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Cuillin Hills Hotel

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The Cuillin Hills Hotel overlooks the capital town of Portree, on the Isle of Skye. The hotel is the recognised highest rated hotel on the island for quality and is classed as a four star deluxe hotel. The Cuillin Hills Hotel has a lounge bar, a Malt Embassy offering more than 130 Malt Whiskies, The View Restaurant with fantastic views from every table. Bedrooms are all en-suite, many offering superb mountain and sea views.
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Property amenities
Free parking
Free internet
Free breakfast
Hiking
Highchairs available
Baggage storage
Gift shop
24-hour check-in
Parking
Wifi
Bar / lounge
Restaurant
Breakfast available
Breakfast in the room
Complimentary Instant Coffee
Complimentary tea
Kids' meals
Outdoor dining area
Special diet menus
Newspaper
Non-smoking hotel
Outdoor furniture
Picnic area
Shared lounge / TV area
Sun terrace
First aid kit
24-hour front desk
Laundry service
Ironing service
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Room features
Blackout curtains
Soundproof rooms
Desk
Housekeeping
Room service
Coffee / tea maker
Cable / satellite TV
Walk-in shower
Bathrobes
Safe
Seating area
Telephone
Wardrobe / wardrobe
Bottled water
Clothes rack
Iron
Laptop safe
Private bathrooms
Wake-up service / alarm clock
Electric kettle
Flatscreen TV
On-demand films
Bath / shower
Complimentary toiletries
Hair dryer
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Room types
Mountain view
Ocean view
Landmark view
Bridal suite
Non-smoking rooms
Suites
Family rooms
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HOTEL CLASS
4.0 of 5 stars
HOTEL STYLE
Great View
Marina View
Languages Spoken
English
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4.5 of 5 bubbles1,769 reviews
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The Cuillin Hills Hotel garners praise for its spacious, well-decorated rooms that offer modern amenities and breathtaking views, as noted by many travelers. Guests consistently commend the hotel's cleanliness and the exceptional, friendly service provided by the staff. While the location is celebrated for its proximity to local attractions and amenities, some guests consider the dining options to be somewhat expensive, suggesting alternative local eateries. Despite a few reviewers finding the atmosphere a bit too quiet, the cozy common areas and the overall value of the hotel experience receive positive mentions.
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Sarah Winkle wrote a review Mar 13
Glasgow, United Kingdom248 contributions54 helpful votes
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We visited the Cuillin Hills Hotel in early Feb and on arrival the hotel (which is well sign posted, if a little indirect to get to), the car park is adequate and uneven, but reception staff were very friendly. We checked into our room (23) and the first thing we noticed was how dark the room was - there were side lights by the bed, but these need to be brighter and an additional standing lamp would be a big improvement. All the hotel info was on the TV, which had restaurant menus, opening times, etc, which was great. We booked a table for dinner on our first night and it was delicious. For starters, I had pickled beetroot, candied walnuts, and vegan feta with watercress. My hubby had beetroot & gin cured salmon, which he said was lovely too. Our main courses were disappointing though, I ordered fish & chips, the chips were burnt and the fish was greasy. My hubby ordered the mussels, which were delicious, but he said the portion was too large and required more bread to dunk. We actually joked the chef had gone home between courses as our starters were very delicate and delicious. Mains were more like average pub grub. The menu has fresh & exciting starters, and the mains were simpler tastes, more pub suited, we thought. The corridors in the hotel have beautiful lemongrass reed diffusers, which was just delightful (I even bought one at the Skye Candle Company to take home). The hotel has first-class cleaners, and the hotel was spotless. There is also a lounge area with wood burner & comfy sofas. Our room had a coffee machine but needs an instruction booklet. Took us ages to work out how it worked. There was also no fridge or A/C ( a fan is provided), so our room did get quite warm, and with traditional sash windows, it was quite loud with the wind. Really comfy bed, though. If you have dietary intolerances, be very cautious about staying at this hotel. I have a dairy and soya intolerance, which I told the hotel about when I booked. Therefore, I expected so much more. Their veggie breakfast was nice. However, they didn't have any veggie sausages, hash browns, or soya free bread...? Omitting these veggie items made my breakfast small but tasty. My husband went to the local Co-op and bought soya free bread and hash browns, so it's not like the hotel couldn't get them. On day 2 of our stay, I did get toast & my hash browns, but I had to ask for dairy free spread, which I would have thought would've come automatically with my allergen free toast Day 3 breakfast was as the day before with my additional breakfast items. On asking for my soya free bread for toast, this was presenting on our table in the same bread basket as the croissants as ordered by my hubby. Cross contamination people!! I appreciate that those that don't personally have dietary intolerances don't understand where some allergens exist, however I do feel that if a hotel asks you about any allergies and you inform them, the least they should do if offer food alternatives. Please train your staff about dietary intolerances, it's really important.
