Four of us have just spent a 3 night Hogmanay break at the Great Western. The staff were extremly friendly and seemed to be intent on making sure we had a good time. The food was good as was the entertainment. Special mention to Vladimir our Room Attendant who cleaned our rooms to a high standard and Alona who cheerfully... More

Enjoyed our 4days at the western hotel.It's in a good location with lovely views over Oban bay.The rooms are clean and comfortable although the creaky floorboards are a bit annoying.Hotel could do with some refurbishment(needs a modern touch).The meals were good,and the staff were friendly and efficient.We never had to wait long for service.Evening entertainment was good.Friday's singer comedian excellent... More

Just returned from a Shearings Xmas trip to The Great western, Oban. We upgraded to a sea view had a fantastic room (115) newly refurbished with 4 poster and a huge bathroom. The window on the other hand needs sorting! I used masking tape, half a toilet roll and 2 towels to get it reasonably draft free. We had 70... More

I stayed here with my partner in late november on a shearings holliday.It is lovely old(,i think 1870ish built hotel )right on the bay edge, with lovely views from the windows at the front, The meals were excellent and served very efficently and the staff seemed to enjoy helping the guests with their orders. We had a first floor bedroom... More

Jason Knight is a joy...making the holiday entertainment special...never laughed so much for years...the hotel rooms are comfortable and really spotless...the food good...the staff really nice...lovely coastline...lots to see we will return to take sea trips to Seal Island and Mull...so many places to visit. More

After reading through the reviews of this Hotel I am dissmayed at the attitude of some of the previous guests with regard to their comments about the Hotel being full of "senior citizens" which I find offensive, I myself and my wife have just retired and we booked with Shearings for a five day stay for the first time and... More

Just back from this hotel for a long weekend and had a lovely time. The room we had although a little small was clean and comfortable. The food was good and served by the waitress Maria who was excellent and could not do enough for us. We would certainly go back to this hotel in the future. More

We planned to drive up to Oban from Glasgow when my daughter and adult grandson came up from England for a week. We went with Shearings, instead ,for a two day break.We made the right choice.We enjoyed our stay at the Bay Great Western Hotel. We loved having two large rooms with panoramic views over the bay. Our usual hotel... More

went to oban on the 22nd of october i had a brilliant time the great western was great very spacious rooms the food was very good the staff were very helpful,the entertainment was excellent,i would like to thank maria the waitress at the western she was very helpful ,and maria the lady who cleaned and tidied our room every day... More