Kathmore Guest House
Location: Soroba Road, Oban, GB
Star Rating: 3 Stars
Property Type: Guest houses
About this Property
Scenic Views and Complimentary Amenities
Enjoy the views from the terrace and garden, and stay connected with complimentary wireless internet.
Delicious Breakfast and Limited Front Desk Hours
Start your day with a full breakfast served daily and take advantage of the front desk staffed during limited hours.
Convenient Location and Nearby Attractions
Explore nearby attractions such as RSPB Visitor Centre and McCaig's Tower, with many more just a short distance away.
Book now for a delightful stay at Kathmore Guest House in Oban for a blend of comfort and convenience.
Important Information
* This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties.
* Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
* Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.
Policies
Check-in: 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Check-out: 10:00 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Free breakfast
- Free WiFi
- Terrace
- Garden
- Luggage storage
- Wheelchair accessible
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Free breakfast
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Mountain biking nearby
- Smoke-free property
- Snowboarding nearby
- Free self parking
- Free full breakfast
- Stair-free path to entrance
Rooms Available
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Comfort Twin Room, Ensuite
2 Twin Beds
Individually decorated room
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, electric kettle, and free bottled water
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, bathrobes, and free toiletries
Practical - Iron/ironing board (on request), local maps, and guidebooks
Comfort - Daily housekeeping, heating, and portable fan
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bottle of water
- Daily housekeeping
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Portable fan
- Bedsheets provided
- Local maps
- Guidebooks or recommendations
- Restaurant dining guide
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Comfort Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Ensuite
1 Double Bed
Individually decorated room
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, electric kettle, and free bottled water
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, bathrobes, and free toiletries
Practical - Iron/ironing board (on request), local maps, and guidebooks
Comfort - Daily housekeeping, heating, and portable fan
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bottle of water
- Daily housekeeping
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Portable fan
- Bedsheets provided
- Local maps
- Guidebooks or recommendations
- Restaurant dining guide
-
Comfort Double Room, 1 Double Bed
1 Double Bed
Individually decorated room
Layout - Separate sitting area
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, electric kettle, and free bottled water
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, bathrobes, and free toiletries
Practical - Iron/ironing board (on request), local maps, and guidebooks
Comfort - Daily housekeeping, heating, and portable fan
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bottle of water
- Daily housekeeping
- Separate sitting area
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Portable fan
- Bedsheets provided
- Local maps
- Guidebooks or recommendations
- Restaurant dining guide
Guest Reviews
- Robert (10/5): - Warm welcome, clean and comfortable room and en-suite.
Breakfast made available for our 5am departure to catch early ferry. Good off-road parking.
All good!
- Oya (8/5): - The owner was very friendly and helpful. She served us great breakfast every morning. The location is great, easy walk to the town. Given the price point, it is a nice place to stay. Our only concern was a bit musty smell downstairs.
- Gary (10/5): Highly recommend. - Fantastic place. Very clean and tidy. Stayed here a couple of times now and definitely recommend it.
- Elizabeth (8/5): Lovely stay with a perfect host - Kathmore is a fantastic place and I’d definitely stay again! Our host was very friendly and accommodating; couldn’t ask for a better host. The room was clean and comfy and to a high standard. Highly recommend!
- Gary (10/5): - Lovely room and a very pleasant host.
Breakfast was really good and plentiful.
Will stay again when visiting Oban
- Donna (10/5): Excellent - Amazing guest house and cannot fault anything. Free parking, excellent clean rooms with all facilities you can imagine, even dressing gowns and extra fleeces. 5 minutes to shops, very friendly and didn’t want to leave :)
- Robert (10/5): Great place to stay in Oban - We enjoyed a lovely evening in Oban. We were met on arrival and shown all the facilities.
Our room was excellent with everything we needed. The location is great also just being in the town. Excellent all round.
- Gary (10/5): Highly recommended - Very friendly owner, very clean with modern shower and TV. Very good WiFi.
- stephen (10/5): First class accomodation - First class host .spotless clean throughout .very comfy bed and lovely en suite .everything we needed for a short break .great location .exellent pipping hot breakfast ..highly recommend 👍👍👍
- Gregory (10/5): - Very friendly and accommodating staff with noce attention to detail.
- Rachel (10/5): - Loved staying, felt welcomed, staff are incredible, nothing negative to report
- William (10/5): - Very nice B&B handily situated for the ferry terminal. We received a genuinely warm welcome and it was so nice to have ample parking to the rear of the property. Room was fine as was the ensuite. Good breakfast with extensive choice.
