Liz M.
Yelp
We were in Oban for just one night as we were road tripping across Scotland. I booked the Perle Oban Hotel based on the positive tripadvisor reviews, and was not disappointed.
I made sure to book a room with a bay view, and I felt the extra cost was totally worth it. We were in room 205 and the view was amazing. The room was so well appointed. It felt upscale but still cozy at the same time. The room was a good size, we had room to stretch out a bit and fit all our luggage. They even included a yoga mat in the closet!
Bathroom was also a good size, and looked upgraded and clean. They did have a towel rack, but I found it to be quite small are hard to fit towels onto. The floor was also a bit cold on my feet due to the tile, although I did like the look of it. The shower had a rainfall and standard shower head, which works out perfectly for my husband and I since we have opposite preferences there! The shower had a pivoting piece of glass that was very shallow and I'm not sure exactly how it was supposed to keep water in, but I found that some water did splash out of the shower onto the floor.
We stopped in the bar after we got back from exploring and found it spacious and inviting. They even had some board games that we played as we were enjoying a drink.
We did not eat in the restaurant for dinner because it was tapas style (and we were not in the mood for that) however we did have breakfast there in the morning. I was very pleased to find several vegetarian options, including a full Vegetarian Scottish Breakfast (yum!). The food came out promptly, although because it was busy it was a little hard to get the waiter's attention for more coffee/tea.
The most inconvenient part of the trip was certainly the parking. Because the hotel is in a prime location downtown, the parking is only paid for street parking (2 hour max). I didn't see a super convenient garage to park at that was near the hotel, but luckily we came in after 6pm at night and were leaving the next day, so we ended up just paying to park on the street for a couple hours. I could see this being a problem for those with disabilities or lots of luggage though.
Overall was thrilled with our stay, and would come back again.
Room - 5/5
Bathroom - 4/5
Service - 5/5
Location - 5/5
Parking - 2/5
Bar - 5/5
Restaurant (only had breakfast) - 4/5