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Balmacara Hotel

3.0 star property

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Daily continental breakfast (GBP 15 per person)
Reception
British cuisine
Superior Double or Twin Room, Mountain View
Exterior

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

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Balmacara, Kyle, Scotland, IV40 8DH
  • Skye Bridge
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Plockton Harbour
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Eilean Donan Castle
    ‪11 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Double Room, 1 Queen Bed

Standard Double Room, 1 Queen Bed

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Deluxe Double or Twin Room

Deluxe Double or Twin Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Single Room, 1 Large Single Bed

Single Room, 1 Large Single Bed

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Large Twin Bed

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Superior Double or Twin Room, Mountain View

Superior Double or Twin Room, Mountain View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 25 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Superior Quadruple Room, Multiple Beds

  • 35 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 King Beds

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Standard Twin Room

Standard Twin Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Large Twin Beds

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Superior Double Room

7.0 out of 10
Good
(4 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Family Quadruple Room

Family Quadruple Room

  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Super King or Twin Room, Sea View

7.6 out of 10
Good
(4 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 King Bed

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Standard Double Room, Sea View

Standard Double Room, Sea View

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 18 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Double or Twin Room, 1 Bedroom (Zip and Link)

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Large Twin Beds

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About this property

Balmacara Hotel

Beach hotel with a restaurant and a bar
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 hair dryers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Our customers tell us 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 like 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 continental breakfast daily from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.

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

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

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: 9:30 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
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 - 9:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 9:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between November 25 and February 1.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 38.0 per night.
  • Cribs (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: approximately GBP 15 for adults and GBP 15 for children
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 38.0 per night

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 - 9:30 PM.
Guests arriving after 9:30 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
Property Registration Number 13764418
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.

Property is also known as

Balmacara Hotel
Balmacara Hotel Kyle
Balmacara Kyle
Hotel Balmacara
Balmacara Hotel Isle Of Skye
Balmacara Isle Of Skye
Balmacara
Balmacara Hotel KYLE OF LOCHALSH
Balmacara KYLE OF LOCHALSH
Balmacara Hotel Kyle
Balmacara Hotel Hotel
Balmacara Hotel Hotel Kyle

Balmacara Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 149 out of 291 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 69 out of 291 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 44 out of 291 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 291 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 18 out of 291 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ashima

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Great location and the view
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice view of Sky from your bedroom! Staff extremely friendly. Breakfast lunch dinner available as well as bar and tea. No ac but has a fan and can open windows it’s nice, however the midges in summer will get in. 1 hr drive to the storr
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Grace

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect. Good location, easy parking outside room. Amenities were very good, condition of hotel was excellent. Would happily stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property has had a lovely renovation in the last few years. The rooms are comfortable and modern. The location and aspect are great. The staff are all very friendly and helpful. Food and service in the restaurant is excellent
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shawn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is well maintained. The staff is really friendly.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Deborah

Liked: Staff & service

Average stay

The TV reception did not work. Room had long hair left on the bathroom floor 😩 We paid a fortune for 1 night. $600 so overpriced Food was good. Needs a lot of maintenance
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient location to Skye. Comfortable enough. Restaurant and bar were reasonable and nice to have on site, though you should make a reservation ahead of time.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jean

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had an amazing view of the lake and our room felt like a little apartment. It was so great!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Leah

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The ambience of the hotel was very good. The food is pricey at the restaurant but the quality of the food was very good. The cleanliness of the room wasn’t great. There were tufts of hair on the carpet and the carpets looked pretty old and stained. Very expensive room rent for one night. Breakfast was reasonable. The front of the hotel could do with a wee garden / landscaping to match the ambience around.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

dhira

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Moneeba

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Veronica

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All very good
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Harshad

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Hazel

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Decent service in the restaurant would be good!

Lovely clean hotel, obviously recently upgraded. The only thing which let it down was service in the restaurant which really wasn’t the best. New staff were great but unfortunately the experienced staff member we met wasn’t going to be much of a mentor. Bottle of wine just dumped on the table and left .. not what I expect from a 4* hotel. Buffet breakfast ok but not wonderful. ( no choice of eggs(only scrambled), no seeds & nuts, limited cheese & cold meat )
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Brandie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Ask to stay in the newer rooms

The Balamarca was one of the few hotels we could find space in during a busy weekend. Overall the space was clean and nice. The staff were very helpful and friendly. It is an older building with a newer addition. We stayed in the older part and noticed the floors weren’t completely level. However, the rooms had been renovated with clean modern bathrooms. The beds were a little uncomfortable as it had an older spring-type mattress and a mattress pad that kept getting out of place under the thin flat sheet that covered it. I would stay there again but would ask to be in one of the newer rooms as I assume that they would have newer beds.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Relaxing Stay

Had a fantastic stay, you couldn’t get a better location, very relaxing and the staff were brilliant ( a special mention to Manish who was very friendly and helpful ) We dined at the Hotel and the food was delicious, the Breakfast was also very good.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Roy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great friendly service

Great friendly service. Good location.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice hotel. Clean and updated
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Anishka

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice property with a great view
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ronald

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Friendly efficient staff,great food and comfortable clean room
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

darrin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
The food was over priced and poor quality Did complain and it made no difference, there was one waiter for a full restaurant and didn’t have time to check if we were happy with our food possibly need more staff for the restaurant and bar The room was good and comfortable tv buffered a bit
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nicely refurbished hotel on banks of Loch Alsh

I was staying here as part of a tour, and this was the nicest hotel of my Scotland visit. There is still some construction on the exterior of the building, but the inside is very nice. The room was spacious, clean, and comfortable. My 1st floor room opened up to a small patio overlooking the parking lot and the loch across the street (it would be nice if there was a semi-sheer curtain so people can't see straight into the room while the curtains are open). There is a fancy restaurant on sight as well as a bar. There is also a Spar grocery store next door, but that's about it. But it is not far from the bridge over to the Isle of Skye if you plan to visit there but hotels are all booked up. And make sure you go outside and catch the sunset over Loch Alsh if you're staying there.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Keith

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Cannot fault the staff in the hotel, especially Diane in the restaurant who was extremely gelpful and very pleasant to talk to. However, we though the restaurant was quite expensive (£10 for soup and £24 for the cheeseboard) ! The WiFi was virtually non existent which meant that we couldn't waitch the TV (only 1 channel would work). The room was OK but was disappointed to see the top frame of the door missing. At £200 a night I did not consider the sta value for money.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025