- Pad (10/5): - I really appreciated the homeliness and welcome we received at Kathmore, it is a prime example of hospitality. We can certainly recommend using this bed n breakfast hotel and hope we will return again.
- Janette (10/5): - Everything was wonderful. Perfectly clean, comfy accommodation. Lovely people.
Breakfast was amazingly tasty.
Free roomy parking.
- Dorothy (10/5): - Very clean and comfortable. Lovely welcome. Breakfast lovely. Near centre. Looking forward to staying again.
- Douglas (10/5): Handy place to stay with nice people. - Easy to find and park.
Friendly and helpful.
Supermarkets from about one minutes walk.
Oban town centre easy five/ten minutes to walk.
Nice breakfast
- Amanda (10/5): Great value on a clean bnb - Great little bnb within walking distance to most things. Hosts were friendly and helpful. Breakfast was good. Value is really nice. The only thing i would change is the comforter. It's very heavy and a bit too warm for my liking but i imagine in the cooler winter months it's perfect.
- EVA (10/5): Excellent - Really lovely and enjoyable stay and very comfortable, breakfast was excellent and plenty.Bathroom well equipped with all the usual plus many extras which are not usually expected in a guesthouse. Would definitely recommend The Kathmore.
- JOHN (10/5): - Very comfortable
- Kevin (10/5): Absolutely faultless - Excellent hosts who are happy to help with any query. Nice comfortable and clean rooms. Lovely breakfast and plenty of parking. Would definitely stay again.
- Sharlene (10/5): Would stay again - Room 1. 1 night. Parking out back. Safe.First impressions. Wow lovely and clean. Bathroom small but ok extra amenities. Room ok tea coffee biscuit hot chocolate water wine glasses dressings gowns. Town walking distance ok. Staff lovely. Would definitely stay again. Covid aware good. Room was next to road and breakfast lounge couldn't hear a thing. So quite.
- Carolyn (10/5): Excellent place to stay - On a tour of Scotland and this was by far the best - would definitely recommend
- Paula (10/5): Great guest house - Lovely, comfortable place to stay,. Very clean and a tasty breakfast. Only a 5 minute walk into Oban Town so not a bad location. Although located on a main road, it has plenty of off road parking. Yes we will return... Love Scotland.
- Gina (8/5): Nice B&B - Nice place to stay. Comfortable. Friendly. Lovely breakfast. Handy to get around in Oban.
- Billy (10/5): Outstanding stay - Host was welcoming and extremely accommodating, good onsite parking, room was clean and comfortable and breakfast was delicious.
- Martin (10/5): - First class b&b in main Scottish town
Very well kept.
Excellant breakfast.
- Natalie (10/5): Great B&B - Great B&B. 100% happy and satisfied with everything
- Geoff (8/5): - Excellent parking on site.
Friendly welcome.
Comfortable room and ensuite.
Very good breakfast.
- Julie (10/5): 5 Star for Katmore House - Brilliant stay at Kathmore.
Room very spacious & clean. Shower was fantastic, bed a little hard for us, but thats just our preference, but certainly wouldnt stop us booking again.
Great location to explore & walk into town,takes approx 10 mins to get into harbour for some lovely restaurants, or fish & chips to watch the sun go down..
Breakfast is amazing, so much to chose from & accomodating if you want something different.
Owners are so friendly & welcoming.
So much love has gone into this B&B, just the little details. Nothing too much trouble
Definately 5 star..
- Mike (10/5): Great for overnight stay - Very friendly and helpful owner. Great location within 15 minutes walking distance from town centrs.
- Brian (10/5): Good stop over - Good place to stay, very good breakfast secure parking for our bikes at the rear of the property
- Dawn (10/5): - Fantastic stay . Excellent breakfast cooked to order . Owner was very helpful re directions and restaurants .
The extra mile - bottle of tap water in room everyday , bathrobes in the room
- Neil (10/5): Weekend break - Very nice bed and breakfast, central position for what we needed to do, nice host
- Marlyn (10/5): Superb stay,lovely hosts - Enjoyed every minute here,hists very very welcoming and helpfull couldnt do enough for us,spotlessly clean,Breakfast was delicious
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Wonderful place to stay. Hosts friendly and helpful.
Everything was very clean.
Breakfast was excellent
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Very pleased with the accomodation and the owner very helpful but not intrusive.
- Catherine (10/5): - Staff are very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was delicious. Hotel is well situated with a spacious car park. I highly recommend this hotel.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Very clean and organized
- john (10/5): - Nice comfortable clean place to stay, friendly owners.