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Date of stay: February 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip: Skye is very quiet until March, many restaurants are closed until more tourists visit when the...
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DIXIE D wrote a review Jan 2024
Sugar Land, Texas8 contributions42 helpful votes
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Beautiful, cozy place! The cold smoked salmon at breakfast was incredible! The bedding (duvet), pillows, and quality of the mattress were all the best we had the entire time we were in Scotland. Best views as well! Super sweet staff! Very clean!
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Date of stay: January 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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fergusonwalker wrote a review Mar 9
Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom62 contributions4 helpful votes
Really lovely hotel, immaculately clean, staff really friendly - the only down side was the food, both dinner and breakfast were really disappointing. We had issues with the tv and had to move rooms but staff were helpful with that. Really nice views from the hotel out over Portree
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Date of stay: March 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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likkian wrote a review Mar 5
Singapore113 contributions77 helpful votes
We requested for ground floor room without the need of using stairs which we were assigned room number 2 facing the sea , Comfortable stay for 2 nites ( during rabbie's tour, the only 2 dislike firstly will be their toilet shower area which are very common design in europe where the shower area are not fully enclosed. This causes the whole toilet flooring to be wet and slippery even the non shower area, Another dislike will be their dining experience ( happened to be their busy time on friday and saturday nite) , we booked 2 nites with dinner while the food are delicious their 3 course dinner takes 2 hours to be completed which we find it too long( fron hungry to angry ).
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Date of stay: January 2024
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip: Request for ground floor unit if you dislike using stairs as there are no elevator for 2nd floor.
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Rhonda D wrote a review Feb 2024
Dallas, Texas12 contributions
Highly recommend this amazing Isle of Skye hotel! The room was spacious with a comfortable bed and large en suite bath with rain shower head. We had both breakfast and dinner at the restaurant, and both were magnificent! The staff was very attentive and helpful! There is not a lift, so be ready to take stairs if your room is not on the ground level. Beautiful harbor views from select rooms, the restaurant, and the common green space.
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Date of stay: February 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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Wally wrote a review Jan 2024
Edinburgh, United Kingdom18 contributions11 helpful votes
Have stayed here in the past and absolutely loved it which is why we chose to return. Unfortunately things seem to have went slightly downhill since then. We were staying for 2 nights and arrived a little early but it was no problem and were given a complimentary upgraded room with overlooking the sea and harbour. It was a gorgeous room and spotlessly clean. The bed was comfortable and the bathroom was lovely with both a separate shower and bath. Let me just say before I mention the little negative things that every single member of staff were absolutely lovely and couldn’t fault them in any way. Very helpful,friendly and professional and work very hard. The hotel seems to be going through a major renovation with lots of changes happening eventually. The lounge with the open fire is a lovely place to relax but unfortunately the whole hotel feels a bit lifeless, like a morgue/library as they don’t seem to have any background music playing in these areas so you tend to end up whispering to each other when talking if others are nearby which feels a little strange. It wouldn’t take too much to have some nice soft music playing just to take the quietness of these areas. The View restaurant is a very nice place with a nice ambiance overlooking the sea from the large windows. Only thing is the dinner menu seems to be very limited with 3 of the items being burgers out of 8 mains with the others being fairly simple with fish and chips, mussels, and pasta. Another thing we noticed is on the first night when we arrived at the restaurant is we were given bread with a lovely flavoured butter but on the 2nd night because they were busy it wasn’t offered although the side plate was presented but not used! Service was very slow on the 2nd evening also and we waited 40mins after ordering for the starter to arrive. Overall we enjoyed our stay but just felt like a few simple things had slipped and could do with a little injection of life breathed into the place again!! Same with the dinner menu, although food nicely made is very simple but with a rather heavy price tag attached! Would I return again? Probably sadly not which is a shame as it was always a place I had very good memories off.
