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Reviews of Claredon Hotel

3 out of 5
Claredon Hotel
1 Shore Road, Oban, Scotland

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 97 out of 385 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 114 out of 385 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 66 out of 385 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 49 out of 385 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 59 out of 385 reviews" "

6.8/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Gaynor

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff excellent. Very friendly and helpful. Room clean. Hotel in general could use a spruce up.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katherine

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable with everything I needed. The staff were really helpful and friendly. The room is above a bar but no noise traveller to the room. The room was quiet, cosy and comfortable and I slept so well. Great location close to the centre of Oban. Excellent value for money.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Julia

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room smelled like cigarettes and the shower didn't really run hot - at least not for the first 20 minutes
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

zarrish

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness
Location really great - next to train station and ferry . Basic place but clean
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Sarah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Didn't use the bathroom except toilet, very old corroded sink, mouldy showers unit and dirty shower head. Flooring in bathroom needs replacing. Smoke detector had wires hanging down from ceiling with no cover. I have pictures, but unable to submit them.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

charles

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The only thing that I liked Was leaving this dump
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Cheryl

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Claredon shows its age for sure but that is to be expected... however, it is in a fantastic location location ! It is very basic, but has everything you need. I would not recommend if you have a hard time with stairs as there is no lift. All in all..it was all good.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

charles

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No free parking. Live music until nearly 1am. Not ideal. Was warned it would be u til midnight but it wasn’t the case. Room Clean, basic, had to buy loo roll as there wasn’t enough. Cheap and based on previous reviews I wasn’t expecting much for the price. Sufficient to sleep and shower but be aware of loud music until early hours
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Tavia

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property attempts to call themselves a budget hotel however it is not. A budget hotel is rough but clean. I realise that there are plenty of reviews saying that this is a clean facility but it is the furthest from the truth and I am not a fussy person. The beds in room #1 were pushed up against the filthiest wall I have ever experienced. It was nauseating to look at. Pictures don't even catch the level of smears and dried liquids. I can handle stained carpets and even the mold in the bathroom but this was reprehensible. Our second room was less disgusting but no less inadequate to be considered a budget hotel. I was actually quite angry that expedia would even list such a property. I would never have stayed except I was forced to pay up front before I even got a look inside. You only get one key per room and that key is needed to get inside the hotel itself which leaves you stranded outside when it doesn't work. Nobody running the hotel is on the site you are simply handed a key from a person at the bar. Trust me when I say there are better options. We stayed in a youth hostel the previous night and that was impeccably clean and considerably quieter. I always travel extremely budget and have never experienced something this disappointing. I read the reviews that stated that it was clean but just outdated. That was not my experience at all nor the experience of any of my traveling companions.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Alison

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very run down hotel. Price is good but you wouldn’t want to stay there for long !
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great value for money and ideal setting 👌
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Sonya

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
An older property that is in a very walkable area of Oban
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

belinda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room was very clean and comfortable. Location fantastic and very central.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

marion

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were amazing and very helpful cheap and cheerful and very welcoming 💛💛
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hollis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All of the above
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
-
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Older building centrally located. Very close to the train station, shops, eateries, and the Distillery. Proprietors kindly let me stow my bags in the closed bar area while I went for a distillery tour since the train station lockers were out of order. Perfectly adequate ensuite room lodging at hostel prices and more conveniently located. In room kettle, tea, coffee, tv. Would recommend if you're on a budget.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

James

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nothing unique about this place. It's cheap but not cheerful. I have stayed in a lot of budget hotels in many countries. This is one of the worst.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

David

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Run down, bad decor .
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Iain

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
DID NOT LIKE ANYTHING. it is the worst hotel I have ever stayed in, was that bad was booked for 2 nights only stayed one. and left at 6.30am to fined somewhere to stay for next night. it was filthy, Damp, carpets wore, room was frozen as heating was not adequate for the room. springs comping throne mattress. curtanas and window sills were black with dirt. shower was that cold you could take a new born baby in it. there was about a1" gap under the door that let any heat out that there was. the duvet was paper thin and the pillows were the same. had to flush the toilet 3 or 4 times to clear it. WOULD ADVISE OTHERS NOT TO EVEN THINK OF STAYING IN THIS HOTEL. as i have said in my and my wife's honest opinion you wiped your feet on the way out rather than on the way in. Very Disappointed in the condition of this hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Second time ive stayed here and wont be the last, its not the fanciest place in the world but its clean, welcoming, friendly, central to everywhere. What more do I need? I will be back soon
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Jan

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staff were friendly helpful when required will go again
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Ok place
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Alan

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff and great value for money. 👍
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great friendly service and staff,excellent value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

samuel

Liked: Cleanliness
Great value, warm and cozy, own bathroom. For what I paid it was a bargain.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Steven

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An old hotel, so don't expect top rate contemporary fittings etc. Very clean room and friendly staff.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent 1 night stay - highly recommended
Great value for money, friendly and helpful staff. Locals in the joining pub all welcoming. Only downside was the cold bathroom but otherwise highly recommended and great value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Lance

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Cheep stay to put your head down in Oban
If your after a cheep place to stay to explore Oban then this is the place. Dont expect luxury as its basic and a little run down as its an old building. For the price.. well what do you expect and i have stayed in worse for a lot more money. Bar is a good mix of ages and the locals seem to like it. Bar staff are great... Oohh and the bar prices are not too bad either 👍
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Calum

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

leanne

Business traveller
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Thomas

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This hotel is described as budget accommodation and that is exactly what it is - the general appearance of the place is tired however it is conveniently situated in the centre of the town with easy access to the train station and the calmac ferry terminal - the cost of staying here is very reasonable and the room was perfectly adequate for an overnight stay
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

John

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was a dump in need of major restoration and so was very over priced
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

kenneth

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

robert

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Duncan

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Likely there are better places to stay in Oban at this price.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

SARAH

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice little gem in the heart of Oban.
We had a lovely stay here. The room was cosy and spacious and the hotel was perfect for the train station, harbour, shops and supermarket. On our last day all transport to Edinburgh was cancelled so we had no other choice but to stay in Oban another night. This was incredibly stressful but the two ladies, one in the bar and the lady with red hair, I'm so sorry I didn't catch their names but they were able to keep my family booked in the same room for another night. I'm so grateful for this but they very accomodating, helpful and really understanding of our situation. This is the difference between a locally owned property in a small town and a chain hotel in the city where everything has to be done via a process. Here, nothing was a bother. Oban was where I use to come up on holiday every year before I moved out to New Zealand so it's a very special place to me. The Caredon was definitely a good stay and is certainly stay here again!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

James, EAGAN

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The actual hotel and room is terrible. We took it because it was cheap and available. The place is clean but the rooms had an odor which made it difficult to sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Paula

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Older building in need of updates. Musty smelling hallways with ripped carpet. Must walk up 2 flights of stairs one of which is curved to access room. Friends room was another flight up from that. Bed was ok. If you're just looking for a place to sleep it's ok. Not what I expected or wanted on my vacation.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
In need of a complete renovation.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

malcolm

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Bruce

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Anne

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Derek

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Peter

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

William

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023