Glenisle Hotel

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2025

Michael

Clean room

Business_and_leisure

10/10

Exceptional

22 Oct 2025

Sheila

Faultless hotel, clean very good breakfast
Outstanding staff Joy the manageress was soo helpful nothing was to much

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2025

Scott

The room was beautiful, the staff were wonderful, and the atmosphere was excellent!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

02 Oct 2025

Judith

Clean but a little shabby. Shower in particular was poor; mouldy grout and feint smell of drains. Small room. Shabby furniture that marked easily.

Clean bed linen and friendly staff but didn’t meet my expectations.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2025

tom

Great staff and great location. Room was comfortable and hotel was across the road from the ocean. Good parking in their lot and on the road. Highly recommend to others.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2025

Anna

Great location, cute rooms, staff were very friendly and food was good!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Sep 2025

glenda

Excellent

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2025

John Smith

Customer Service was excellent. We were well looked after by staff especially for meals. Room not the biggest but clean and comfortable with great view of Lamlash bay.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2025

Philip

I recommend the glenisle hotel as we had a lovely stay and would stay here again.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Aug 2025

David

Lovely hotel with great staff, particularly Joy the manager who was fab. Beautiful beer garden and views and walks from hotel were stunning. Only let down was very small bar with not much space to stand and wait to order or pay.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2025

Dominic

Breakfast options were great with lots of choice other than a full cooked breakfast. The bed was very comfortable and there was plenty of safe parking near the hotel.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2025

Nigel

Clean comfortable stay. Nice large bed, pillows. Good size fluffy towels. Good amount of complimentary tea/coffee and replenished. Good breakfast. Pleasant staff. Would happily stay again and recimmend it.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2025

claire

Recommended Hotel

Room was small but cosy and clean. Restaurant food was good and cooked breakfasts excellent. Everyone was friendly and can recommend for a stay

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2025

Robin

We were looked after really well and enjoyed our stay, great location and fantastic breakfast, would stay again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2025

Martin

Good breakfast, friendly staff, clean rooms. Nice views from the beer garden, and good drinks as well. Live music was an added bonus and the location was great.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2025

Joanne

Excellent wee spot to eat, drink and stay.

8/10

Excellent

26 Jul 2025

Verified traveler

Comfortable stay, albeit pricey.

Room was clean and adequate for a short stay but relatively expensive for facilities provided. Nice crisp linen, but beds felt old. Some noise from nearby rooms and ones above. Towel rail in bathroom was rusty.The TV needs a swivel arm so that it can be watched from the seating area and there needs to be a small table by the soft chairs for drinks etc. The breakfast was excellent with a large choice.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Jul 2025

Catherine

Well situated good beer good breakfast.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2025

Hugo

Amazing and friendly staff, great breakfast. Friendly piece of advice : ask for room 14 the very instant you make your reservation, you don't regret it.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2025

Alan

Arran or bust

Lovely place good parking at the rear for our motorbikes food was excellent
Great Negroni’s !!!!

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

07 Jul 2025

L

Let down on arranged breakfast

Lovely place, nice location, very friendly staff. We had an early ferry and were offered a breakfast to go, unfortunately no staff was at the desk despite ringing the bell and waiting 15 minutes, so no breakfast, not nice.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Jun 2025

David

Staff very friendly and food is great

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2025

Neil

Friendly and helpful staff. Food was excellent. Lots of choice for breakfast. Recommend surf and turf for evening meal. We stayed in single rooms which had everything we needed and were clean and priced competitively. Hotel is situated directly in front of the bay.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2025

Andrew

Nice stopover on amazing motorbike tour around Arran and Kintyre.
Comfy, if aged, room; decent food in restaurant and excellent breakfast (full Scottish, of course)

Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2025

GERALD I

Amazing views

Amazing views across the bay to holy island.
Lots of facilities like a small Co-op pharmacy etc. A few pubs and restaurants.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Jun 2025

Matthew

Excellent staff, hotel itself a bit tired in places, good food available

Business

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2025

Ian

Great quiet place.