- Christina (10/5): - Couldn't fault this guest house. Very clean wellequipped bedrooms. Lovely sitting areas inside and outside. Breakfast lovely with very efficient, friendly service. Owners and staff couldn't do enough for me. 20 out of 10
- Chris (10/5): - Our second stay here, and a warm welcome greeted two very wet motorcyclists! A great location, only a short walk into Oban with a beautifully cooked breakfast in the morning. We'll certainly stay again next time we're in the area.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Close to town, nice breakfast, COVID friendly. Sink a little small but all good.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - The thoughtful details make the Kathmore stand out for comfort and convenience. Wonderfully hosted and ideally located for restaurants and hiking or mountain biking.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - beautiful, clean, and breakfast is nice!
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Lovely homely feel and very welcoming.
When we arrived (after the Siri satnav took us out of town) we found ample parking and a smooth booking in. We were shown various places of interest to eat and drink. Which we did.
The room was big and spacious, enough for two adults. A small amount of plugs meant we could not charge all our devices so had to prioritise. The bed was super soft and I sank into it (perhaps an upgrade to king size and memory foam topper) with so many pillows.
The room had wardrobe, bedside cabinets, stool and dresser table, tv and bath robes. We found the fan so we could keep cool (good investment)
The en-suite was nice, bit tight including the shower, could only just get my but in. Worked well tho.
The breakfast was superb with quality food. Tea, coffee, toast, OJ, and a full breakfast (sausage, bacon x2,tomato, beans, tattie scone, black pudding and mushrooms. Set us up for the day.
The whole place had a warm welcoming feeling and we settled straight in.
Location was close to the town and a few steps to Tesco or Aldi/Lidl to stock up on munchies. The town was a bustling busy place and it felt like the world had got back to normal (still at the tail end of Covid).
So if you want close proximity to the town, comfortable accommodation then this is the place to go.
Recommend to others? Most definitely but ask for a harder bed.
Return again? Yep, absolutely
- Verified traveler (10/5): - This property had more than I was expecting as a b&b bathrobes little extras which you don't usually get
- Jean (10/5): Excellent service - Great b and b hosts very friendly and welcoming. Will definitely stay again
- Lainie (10/5): excellent accommodation and lovely hosts - the service was delightful, the room was very clean and had all the creature comforts you could want. also the soap was lovely!
- Niklas (10/5): - Thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Kathmore Guest House. The room was spotlessly clean, really quiet despite facing a busy road, the breakfast was excellent and the hosts friendly and welcoming. Well recommended
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Very comfortable, and a lot of effort made to ensure a high level of cleanliness. Excellent value for money and a good location. Would recommend.
- Carl (10/5): Excellent - Excellent would higly recommend.very friendly staff and bed was extremely comfortable and a decent shower and room very clean and breakfast was excellent would definitely stop here again
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Fabulous place and hosts! Full of charm and character. This place is taking better safety measures than any other place I’ve stayed in. Rooms are so beautiful and comfortable. Hosts are very welcoming, friendly, and polite. Breakfast is fresh and delicious. Location is great - literally a few minutes walk away from the harbour. This really should be a 5 star place!
- Liz (10/5): Excellent stopover - The hosts couldn’t have been more welcoming and accommodating. The takeaway breakfast was outstanding.
I would highly recommend
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Lovely friendly stay, conveniently situated and with helpful on site free parking that meant I could walk into the busy town...
- Christopher (10/5): Excellent stay - Really enjoyed our stay here. Immaculately clean and a lovely breakfast. Hosts were happy to help with any info about Oban we needed. Got in our room very early too which was great. Only downside was leaving
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Morven was an extremely welcoming and helpful host. The bedroom and bathroom were sparkling clean and had everything we needed.
The best part was our packed breakfast as we had an early ferry to catch. It was excellent and much appreciated.
- Verified traveler (2/5): - One of the worst accommodation I have ever stayed at! The woman goes from being polite and chatty to being rude! From the 1st day she flipped out and started having a go because we came down after 9am for breakfast, after her saying that was ok for us to come down when we want but the cooking finishes at 9am! When she started I said I was happy to have my food left out if I was late! She agreed after judging me for not minding if my breakfast is hot. But everyday she would still be waiting for us making us feel awkward and rushed! On the last day she told us to be out by 10 and both her and her husband knocked 4 times starting over an hour before. On the last time he was being intimidating and lieing about the time, saying it was 10am 11 mins before it was. We go downstairs where after being promised i could leave my case there but they then said we couldn't. Some lame excuse about going out for day yet they wouldn't even agree to even leave them in the garden they wanted to hold our luggage hostage,if weren't there at exactly certain time! Then we were refused breakfast that we paid for and they didn't even want me to have a small amount of cereal with my pills, while I'm asking if i can she's getting more and more unstable threatening to call the police. Then her husband started being a bully saying we were late, how about you are not clear. Too pay to stay somewhere and feel awkward, scared of the mood swings and confused as constantly she was saying diffierent things!
