Port Charlotte Hotel

About Port Charlotte Hotel

The Port Charlotte Hotel stands on the shorefront of one of Islay's prettiest villages, a row of whitewashed buildings on the western side of Loch Indaal that make up a conservation village dating from the 1820s. The hotel's conservatory and gardens open almost directly onto the beach, and many of its rooms look straight out over the water towards the Rinns of Islay.

The kitchen has a strong reputation for fresh seafood landed locally, alongside Islay lamb and beef, served in a restaurant and bar that also holds one of the island's better whisky collections. Public rooms retain a traditional, comfortable character, with open fires and views that change with the tide and weather across Loch Indaal.

Port Charlotte is within easy reach of Bruichladdich and Kilchoman distilleries, the Museum of Islay Life, and Machir Bay's beach, making the hotel a well-placed base for exploring the quieter western half of the island away from the busier southern distillery route.