Amazing views and walks

8/10

Excellent

10 Jun 2025

Ian

A reasonable stay. Good points were breakfast (fabulous) dinner (delicious) and comfort. Staff were both friendly and helpful though at breafast, you had to gently agitate for service. Price is competetive with other hotels but I think its too much. Demand and supply I suppose. I would actually go back, so woukd recommend

Self

2/10

Poor

08 Jun 2025

Mandy

When booking in we were told that we were staying not in the hotel but an annexe building. The path to this building was obstructed by a rusty iron gate on the ground. The room had a Yale lock but no handle. The room had wall paper hanging off the ceiling, the shower was filthy and the plinth was missing. The furniture and carpet were stained. The room and bathroom were both very small.When we complained that the room bore no resemblance to the pictures on Expedia’s website we were told that the hotel was full.
However they did promptly arrange alternative accommodation for us at another hotel.

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jun 2025

Julie

We stayed one night. A small room but clean. We sat in the garden for a drink. Breakfast was good, we did not eat in the restaurant for our evening meal. Excellent position and we enjoyed a sunny afternoon so a bonus.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Jun 2025

Pauline

Last min overnight

Booked last minute due to the ferries being cancelled following day. Lovely cosy wee hotel. Dinner was lovely, the room was small but really nice. Staff friendly. Breakfast was lovely and the place had a lovely chilled atmosphere. Would come again

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2025

Ibrar

Staff were brilliant. Hotel was in a great location and had an excellent restaurant.

8/10

Excellent

30 May 2025

Susan

Beautiful bay view. Comfortable room.
Staff finishing their shifts at nighttime were very noisy.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2025

Linda

Lovely Hotel

Lovely hotel. Room was clean and comfortable. Food was excellent. Staff were friendly and helpful. Hotel had a great atmosphere. Only thing I would suggest is a shelf in the shower for shampoo e.c.t. Other than this perfect stay and would definitely return

Self

4/10

Poor

19 May 2025

Wilma

Was here for my husband's 70th Birthday. Had a meal here the night we arrived which wasn't great. Soggy battered fish and greasy chips. The baked alaska was a let down too, the icecream and sponge was so frozen I couldn't get my spoon into it as the meringue had just been done with the gun and not in the oven.
Breakfast not that great either.
The room was on the top floor, absolutely roasting and airless - tbf the weather was very hot so could be forgiven. The drain in the shower room was smelly so had to keep the door closed. There was a problem with the power to the room so we had no tv, nowhere to charge phones or make a cup of tea and no way to dry my hair so couldn't wash it. Again that wasn't the hotel's fault, just unfortunate but definitely not ideal. On the plus side the staff were all lovely

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2025

George

A bit run down ie plumbing etc

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2025

Chris

We had the premier suite on the second floor overlooking Holy Isle Well worth every penny and the climb up the stairs.
Weather was superb allowing us to enjoy the gatden and the Tiki bar to the full.
Staff all pleasant, happy, smiley and efficient.
Scottish hospitality at its best.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 May 2025

Charlotte

The only place to stay

I finally went back to Arran after 24 years and this hotel, the staff and the locals made my trip one of the best I’ve experienced. Travelling solo with a baby was always going to be tricky but they all made our lives so easy and comfortable. I’ve never experienced customer service like I did here, they really are amazing! Already planning to come back in a few months.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 May 2025

Robert

Fabulous location overlooking the sea; wonderful views of the coast and hillsides from the room we were given ; very helpful and efficient staff, including advice on buying goods made on Arran; tasty food including great seafood selection.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2025

Sarah

Had an excellent stay. Hotel was comfortably relaxed and staff were very friendly.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

26 Apr 2025

Jonathan

Great hotel. Lovely food. Friendly staff. Nice atmosphere in the bar.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

26 Apr 2025

Marion

Lovely location and pleasant owner and staff The hotel and food excellent.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2025

Janet

Highly Recommend

Looking out towards Holy Isle, this small hotel is a lovely place to stay when visiting Arran.
Staff were friendly and very helpful, food was excellent. The garden was perfect to relax in after a hilly round of golf! Highly recommended

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Apr 2025

NEIL

Excellent bedrooms and good beer

6/10

Pleasant

07 Apr 2025

Yukinori

Nice room, mostly nice people

Room was lovely, great view from hotel, a little unfortunate that room was above smoking area so room smelt a little bit in the evening. Staff were kind apart from one who we unfortunately had to deal with at dinner and at check out.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2025

