Loch Melfort Hotel and Restaurant

08/10/2026

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Last year, we asked you to tell us about your favourite Scottish businesses for our Christmas gift guide, and you gave us so many brilliant suggestions that we’re doing it again. 🎁

This year, we’re particularly keen to discover something new.
Perhaps a local maker has launched a new product, a favourite Scottish business has something special planned for Christmas 2026, or you’ve discovered a small business that more people should know about.

We’ll be using your suggestions to put together our 2026 Scottish Christmas Gift Guide, so please drop them in the comments 🎄

Photo: Coo soap from Siabann Eisdeal

06/10/2026

Dougal didn't even give him the courtesy of an acknowledgement 😂

04/10/2026

A very big congratulations to Chloe and Chris! 🥂❤️

We loved having them here to celebrate their wedding with us at Loch Melfort.

From photos overlooking the sea here at the hotel to a trip next door to Arduaine Garden, Kayleigh Scott Photography captured their day beautifully.

And make sure you scroll to the end to see how Chris arrived… 👀

Thank you for choosing to celebrate such an important day with us, Chloe and Chris. We hope married life is treating you very well! ❤️

📷 Kayleigh Scott Photography

02/10/2026

Would this face convince you to hand over the snacks?

30/09/2026

Live Music Night this Friday - will you be joining us?

Our next traditional music evening is Friday (2nd October) - we host these on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month, with the help of talented local entertainers.

Music starts at 9.30pm, so why not book a table for dinner beforehand?

Please note: Our performers are all local volunteers and so our music nights are always subject to their availability.

29/09/2026

A special event coming up at Kilmartin Museum on 10th October - just a quick 20-min drive from the hotel.

Come and celebrate the launch of the new In the Footsteps of Kings with us on 10 October. 📚

The 2026 Revised Edition by Dr Sharon Webb brings together 25 walks through Kilmartin and the surrounding landscape, exploring the archaeology, history and natural heritage of Mid Argyll.

For the launch, you’ll have the chance to meet Sharon, join a guided walk and have your copy of the new edition signed by the author.

Sharon has been Director and Curator of Kilmartin Museum for more than 20 years, so it’s also a chance to hear directly from the person behind the book and discover more about the landscape it explores.

📅 10 October: 11.00am–12.30pm
📍 Kilmartin Museum

Find out more and register your interest on our website:
https://kilmartin.pulse.ly/41aoyslqwt

29/09/2026

Who needs TripAdvisor when you've got stones? ❤ Peter was able to capture a photo to go alongside this great story ...

We recently hosted American guests who spent a night with us as part of a week-long trip around Scotland. Somewhere along the way, while travelling through the Cairngorms, they found this stone shaped like the number one.

When they checked out of Loch Melfort, they gave it to our team and told us that, of all the hotels they’d stayed in during their trip, we were their number one. Needless to say, we were delighted.

27/09/2026

Our own wee love letter to Scotland on

24/09/2026

Anyone who's been following us for a while will know we love to start the day with a morning walk with our two hotel dogs, Harris and Rocket.

We've had some particularly sunny strolls this week, and so Calum has been collecting beach shots 📸 He even managed to sneak a quick close up of our resident heron before they flew off.

22/09/2026

There are plenty of articles online telling you why you should visit Scotland's West Coast. So, this month, we wanted to do something a little different.

No generic lists. No AI bot telling you what life in Argyll is supposed to be like. Just Calum and Rachel sharing what it's actually been like to call this part of Scotland home for the past 18 years.

The morning dog walks and fiery sunsets. The otters, herons and owls. Fresh langoustines on the barbecue. Fiddle sessions, rugby, piping, wild weather and family traditions that have developed along the way.

Have a read 👇
https://www.lochmelfort.co.uk/blog/why-we-love-life-by-the-sea-on-scotlands-west-coast/