The Argyll Hotel

4/10

Poor

19 Mar 2026

Mark

Tired. Needs a lot of updating.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2026

Carlton

Great stay, complimentary upgrade, thank you for a lovely stay. I would definitely stay here again.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

23 Feb 2026

Aileen

Family rooms could do with a bit of refurb and bathrooms defo need updating. Shower head black mould and water sprayed everywhere, so did not use shower and had to have a quick bath.

Staff were really nice

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

08 Nov 2025

Heather

I will start positive: the team at the hotel could not have been more friendly and helpful. They tried to help me every way possible and helped me change rooms when the first was not suitable. I was travelling alone with a 4 month baby and I appreciate every effort that was made. Thank you so much team argyle.

Please be aware the hotel does not have cots as advertised but once moved to a family room I was able to improvise with the spare bed. Again thank you to the team for moving me so quickly and helping.

The less positive: the hotel is old and desperate for modernisation and general improvement. The shower was a dribble and holder was broken so grateful a bath was still an option. Beds are not comfortable (at least mine was not). The towel rail worked which was a plus.

Options are limited in Dunoon and if it wasn’t for the brilliant team I would rate poor.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

13 Aug 2025

Jordan

It was old and beautiful - gorgeous view!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Aug 2025

Agnes

High level of cleanliness, although room was slightly dated. Unable to try restaurant, arrived at 20:45 to be told we were too late, plenty of choice on the menu.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

10 Aug 2025

Elizabeth

Unfortunately my review is not a positive one. We booked a premium room and were sorely disappointed. The room as a fantastic size but the carpet was absolutely filthy. The bathroom tiled floor was full of cracks. The 6 panel door leading into the bathroom was filthy. Although the interior was dated, well worn it does not mean it should be dirty. The rubber bath mat was torn and should have been binned and replaced sometime ago. We were also unfortunate to have dinner there. My husband ordered fish and chips at a cost of £13.95. He was served with plate of cheap frozen processed food. The fish was rectangular in shape and instead of being light and fluffy it was hard condensed fish pieces, the kind you get in a pack of 4 at a freezer store. Frozen chips and frozen garden peas. I estimate the contents would cost 2-3 pounds at max. I ordered a desert of profiteroles wit cream and like the fish was straight out of bargain freezer shop. To eat this a large spoon was handed to me and before I could ask for a dessert fork and fresh napkin the waiter was off. The spoon I was given was probably there since the hotel opened. It was tarnished and extremely old. It was the type you fined in your grandfathers tool box. We paid £117 pounds for one night which didn’t include breakfast, however, this turned out to be a blessing. I’m of the opinion the room was over rated and should not be advertised as a premium room in a 3star hotel. This is probably the worst hotel I’ve ever stayed in.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2025

Brandon

Friendly staff! Great stay!

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2025

Kerry

Stayed with grandchildren in a great room. Staff extremely knowledgeable and accomodating. I did not like the breakfast dining experience. No back ground music the food was not great and you coukd hear a pin drop. No one talking at tables it felt awkward. Otherwise a great stay. I will stay again it was very pricey but location is why

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

26 Jun 2025

Tuan

Great location, rooms a little barren and dated. Mattresses old and uncomfortable.

4/10

Poor

11 Jun 2025

Owen

Very old dated small attic room with slanted floor and low ceiling. Room was smelly and dirty with old furniture and uncomfortable bed. The cost for one night was much to high for this quality of hotel.

Business_and_leisure

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2025

Natalie

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10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2025

Natalie

Great for an extended stay, service was great and reception staff were superb. Would recommend *****

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

02 Jun 2025

Elizabeth

Easy walk to the shops and beautiful views.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

24 May 2025

Robert

Argyll view

Staff and venue mostly good. Some good food also.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 May 2025

Natalie

Stunning location

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

11 May 2025

Michelle

Great location and staff. The interior rooms could do with updating.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Mar 2025

Robert

Perfect

Self

4/10

Poor

17 Mar 2025

Stan

There was no night time staff and there was blood on the entrance door. Felt very unsafe

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

16 Dec 2024

George

Do not book the hotel with an app

This room we got should never be used for sleeping in very small dirty carpet bathroom was terrible.

Partner

4/10

Poor

16 Nov 2024

John

Dirty

8/10

Excellent

16 Nov 2024

Janette

We had a twin room with a view of the sea and it was clean enough. There was black mould on the window frame. However the TV had no signal and although there was a telephone there was nothing to plug it into. We complained and they moved us to a lovely family room. No sea view but the staff were very helpful and kind

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Oct 2024

Ray

Very helpful and friendly people at a very difficult time weather wise

10/10

Exceptional

22 Oct 2024

Brinley

Excellent location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Oct 2024

Nicholas

good hotel

very nice room. nice view. Friendly staff.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Oct 2024

Fiona

Good

Good for the price, centrally located and good base for exploring area.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2024

Graeme

Good location

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2024

James

Great place to stay, very central to the town, staff were very pleasant and helpful, our room was clean and quite spacious.

