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Balmacara Hotel

3.0 star property

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Daily continental breakfast (GBP 15 per person)
Exterior
Reception
Dinner served, British cuisine
Superior Double or Twin Room, Mountain View | Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
$263
includes taxes & fees
Oct 1 - Oct 2

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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 | Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Double Room, 1 Queen Bed

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

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Deluxe Double or Twin Room | Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Deluxe Double or Twin Room

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

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Single Room, 1 Large Twin Bed | Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Single Room, 1 Large Twin Bed

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

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Superior Double or Twin Room, Mountain View | Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Superior Double or Twin Room, Mountain View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 269 sq ft
  • 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

  • 377 sq ft
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 King Beds

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Standard Twin Room | Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Twin Room

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

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Superior Double Room

7.4 out of 10
Good
(3 reviews)
  • 269 sq ft
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Family Quadruple Room | Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Family Quadruple Room

  • 377 sq ft
  • 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)
  • 323 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 King Bed

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Standard Double Room, Sea View | Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Double Room, Sea View

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 194 sq ft
  • 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)

  • 194 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Large Twin Beds

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About this property

Balmacara Hotel

3-star Kyle hotel with restaurant
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.

The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This beach hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance and a front-desk safe. Onsite self parking is complimentary.

Balmacara Hotel is a smoke-free property.

Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 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 transportation

  • 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 elevator

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoking not allowed

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

Pets not 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

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately GBP 15 for adults and GBP 15 for children
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 38.0 per night

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; cash is not accepted
Property Registration Number 13764418

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

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

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 149 out of 289 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 69 out of 289 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 42 out of 289 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 289 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 18 out of 289 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

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

Traveled 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

Traveled 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

Traveled 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

Traveled 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

Traveled 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

Traveled 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

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

4/10 Poor

darrin

Business traveler
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

Traveled 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

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
One of tge best stays in Scotland. Staff were helpful,courteous
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

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

One night on business

Great overnight stay on business. Great hosts.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Niamh

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

Ideal hotel

Great service from staff, very welcoming and supportive. The hotel is in good condition and is ideal for business trips or leisure due to facility and location when visiting the Isle of Skye. This was my second visit and will keep this hotel top of my list whether it be work or leisure next time.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ron

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was helpful and friendly
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely 5 night stay. Great staff and really tasty food!
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025