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Arbour Guest House

2.0 star property
Guest house near St. John's Cathedral in Oban

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Twin Room, Private Bathroom
Exterior
Interior
Garden

Reviews

6.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

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DUNOLLIE ROAD, Oban, Scotland, PA34 5PJ
  • Place, Oban Distillery
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, McCaig's Tower
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Oban Ferry Terminal
    ‪13 min walk‬

Room options

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Double Room

Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Twin Room, Shared Bathroom

Twin Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Shared Bathroom

Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Economy Triple Room, Multiple Beds

Economy Triple Room, Multiple Beds

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Twin Room, Private Bathroom

Twin Room, Private Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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

Family Room, Multiple Beds, Sea View

  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds and 1 Twin Bed

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Family Room (4 adults)

Family Room (4 adults)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, iron/ironing board

Economy Single Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

About the area

Oban

In Oban .With a stay at this Oban guesthouse, you'll be steps from Atlantis Leisure and a 5-minute walk from St. John's Cathedral. Oban Distillery and McCaig's Tower are also within half a mile (1 km).
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What's nearby

  • Oban War and Peace Museum - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Atlantis Leisure - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Oban Distillery - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • McCaig's Tower - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Oban Ferry Terminal - 13 min walk - 1.2 km

Getting around

  • Oban Station - 18 min walk
  • Glasgow International Airport (GLA) - 138 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cuan Mor - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Oban Inn - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Corryvreckan (Wetherspoon) - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Markie Dan's - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Oban Chocolate Company - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Arbour Guest House

Guest house near St. John's Cathedral in Oban
Arbour Guest House offers its guests a garden. Public spaces have free WiFi.

This Oban guesthouse is smoke free.

  • 14 guestrooms or units
  • Garden
  • No smoking on site
Arbour Guest House offers 14 accommodations. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers. This Oban guesthouse provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available
  • Street parking available

Accessibility

  • No elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

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

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 available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests planning to arrive outside of 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.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

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
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a private host, not a professional engaged in trade or business. No onsite parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, debit cards, and cash. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector in each accommodation.

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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Reviews

Arbour Guest House Reviews

6.0

6.6/10

Cleanliness

6.2/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

5.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.8/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 4 out of 59 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 59 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 19 out of 59 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 59 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 59 reviews

Reviews

6/10 Okay

JIM, Grapevine

Travelled with family
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

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

4/10 Poor

AMANDA

Travelled with group

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

8/10 Good

Anthony, Langley

Travelled with partner
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

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

2/10 Terrible

Thomas

Travelled with family
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

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

2/10 Terrible

Anant

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Sherrilyn

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Shavena

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

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

8/10 Good

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

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

6/10 Okay

Bernhard

Travelled with family
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

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

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

6/10 Okay

Jennifer

Travelled with family and small children
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

4/10 Poor

Aaron, East Gwillimbury

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Francine

Travelled with family
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

8/10 Good

Catherine

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

10/10 Excellent

Ferol

Travelled with family
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

10/10 Excellent

William

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

2/10 Terrible

Maxine

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

Never Again

cleanliness not good, window sills, skirtings not cleaned in some time, carpeting dirty looking not been washed in some time either, window frames and net curtains mouldy, make do hardboard wall panel on wall not even painted, no towels in room unable to wash, due to shared toilet on our level with other room, unable to use as other guest vomiting all over floors and in corridor outside our room, trapped in our room all night, shower batroom was on the first floor were other guest shared but when trying that room always someone in. nobody on site just a phone number to contact, nobody answered left message, nobody rang back had to ring them back when they on duty 3-5pm complained about towels and bed, as old cheap metal framed bed, creaking and rikerty when you moved on it, asked to change rooms told they full on no other room left, not a welcoming land lady at all AVOID ROOM 8 AT ALL COST!!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Nigel

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Difficult to review. The photographs don't do it justice. It looks quite acceptable in the pictures but in reality it is very tired and tatty. In our room one bedside table was a piece of wood balanced on several bricks. A cupboard contained some old tiles and a broken door lock. One bedside lamp couldn't be plugged in because the socket was on the other side of the bed which was hard against the wall. Surfaces were quite worn. It was clean although a pile of used towels lying on the shared bathroom floor wasn't pleasant. Overall it needs stripping out with new furniture, a new carpet, and a coat of paint.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness

Hotel review

Not as advertised
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023