Riads in Isle of Arran

"I recently stayed at The Marine Hotel Troon with my 80-year-old disabled mum as a birthday treat. While we booked a deluxe king room with a sea view, which was pleasant, our stay was overshadowed by serious concerns regarding safety and poor communication. The phone in our second-floor room was not working and was constantly engaged. Given that my mum is disabled, this was completely unacceptable and left me extremely anxious, as I had no way to contact reception in the event of an emergency during the night. To make matters worse, no information about breakfast was provided at check-in, and there was nothing in the room either. I attempted to call reception from around 8pm, but due to the faulty phone, this was impossible. I was eventually forced to go down to reception myself after 10pm just to ask basic questions about breakfast times and location. A staff member did come to the room and confirmed the phone was faulty. I specifically asked to be informed once it had been fixed, yet I received no update whatsoever. By the time we checked out at 10:30am the following morning, the phone was still not working, and no explanation, apology, or follow-up was offered. I find it extremely concerning that a hotel would leave guests—particularly vulnerable guests—without a working means of contacting reception overnight, and then fail to resolve the issue or communicate properly. This reflects a serious lack of care and attention to guest safety. Overall, despite the nice room, the e"

"Executive double room was spacious and well appointed. Issue with inadequate heating so had to ask for additional portable heater. The jacuzzi is out of service and looks grotty. The pool walls can do with a proper clean at the water level. The pool was a tad too cool. The food was excellent. Really good dining experience."

"Massive party next door nothing was done loud music fighting arguing rang reception. A few times they went to room but it carried on reception this morning weren’t that bothered never stay my there again her attitude was they did leave after 1 am joke of an answer to give a paying customer who needs sleep as working away "

"Horrible stay, view of a flat roof and staff were dismissive and rude. "

"Excellent location for Islay ferries . Beautiful surroundings, lovely property, perfect food "

"Best place to stay in Dumfries - convenient for the main roads, with good restaurant next door. "

"Great location, great staff. "

"A classic Scottish guest house - welcoming, great breakfast, good location for walks or for just looking at the sea-view."

"."