Bridgend Hotel

Outstanding! Lovely friendly & efficient staff - in all areas of the hotel. Very clean, tasteful & comfortable room. Food was the best we had on Islay - breakfast AND dinner. Expertly cooked and great portions. The attention to detail & service standards are notable. Really lovely lady at breakfast - she was warm & welcoming and super efficient in topping up the buffet table. Finally - if the weather is kind - enjoy the delightful garden.

Good is amazing and staff are lovely. Great meal out and good company. Highly recommend coming here for a meal or a drink. The best service and great conversation always happening with the locals. Fun events happen each week and never a negative energy!

On our return to this fabulous island we again chose to stay at the “Heart of Islay”, the Bridgend Hotel. The Hotel is a perfect base to travel around the island with the bus stop at the front door and a convenience shop across the road. The incredible staff really do make the place with award winning manager, Megan providing a warm Islay welcome and great local knowledge.  The rooms have very large and incredibly comfortable beds and thanks to Fay are spotlessly clean. The restaurant and bar areas are perfect as is the impressive menu on offer whether it be breakfast, lunch or dinner. As such a well respected venue it can be busy, especially for dinner, so book well in advance. The friendly and professional front of house staff of Martika, Margaret, Gemma, Lauren and Elise work tirelessly to make sure you enjoy your visit and are made very welcome. Megan and her team are undoubtedly the reason people continually revisit and that’s not just locals. Thanks to Storm Kathleen we had to stay an extra night which for many would have been a concern but not at the Bridgend it was a delight! There will undoubtedly be other staff members who I have not mentioned, such as the chef and his team, who make a significant contribution to the success of the hotel so thank you to them as well. Whether you’re staying, dining or simply having a drink in the bar it comes highly recommended. We will return soon to once again appreciate the original Islay experience.

Well located to get around Islay, welcoming and friendly staff, pleasant and clean room, good breakfast and overall a great spot, would definitely go back! If anyone at the hotel reads this, pleeaaase help me find the wonderful smelling toiletries you provided, as I neglected to write the name!

After spending time in Edinburgh and Glasgow, this was the perfect place to end our stay in Scotland. Islay is magical and the Bridgend is the picture perfect bed and breakfast on the island. The staff is so accommodating; so welcoming. Our room overlooked the green across the road; the stars that came out at might were gorgeous. The dinners we had there on both nights of our stay were 5-star delicious. Can recommend very highly - you will enjoy every bit of our stay.

I stayed here for 5 nights as part of a birdwatching tour. The room was comfortable, clean and tidy. Plenty of hot water good shower. WiFi available. The food was of a good standard, service excellent. All staff were friendly and helpful. Popular with locals, restaurant always busy. Good selection of Islay malts. Comfortable lounge to enjoy a dram. Highly recommended.

We visited Bridgend Hotel for 3 nights in September. We had an amazing time . The rooms were beautiful and clean. The food was delicious, we had breakfast every day and ate there twice for dinner. All the staff were so friendly and genuinely wished for you to have a wonderful stay . I would recommend this hotel .

The hotel is ideally located in the middle of the island. We had a superb time there and beyond our expectation. The room was pleasant as a standard double and the bed particularly comfortable Quality of the food was great. We enjoyed two dinners at the restaurant as well as the general cosy ambiance of the hotel. However what made our stay so enjoyable was the friendliest and helpfulness of all the staff. It feels that the manager knows what he wants from his staff and has recruited so well. Thank you Ian and the team.

We got married here on 12th August 2023 and arrived at the hotel a few days before. From the start Iain and his team did absolutely everything they could for us to make our Islay wedding easy! We had regular teams meetings to discuss logistics of the wedding and Iain's wedding expertise is second to none! I will admit (just) that I am a perfectionist and do event planning as my job although not in a wedding capacity so my expectations were high. I have no issue in saying that Iain and his team absolutely blew me away and exceeded my expectations. I honestly couldn't have made the day better infact they made it better in all the little things that were happening backstage! From the moment we got there we had amazing meals every night and on the wedding day the food was of such a high standard that my guests are still taking about the islay Estates Beef....and I regret not having that as my wedding meal as it looked beautiful! If anyone is looking for a lovely intimate venue for a wedding with extremely friendly and professional staff then you will not be disappointed! The staff that served us (which was probably the whole hotel over the few days we were there) were probably the highest standard I've had in a very very long time. All of them went over and beyond and nothing was an issue at all - a true islay trait! They all clearly like being there and will turn their hand to helping in any depar**ent. I believe this is down to good management of the hotel so thank you all very much. I really can't thank everyone enough for making our wedding day so magical and memorable. Best hotel on the island...in my opinion! Although I do have the evidence to back that statement up! Thanks again everyone! X