Andrea

Quirky warm room, lovely view and food amazing.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2025

Erica

Cozy little hotel in stunning location , friendly great customer service

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2025

Ross

I enjoyed my time at the Glenisle staff were friendly and helpful breakfast was 10/10 look forward to staying here again

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2025

Rosalind

The glenisle was a great stay ,
The room was very spacious with a modern/updated feel to it , everything was clean , view out of window was great ( the beach and holy isle ) especially at sunrise
Breakfast was great with plenty to choose from ,

Beach was right across the road , supermarket 2 min walk and ferry 10 min drive

Joy was very accommodating with nothing too much bother as was the owner whom we also met on our 2nd night

This property also serves afternoon and evening meals at really great prices and tastes great ,

Having stayed in many hotels/b&b in arran , this is one of the best we’ve visited and we’ll definitely be back

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2025

ROGER

From the moment we stepped inside Glenisle, the ambiance of the place and the management and staff were second to none and we'll definitely be revisiting that's for certain. 😊😊

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

19 Feb 2025

Beatrice

Adjacent building rooms sadly mediocre

We booked a \"Double Room\", and on our arrival were taken to the adjacent building (this was not specified in our booking). The room looked like someone's badly maintained and not very clean spare room.

Lack of gas supply meant there was no hot water from the tap (so washing our hands in February was painful), the radiators didn't work (instead there were two noisy portable heaters which made sleeping very difficult). There were spiderwebs everywhere, the bed was very uncomfortable.

Since this clearly didnt match what we booked, we asked reception for a resolution but they didn't have any free equivalent rooms and didn't want to upgrade us to something better. Overall a real disappointment - the only saving point was the view which was very pretty. I don't doubt the proper \"double rooms\" in the main building are gorgeous, but we weren't given those. To think that the price is the same between the two is unacceptable. A real shame as this was our first holiday in ages.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2025

David

The Glenisle Hotel is located in Lamlash with a stunning view across to the Holy Isle- from the top room.
Central, and convenient for other eateries and bars, with a Co-op Market a short walk.
Hotel was spotless and comfortable, with staff friendly and welcoming.
Carpark was small, but enough space at front to park on road.
A nice seat across from Hotel front entrance to take in the view 🤗

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2025

Douglas

Great staff and excellent service! Lovely location
And good food!

8/10

Excellent

14 Feb 2025

Paul

Comfortable and clean. Room was well appointed and staff were attentive

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2025

Dougie

I was visiting Arran with my Australian niece and wanted her to fall in love with Scotland. Arran is the place for that (it’s called Scotland in miniature with its mountainous north island and rolling hills of the south). The Glenisle Hotel is back to its best. Years ago it has been great but went downhill after a change of owner. Well, it’s changed hands again, and the staff are so friendly and accommodating. I’m glad we opted for the superior twin room which was incredibly spacious, comfortable, modern, and also had the most wonderful view across the water to the Holy Isle. The prices were good too. There are lots of other places to eat in Lamlash too (The Pierhead Tavern and the Drift Inn) so there’s plenty of variety if you’re staying for a while. Couldn’t recommend more highly!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jan 2025

Philip

Fantastic and amazing value for money

Brilliant stay and we look forward to staying again - and have already recommended to family. Rooms large, warm, comfortable and quiet. Views over Lamlash are amazing. The lady who runs the hotel was so incredibly helpful, coffees in the room in the morning, helping with electric car charger - nothing was too much and met with a smile. Breakfast was AMAZING too!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Jan 2025

Deric

Beautiful Seaview in Arran

The Glenisle is a cozy place with friendly staff. We had a Seaview room looking out to Holy Isle which was stunning. We were there during storm Eowyne so had a day where we had too stay indoors but it didn’t spoil our trip as everyone is so friendly and chatty. Joy the owner was always on hand and Daz the maintenance man really funny with a lot interesting chats. My only downside would be is due to it being an older hotel there is no lift and difficult for people with walking disability to conquer the stairs which can be a bit dark in places but Joy was always willing to assist with luggage etc . Great ambiance

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jan 2025

Alexander

Hotel was warm despite the cold weather. Service provided by staff was excellent. Location was ideal. Room was very comfortable.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2025

James

Excellent stay,with upgrade given for no extra costs. Lovely breakfast, Angela very attentive and professional with her service. Would definitely stay again

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2025

John

Wedding

Great service, very friendly staff, lovely calm atmosphere, great breakfast, fantastic setting, we’ll be back!

