Biker Friendly Places to Stay

Lynners · Post by **Lynners** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 5:38 pm

I'm looking up maps and working out a few weekend/week biking holidays around Scotland, preferably away from city's.

It would be useful to name places you have stayed in in the past and how you would rate them.

I'll start the ball rolling with these:-

Gairloch Highland Lodge - Â£55-Â£60 double room, excellent location, biker friendly, honesty bar, beautiful views, great brekkie, locals bar a minutes walk.

BettyHill Hotel - Â£50-60 a double, more like the bates motel, very scary locals...carry on to Melvich rather than stay here!!

Craigvrack Hotel Pitlochry - Â£60 a double, excellent lovely small hotel, cracking brekkie and great location.

Swallow Hotel Inverary - Â£60 a double, fantastic brekkies, nice location, lots of bars round about. Pool table downstairs, internet incase you miss the forum.

Ian Bright · Post by **Ian Bright** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 6:29 pm

Hi i've stayed at several properties throughout the Uk using B&bs from theis site

http://www.hartside.com/bike-stay/

all bike friendly accomadation, a lot of them bikers themselves

Bracarina House, at Invermoiston was very good,new building, clean, nice friendly owners, good breakfast, a cover for the bike and dried off our wet clothing for us.They are both bikers as well.

Nutty · Post by **Nutty** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:05 pm

Around and about Applecross....

http://www.celticfringe.org.uk/strath.htm#accomm

Lynners · Post by **Lynners** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:15 pm

Cheers for the links, I'm looking forward to heading to Applecross sometime, would rather stay in Hotels rather than B&B's. Have you stayed in any of them? After the Bettyhill Hotel I'd feel safer going with recommendations, it will give us somewhere to aim for too.

Nutty · Post by **Nutty** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:37 pm

Lynners wrote:Cheers for the links, I'm looking forward to heading to Applecross sometime, would rather stay in Hotels rather than B&B's. Have you stayed in any of them? After the Bettyhill Hotel I'd feel safer going with recommendations, it will give us somewhere to aim for too.

There's a hotel/pub place in Applecross (think its the only one, just in front of the beach/harbour)....it was very nice and cosey, just head up the stairs after getting pie eyed in the downstairs pub, really friendly people too....can't recommend it enough, although the road getting there is scarey

Tyke · Post by **Tyke** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:11 am

Graham Arms Hotel in Longtown (Near Gretna) Good secure parking for the 'bike & it's in a great location with the Lake District, Dumfries & Galloway or the North Yorkshire Moors within distance for a days blast.

Post by **Zathos** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:44 am

Bit of a trek but The Grand Hotel in Northampton.

Secure parking for the bikes and a short hop to Silverstone

evomannie · Post by **evomannie** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:53 am

Zathos wrote:Bit of a trek but The Grand Hotel in Northampton.

Secure parking for the bikes and a short hop to Silverstone

I'm sure her question was for places in Scotland.

Akrapovic · Post by **Akrapovic** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:17 am

Whilst working up in Nigg recently I was staying in a place in Tain. Derek and Heather Wynne own this place and the accomodation is excellent. Only 9 rooms in the place but your well looked after. Defo gonna head up that way when the bike comes out of the garage in the coming months.

http://www.carnegiehotel.co.uk

IZINBARD · Post by **IZINBARD** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:06 pm

evomannie wrote:
Zathos wrote:