Church Hill Boutique Lodge & Restaurant

Everything was wonderful. Chris & Deanne are welcoming and friendly. Chris kindly drove us to Gold Bay for morning outings and transferred us (and our luggage) from the ferry and to the airport check-in. Deanne cooked lovely breakfasts (homemade crumpets!) and amazing dinners. The room was comfortable and I loved the bathroom design (I want that at home!). Everything was perfection.

Excellent accommodation, room was very nice. Breakfast was good. Dinner was excellent. The hosts were extremely helpful.

The cost was very much on the high side.

Our stay at Church Hill Lodge was idyllic. The facility was extremely convenient to Oban town. Our room was immaculate and had a great view of the harbor. The meals (breakfast and dinner) were incredible, and the staff was welcoming, engaging, and charming.

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Church Hill might be the most wonderful place we’ve ever stayed. The location, the hosts, the accommodation, and the food were all amazing. Exquisite attention to detail!

The only thing that would make our experience better, would be if we could have stayed longer.

Liked how handy it was to the town centre and that it was clean and really comfortable. The owners Chris & Deanne also couldn't do enough for us which was lovely and made the stay very relaxing. With me being in a moon boot Chris happily offered to take us around and drop us off wherever we needed to go which was much appreciated. Enjoyed a nice relaxing stay at the lovely Church Hill Boutique Lodge.

Immaculate chalets

Excellent hosts

The service, the view, the food, the location and the bed and shower

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The entire Church Hill Boutique Lodge and Restaurant set up is designed to please even the pickiest customer. The lodge room is spacious with beautifully upholstered sitting chairs, a huge king-sized comfortable bed, and a warm wool throw for afternoon naps. The bathroom has a roll-in shower with a hand-held device to blast away the aches and pains of all the hill climbing. The mirror has a de-fog function and there is a nightlight to help you find your way. There are high quality Breville appliances available -- a water heater and a coffee machine, a teapot with filter, and plenty of loose leaf tea and coffee pods. The restaurant in the front portion of the Sara's house provides diners with a view of the bay or a place by the fire. The restaurant is filled with antiques and works of art, some by Deanne herself. Fabrics, dried flowers and herbs, and shell flatware rings decorate the table. Deanne the Chef is top quality. We ate dinner there twice just to try the various offerings - mussel patties, mutton bird potstickers, gourmet lamb chops in a wine reduction, baked blue cod with kumara, crispy salmon skin and salmon on potato cakes -- all of which were unusual and delicious! The flavors went together wonderfully. Moreover, the presentation of the dishes was exquisite! Deanne uses a lot of her home made jams, canned fruit, granola, and wonderful breads available at breakfast. Chris is the sommelier and server, and disappears while you're eating dinner to turn down the bed and put chocolates on the night stand, and who will pick you up at the ferry and take you to the airport and other harbor if needs be. He is very knowledgeable about the history of the island and has a wealth of other information to share with you. I was saddened to find that the Saras have the restaurant and lodge on the market. I'd advise those of you wanting an A-one getaway to get down to Steward Island while the Saras are still there.

That we only had two days there.