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jan 2025

Markos

Great location within Lamlash, being close to everything and very affordable. Our room was decent size however, we found the stains on the sheets and the bathroom window was held shut with nails (handle must have been broken) and it let a lot of draughts and smells in. The bed mattress also probably needs replacing.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2024

Carol

Helpfull and friendly staff making the visit most enjoyable.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2024

Richard

From start to finish nothing was a problem for the staff and locals at this hotel. Breakfast choices excellent. Thank you all.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2024

david

Over to see family on Arran. Joy and her team looked after us perfectly. Great breakfast, great location, highly recommended 👌

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2024

Douglas

After a long journey, such a joy to be in a comfortable, welcoming hotel. Good food and company. Loved the Belhaven Black with the fish'n'chips !Greatly recommended!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2024

FIONA

The Glenisle is a fabulous hotel. The view of the from our bedroom room was just stunning and the morning sunrise was spectacular.
The hotel staff were all an absolute delight, and couldn’t do enough to be of help, and to top it all off, the breakfast choices were first class.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2024

Jamie

Everything.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Dec 2024

Alister

The staff Nathan & Joy were very welcoming and considerate
Their hospitality goes a long way and hope to return

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

03 Dec 2024

John

Room with a view

The staff were very friendly and helpful. We ate in the restaurant for dinner and the food was excellent. The breakfast was also great. We would happily stay again

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2024

Carrie-Anne

First Class

Would highly recommend a stay within the Glendale Hotel. Staff here go way beyond to ensure they meet all your needs. Rooms are perfect and prepared for guests to a very high standard. Food is first class from breakfast to evening meal.
Could not fault a single thing during our stay here.
Thank you to all staff especially the gentleman who checked us in and out. Staying here definitely made our trip to Arran a great experience.
Carrie-Anne and Brian x

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Nov 2024

Trevor

Excellent location
Great food
Excellent staff

10/10

Exceptional

20 Nov 2024

Connor

Great hotel. Very friendly. Room was amazing with a roll top nath

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

20 Nov 2024

Yevhennia

Very nice hotel that feels like home. A bit in need of refurbishment, however, this tiny tint of time makes the place somewhat special. Fantastic breakfast, absolutely brilliant staff.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2024

Brenda

Great location & very central to getting round the island.
Joy & Nathan were very welcoming & friendly & nothing was too much trouble.
Breakfast was included & there was a great choice.
Would definitely go back.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2024

Christopher

The Hotel was very easy to reach from the ferry port at Brodick. On arrival, I was checked in by a friendly member of their team and shown up to my room - a single room on this occasion. The room was very clean and warm (it was November!). It had a TV, phone, hairdryer, tea and coffee making facilities and a bathroom provided with towels and toiletries. Everything worked. The view from the window was out towards Lamlash Church and the bay. I'd booked a meal for the evening - the food was really good, both in the evening and for breakfast (I had the Full Scottish). There was also a bar with a small choice of beers on draught. Once again, the staff in the restaurant were very friendly and the food arrived quickly. I was also pleasantly surprised that on the Saturday night that there was also some live music (a guitarist). The view at the front of the hotel was stunning and directly overlooks Holy Island. The only minor issue I had was that the EV charge-point at the rear of the hotel refused to work for me, although that was probably an issue for Chargeplace Scotland rather than the Hotel - there were other charge-points very close by, all reasonably priced. A good stay and a hotel I would gladly return to.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2024

Andrew

A lovely hotel in an idyllic location. The food was excellent, staff extremely warm & friendly and the live music at weekends was a pleasant surprise. We really enjoyed our stay and will definitely return.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2024

Eugenijus

Ok

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2024

Sheila

First stay but hopefully more to come. Friendly staff. Nice room. Food excellent.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2024

Campbell

Nice location on the seafront and near bus stops. Both breakfast and dinner were very nice and good value

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2024

Frederic

Lovely place

Really good service, nothing was too much trouble. Recommended!

