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Reviews of Old Captain Guest House

1 Blaven Road, Portree, IV51 9PH, United Kingdom

#29 of 32 B&Bs and Inns in Portree

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 385 hotel reviews

7.7

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.4

  • Comfort

    8.2

  • Location

    9.1

  • Facilities

    8.0

  • Staff

    8.2

  • Value for money

    7.4

  • Free WiFi

    8.9

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Showing 151 – 175

  • Reviewed: 28 September 2023

    4.0
    Wouldn't use this guest house again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Shower
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Staff were non-existant.

    Great location, 5 minute walk from town centre.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 22 September 2023

    4.0
    Too expensive ☹️
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very poor price-performance ratio.

    Convenient location, parking in front of the door

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 19 September 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with private bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Breakfast was really good, bed a really bit small for 2 people

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 16 September 2023

    10
    A lovelyholiday
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Shower
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A wardrobe in bedroom

    Could have done with more variety of cereal

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 16 September 2023

    4.0
    Adequate
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It was basically a bedroom in their house with shared kitchen and living room. The bath towels were pocket handkerchief size and complete useless.

    Good location close to Portree town centre

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 September 2023

    5.0
    If you are expecting a full breakfast, this is not the place for you.
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Twin Room with Shower
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The breakfast was minimal, serve yourself & put your dishes in the dishwasher.

    Close walk or drive to town centre.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 September 2023

    5.0
    The owner is a gentleman and very friendly.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Shower
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bed mattress and bed covers quilt covers pillow covers and towels should be better quality.

    Very basics brake fast and location was okay but could be better.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 2 September 2023

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It's a B&B, it should have butter or at the very least margarine to go with the breakfast. Walls were very thin. I could hear next door open her makeup bag. Decor a bit dated!

    Close to the town

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 28 August 2023

    6.0
    Tidy but tiny
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with private bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Tiny bedroom and bathroom with no space to open two suitcases and no place to hang up towels.

    Clean. Good shower. Nice to have access to a kitchen. Friendly staff.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 15 August 2023

    4.0
    Plan ahead. Do your research. This is not a hotel. It’s some guy’s house.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    This place is a boarding house. Tiny room. Little privacy. Should not be advertised as a hotel room!

    Portree on Isle of Skye is beautiful.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 12 August 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Budget Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Mattress uncomfortable

    Location

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 4 August 2023

    5.0
    Over priced accommodation for a room in a house.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Twin Room with Shower
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The accommodation was a room in a house which was not the way it is advertised. With this in mind it was very over priced.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 26 July 2023

    4.0
    Noisy night, but convenient location.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with private bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very noisy, paper thin walls. No tea and coffee facilities.

    The bed was comfortable. Convenient location for Portree.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 22 July 2023

    5.0
    We would not recommend this venue for more than one night as there was not enough room to unpack.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Shower
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The room was very small with no wardrobe, only a coat stand . The bathroom was minute - the sink was tiny. There was total lack of soundproofing so the occupants of the adjacent room had their tv on till midnight on two of our three nights stay and we could hear every word. There was supposed to be a 10 o’clock curfew on noise but it wasn’t reinforced.

    Parking, location and ability to prepare our own meals.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 22 July 2023

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Room rate is much higher.

    Good location but the room rate is a bit higher for a guest house, may be for the peak season in July.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 14 July 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Twin Room with Shower
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great location, perfect to be able to walk into the centre of Portree! Everyone at Old Captains was very friendly and it was good to have the use of the kitchen.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 6 July 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Twin Room with Shower
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Well-equipped, with coffee machine, kitchen and private bathroom.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 July 2023

    5.0
    It was fine, but was pricey for the standard of accommodation.
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Twin Room with Shower
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bathroom was a pretty basic add on to the room. The sliding door didn’t entirely fit, and therefore was poor sound insulation, also could hear our neighbours quite clearly. It was a little basic for the price.

    It was close to the town. There was a kitchen and sitting room available to use.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 23 June 2023

    5.0
    Comfortable but way over priced.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Absent hosts. Way over priced especially as breakfast not included.

    Room and bathroom very nice, clean and modern

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 12 June 2023

    6.0
    No ensuite toilet
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Was very upset that the toilet, though private is not an ensuite bathroom. So, it is quite inconvenient to go toilet at night. The walls are thin partictions. So, when you close and open the doors and unlock them, it is very noisy.

    The place is very clean. Bed is okay but the room is very small. The bed is parked to the side so one person has to climb in and out.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 7 June 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with private bathroom
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing to complain about

    Easy to come and go, great that we could use the kitchen facilities as there was not much open in Portree on an evening. Parking great, enough space.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 June 2023

    3.0
    very disappointing and we were glad we were only there for 2 nights.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The host lady was pretty indifferent and as didn't speak English there was no dialogue except brief showing of room and kitchen, Although called a Guest House it was basically a hostal or room in a student type house. There was a very basic breakfast of sorts offered - 3 indifferent cereals. Several half jars of jams etc left out in kitchen (Not sure how many people would have dipped into them) and a toaster but visitors had to supply own bread. We were told we could use kitchen to cook in which some people might be glad of but we didn't risk it and went to the many eating places in Portree.

    Location was very good - short 10 mins walk from centre of Portree Room, was clean although basic. Few tea bags and kettle in room but no coffee or anything else to make it a bit more appealing.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 June 2023

    6.0
    Good stay, self catering. owner friendly
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Twin Room with Shower
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    was a little confused at first on how breakfast worked however once the owner explained that the guest house is self catering and that cereal was provided as a good will, we completely understood. only recommendation would be to have a guest book in each room explaining what’s included and what’s not to save confusion as the lady who showed us around didn’t speak great English, however over all good stay

    the freedom to bring your own food and drink owner provided free milk for drinks private bathroom close walk to town free parking owner friendly and had time to talk to us

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 14 May 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Budget Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    location

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 30 April 2023

    6.0
    Very basic.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Budget Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    the mattress was longer than the bed so you could not tuck in your duvet because it didn’t have a tuck in strip and was not very long. For people who don’t need that you’d be fine. No bathmath. You had to take of shoes at the entrance but I’m traveling with 70+ who are not that agile anymore and we were fully loaded with our lugage.

    it was on walking distance from the city center and in a quiet neighborhood. Selfcatering, first breakfast cafe opens at 8am (be there in time cause it was fully seated within 5 minutes). Others all open at 8:30 or even 9:00. local hotels don’t take in visitors for breakfast only. Or buy your breakfast and eat in the kitchen of the house

    Stayed in April 2023

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