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Date of stay: January 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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HunterTravellor wrote a review Jan 2024
Stratford City, United Kingdom135 contributions102 helpful votes
Let me first say why 4 stars and not 5! They have electric car chargers available but it is not on the website and they aren't sure how to get them 100% working. Get it sorted you guys. That's that done with. Good stuff. The view. Blimey. Room 24. Looks right out to the water and the coloured houses. Breakfast. Top drawer. Salmon and scrambled eggs was amazing. The room was well appointed. Great MASSIVE bed. Free water. Tea. Coffee machine. Nice shower. Great smelling soap in the bathroom. Attentive staff. Bad stuff. I had a burger for dinner one night. Got to be the oddest, smallest burger I have ever seen served. Truly odd. Chips were lovely. The car park could do with some more lights. Kinda dark to park your car. Not much else. Would I go again. Yes. Very much yes.
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Date of stay: January 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Diane C wrote a review Jan 2024
Brisbane, Australia4 contributions1 helpful vote
We cannot recommend Cuillin Hills Hotel highly enough. Every element of our stay was perfect, from the beautiful room we were appointed, to the amazing location, to the consistently delicious food and the friendly staff. Do yourself a favour and book this hotel now!
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Date of stay: December 2023
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip: Opt to pay for a seaview room - the view is fabulous
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sarah wrote a review Jan 2024
Chelmsford, United Kingdom16 contributions3 helpful votes
What a wonderful hotel. Brilliant service from Steven and Mark. We arrived late after a flight diversion from Inverness to Edinburgh. We arrived late and the kitchen was closed but the team rustled up a toastie as we were starving. Fabulous suggestions for places to visit during our stay. Aside from the great service our room was huge, impeccably clean and well appointed. Highly recommend 🙌🏻
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Date of stay: January 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Anna Lillis, Guest Services / Front Office at Cuillin Hills Hotel
Responded Jan 11, 2024
Dear Navigator11514520745, Thank you so much for taking the time to share your wonderful feedback! We are so pleased to see that you enjoyed your recent stay with us at the Cuillin Hills, and I'm delighted to know that Mark and Steven took such good care of you; they are both fantastic additions to our team and I know they will be thrilled to have made such a lasting impression! I hope you had a lovely journey on to your next destination, and we would love to welcome you back for another stay soon! Kind regards, Anna Lillis Duty Manager
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Hannah B wrote a review Dec 2023
13 contributions2 helpful votes
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This is our 3rd year returning to the fantastic hotel. Beautiful views, great rooms and the food was unbelievable. The staff were very helpful setting a few things up in the room for our baby. Thanks for a great stay. See you next year.
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Date of stay: December 2023
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Responded Jan 11, 2024
Dear Hannah, Thank you so much for taking the time to share your lovely feedback! It was wonderful to welcome you back to the Cuillin Hills and to be introduced to your new baby, and we are so pleased to see that you enjoyed your return stay with us. We really do enjoy seeing the same guests coming back year after year, and we are already looking forward to welcoming you back again later this year! With best wishes, Anna Lillis Duty Manager
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C$283 - C$684 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
United KingdomScotlandThe HebridesIsle of SkyePortree
NUMBER OF ROOMS
38
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Frequently Asked Questions about Cuillin Hills Hotel
Which popular attractions are close to Cuillin Hills Hotel?
Nearby attractions include Quiraing (1.1 km), Skye Batiks (0.7 km), and Portree Harbour (1.0 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Cuillin Hills Hotel?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free breakfast, an on-site restaurant, and a lounge.
Which room amenities are available at Cuillin Hills Hotel?
Top room amenities include a flat screen TV, blackout curtains, and a desk.
What food & drink options are available at Cuillin Hills Hotel?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast, an on-site restaurant, and a lounge during their stay.
Is parking available at Cuillin Hills Hotel?
Yes, free parking is available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Cuillin Hills Hotel?
Conveniently located restaurants include Scorrybreac Restaurant, The View Restaurant, and Dulse & Brose at The Bosville.
Are there any historical sites close to Cuillin Hills Hotel?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Clachan Erisco Standing Stone (5.8 km).
Does Cuillin Hills Hotel have any great views?
Yes, guests often enjoy the harbour view available here.
Is Cuillin Hills Hotel accessible?
Yes, it offers wheelchair access, reduced mobility rooms, and facilities for disabled guests. For specific enquiries, we recommend calling ahead to confirm.