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#22 of 37 hotels in Oban
Description: Town-centre hotel has lovely views & a comfortable feel; boasts fresh looking bedrooms & dining room that overlooks Oban harbour.
  • Address
    The Esplanade
    Oban PA34 5QD
    Scotland
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3 of 5 stars Based on 25 traveler reviews
  • What to Expect:
    • 3.5 based on 21 reviews Rooms
    • 3.5 based on 18 reviews Service
    • 3 based on 19 reviews Value
    • 3.5 based on 21 reviews Cleanliness
    • 4 based on 1 review Pool
  • Recommended For:
    • 40% based on 24 reviews Older travelers
    • 40% based on 24 reviews Families with teenagers
    • 30% based on 24 reviews Families with young children
    • 30% based on 24 reviews Young singles
    • 30% based on 24 reviews An amazing honeymoon

Reviews of Columba Hotel

( 1-10 of 25 )
Jul 24, 2008

Thouroughly enjoyed our stay at The Columba. Susan Shaw and her staff made our stay most enjoyable. Our rooms were very clean and comfortable. The food at both breakfast and dinner was excellent and plentiful. One of our party was 50 while we were in Oban and Susan went out of her way to but candles on her dessert and... more

3 of 5 stars
Shropshire
Jun 10, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Some mixed reviews about this hotel, so I was apprehensive. Initially, there was a mix up over the type of room booked, but the staff were very polite and helpful in rectifying this. I actually ended up in a refurbished room with a spectacular view of the harbour!!!! The restaurant was the "curate's egg".I had positively the worst dinner of... more

Jun 8, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

The Columba is a pretty good hotel to be fair. After reading the reviews we expected a dodgy Spanish waiter and a joiner with a garden gnome inside him. However what we found that it was very clean, rooms were as per the website, pleasant and had a great view of the port. Upon reading the review regarding the view... more

5 of 5 stars
Glasgow,
May 31, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

I contacted the columba hotel, and stayed for one night, the service was 100% satisfactory, would recommend it to anybody, I have read all the reviews on here, and they are basically all talking nonsense, you should check it out for yourself before, taking other peoples word for it. more

2 of 5 stars
Great Harwood, United Kingdom
Apr 24, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Our first impression of the hotel was waiting around in reception whilst 2 members of staff were debating what they were going to get from the local chip shop (which did not bode well for the hotel restaurants food!). This level of service seemed to be standard for the duration of our stay; customers are made to wait until the... more

Mar 25, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Arrived at the Columba for a 2 night stay on Good Friday. Looks decrepid from outside, but they have started renovating the rooms, and ours (102) had been refurbished with modern bedding and HD TV on the wall. Unfortunately, that was the last of the good news. Getting out of the shower in the refurbished bathroom is a major operation,... more

Feb 16, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

Just returned from short break in Columba. Given recently refurb. room, which was fantastic. View over bay and Kerra, the mountains of Mull etc, absolutely great, even at night. Room had very modern furnishings and new upmarket bathroom, also wide/flat screen telly. Staff great on our B&B trip,but breakfast could have been warmer. (maybe i got tail end of food... more

1 of 5 stars
geordie in the Toon
Jan 11, 2008
3/4 found this review helpful

We booked this Hotel for our silver wedding treat as we are very familiar with Oban and we spent our Honeymoon there. When I say Fawlty Towers I am not kidding. The room we had was from the Seventies inc the Telly and the Burgundy bathroom suite! Staff were very few and far between and if we hadn't laughed we... more

3 of 5 stars
Stockton on Tees England
Sep 10, 2007
4/4 found this review helpful

Stayed here for 2 nights at the end of August. The hotel is made up of two different buildings, neither of which are attractive from the outside. Staff on duty at reception seemed to be overwhelmed by more the one person needing attention. Staff in the dining rooms, much more friendly and efficient, were a better advert for the hotel.... more

2 of 5 stars
Hamilton, Scotland
Sep 8, 2007
5/5 found this review helpful

I stayed in this hotel recently with a colleague as we were working in the area. I'm only gald it was the company that paid it and not me. There were net curtains on the window that looked like they had never been washed since they were put up, they were stained and black along the bottom. I was facing... more

Reviews of Columba Hotel

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The Esplanade, Oban PA34 5QD, Scotland