The Old Inn

The room was warm, the rest so far short of expectation and pricing. The room was small, dated and very uncomfortable. The walls were super thin so every noise from the adjoining rooms could be heard. Anytime water was run in another room it sounded as if there was a waterfall in ours, doors banging at all hours., bar noise etc. The place smelt terrible and the breakfast which had to be ordered in advance for a specific time was an almost empty half warm buffet. This really was a super disappointing stay worth at best a quarter of the price we paid. The restaurant menu was so random we ate elsewhere, (Myrtle bank hotel) should have stayed there too!

It started well enough, young man at Reception gave me a hand up to my room, which was spacious enough if a little old-fashioned, the plastic flowers in the window boxes set the scene. Bathrooms clean even though the shower was a little ineffective. However, the true horror story started at dinner :I had chosen the restaurant as it advertised itself as a sea food restaurant, with fresh fish delivered daily as a selling feature. however the menu contained the ubiquitous fish and chips, or a fresh spaghetti with mussels which I chose. This was disappointing to say the least: the mussels were fresh, but there were only seven of them which for a main course was ridiculous. The spaghetti could’ve been fresh, I couldn’t tell , the sauce was non-descript. however the full horror stories of the kitchen were reserved for breakfast. Scotland normally does breakfast very well if a little unhealtily. The porridge was microwaved the pre batch cooked warm items were maintained in a “ warm Cabinets ” and consisted of pink non-descript sausages overcooked bacon the colour and texture of old cardboard and congealed poached eggs which had been batch cooked sometime before even though breakfast had only been open a few minutes. The bread on offer was the usual square white or brown and the toaster seemed to be on go slow low productivity strike. This was accompanied by horrendous coffee in true 1970s retro style, dispensed by a Kona coffee machine which tasted as though it had been stewed since 1970. It is unbelievable that establishments can still be so out of touch with modern tastes in both tea and coffee ,On the bright side, the hotel was warm and clean, the bar was friendly and there was a good range of beers on option but the SumTotal was miserable and depressing.

Great location with cosey pub. Not great room. Beautiful location across from the old harbour. Great for walks in lovely scenery, cycling and beach. Decent restaurant for dinner. A busy Saturday night and a little understaffed. Breakfast was very disorganized despite having to preorder the night before for a set time. Everyone waited for coffee and food (help yourself buffet) also ran out several times. Seems could be easily fixed with some management and planning. Room was very outdated, but comfortable and clean.

Evening meals very good.

Old Inn to reflect Lovely relaxed stay, good great room lovely location amazing.

Excellent place! Food was amazing. Everyone working there was considerate and kind. Highly recommend!