets a 10,food in all good,and general service good,

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Jun 2025

I Gillies

Lovely location, rooms clean. Service in restaurant was bad and slightly rude. There is poor choice for vegetarians.
Good location for walking.
Apart from bad experience in restaurant, staff were hospitable, friendly and helpful.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

04 Jun 2025

Marisa

Great view and lots of walking trails. The property is across the street from the pier and very picturesque.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Jun 2025

David

Comfortable hotel located on Loch Lomond - clean bedroom and food was excellent.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jun 2025

Iwona

We had a lovely short stay! The staff were extremely friendly and welcoming, which made all the difference. The hotel is also very dog-friendly — our dog felt just as at home as we did. Would definitely stay again!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2025

Lucy

This hotel is situated in the most beautiful landscape! Every single person we met who worked there were absolutely lovely! Welcoming and attentive. The room was spotless and even came with tunnocks wafer when room service had been!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 May 2025

Christopher

Great staff, tasty food and good beer. A little dated but a good stay.

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

28 May 2025

Lynn

I don’t rate hotels poorly. Nine hotels in 16 days and this is not a hotel that should remain open.
Room 234, peeling paint, foul smells, an electrical system where you choose, coffee or watch Tv or charge a phone. You can’t do all at once. It’s noisy from any direction and I slept less than an hour.
There is 9” between a small bed and the tv stand. 5 hallways from a lift that is not safe, a front desk that does not care. It’s like a horror movie set.

Redeeming qualities. The picture of the exterior, which is why we booked and the bar tender.

Go to Loch Lamond and book a B&B

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

26 May 2025

Yee Man

Good for Loch Lomond

We only stayed one night as it’s on the way to Campbeltown from Glasgow

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 May 2025

Donald

The room was just ok,but we had a dog so given an ok room. But why when one has a dog,is one put on a high floor. The bathroom was exceptionally small

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 May 2025

Anandhi

We had two rooms as a family but both were on different sections. The rooms were comfortable. Keep in mind the property is old, and while charming don't expect modern amenities. Lots of stairs, and a somewhat confusing layout with fire doors, but that's the nature of the property. It's cute though if you fancy a stay at a castle like property. It's right across from the loch Lomond and easy to walk along the lake and enjoy. It's also right by the road, if you are a light sleeper might need ear plugs for the peak season.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2025

Mark

The staff were very friendly and helpful. The dining options were great and of a very good quality. Breakfast was also very good with an excellent selection.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

22 May 2025

David

This hotel ought to be renamed McFawlty Towers. It is so bad as to make the TV version look like the Ritz

There are however two redeeming features the first being the staff who are struggling to provide a good service with zero support from their head office. The are understaffed, under resourced and the whole place is crying out for proper investment which I doubt the present owners have the financial muscle to provide.

The second plus is the dinner restaurant which served two great meals taste wise, although the presentation left a lot to be desired

Given the great location the building enjoys an investment North of £12m might begin to address their problems

I write as a long retired architect who in a past life worked for many hoteliers all over the world so have some idea how hotels and restaurants sought to work

I did of course share all these thoughts whilst staying with them, but they were not being given any support at all as far as I could judge from senior management

This place can only be described as cheap and nasty but really does have the potential to be expensive and fabulous

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

13 May 2025

Michael

This was an old well worn property. But the staff was friendly and a great stop on Loch Lomond.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 May 2025

Verena

Lovely hotel but not good for solo travellers

As a solo traveller, I found my single room to be drab and uninteresting. The shower was useless and certainly not good enough to wash my hair. After a brilliant trip to the North West Highlands, I needed a stop-over to reduce my driving time, but didn't enjoy the stay at all.

Self

8/10

Excellent

10 May 2025

Georgina

Traditional hotel in prime location

Very good location with easy parking right by Loch Lomond with friendly staff and wholesome food.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2025

Sabrina

The hostess was amazing. We ate in the dining room for desserts and drinks and then had breakfast the next morning. Everything was delicious. Room had an excellent view and was very clean.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

27 Apr 2025

Verified traveler

Amazing location, be carefully of sneaky charges.

Hotel and staff were lovely, could not fault anything. Amazing location and food was also, fantastic. However, we were on a 2 night DBB rate and upon arrival we asked about the dinner, what does it include. Been to hotels previously who had different allowances for dinner we thought we would ask. We were told starter, main and sweet. Again, asked before ordering dinner and stated we were in DBB anything off the menu, which we were told yes by a different staff member. After the meal we were presented with the full dinner bill and when questioned we were told that it was a £25 allowance per person by the third member of staff, who kindly delt with it quickly.
Second evening…. From the 4th member of staff who we mentioned it too told us it was £20 not £25. As you could imagine, this all felt a bit strange, no one seemed to know.
When checking out, we had supplements on our bill which no one seemed to know what they were for. We paid for all our drinks as we went along apart from one round which we signed for to be put on the room. The staff were lovely and sorted it all out however, it’s just off putting and we weren’t the only ones at check out having problems with things on our bill we knew nothing about.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Apr 2025

Bridget

Beautiful hotel. Views of loch lomond. Staff were engaging.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2025

Rachel

Lovely property across the road from the Loch. Our room was very spacious with a view of the Loch. Comfortable bed and nice shower. We had breakfast and dinner and both were nice. Staff were very friendly and happy to help.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Apr 2025

Florence Chantal

Room was very nice and clean.The service in the bar was generally good, although only one member of staff to.provide bar service and waitress service so at busy times considerable delay. All food was served in the bar area. Breakfast menu was ok but dinner was very limited. The menu was available from lunch until 8pm so if you didn' t want chips, burgers etc there was only rissotto or fish pie. Food was also quite expensive. We have used this hotel before but this will be the last time!!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2025

Li

Excellent place to stay.