So all in all, we had a pleasant stay, at the Argyll, and would visit it again A

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jun 2024

Jane

Perfect location. This hotel has the potential to be perfect but sadly it’s not. Old, dated and not very clean.
Room was huge but didn’t feel or look clean. Shower had empty bottle from previous resident left in the corner. Shower didn’t drain very well leaving you feeling like you may flood the bathroom.
Check in was easy and the staff nice.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Jun 2024

Robert

Lovely staff and clean room but property is outdated.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Jun 2024

Monika

Old-fashioned hotel in the centre of town

The hotel is conveniently located for the ferry terminal, shops and restaurants. The staff at reception, in the restaurant and the bar were all helpful and friendly. Breakfast was plentiful although the quality of cooked food was average. The food in the Rio restaurant was fine but the service was extremely slow - also there was no red Italian wine on the menu at a restaurant that describes itself as Italian (??). Our room was clean (apart from some mould in the shower) and over-furnished with slightly rickety furniture - the bed was not very comfortable, with very noisy mattress springs. Overall we had a pretty good stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2024

William

Great hotel and great location

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

24 May 2024

James

Business Trip

Getting run down.
Very noisey outside until early hours.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

20 May 2024

Douglas

Friendly staff and bed was comfy.
Overall the hotel was pretty tired in my room, but could be different in other rooms.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2024

Barbara

Great location and staff. Comfortable, clean and good facilities

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Mar 2024

Jason

Very friendly and helpful staff. Central location close to all amenities and walking distance to ferry.

Business Family

6/10

Pleasant

20 Mar 2024

David

Rooms a bit dated rooms clean carpets need to changed in the rooms
Food good staff very helpful
Rest of the hotel was very clean
Floors very creaky could hear everything above but it is old building
Ok for a night stay

Business

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2024

Gary

Very good room

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2024

arthur

I have stayed in the Argyle Hotel numerous times so I am comfortable with the staff and the surroundings The rooms are.cleaned every day and any items used are replenished The breakfast staff are like family and the food good

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

16 Jan 2024

Julie

Just a short stay

Very friendly staff the hotel is dated and needs updating but after saying that it is a old building and is tight in the centre of town

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2024

Peter

The gentleman at the front desk was very pleasant and personable. He made check in and out excellent.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2023

Jason

Our 'go to' hotel

Great weekend stay as usual, always our go to hotel when in Dunoon, staff very friendly & attentive, restaurant food quality & service great as usual. Will be back again soon

Partner

4/10

Poor

08 Dec 2023

Sally

Let’s start with what we liked. The Indian meal was tasty. The waiters were pleasant and attentive. The bedlinen was clean. Now for the dislikes. Besides the dining areas the hotel is very shabby. We were in room 327 which appeared to be even more so with wallpaper coming off the walls, damp patches, cracked tiles and overall very, very tired. Very few people appeared to be staying but all of us were put on the top floor. One would think the management might think to put the few guests they are having into the best rooms available. The hotel is very expensive for what it provides. Take my advice and stay elsewhere.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2023

Matt

Great value for money.
Didn't dislike anything.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

25 Oct 2023

Verified traveler

Hotel is very dated and badly needs some money spent on it
No on site parking is an issue
Breakfast was excellent

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Oct 2023

Philip

Ok but not the best .

The over all condition of the hotel room needs up grading. Bathroom window held closed with a bottle. Tv with no tv remote.

Business

4/10

Poor

21 Sep 2023

Jamie

The hotel is run down, the stairway smells terrible. The decor throughout is in poor condition. The room was dirty, walls full of marks, mould in the bathroom. The carpet was very worn and smells. The plug sockets near the bed worked one minute then not the next. Water in the room not replaced after day 1. Only ate breakfast and it was just ok but was obvioulsy all pre cooked and reheated ( sometimes anyway as the beans were cold one day )
All in all a poor hotel that seems to have no interest in trying anymore. They have clearly given up and it shows. Wouldn’t recommend or return

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

07 Sep 2023

Ken

Not much to expect for £50 a night, but its a tired place. Service in the Bar and Restaurant was poor and the food was basic. The ensuite room in 123 left much to the imagination how you fit in, and the shower could do with some attention.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Sep 2023

Rick

Maybe the best option in downtown Dunoon

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Aug 2023

Jason

The Argyll Hotel, always our go to place to stay

Another great stay at this friendly hotel, Cowal games weekend, great place, the people & surrounding businesses are all very helpful & friendly, we love this place, feels like our second home. The Argyll Hotel has always been our choice of place to stay, staff are great & very accommodating, rooms are lovely & the restaurants within hotel are fantastic. Hotel is very central for everywhere in Dunoon, always had a great experience here & will definitely be back soon

