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Reviews of The Ranald Hotel

3.5 out of 5
The Ranald Hotel
41 Stevenson Street, Oban, Scotland

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 76 out of 246 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 108 out of 246 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 36 out of 246 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 22 out of 246 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 246 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

James

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice quiet hotel in a great location.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location.wet room was a bonus
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from The Ranald Hotel and Apartments on 1 Apr 2024
Thank you for taking the time to review your stayWe are glad you have enjoyed your stay with us and we hope you will stay with us again in the future at the Ranald Hotel & Apartment.Kind regardsThe Ranald Hotel & Apartments Team

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely, new clean and great staff. Breakfast was great value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All perfect
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Steven

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Just as it is advertised, clean comfortable and in a great area for reasonable price. Replacing the coffee etc in the room for guests staying more than one night would be good as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not the best for parking but clean & good breakfast would stay again 👍
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely new boutique hotel with outstanding staff
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Jeff

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Toilet wasn’t working right. Did not know there wasn’t an elevator and had to carry bags up three flights of stairs. Very small room, but clean and bed was comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Richard, Wayne

Travelled with group
4th floor and no lift
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Frank

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Xharming
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Michael

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Hot
Uncomfortably hot
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

edward, Henrico

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Evelyn

Location was great. Rooms could have been a little cleaner, but bed was comfortable. Bathroom sink didn’t drain properly so a little maintenance would help. Otherwise, breakfast was very good.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean, very pleasant and helpful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Robyn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
This has to be the worst bed that I have ever tried to sleep on. Pure torture
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Marcia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff was accomodating and friendly, with good hot breakfast options. We were able to walk to shopping and activities.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Frances

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

davida

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice place to stay! Friendly staff and comfortable bed.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Lara

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Two day stay
The hotel is in a great location for getting around town on foot. Our room was two flights up and because there is no elevator, that meant dragging many suitcases up and down lots of stairs. I booked a king and single room, but when I got there, there was only a king bed. The attendant came up and pulled a single cot out from under the bed and made it for me, but that’s not exactly what I had bargained for as a cot is nowhere near as comfortable as a bed. Luckily, I was jet lagged and exhausted, so I slept soundly anyway. There is no AC, and they were having unusually warm weather, so the room was stuffy and warm. This wouldn’t be a problem normally. The room was clean and quiet enough. The staff was friendly and accommodating. There were a couple of oddities in this room, though…one was the bathroom. There is no light switch - when you open the door, the light comes on and it’s on a timer so it will shut off after a period of time. The problem is that even with the door shut, the light comes through the door and if you get up in the middle of the night, the moment the bathroom door opens, the light fills the room. I really didn’t like this feature. Also, the bathroom door is an automatic close, so you have to prop it open in order to flow freely through the room. Parking was relatively simple for the fact that they don’t have a parking lot there. But we never had a problem finding a spot.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

David Kalu

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Aliston

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was lovely, clean and accessible
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Siobhan on 9 Jun 2023
We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us!

10/10 Excellent

Theressa, Springfield

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very small shower- which was difficult for my 6 foot husband. But place and staff were lovely!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from Siobhan on 24 May 2023
Thank you for the feedback! We are sorry to hear that the shower was too small for your husband. We hope you enjoyed all other aspects of your stay with us.

6/10 Okay

Karen, Port Townsend

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The things I would have preferred are a bigger sink and shelving in the bathroom, a bathroom door that could stand open, and the loss of the motion-detecting bathroom light , especially because the light then turns of while one is in the shower. Also, a luggage rack of some sort, please. Stay here if you appreciate hostels.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Siobhan on 24 May 2023
Thank you for your feedback we are always happy to hear back from our guests so we can make improvements!

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Small compact hotel. One road up from main area so nice and quiet at night. Lovely breakfast, good size room and well managed. Would def stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from Siobhan on 14 May 2023
We are super glad that you enjoyed your stay with us and would love to visit again!

6/10 Okay

Melanie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
The biggest drawback was the lack of parking and lack of information about where parking was available.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Siobhan on 14 May 2023
I am sorry to hear that you didn't receive adequate information on parking, we keep parking maps in reception and our receptionists are very knowledgeable on all local parking. We hope you enjoyed all other aspects of your stay!

8/10 Good

Tim

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Liked it
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Siobhan on 14 May 2023
We are glad to hear you enjoyed your stay with us!

6/10 Okay

Audrey

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Siobhan on 14 May 2023
We hope you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to welcoming you again!

8/10 Good

Kathleen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had a room on the first floor and we were glad given there was no elevator. The room had everything we needed. Bed and pillows were a little hard and the street was a bit noisy at night. Property couldn’t be better located for the price. We would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Siobhan on 14 May 2023
We are glad to hear you enjoyed your stay with us! Unfortunately as we are only a small hotel we don't have the capacity for an elevator however our staff members are always on hand to help you with any luggage. Apologies for any inconvenience caused!

8/10 Good

Gerri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Heather and Maryanne were lovely and most helpful. I made the mistake of opening the window (room#313). The convoluted mechanism to close the window and the lose handle made it impossible to close the window completely on that chilly night. The maintenance dept may want to look at it. That was the only negative for me. Most convenient to all transport and town. Thank you Ranald.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Siobhan on 5 May 2023
We are glad to hear you had a lovely experience with us! We can't apologise enough for the faulty window in the room however we have taken your feedback on board and resolved this.

10/10 Excellent

Sharee

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location. Loved Oban in general. Rooms are a little smaller than we expected. That’s why it’s cheaper than some of the other hotels that are similar in town.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Siobhan on 14 May 2023
Perhaps one of our larger rooms would've been more suited to you nonetheless we are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and Oban itself!

10/10 Excellent

Monika

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a very enjoyable stay. The staff were very friendly, the hotel was very clean and in a great location.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Siobhan on 14 May 2023
We are so happy to receive your lovely feedback! Hopefully we will welcome you again in the future.

8/10 Good

Sharee

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel small rooms.
It was great hotel. Conveniently located to the pier and beach walk. Rooms were quite small. Looked bigger in the photos but actually very small.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Siobhan on 14 May 2023
We are glad to hear you enjoyed your stay with us! Unfortunately our larger rooms may seem smaller when there's extra guests staying due to the extra beds, apologies for the inconvenience caused.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel
Friendly staff, clean comfortable room. Excellent location.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Vikki

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Graham

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Sean, Lindsay

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved all the staff….Jodie, Vlad and Brian especially, for the great breakfasts and all the help. The hotel is close to the bus, train and ferries….and beautiful Oban Bay. We hope to return some day.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a great stay. Comfy beds, quiet, great location near downtown.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Tricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
One night stop in Oban
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Charlene

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was awesome!! Very friendly and helpful!! Would definitely stay there again!!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Sharon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No parking
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Averil

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Patrick

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was nice. Staff were great. Good location.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022