Review below ▼ Very Highly Recommended | small hotel
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Deluxe small hotel with fine dining, fine hospitality
Awards 2011 > Senior Chef Fellowship [Jo Currie]
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guides
VS 4 stars | AA 3 red stars, 2 rosettes | Foodstars™ 5
Rooms 6
Sitting pretty on an upper street of the Isle of Mull’s capital, Tobermory, this utterly charming small hotel was created from scratch by owners David and Jo Currie, who run the AA 3 red-starred place with verve and dedication. Jo is chef-patron and her food has received much praise over the years, winning her a Chef Médaille d’Or, presented by the First Minister; her beautiful cooking has a twist and passion to it. David's an exemplary winner of the Host with the Most award 2009; guests love his urbane, warm style. Hotel is on-street one side, has sun lounge and terrace areas to rear. Bedrooms are deluxe and, while none are large, everything is done so nicely. The sitting room, with honesty bar, is a plush retreat. The dining room is trad, cosy, relaxing. A happy place. 2010 Daily Express feature.
Need to know
> Ring to discuss the accommodation options before booking as each room is very different
> Of the superior rooms Ulva is perhaps the biggest, having the view shown in the gallery above
> Staffa has the same view and offers guests a romantic, fully-canopied four poster bed
> If you don’t fancy climbing stairs then there is one bedroom, Iona, a ground floor twin
> All bedrooms have flatscreen TVs with Freeview, CD / DVD players, iPod dock and sweets
> The candlelit dining room serves a daily-changing menu offering around 6 options per course
> The dinner menu (£48) includes canapés, an amuse bouche, intermediate course, coffee, tablet
> Breakfast is delightful and offers resident guests fresh island produce including delish fish
> No family rooms; style of restaurant also means it’s not suitable for the under-10s
> Open seasonally from March – the end of October
We love...
... David and Jo, basically, with their love of what they do and witty ways
... Dining here on some of Scotland's finest produce, cooked well, not over-cheffed
... Mull itself with the unforgettable Isle of Iona a short ferry hop away
... Upper bedrooms with their views over rooftops to Ardnamurchan
... The honesty bar and the plush drawing room: a lovely touch