8/10

Excellent

02 Mar 2025

Anthony

Great staff.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2025

Rachel

Happy people

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay hear loved hotel excellent food
Staff very helpful and friendly

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

03 Feb 2025

Verified traveler

Avoid

Not a great experience. No hot water. Room freezing cold. Still wet paint in the room which was extremely unpleasant. The other room - the bathroom door was locked so could not gain access. Left at 7am to find another hotel. No one on the front desk to be able to discuss our issues with.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2025

Chris

Great view

Fantastic location with great views of Loch Lomand. Room was clean and well equipped. Staff in all areas of the hotel were knowledgeable, friendly and helpful.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Dec 2024

Anne

Perfect overnight stay

Lovely overnight stay on our way to Mull. Staff lovely and friendly. Food was lovely although it was a limited menu

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2024

Graham

A very enjoyable stay

We really enjoyed our stay, the staff were very helpful and pleasant. The food and service, excellent. The bedroom, comfortable and we had a beautiful view over Loch Lomond.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Nov 2024

Elizabeth

The building is elegant especially the interior woodwork. The staff very helpful and friendly.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Nov 2024

Fiona

Excellent staff

The staff were superb. Our room was a bit cold and the reception staff immediately moved us to a warmer room. It was nice that the restaurant had a healthy option of the broth soup which was delicious. Really impressed that you pay staff living wage - well done.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Nov 2024

Ryan

Hotel was ok, room a bit small but otherwise not too bad.
Some marks , stains in our bathroom were a bit urgh.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2024

Jon

What a wonderful hotel! It was nice and clean, the rooms were a great size, everyone was so friendly and helpful, the dinner was delicious and right next to the beautiful lock! I really recommend this place, a great experience had by myself, my wife and our two dogs.

8/10

Excellent

22 Oct 2024

Verified traveler

Don’t let the first impression put you off

First impression - from the outside of the hotel - we were a little concerned that maybe we had made a mistake booking this hotel but once inside the Tarbet our initial thoughts were forgotten about
Yes - it is a little dated inside but the friendliness of the staff and the quality of the food served makes the stay worthwhile
Views of Loch Lomond - amazing

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2024

Verified traveler

Wonderful building, location and service

Beautiful and historical, and wonderful location. The bar and restaurant staff were exceptional, and the evening meal delicious.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2024

Verified traveler

Would come back

Good hotel for the price, room was a good size and the restadaunt was a reasonable price as well, we were also given a free upgrade, would stay again :)

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2024

Olivia

Beautiful old building. Lovely staff. Convenient area. As with any old building there’s some quirks but nothing that impacts the comfort of the stay

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2024

Patricia

Old world charm with modern facilities. Excellent evening meal and helpful staff.

4/10

Poor

23 Sep 2024

Ber

La construcción desde afuera del edificio es bella, una vez adentro hay un olor horrible.
Los pasillos para llegar a las habitaciones es una laberinto, con puertas y escaleras, apestoso y aterrador.
El cuarto (que tuvieron que cambiarnos por que el Primero que nos dieron estaba sucio), aunque amplió estaba austero y desgastado. La regadera tardó en calentar más de 5 minutos, no hay teléfono en la habitación así que para avisar de fallas en la habitación hay que bajar al Lobby.
El restaurante sin embargo está bastante bueno aunque caro.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

20 Sep 2024

Lesley

It could be lovely as location if great, needs TLC

Tired Hotel in a lovely location with great parking.
Lovely helpful lady on reception but waiting staff all new and had no idea what they were doing.
Food was not great. We upgraded our room as the first room was very dark, cost £25 but we were cold during the night as the heating is on a timer and the 2 radiators are behind the curtains under the window and they were only on a few hours. We did mention it to David at check out but he just shrugged his shoulders and said to contact the hotel group if not happy he was only staff

Business

8/10

Excellent

19 Sep 2024

John

A Health Concern

Staff were lovely and very pleasant. Bathroom was riddled with black mold and base of shower was filthy. Room smelled musty and dank.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2024

Bruce

A very nice location on Loch Lomond. We took the 90 minute Loch Lomond boat tour from luss pier and it was very enjoyable.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Sep 2024

Sandy

The view and the spaciousness of the public rooms and foyer

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Sep 2024

Dr Tauni

Would recommend. Enjoyed our stay

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2024

Thomas

Well situated for tours of the Loch and walks in the surrounding hills.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2024

Mark

Decor, rooms, breakfast, pool table and staff all excellent

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Sep 2024

Sonya

Breakfast was fantastic!

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2024

Julie

All the staff we met were very friendly and helpfull.our evening meal was very good and tasty.We really enjoyed our stay although the room was a little cold at night time.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Aug 2024

Rich

Pleasant stay

Last minute booking. Hotel was more than adequate. In need of general renovation.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2024

Steve

Enjoyed all, lodging and pub/restaurant

6/10

Pleasant

11 Aug 2024

Julianne

Quant castle-like stay in an older building

8/10

Excellent

10 Aug 2024

Deborah

Great location attentive staff

Great location based literally on edge of Loch Lomond.
Resteraunt & bar good, food good and good service.
Fire alarm went off at 02.30 and we couldn’t hear it in our room location, people had gathered outside for sometime before we realised there was a fire alarm, we had to open our room door to hear a fire alarm in the distance. We reported this to the staff and fire brigade who were in attendance our room was 128. The room next door had the same experience, fortunately it was a false alarm, however this could have been dangerous had there been a real fire.

Partner