Hollytree Hotel Glencoe

"The Hollytree Hotel, located in Kentallan village, near Glencoe, is ideally located on the waters edge and offers luxurious accommodation and excellent cuisine."

The Hollytree Hotel is located at the waters edge in the small Highland village of Kentallan near Glencoe and has one of the best seaside coastal locations in Scotland. The Hollytree hotel is more or less located exactly half way between Fort William and Oban. The Hollytree Hotel is the village's most historic building, part of which was originally constructed as Kentallen Railway Station in the late 1890’s. The family owned hotel has now been carefully refurbished and extended over the years and now provides luxury waters edge accommodation.

All of the bedrooms at the Hollytree hotel in Kentallan are extremely spacious and enjoy spectacular uninterrupted views over the sea to the Scottish Mountains of Morvern and beyond. Every bedroom is equipped to a very high standard that you would expect from a 3 star hotel.

The Holly Tree Seafood Restaurant, described by many as the finest in the Highlands, has a glass wall facing the Loch where you may sit and watch the sun go down beyond the mountains in the west.

The Captain's lounge bar mingles new with old, combing an old Inn atmosphere with a contemporary wooden bar and old oak floor, with large windows overlooking the sea completing the experience.

The Hollytree Hotel in Kentallan near Glencoe offers great late deals and special offers on short breaks throughout the year.

 

All of the bedrooms at the Hollytree Hotel are spacious and enjoy spectacular views over the sea to the Mountains of Morvern and beyond.
Each bedroom is of a very high standard and includes:
Uninterrupted Loch Views
Fully en-suite with both bath and shower, fully tiled with fine toiletries and fluffy towels
Relaxing lounge area with comfortable chairs
DVD player with selection of movies

Many rooms also have fantastic balconies with an outside seating area. Ideal for breaks on a special occasion.

The Hollytree Hotel is great for leisure breaks as it is one of the few Hotels in Scotland to have their own fully heated indoor swimming pool and Finnish sauna to completely relax in. The luxury swimming pool has a powerful swim spa which is operated inside the swimming pool and can be used to swim against or simply to massage.

The Hollytree Seafood Restaurant, described by many as the finest in the Highlands, has a glass wall facing the Loch where you may sit and watch the sun go down beyond the mountains in the west.

The Hollytree has long had a reputation for superior perfectly prepared food. The extensive A La Carte dinner menu makes excellent use of local fillet steaks and other meats, and wonderful local seafood and shellfish, served in season with herbs, salads and seasonal vegetables all perfectly prepared.

The fine food is well complemented by an extensive and high quality wine list full of variation and quality. There is also a large selection of whiskies and fine cognacs to complete the masterful culinary experience.

A real log fire, which is often lit and kept stoked by our guests, in the centre of the restaurant is the finishing touch to the ambience and ensures the absolute eating experience.

The Seafood restaurant pays particular attention to freshly prepared quality food and the full A’ la Carte menu is served for dinner bed and breakfast guests with no fixed or choice table d'hote menu.

Dinner is served from: 6:30pm - 9pm
Bar Menui: 12 noon - 8:30pm
Breakfast is served from: 8am - 10am

The Captain's lounge bar mingles new with old, combing an old Inn atmosphere with a contemporary wooden bar and old oak floor, with large windows overlooking the sea completing the experience. There are food and refreshments served all day with old favourite bar meals intermingled with new bistro dishes ensuring that there is something for everyone. If you are resident in the Hotel or even just visting the Glencoe area, the Captain's bar is the place to enjoy a fantastic bar meal.

The elevated outside decking area acts as an outside beer garden and is an ideal place to have a glass of wine or enjoy a beer or simply to indulge in a speciality coffee and watch the World go by.

Adapted from the original station tearoom, the Railway Lounge is a pleasant and relaxed meeting place. It is packed with railway photos and mementos of that age, with the atmosphere finished off with a real log fire. An excellent place to sit and enjoy a good read, have a game of scrabble or even the browse the internet using the FREE wireless broadband connection.

The Hollytree Hotel is ideally situated in the Highlands of Scotland between two Scottish coastal towns Oban (22 miles) and Fort William (14 miles). Nearer to hand the World famous village of Glencoe, made infamous by the highland massacre is only four miles away. Ben Nevis Britain's highest mountain is just the other side of Fort William and is walkable by most people taking the right precautions and preparations.

There are numerous interesting activities to pursue and attractions to visit nearby to the Hollytree Hotel making this area great for activity breaks. Also walking breaks are a great way to enjoy the most breathtaking scenery thats this area of Scotland offers.

The following are some examples of the hundreds of things to do and see in the Highlands of Scotland near the Hollytree Hotel:-


A trip to the Island of Mull.
Either travel to Oban to catch the ferry or across the Corran Ferry and drive across unspoilt Ardnamurchan and cross on the short Fishnish to Lochaline ferry. In Mull you can tour about and even go across to the legendary Isle of Iona. This is the ancient burial place of the kings of Scotland. John Smith, the former leader of the labour party, is also buried there.

Touring Ardnamurchan
A short trip across the Corran Ferry finds Ardnamurchan and this is a great place to tour around. Entirely unspoilt and terrific for stress relief.

A trip to Oban - Gateway to the Isles
Oban is great for some shopping or even a visit to the distillery where the fine "Oban" whisky is made. Decide who's driving back before you go! Oban has an interesting monument called MaCaigs tower which was built by John Stewart MacCaig who designed the tower as a monument to his own family. He fell out with the town council over the tower and then ran out of money before the tower had a roof on it. It is none the less an interesting landmark looking down onto Oban bay from the hill. It is an interesting site and the ferries arriving and leaving Oban is a wonderful site from within the tower.