- Verified traveler (10/5): - I liked the attention to detail, cleanliness in every aspect of property. Staff were very well organised and friendly. Hard to find anything l disliked!
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Very convenient for ferry. Very friendly and great breakfast choices. We were late arriving due to ferry difficulties but still received a very warm welcome.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Lovely one night stay at the Kathmore B&B ; excellent location for walking into Oban.
Good on site parking!
Lovely room and excellent facilities; lovely breakfast. Friendly hosts ; would stay here again !
- Paul (10/5): Lovely accommodation - Lovely stay very convenient for Oban visit
- George (10/5): Kathmore - Kathmore guest house is 5 mins from Tesco and the town ,very clean breakfast was really good . very clean and Covid 19 was covered with plenty of hand sanitiser I would definitely go back
- Kevin (10/5): - Very friendly stay. Parking was freely available, check-in proceedure and breakfast excellent, highly recommend
- Cherry (8/5): Nice 2 day break - Lovely small guest house just outside the city centre. Room was large, bright and comfortable with double bed, sofa, coffee table, tv, tea/coffee making facilities and en suite with double shower. The negative for me was the busy main road out front and limited sound proofing from the windows. Ear plugs were supplied but they don’t work for me. Traffic can be busy from 5am. However night nurse helped on the second night.
Accommodation prices in Oban seem far more expensive than some 3/4 star hotels in Edinburgh.
Lovely full English breakfast with a good variety and choice. Cereals available and fresh fruit salad, yoghurts. All served with speed and a smile
Guest lounge available to use also . We would recommend staying but if we return would personally choose a rear facing room.
- Gordon (10/5): Excellent B &B - Had a lovely 3 night stay, room looked over the garden so was quiet enough, very clean and hosts were lovely. Private carpark at back of property so felt our motorbike was safe. A short walk into Oban Centre but no problem. Would recommend. Felt it very clean and plenty hand sanitizer, etc
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Great room with a lovely on suite bathroom. Morven was the perfect host and the breakfast was beautiful. The other guests were friendly and equally as impressed with the guest house. The parking was simple and secure. Highly recommended as the location was ideal for walking into central Oban and is also close to the shops.
- Daren (10/5): Friendly, clean and tidy - Excellent, safe offroad parking, nice clean room, modern bathroom. Friendly people, nice breakfast.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Great, friendly place, really clean and good covid protection. 10 to 15 min walk to oban centre. We enjoyed the sun terrace at the back to sit out late pm for a beer as it was a nice day. Good breakfast included, I'd stay here again
- Alice (10/5): Excellent B&B to stay in Oban - So glad we chose to stay here. Perfect location, only 5 minutes walk to town. We had a lovely room with en suite which was equipped with toiletries and bath robes. Breakfast was delicious and would also recommend the porridge. We had an early ferry so Morven made us up a lovely packed lunch and included a pot of fresh fruit with granola and a Greek yogurt. Our weather was glorious and there’s a lovely garden to sit in and enjoy a pre dinner drink. I wouldn’t consider staying anywhere else in Oban when we visit again. The standard of cleanliness is excellent and there’s liquid cleaner and wipes to use after using banisters etc. We didn’t have the car but there’s plenty of room to park on the premises.
- Gordon (10/5): Brilliant stay - Excellent stay.Host’s could not have done enough for us.
- David (10/5): Excellent, highly recommended! - Very clean and well equipped. Morven and Keith have been running this establishment for many years and it shows as they have everything ‘tweaked’ to the guests satisfaction. Will definitely come back and will also recommend to all!
- Dirk (10/5): Exceptionally lovely hosts - Clean and comfortable. Delicious and fresh breakfasts.
Morven and Keith went out of their way to make our stay especially enjoyable.
Highly recommended!
- David (10/5): - Lovely welcome, comfy room, great breakfast, what more could you want.
- Andrew (10/5): A great choice for visiting Oban - A lovwly hotel, with two lovely hosts Morven and Keith. Cosy room with restful bed, great shower.
Wide choice at breakfast, good knowledge of gluten free too.
We will be back
- Susan (10/5): Very pleasurable stay. - Warm friendly welcome, clean and comfy. Would highly recommend and would definitely come back again.
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