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Arbour Guest House

2.0 star property

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Family Room, Multiple Beds, Sea View | Individually decorated, individually furnished, iron/ironing board
Exterior
Garden
Interior

Reviews

6.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Housekeeping

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DUNOLLIE ROAD, Oban, Scotland, PA34 5PJ
  • Place, Oban War and Peace Museum
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Oban Distillery
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, McCaig's Tower
    ‪8 min walk‬

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Double Room | Individually decorated, individually furnished, iron/ironing board

Double Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Twin Room, Shared Bathroom | Individually decorated, individually furnished, iron/ironing board

Twin Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Shared Bathroom | Individually decorated, individually furnished, iron/ironing board

Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Shared Bathroom

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Economy Triple Room, Multiple Beds | Individually decorated, individually furnished, iron/ironing board

Economy Triple Room, Multiple Beds

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Twin Room, Private Bathroom | Individually decorated, individually furnished, iron/ironing board

Twin Room, Private Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Family Room, Multiple Beds, Sea View | Terrace/patio

Family Room, Multiple Beds, Sea View

  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Single Bunk Beds and 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Family Room (4 adults) | Individually decorated, individually furnished, iron/ironing board

Family Room (4 adults)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, iron/ironing board

Economy Single Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About this property

Arbour Guest House

A garden and free Wi-Fi in public areas are available at this smoke-free guesthouse.
Arbour Guest House offers 14 accommodations. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include a shower. This Oban guest house provides complimentary wireless Internet access. An iron/ironing board and hairdryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.
During your stay at Arbour Guest House, you're just a quick walk from St. John's Cathedral. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas.
  • Free WiFi
  • Just a 4-minute walk from St. John's Cathedral and 5 minutes on foot from Oban Distillery
Arbour Guest House offers its guests a garden. Public spaces have free WiFi.

This Oban guest house is smoke free.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • Street parking available

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:30 PM; check-in end time: 6:30 PM

Contactless check-in and check-out are available

Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property

Guests planning to arrive outside normal check-in hours will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and key retrieval information; access will be through a private entrance

To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

If you are planning to arrive after 12:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Key retrieval, private entrance

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector
This property does not have a front desk. To arrange for check-in, guests must contact the property at least 24 hours prior to arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests arriving after 12:30 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact the property in advance for check-in information and key retrieval information. Guests can access their accommodation through a private entrance.

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.

Property is also known as

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Arbour Guest House Reviews

Reviews

6.0
Rating 10 - Excellent. 4 out of 60 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 60 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 19 out of 60 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 60 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 60 reviews

6.6/10

Cleanliness

6.2/10

Staff & service

5.8/10

Amenities

5.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

8/10 Good

Catherine

We loved the great location and how quiet the sleeping room was
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Monica

Liked: Amenities
Large clean room with shared bathroom (it wasn’t clear this was the case when booking, but the other room was unoccupied). Fantastic location, quiet. Good value for money.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Pat

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Stay in Oban

Actually stayed next door so cannot review the Arbour Guest house No breakfast was included Room was small but adequate Unusual layout with the sink next to the bed
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness
Yes
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room had an ensuite, though it was a bit cramped. The bed was okay, but a bit soft for me. You had an option of a continental breakfast, but the breakfast room was at another associated property 2 doors down. It was within walkimg distance of the town centre.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

JIM

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Hole in door. Unclean area in en-suite shower. Water damaged walls. Headboard coming off the wall
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

kris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Our room was very clean and comfortable. The location is great with many restaurants nearby. I would highly recommend a tour to Staffa Island. It was incredible. I would skip the continental breakfast. Overall a great place in Oban.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was quiet warm.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The property is spotlessly clean, kudos to the cleaners ! We were asked to pay cash on arrival as the payment machine was not working. Elaine who attended our arrival and was very nice and helpful. The property is in a very convenient location and very handy for shopping, restaurants and the watersedge where the Ferries depart and arrive.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Shavena

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness

Hotel review

Not as advertised
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

6/10 Okay

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Distance from train station/ferry terminal was walkable. Basic accommodation, foreign housekeeper was lovely, check-in employee was not friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Thomas

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sorry to say, but there was really absolutely nothing we liked about this place. From the staff to the room, to noisy disturbances for the whole night. everything was horrible. At least they could avoid vacuum cleaning at 8.00 AM on a Sunday just in front of the room. Sorry. Just try to avoid this property.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ferol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pay for parking, but everything is in walking distance. Shower is the least favorable, warm water only, but great for the price.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Verified

4/10 Poor

AMANDA

The description was lacking..

Looking at the descriptions of the room, it’s very deceptive because I had no idea that we would have a shared bathroom. It makes it a point to say when there’s a private bathroom, but it seems to omit that from the shared bathroom. For three people the room was extremely small I get it’s a budget hotel but I would’ve paid the extra money to have my own bathroom. Otherwise it is a great location.. I’m sure the rooms that have private restrooms are probably much better and hopefully a little bit larger.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

2/10 Terrible

j

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Poor quality accommodation and would not recommend or see as good value
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Aude

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Arbour Guesthouse is a simple place but it's clean and it's a good value (considering that accomodations in Oban are a bit pricy). We regretted though that the "double bed" was only 120 cm and not properly advertised as sub-standard. It would be nice as well to have good curtains (blackout and down to the floor) as up north the sun rises very early in summer.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

4/10 Poor

Kazym

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Staff & service
Shower is inside the room. Toilet shared on the floor. Not value for money as I felt overcharged for the quality of the hotel. Breakfast is basic, non-attended
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Verified

6/10 Okay

Stephen

Im not a fan of shared bathrooms and keys that are tricky to maneuver but i take into account the age of the building and the character of the town.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
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2/10 Terrible

Lesley

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Defo wouldnt recommend

Oban is an amazing place but the b n b was dirty , run down an manager has a bad attitude
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Verified

6/10 Okay

Bernhard

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Unfortunately, our Room no. 4 was very noisy due to the Wind (Windows not thight, roof tiles ratteling). Toilet door could only hardly be locked. Neighbouring rooms could have been listened.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Andrew

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Worst hotel

Worst hotel ive ever stayed at The room was tiny bed broke. Washing machine banging at 7am Hear every word from another room Tv size of a tablet Mold in bathroom Bed stunk Honestly worst 2 nights ive ever had Phoned the reception to say no hot water The reply i had (are you sure because no one else complained) Had no shower in the morning And it was back in after i complained in the after £190 for 2 nights wasnt worth it at qll
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

4/10 Poor

Anne

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property was not kept sufficiently clean and there was minimal contact with staff
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

2/10 Terrible

rolf

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ok, So we had to book in at a different guest house, clearly inconveniencing whoever booked us in, judging by the prickly reception. The triple rooms single beds mattress clearly had, had its day. the shared shower room (which was a surprise as I thought we had an ensuit) had other residents washing drying on the shower rail. Breakfast was in a third guest house. and at 0730min the morning we couldnt get in the door was looked. My children were standing in the street shivering. So we walked about the town for half an hour until another resident let us in. Other than ms frosty we saw no other staff in the two days we were there. I cant say that I enjoyed the scotish hospitality on this trip. If I ever go back to Oban. I'll be sleeping in my car. Don't stay here.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Francine

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Booking was not clear to indicate that parking although “available” did not mean on-site or free. Had to pay for meter and park either up the street or on the street. Had to switch rooms to have toilet & bath in room instead of shared. Also not clear in the booking site.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024