About this property

Historic Setting: The Trout Fly Guest House in Port Ellen is housed in a historic building, offering a unique and charming atmosphere. Comfortable Accommodations: Each room features a private bathroom, tea and coffee maker, TV, and electric kettle, ensuring a pleasant stay. Essential Facilities: Guests enjoy free WiFi, a lounge, and housekeeping service. Free on-site parking is available. Breakfast and Location: The property provides a highly rated breakfast, with the host and convenient location highly praised by guests. Nearby Attractions: White Hart Beach is just a few steps away, offering scenic seaside views. Islay Airport is 7 km from the property.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.9 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.8)

    • Free parking available on-site


Availability

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Room type
Number of guests
 
2 single beds
1 double bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Kasia
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Very helpful hosts, catering to our needs. Cean, warm, and spacious room.
  • Benjamin
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Host was a font of useful information and also tried to pre-empt possible concerns before they happened. Clearly wanted you to enjoy your stay and avoid any pitfalls of staying on a an island.
  • Thomas
    Ireland Ireland
    Excellent breakfast, host was sincerely nice, location was fantastic
  • Felix
    Germany Germany
    We had a great time at the Trout Fly Guesthouse. It was clean, the Rooms look really nice and are well equipped, the Bathrooms are modern and roomy and the hosts are just great people all around. The trout fly is located in the middle of Port...
  • Samantha
    New Zealand New Zealand
    Niall is brilliant! His cooked breakfasts are exceptional. Cosy rooms and a great location for an awesome price.
  • Ivona
    Croatia Croatia
    Location is perfect, especially if traveling with public transport, near the port, near the restaurant, and a minute from the bus station. Room we stayed in is beautiful and the whole property is nicely decorated and cozy. And the breakfast was...
  • Kimberley
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Great B+B in the centre of Port Ellen. Great breakfast. I really felt like they made sure we got the most out of our stay by great communication beforehand advising us to book the local restaurants and distillery tours in advance. The bathroom...
  • Dylan
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Great location, the owners were super helpful and gave great local tips on things to see and walks to take. Also did an amazing breakfast!
  • Sebastian
    Germany Germany
    Amazing!! Thank you Niall! Three days weren't enough. We had such a great time and highly recommend staying at the Trout Fly. Thanks to Iona as well, you we're so kind and helpful on our arrival. We'll come back : )!!
  • Sara
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Our host Niall went out of his way to make our work trip a success after we had a problem with a change of dates. He is also a fount of knowledge regarding all things Islay. Great breakfast to set us up for the day.

Hosted by Niall Kirkpatrick

9.8
Host review score
Niall Kirkpatrick
Property in the centre of Port Ellen village close to Laphroaig, Lagavulin and Ardbeg distilleries. Also close to the restaurants and bars in the village.
Niall is also an accordion player and can be found playing Scottish traditional music in the village two or three times a week. Niall was formerly a Chief Cook with Caledonian MacBrayne Ferries and serves up stylish breakfasts which include his trademark Laphroaig waffles
Language spoken: English

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House rules

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Check-in
From 16:00 to 21:00
Check-out
From 09:30 to 10:00
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Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Payments by Booking.com
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

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