Doune Braes Hotel

The hotel is in a decent location for accessing a variety of West Coast Isle of Lewis sights and the staff were generally friendly and helpful. However, the state of the hotel is poor I could do with a significant refurbishment. The twin room was small and uncomfortable, which looked down onto a rather decrepit part of the building, and I fell out of the small bed, banged my head on the eaves and found the shower room tiny and difficult to manoeuvre in. The breakfast was of a reasonable standard, however this was not the case for the evening meals which were generally overpriced and of poor quality. Indeed, the cost of the hotel, which partly reflects the limited supply on the Isle of Lewis, was excessive. Overall, a disappointing stay in accommodation that cannot be recommended.

Our Doune Braes stay was good with some room for improvement. First the Highlights - excellent service from friendly and helpful staff , very good quality of food at dinner and breakfast , nice ambience in the restaurant , large double bedroom that was well equipped and the bed was very comfortable, and easy parking. Room for improvement - the decor and furniture in the bedroom is very dated and the dinner menu choices started off being limited and become even more limited when 2 of the menu items ran out. I would have rated this as 3 stars but the excellent staff pushes it to 4 stars.We will be back.

The staff are extremely friendly, helpful and welcoming. The food is excellent with a decent choice and there is a lot of it! The homemade soup was very tasty. The rooms are small but we were out exploring during the day so not important. We really enjoyed our stay.

Stayed on a stop off up north. The staff were really friendly, welcoming and very accommodating. The room could do with some TLC with some worn fittings and fixtures. The shower could have done with a better clean, however the room was cosy and quiet. Breakfast was lovely and made to order in a lovely typically Scottish dining room overlooking the loch.

Simply the best Staff ! Friendly - Incredibly Helpful - Couldn’t do enough for you!! Don’t judge a book by its cover!! Food and rooms were good too. We had three great nights there . Breakfast and evening meals were good and the beds comfy. Did I mention the staff…. AMAZING!

We went in for a few pints simply because there is no other pub or bar near by. It is a very old and outdated building in need of refurbishment, toilets were awful Cannot comment on the rooms but whole place looks uninviting. I agree with what another person wrote that they only survive because there is no competition.