This was a suprise trip for my girlfriend as i was to propose to her. We drove from west yorkshire to loch lomond on some amazing a roads with beutifull views, all be it raining alot (floods in some areas). On our first day we went to the safari park which was well organised and had a great day, I think alittle over price but none the less had a really good afternoon, early evening I popped the big question under the spectacular views of surrrounding hills of loch long and near our hotel the arrochar. After this and the "yes" we checked in to the hotel, 1st impressions were that it was clean but a bit dated (caropets etc) Once checking in we went to our room 110 which has superb views over looking the loch and hills around, room had recently been refurbished (smell of paint was strong) and a froom further down the hall had been gutted also awaiting refurb, the facilities were basic but it is only a 2star hotel so im not expecting 52" plasma etc (however tv being tuned in would have been nice) the next day we took a long drive around the area looking at the scenery etc and decided to then head for loch lomond boat trips, which again was a great trip out and the weather held off making the views excellent. That nioght we decided to wonder down to the "local" pub the village and wanted to eat here too, they were pretty much fully booked, but the chap at front of house said he would do his best to get us in, 40 minutes later and we were sat waiting to eat, the food was excellent and the range of real ales was also good..Retyurning to the hotel we found ourselves locked out, so had to ring he emergency mobile number which lead to the cleaner letting us in..Strange and no mention of doors being locked in the hotel or by receptionist. The third day monday was our checkout day so not much planned other than the 5 hour drive home, I took us through Glasgow purley just for site seeing. Over all really good weekend and we are planning another trip there soon.

Warm and friendly staff especialy derek on the desk and jim the manager of the resteraunt, good food, fantasic views, hotel needs some tlc but did not spoil our visit. Local people very welcoming.

The hotel was very nice and clean. The staff very friendly as we had arrived early they were not quite ready for us but let us take our rooms and drop off our cases so we could go for a walk and enjoy the fantastic weather. The couple of small probs were fixed straight away. We had just closed the door when they came to fix the problem. The view was fantastic from the second floor at the front of the hotel. Will go back maybe for xmas or new year and have a front room again, bliss. The only complaint was that the rooms needed a little lick of paint and some updating but everything was very clean.

Hotel was warm and comfortable, everything we needed for a short break. The staff were excellant particularly the receptionist and waiting staff, who went out of thier way to accomodate us when we had a problem with the car, and arrived late for dinner. Thank you.