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2024

Karen

Great hotel on the seafront, lovely staff and fabulous food

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2024

Alison

Excellent all round

8/10

Excellent

09 Oct 2024

Francis

Friendly helpful staff. Good food. Well maintained.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2024

John

Lovely place to stay

A beautiful place to stay with a very warm welcome. Clean, comfortable and great food.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2024

Matija

Fantastic hotel to be recommended

It was our first trip ever with a newborn baby and everything at Glenisle Hotel was fantastic. The staff was just amazing, super helpful and accommodating for our baby needs. The room was impeccably clean and the restaurant so good that we decided to eat there not only for breakfasts but dinners as well.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2024

Mary

Went for a 2 night stay with my partner meals were fantastic Joy and Nathan couldn’t do ent for us and made our stay perfect Will definitely be back
Robert and Maureen

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2024

Colin

Nice

4/10

Poor

18 Sep 2024

Sheila

It said it was refurbished but a lot of chipped paintwork in our bedroom and the bathroom tap made a terrible noise when we turned it on. We had paid £200 per night for this room. The seating in the restaurant was stained also We arrived back at 1040pm on our first night and the bar was closed although the barmaid was sitting there she refused to serve us. The girl who served at breakfast was really helpful. Very disappointed as we had stayed there a few years ago and had a lovely time The photographs on the website showed a comfortable library with an open fire which did not exist

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Sep 2024

Gail

A lovely stay for 3 nights, staff are lovely and breakfast is great.

8/10

Excellent

15 Sep 2024

Graeme

Absolutely stunning view from our room. Bed super comfortable. No wifi in the room only in public areas (did say this on booking when I checked but just in case you don’t check) We were in room 8. Big room but no decor whatsoever. Curtain for a toilet door. Toilet seat not secure. Dangerous shower going scalding hot then freezing cold every few seconds. Did tell the reception staff. I couldn’t have a body shower due to this. Had to keep dipping my head in and out the shower every few seconds to get the soap off. My husband is a plumber and became aware of what was happening quickly whereas there could be someone in the shower who would get badly burnt unexpectedly. Staff did say they would get this rectified. Staff friendly. Breakfast average.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2024

Nikki

The staff were amazing! So helpful and friendly!The bed was very comfortable.And I got to have my favourite breakfast ( smoked Scottish salmon and scrambled eggs) included in the price ! Loved our visit!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2024

Tracey

Customer service is wonderful

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Sep 2024

Mary

Very comfortable lovely room really nice staff, food was delicious

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

07 Sep 2024

Sandra

Very friendly staff and food was excellent. Comfortable room with view over sea. Pity it rained on our 2 day trip as scenery on Arran stunning.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Sep 2024

Denise

Hotel was clean and comfortable, staff very friendly. Food was acceptable. The only tiny issue I had was that although the bathroom was clean, a few tiles around the bath needed the grouting cleaned as it was a bit black. But overall it didn’t detract from our stay and I would recommend the hotel.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Sep 2024

Jane

Quaint hotel in little village of Lamlash. Room was very clean with nice bed/bedding just a bit tight and very low ceilings due to the dormer windows. Some renovation and painting going on which would have been good to know in advance. Breakfast was very good and great selection included with the room. All things considered, a good value and decent for a couple nights in Arran.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2024

Heather

Lovely place, great stay, excellent staff

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2024

Lynn

We enjoyed our stay in Glenisle was a perfect location.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

27 Aug 2024

John

I ordered this hotel but by the time I arrived at the ferry terminal ,it was closed for the evening ,,so I did not make it to the hotel , but I was fully charged for the overnight stay , l did try and contact them the next day but couldn’t get through until Monday ,as their was a glitch in the system ,but I tried to explained the dilemma,,but they said I couldn’t get a refund … if I had known I needed to get a ferry I wouldn’t have booked ,,,,,. So I am not happy …

Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2024

Alena

Lovely spot!

It's a lovely place in an even lovelier location. Breakfast was fantastic, the rooms were warm and comfortable even if on the small side (for the standard ones we had) but we were lucky to get availability so last minute!

Friends_and_family Friends