Partner

4/10

Poor

27 Aug 2023

Laurie

Showing Its Age

Staff are trying hard, but the place is in need of an intense makeover. The hallway on the first floor is caving in, the lift may or may not be a hazard and water leaked badly in 2/3 bathrooms which led us to believe there might be mold. We booked for the Cowal games but the mob of teenagers on the steps was disconcerting and the carnival and partying kept us up until the wee hours. The fire alarm going off at 7 in the morning (maybe due to hairspray being sprayed) was the icing on the cake.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jul 2023

Richard

Very run down, beds shot, box springs very dirty

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jul 2023

Verified traveler

A bit disappointing stay0

Staff were, in general terms, very good. 3 night stay, bed not made up, carpets not hoovered, had to ask for water, tea coffee to be replaced, biscuits not replaced. Floor tiles in bathroom cracked, chips in bath and shower hose broken at shower head. Overall mark would have been lower were it not for the staff who in general were very good. Food was good, as were bar prices.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2023

Alan

2 night stay

Clean comfy room and excellent staff.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2023

Linda

Linda weir

Best hotel staff are amazing foods delioiusios couldn’t fault the hotel in any way .. spot on with everything 😁😁

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

20 Mar 2023

Verified traveler

Dated but good location

Quite a dated hotel but right on the main street so great location. Showers are terrible, not great having a cold shower in the morning.

Also woke up by the fire alarm at 8am as someone was using deodorant in their room. Surely the smoke detectors should tell the difference.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Feb 2023

Elizabeth

Pleasant stay

Partner

4/10

Poor

04 Oct 2022

George

The rooms were very small. Bed comfortable enought shower and toilet could do with updating.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 Oct 2022

Verified traveler

Argyll Hotel Stay

Staff were friendly and helpful. Location in Dunoon is central, unfortunately the hotel is showing signs of its age and needs some investment. Had breakfast once but not a wow so didn't bother the next morning. The room also wasn't as clean as I would of expected. The Pub across the road was noisy but that's to be expected.

Self

8/10

Excellent

30 Aug 2022

Peter

Hotel staff, John in particular, were friendly, attentive and happy to make our stay the best it could be.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2022

Paulina

Lovely place

I loved my stay. I was so glad when I enquired about the walks I the area, on my return I found print out of selected walks. The lady at the reception was so helpful! Thank you

Self

6/10

Pleasant

04 Aug 2022

elsie

Run down stains all over the carpet in room toilet holder falling off wall crack in wash basin food in restaurant not good chips get better at McDonald's sausage not cooked good would not stay here again not worth the money

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Aug 2022

Verified traveler

Dated, grubby and in dire need of a refit

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

09 Jun 2022

Thomas

The property was a bit tired but it was clean and tidy the staff were very good and attentive to our needs making our break very relaxing and enjoyable would return

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2022

Paul

The Argyll

Really enjoyed Dunoon what a beautiful place the hotel was very comfortable the food was excellent, the hotel is located right on the edge of the town centre just what wanted.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2022

Aileen

We enjoyed our stay, staff friendly and good fun.
Would definitely return x

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 May 2022

Stuart

Nice room, nice food, nice beer.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2022

Patricia

Great staff and amazing Pizza :-)

Great location for our visit to the Queens hall for a concert. We parked at the car park directly across the road where one half of it is free. There is no doubt this hotel could do with some TLC but if you can look past that the staff are lovely, friendly and really helpful. The room we had was huge and clean and fresh. We ate in the bar and had a pizza from Rio it was delicious so all in all a great stay at a reasonable price

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Apr 2022

J

Old building but relatively up-to-date amenities.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2022

Maureen

Staff very friendly and room spacious and clean. Would ask for sea view if went again. Meals in hotel really good and reasonably priced. Bed not very comfortable needs new mattress

Partner

4/10

Poor

17 Oct 2021

Karen

Positives. Hotel very close to shops, bars, restaurants in Dunoon, and perfect location for attending events at Queens Hall, which was the reason for our stay. Overall cleanliness was very good. Nice to see a well stocked hospitality tray in the room.
Negatives. Although the overall room decor looked reasonably fresh, the bed was exceedingly uncomfortable. It looked and felt in need of urgent replacement. I cant remember when I last slept so badly. The reception staff, though not actually rude, were not particularly welcoming at check-in, and not around at all when checking out.
Overall, I didnt feel our stay was worth what we paid for it

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2021

Gordon

Happy

I was very happy with my stay.
If I need to stay in Dunoon again, will try this hotel first.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2021

Teresa

First stay at the Argyll

We were delighted with all aspects of our stay at the Argyll. Friendly, efficient staff, clean room. Lovely view from the room. The only negative aspect was the state of the bathroom floor with cracked tiles, spoiled the otherwise lovely bathroom.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Sep 2021

Alastair

Good hotel

Decent hotel in a good central location. Staff very friendly

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Aug 2021

Daniel