Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a bar/lounge and tour/ticket assistance. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a front desk safe and a banquet hall.
Balmacara Hotel offers 34 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and a hairdryer. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include baths or showers and complimentary toiletries.
Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.
Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Balmacara Hotel. During your stay, you'll be close to Eilean Donan Castle. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus a restaurant.
Free WiFi
Free self-parking
Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
Continental breakfast served daily for a fee
Services include tour or ticket assistance and luggage storage
6 minutes by car from Eilean Donan Castle and 6 minutes from Skye Bridge
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. Balmacara Hotel also features tour/ticket assistance and a front desk safe. Self parking is free.
This 3-star Kyle hotel is smoke free.
For a fee, guests can enjoy a continental breakfast daily from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM.
On-site venue – This restaurant specialises in British cuisine and only serves dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Languages
English, German, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, Spanish
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transport
Free self parking on site
Food and drink
Daily continental breakfast available 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee: GBP 15 for adults and GBP 15 for children
A bar/lounge
A restaurant
Conveniences
Limited-hour front desk
Luggage storage
Safe at front desk
Guest services
Housekeeping (daily)
Tour and ticket assistance
Outdoors
In the mountains
Accessibility
No lift
Room amenities
Bathroom
Bathtub or shower
Free toiletries
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Towels provided
Entertainment
Flat-screen TV with satellite channels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
More
Desk
Desk chair
Heating
Individual decor
Individual furnishings
Laptop workspace
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age - 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11 AM
Special check-in instructions
The front desk is open daily from 8 AM - midnight
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Renovations and closures
The property is closed between 25 November and 1 February.
Access methods
Front desk (limited hours)
Pets
No pets allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome.
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 40.0 per stay.
Cots (infant beds) are not available.
Payment types at the property
Important information
Optional extras
The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.
Fee for continental breakfast: from approximately GBP 15 for adults and from GBP 15 for children
Rollaway bed fee: GBP 40.0 per stay
This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.
You need to know
This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
The front desk at this property is open daily from 8 AM - midnight. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
Property Registration Number 13764418
National rating
This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.
Property is also known as
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Balmacara Hotel Kyle
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Balmacara Hotel Isle Of Skye
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Balmacara Hotel KYLE OF LOCHALSH
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Balmacara Hotel Reviews
Reviews
8.4
Very good
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Amazing views. Our room had a window you could see the lake and mountains from. The staff was nice and room was super clean and comfortable . Highly recommend !
We arrived after dark and left before sunrise each day so I can’t comment on the exterior of the property. But the room was clean, the restaurant served good food and the staff was helpful. The patrons of the bar seemed to enjoy themselves but we didn’t stop by ourselves. Would definitely recommend!
For an extremely friendly stay I can highly recommend Balmacara. The rooms are excellent with great views either over the Loch - front - or the mountains - back. The owners and staff could not be friendlier and more helpful. The hotel itself, being just a mile or so on this side of the Skye Bridge, is ideally placed for a day on Skye.
I can also highly recommend the restaurant, which is helpful given the dearth of options in the area.
Stayed overnight on way to Raasay. Very comfortable hotel, nice decor. Had dinner and breakfast the next morning - food was lovely. Staff were friendly and attentive, good service and good atmosphere. Would recommend.
The staffs absolutely know nothing about the area even though it is very popular tourist city. They even do not know where to book a taxi, bus or any other translation. The breakfast buffet was horrible, they do want you to order some hot foods from the kitchen. If not, they would treat you like a jerk. Whenever I ask the questions about the area like tour spots, routes, transportations and restaurants, they told me, “I do not know.”
We didn’t receive the warmest welcome when we arrived. Said after he had us mixed up with another traveller arriving later than us. We had only booked an hour before so that might have been frustrating for them. We were planning to travel further but we didn’t know the area that well so thought we better get a room for the night and this place looked great and had nice reviews. Hotel was very nicely decorated, it was clean, as were the rooms and bathrooms and it was quiet. It was a nice respite from a long day of travel.
Nicole
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024
6/10 Okay
Vanessa
Travelled with partner
20 Oct 2024
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
The hotel stands on quite a busy road in to Skye so during our stay there was quite a lot of cars and trucks going past. There is a spar shop located next door for any essentials and the town itself is a few miles down the road.
I believe that the hotel has a few arrangements set up with companies who drop large groups off there as a stop over before / after their trips over to Skye. We found as customers on a one night stay there was no great customer service given when we arrived and we didn’t see anyone at all when we left? Both times we did notice most of the staff who were possibly family members grouped in areas talking or eating and completely switching off from their customers?
It’s a nice enough hotel for one night, we didn’t eat there as the prices were very inflated. Clean, warm and enough free parking. Best feature was the view over looking loch Alsh.
This hotel was beautiful. The room was clean, bed was huge/comfortable & bathroom beautifully clean with an excellent shower.
Had breakfast and evening meal & both were delicious. It was lovely to have additional choices from full Scottish breakfast or continental and the Eggs Benedict was lovely.
Staff very friendly & welcoming.
This is the place to stay at if you're visiting Skye but don't want to pay island prices. Price is great, accommodations are well maintained (albeit a little cozy), and the dining staff are very friendly.
It's 15min from Plockton for live music, and ~5min from the Skye bridge. There's also a convenience store next door for all your snacks before heading to see the Fairy Pools or have a dram at Talisker.
There's also good taxi service. Mavis is the person/company we used in order to have a couple drinks up in Plockton. She was very friendly.
Overall, I wont be staying here again. The "King bed" is slightly smaller than a queen bed, walls are paper thin to where you can hear your neighbors conversations. The dinner was delicious though.
Nice little hotel, modern enough rooms in an older building. I didn’t eat, or go in the bar but both looked nice. The bin in my bedroom was however full of somebody else’s rubbish. Made me want to check the cleanliness of everything else but it seemed okay…
Great spot to stay near Bridge of Skye. Wonderful friendly staff. Good rooms and food.
Greg
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024
8/10 Good
Cindy
6 Oct 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great stay
The hotel was beautiful with a great location. We struggled with the door handle and the heat in our room. We had a great stay but there might need to be more maintenance at the hotel.