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Polochar Inn

3.0 star property

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1 bedroom, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board
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1 bedroom, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board
1 bedroom, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board
1 bedroom, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
$114
includes taxes & fees
Sep 19 - Sep 20

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West Kilbride, South Uist, Scotland, HS8 5TT
  • Barra Beach
  • Lochboisdale South Uist Ferry Terminal
    ‪13 min drive‬
  • Eriskay Beach
    ‪15 min drive‬
  • Benbecula (BEB)
    ‪54 min drive‬

Room options

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1 bedroom, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Classic Twin Room

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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1 bedroom, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Classic Double Room

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

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1 bedroom, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Standard Double Room

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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1 bedroom, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Superior Twin Room

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Single Room | 1 bedroom, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Standard Single Room

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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1 bedroom, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Superior Double Room, 1 Double Bed with Sofa bed

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About this property

Polochar Inn

3-star South Uist inn with restaurant
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free inn has a bar/lounge and a library. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a garden and a picnic area.
Polochar Inn offers 11 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers.

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

The inn offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This South Uist inn also offers a library, a terrace, and a garden. Onsite uncovered self parking is complimentary.

Polochar Inn is a smoke-free property.

Polochar Inn has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Library

Family friendly

  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:30 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Late check-in fee: GBP 10 for check-in between 10:00 PM and midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after noon please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 75.0 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: GBP 30 per accommodation, per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Late check-in fee: GBP 10 for check-in between 10:00 PM and midnight
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 75.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Polochar Inn Inn
Polochar Inn South Uist
Polochar Inn Inn South Uist

Polochar Inn Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 26 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 26 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 26 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 26 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 26 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Betty

Never made it there because I thought I was booking a room on Barra, There was a medical emergency with our ferry to Barra. We would have gotten to Castlebay too late to get transportation to our hotel on Uist.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kirsty

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly staff, lovely views, great food.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leona

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
What a beautiful place! We absolutely loved our time here! The place is dated. That’s for sure! But it didn’t detract from the charm and utter beauty of its setting. The restaurant food was excellent, staff lovely and friendly and breakfast was delicious. If you are in this region I’d get there. The beaches, the closeness to Eriskay, the utter charm of the place as well as their selection of gins!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Graham

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

Disappointed

On our recent stay at the Polochar Inn we were very disappointed, The room had not been cleaned for a long time considering the thickness of dust, as you can see from these photographs. We were leaving early the next morning at 6.00am and had been promised by The Polochar Management that take away breakfasts would be left out for us, nothing was there. We followed up with an email noting our disappointment but received no reply.
Coffee maker dirty
Heavy layer of dust
Dirt on the radiator
Badly marked and stained quilt cover right down the centre.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful location with amazing views. Very helpful staff and really tasty food.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel, food in restaurant very good and service from the team was fantastic
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Sue

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

4* Inn not 4* hotel

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

D

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The accommodation was fine. Perfectly adequate. What was annoying is that my debit card was charged an additional amount, above the Expedia price, on the day I arrived. I pointed this out and as told it was a mistake and it would be refunded. It still hasn't been, 6 weeks later, and my emails/telephone calls go unanswered. Not good, Polochar Inn. Not good.

2/10 Terrible

Duncan

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

Fantastic location right on the seashore

Fantastic location right by the sea. Spacious bar, restaurant, lounge and breakfast rooms. Small comfy room with a fab sea view. Shower room was compact, unfortunately one of the tiles on the floor was badly cracked and the shower door hadn’t been cleaned of soap splashes. Staff were friendly and helpful, although I wasn’t told I needed to pay for my restaurant meal on the night rather than at checkout which was a bit embarrassing. Hotel manager (Georgia) very kindly located some property I accidentally left behind and is sending it on to me for which I am enormously grateful.
View from room
Sunset just outside the hotel
G&T by the sea
Looking south from hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

MICHAEL

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

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

Polochar

The hotel and staff are perfect, food was amazing with choices for all dietary needs. Our room was spotlessly clean and comfortable. The manager was extremely friendly with time and knowledge for guests even when busy. The hotel is situated on the sea front with amazing views, will definitely revisit
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

David, Rocky Mountain House

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a grand old hotel with an excellent beach location. Our room was large, well appointed and nicely updated. Our dinner and breakfast were both excellent. Parking was convenient and the staff most helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Inn is in a stunning, relatively isolated location right by the sea but there is still easy access to beaches and walks on South Uist - North Uist is also a reasonable drive away. We received a very warm and friendly welcome and our room was very comfortable. Dinner that night was very tasty and good value. We had to catch an early ferry so unable to have breakfast but really appreciated the cold breakfast bag that we were offered to take with us. We would definitely recommend staying at The Polochar Inn.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
staff reception not very helpful felt too pushy
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

PAUL

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

IAIN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastically comfortable bed, lovely quirky staff, high quality food. Highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

8/10 Good

Veikko

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025