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Reviews of Knipoch House Hotel

4 out of 5
Knipoch House Hotel
Knipoch House Hotel, Oban, Scotland

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 29 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 50 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

shirin

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Didn’t receive room service and they wanted to charge us extra at the check out for cleaning the room
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely folk
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a wonderful stay at the Knipoch hotel. It's a warm and cozy place to stay and we hope to be back again soon. It provides a great leaping off point for exploring Oban and area and the staff are incredibly kind.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Darren

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Beverley

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Team Knipoch on 12 Jul 2023
Beverly, Thank you for your review its very much appreciatedKind regardsAll the team at the Knipoch

6/10 Okay

Ann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Fantastic location but desperately need upgrade
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

gordon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Evelyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay.
We had a very comfortable stay. Food excellent. Room and view good too. Stephanie was so pleasant & helpful as she served breakfast. I would recommend this hotel.
Beautiful view.
View from our bedroom.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
charming, atmospheric, relaxed environment.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

James

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
kilties at knipoch
great stay beautiful location and very friendly staff rooms immaculate only 1minor quibble not enough breakfast though what we did have was lovely we could have used some more toast
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely
Lovely, 10 minutes from Busy Oban
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Gary

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Nordis G.

Liked: Cleanliness
wonderful place
Not only is this hotel a beautiful place to stay, but the setting, the food, the luxurious accommodations make this a unique experience. We will fondly recall being here for years to come.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Radhakrishna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with pets, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The welcome was excellent with nothing too much trouble. The room was large and so comfortable and the atmosphere was really warm, relaxing and most enjoyable.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful traditional country house hotel. Good welcome even though we were late arriving. Cozy log fire in the lounge. Bedroom warm comfortable and a good size. Lovely breakfast with good service.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

lee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff and excellent location. Perfect for short family break
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

2/10 Terrible

Guy, UK

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Faded glory; not worth cost; needs full refurb
Towels the size of flannels Beds small and uncomfortable Bathrooms 1970’s; water scalding and peaty Bar loo reminiscent of truck stop Walls thin as paper Menu unexciting Staff great though This used to be THE hotel south of Oban. Alas no more. The staff are pleasant but have Very little to work with, through no fault of their own. The building and fittings need a major capital spend to bring it up to the modern 4* hotel that it is billed as. Not even close to a 4*, closer to 21/2. Not worth the money given the quality of the competition.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice hotel and very friendly staff. Really good food
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Sunsets And A Water View
This is an elegant old inn that boasts a fantastic view and a nice breakfast and dinner. The staff were always welcoming and accommodating. The room was comfortable, but warm during our stay. We were okay with the inn not having air conditioning, but a fan was requested and unavailable. We would certainly recommend this location for a traveler with a car. Parking was so easy and the distance to Oban is very doable for day or evening visits.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Helpful staff.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
has let itself go
stayed here 5 years ago and had a good experience. This time, everything seemed old, and not in a good way. Beds are small and saggy, pillows are flat and useless, rooms look worn and tired. Not a good place for a good night's sleep. Friendly staff, convenient parking, and good breakfast help, but don't make up for poor sleeping accommodations
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ronald, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful country setting
very comfortable, in a tasteful, hotel in the style of a Scottish Country house
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017

6/10 Okay

brad, tulsa ok usa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Water is brown
Nice place with brown tap water Excuse was recent rains
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

2/10 Terrible

Linda, Edinburgh

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Robbed
I booked a room each in this hotel for my husband and daughter while they we visiting my other daughter in hospital. I booked through wotif and received confirmation email confirming booking and gave me details regarding stay on 19/07/16 , I gave my credit card details given fr booking to be confirmed choosing option given of paying at hotel and not then. When my husband and daughter arrived very weary and in need of rest they were told there was no room! This is with my daughter having confirmation email on her but the staff said they had been trying to contact me( they did not but anyone else was able to contact me that day) to say there had been a mistake with the booking system, a delay, and while my booking was being processed another had gone through! Not only did this happen but the hotel charged my credit card the whole cost! within 6 hours of the booking, which wasn't even a booking! I am so so so upset about this and the effect it had on my family in this distressing time that this could happen. I will not use this booking site ever again nor this hotel as they have been very unhelpful in communicating with me re this saying they will refund and didn't .. I am still having to check with my bank 22/07 re my money being returned to me, shocking behaviour all round. I am writing this as wotif have just sent me an email inviting me to rate my stay!!! after I have complained to them

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Quiet location, but not very close to Oban. Would recommend staying closer to avoid driving and/or parking. Good things to do in Oban.