Oban itself is often described as the gateway to the Isles and Calmac ferries (Caledonian MacBrayne) run to many of the Scottish west coast Islands inlcuding Mull, Barra, Lismore, Rhum, Tiree, Coll, Colonsay, and South and North Uist. The Hotel makes a good stopover on the way to getting a ferry and early breakfast's can be arranged.

Oban is a principal market town serving a number of outlying areas and Islands and as such had a very good selection of both local shops and many high street names, such as Tesco's, Boots, Lidl, Aldi, Woolworths, Superdrug, Thorntons, Specsavers and Argos..

There are also a number of high street banks and building societies located in Oban.

A visit to Glencoe village and the Glencoe area
Glencoe village is located four miles from the Hotel and is a very pretty village located at the head of Loch Leven one of the most attractive sea lochs in Scotland. The village was the location for one of the most notorious massacres when in 1692 many of th clan Donald were murdered in their beds on the instructions of the King. Click here for more gruesome details and for further information on the Glencoe area.

The Appin Murder Sites
The tale of murder is told on a different page. The sites are local and make for an interesting visit.

A visit to a Film Location
There have been many films such as Braveheart and the Harry Potter fims which have been filmed in the areas of Glencoe, Loch Linnhe, Loch Leven and glen Nevis. Click here for a separate page with more details.

Cruachan Power Station
An appealing drive is to go to Oban and then to head for Tyndrum. On the way you could stop off on Loch Awe and visit the power station dubbed "the hollow mountain" since there is a large tunnel leading to the power station a couple of miles into the mountain. If you then keep going to Tyndrum and then back through the Glen back to the Holly Tree you will find this a fascinating drive. The drive through the Glen often sees, depending on the weather, the wild deer near the roadside and some of the most stunning scenery in Scotland.

Castle Stalker
Castle Stalker, or STALCAIR as it was originally known is 10 miles from Oban and was built in the 13th Century. Steeped in history it was lost in a game of cards by the local Stewart clan but later recovered after the battle of Killicrankie. In 1966 it was bought by the Allward family who open it on certain days, which usually coincide with the local Appin show. We were delighted to host recently the wedding of the daughter of the Allward family. The castle, given its location and lowered elevation from the road, makes a wonderful photo opportunity.


Horse Riding or Boating at Lettershuna
The Zveginstov family at Lettershuna will look after you for a morning or afternoon with boating or horse riding. The site is only ten miles on the Oban road. After the exercise you can retreat to the Holly Tree for some pampering.

The above are some of the hundreds of things to do and Annette or Paul or any of the team in the Hotel will be happy to advise on other trips and ideas.

A day trip to Fort William Lochaber Outdoor Capital of the UK
Fort William is about 14 miles way and is a lovely drive. The town itself is situated beside the water in Loch Linnhe. It has a population of around 8,000 people which greatly increases in the summer months. There are a large number of interesting shops and a summer market.

A Walk Up Britains Highest Mountain or Some Munro Bagging
Ben Nevis is located just the other side of Fort William about Twenty minutes drive from the Hotel. Munro Bagging is a popular hill walking practice of trying to walk up as many hills in Scotland over 3,000 feet in height. Lochaber the Outdoor Capital of the UK is blessed with a substantial number of these hills and of course is home to the Glencoe range of mountains and Ben Nevis range which is Britain's highest peak.

Diving, Sailing, Fishing and Climbing Information
With the Hotel having its own private pier, it really is a huge attraction for divers. There is a well known reef close to the pier which is a favrourite spot for visiting divers staying locally in Lochaber or Glencoe. We often have divers using the Pier and the ample car parking for a dive. Although we do not charge divers for using the pier we used to ask visiting divers to bring us something back from the murky deep! We ended up with such a collection of bottles and other nik naks we now do not ask.

Although neither Annette or Paul partake in the sport, numerous visiting divers talk enthusiastically about the diving.

Sailing
The area is extremely popular for sailing and we often have cruising yachts stop off at the Hotel, for dinner or just "refreshments". We have visitors moorings which are free for diners in the bar or restaurant. Refreshing warm showers and use of the swimming pool and sauna are also available. Can you think of anything nicer than coming off a yacht after a few days hard sailing to warm swim, sauna and then a slap up meal in the restaurant? We should always have space for visitors but if you want to give us a call to confirm please do so.

Lochaber Watersports offer yacht charter and are based in Ballachulish.

Fishing
There is fishing allowed in on the pier at the Hotel as well as along the shoreline. The wide species available and abundance of sea life make the area a haven for sea water fishing. Locally there is also fresh water loch fishing available at Glencoe Lochan and various other lochs. Fishing trips and equipment can be organized by the Hotel.

Climbing
With Lochaber being the outdoor capital of the Uk there is climbing in abundance in the local area. A good place to start is at the Internationaly renowned Ice Factor in Kinlochleven. This is an indoor climbing centre boasting the largest indoor ice wall in the World. Well worth a visit.

 

Directions to Hollytree Hotel in Kentallan near Glencoe

From Fort William Tourist Information Centre take the A82 travelling towards Glencoe. Cross Ballachulish Bridge then at the roundabout take the A828 towards Oban. Kentallen is ten minutes along Oban road, on the right hand side. The Hollytree hotel is right beside the sea !

Distances
Oban 22 Miles
Fort William 15 Miles

Local Bus Available from Hotel to Fort William from 9:30 am and last bus 6:30pm.

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