the stay was decent. What stands out from all the similar properties is really really really good bed (double bed turned out to more of a superking), nice size tv (50+ inch), sockets with USB are a bonus. interior design is subjective to taste but its not my priority at this price. I guess one can highlight fresh furniture.
Bathroom: Clean shower, standard number of towels and shower mat, hair drier, heated towel rack, shampoo/soap/body lotion and soap bar.
Waiting staff was very nice and helpful.
Breakfast: the breakfast is usual full Scottish breakfast variety buffet, (fried eggs, black pudding, hashbrowns, scones, sausages, bacon, beans) with plenty condiments available as well as 3 types of toast, couple of cheeses and hams, fruit salad, yoghurts, various sweet pastries. Full set of teas, jams honeys etc, but coffee could be a little better, but again cannot complaint at price.
The hotel it is definitely underrated. While some things around hotel are a little flimzy, dusty, it is very decent value. it all fades away when you realise how nice it is to have a fresh large bed and that it is basically minutes away from ferry terminal. Great views are come as a big bonus.
Note for parking: very limited, but you can park at council carpark not far away at reasonable cost.
No need to be nervous about this place. All the poor reviews are from years ago before the remodeling. Any more recent reviews are quite good, including mine. I did have two issues. One, in the room it says you must put a thing on your door saying you want it cleaned, or else they won’t clean your room. I put this on my door after the first night. My room didn’t get cleaned until the third day in the late afternoon, and I left the next morning. Two, the second night I was sleeping at 2:30 AM there was a loud noise coming from between the ceiling on the floor I was on and floor of the floor above me. Def couldn’t sleep through it and it was like this for like 20 minutes. And I wasn’t the only person in the hallway investing this sound. I will say overall it’s a place worth staying. People are very nice, and the breakfast is good.