8/10 Good

geoff, teesside

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good hotel, rigid organisation.
Good hotel but five miles outside Oban. Facilities good, slightly old fashioned but food arrangements far too rigid. One sitting for dinner,7.30pm and breakfast at 8am. Food good but took ages to come. Did not buzz with atmosphere and you felt you had to whisper conversation.

2/10 Terrible

Richard, King's Lynn

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolute Rubbish - 2 Star Maximum, that's Generous
Had a week in Scotland and stayed at a few hotels and this was the worst by a mile and the highest cost by far. Its on a main road to Oban and the noise in the morning is load, the gravel car park was in front of the a room that was last upgraded in the sixties, and was for all to view in. although it takes dogs, the dog is only allowed in the room whilst you are in it and the reception area, other wise it has to stay in the car even on a hot day - if your a pet lover don't stay here either. the breakfast was all processed stuff and the cooked breakfast must have come from an Iceland store. did not use the bar or the Restaurant as had already given them to much money already, if I'd not booked 3 days as a block Id have cancelled the other 2. this has taught me to book days a singles so you can always cancel if the room is a bad as this place. I stay away on business 50% of the year and this is by far the worst place I've ever stayed, it ruined what should have been a nice holiday. Ignore this warning and you will regret it when you get there - it's rated 4 star and probably was in the sixties but things have moved, but I guess the owners don't care.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Peaceful hotel close to Oban
Very comfortable, and a beautiful location on the Loch. Staff were extremely friendly, and prepared to put themselves out to answer questions about the area. Oban (where most of the ferries and boats leave from, but you probably would not want to stay for any length of time) is a 10 minute drive away, and there are plenty of beautiful places to visit in all directions. So a great base for this part of the highlands. The good food, attractive surroundings, and a well stocked bar make it an enjoyable bolt-hole when the weather turns nasty on you.

8/10 Good

Family group, Hamilton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel near Oban
Well furnished hotel, a few miles from Oban. Very friendly staff. Large, clean rooms, and great hotel lounges. We had two large bedrooms with a shared lounge.

10/10 Excellent

Beatrice, Renfrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful welcome stay
Beautiful setting lovely hotel and amazing friendly staff food was amazing couldn't find fault at all

10/10 Excellent

Tryg McCoy

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

8/10 Good

Amanda, Salem, MA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing & Great View
This hotel is on a lovely lake that has a wonderful view of the hills, woods & lake across the road. Our room was nice. We had both dinner & breakfast at the hotel and the staff was lovely and food was pretty good. Only 10 mins from down town Oban but out of the crowds made it a great, relaxing spot.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mr and Mrs Heseltine
First day of our Holliday was the starter everybody wishes for no one can possibly give this hotel anything but 5 stars or more dinner and breakfast as good as the savoy thank you

10/10 Excellent

Stig

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mycket bra och charmigt Skottskt hotell.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel mit Charme
Hotel mit Charme, bis auf die Betten.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel molto bello, sia all'esterno che all'interno, con uno charme di lusso. Un'esperienza da fare!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

Daniel, Finland

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Too expensive and very outdated. Choose sth else!
We stayed at Knipoch for 1 night in July as we were touring Scotland by car.The main reason for booking this hotel was the fact that all hotels in Oban(which was the main attraction for this leg of the trip)were fully booked due to peak season.Looking at the photos from the hotel it seemed nice and clean with good view over the nearby loch.But to our disappointment the hotel was utterly overpriced and outdated.This hotel was by far the most expensive hotel we stayed at in Scotland and the price did not on any level correlate with reality.The room we stayed in was on 1st floor with windows facing front of house ie. the parking area for the guests cars.However, that said the parking area was coated with gravel->we heard every little movement that was made on there.Thus whenever a car parked it sounded like it was doing it inside our room.Concerning the facilities of the hotel they were OK if you consider a severely outdated bathroom(renovated 1981/or 70s more like),hard beds and very gloomy reception and lounge as acceptable.The whole house creaked and smelled "ancient" and stuffy.All the plumbing and heating seem also to be from that period(not to mention the curtains and the carpet),so no luxuries there. So don't be fooled by the "romanticiced" official picture of this place and whenever possible find another place to stay at because this hotel is NOT worth the money. NB: If you have stayed there, please check your payments when leaving because they mistakenly overcharged us.