Dha Urlar

Caroline and Jim’s are Fabulous hosts! Amazing generous breakfast - including catering for us vegans with no fuss or bother! Very warm and comfortable. Plenty of space.

The hosts are the nicest and friendliest people on Earth. I love the area, the backyard with all the birds and rabbits. The quiet, and peace. The breakfasts made with love. Located in Bowmore, about a 20 min drive from Port Ellen and the big 3 distilleries, and another 20 to 30 from Bunnahabhain and Bruichladdich. Very central location in Islay. If you are lucky to visit on even a somewhat clear day, the views are spectacular. Thank you for making our trip on Islay amazing!

No complaints. Some may be noise sensitive to the other tenants but we had no issues, everyone was respectful and nice.

Central location

Loved everything but above all the fabulous hosts. Breakfast was aplenty and excellent. The room was very comfortable, the beds very good and comfy to sleep in the bathroom spacious and with walk-in shower AND bathtub. The common areas are well furnished and all have big windows with amazing panoramic views - if the weather allows. The night sky has minmal light pollution so the star studded sky is amazing. The host also offers help with wiskey tours. The hostess is most delightful, both a very welcoming and chatty, making you feel at home. As a German I was particularly impressed by being greeted by the host in fairly good German. As the property is almost in the middle of the island, its ideal for exploring the whole lot. I can also recommend the PeatZeria in Bowmore for Dinner, excellent.

Nothing really-all excellent, apart from the price. But Islay overall is very expensive due to the limited supply and I admit Dhar Urlar was one of the very few we could actually afford.

Wonderful friendly hosts, fantastic common area to gather and lovely patio with spectacular view. Delicious and delightful breakfast. Clean as can be.

We loved our hosts and the location. Breakfast was great!

My wife and I couldn't of been happier with our stay. Secluded location that was a quick drive to main attractions. The hosts were extremely accommodating and cooked us the most amazing breakfast in the morning. The whole stay really enhanced our stay on the island. Would highly recommend.

Situated about a mile from Bowmore it is literally in the middle of nowhere with open 360 beautiful views on clear days you can see both Northern and Southern Ireland and Jura from the various windows. It is a standalone B&B, Jimmy, Caroline and son Archie live next door. You have the use of the house there is a comfy sitting room and nice kitchen dining area used for breakfast, cooked fresh by a combination Jimmy, Caroline or Archie and are an excellent spread. Fresh fruit cereal yogurt to start with followed by a hearty full breakfast cooked with your choice of options. With toast and whiskey(what else) marmalade which is very good. The rooms are all spacious with on suites and showers one has a bath as well (snuck a peek before the others arrived). Everything is very clean, The only thing to be aware of for allergy sufferers some of the pillows appear to be down Filled. We didnt get our rooms done or fresh towels but to be honest wasnt an issue, I am sure if we had asked it would have been done as our hosts go out of their way to make an enjoyable trip. Jimmy is a character and chats and is happy to impart his love for the local area and knowledge and also runs a taxi service which is quite handy and we used him a few tikes to get into and back from Bowmore when we couldn't be bothered to walk. But like everything else on the island the pace is steady, laidback and peacefully and works on Jimmy time. But great place great service run by a really nice family.. See you next year Jimmy. Just to show the extra mile they will go, we arrived at the time with a couple who had flown in from Vancouver, they tried to find somewhere to eat but most places stop serving at 8pm. So Caroline drove into Bowmore to get them fish and chips so they got food. Nice touch.

No real down side or complaint as such just if you are allergic to duck down pillows some of the pillows may be down filled.... ask.

This was a great find. The hosts were warm and welcoming and very knowledgeable about the island. Large, clean rooms, beautiful views and outside deck and terrific breakfast. The location was great as it was in the center of the island so easy access to anywhere on the island.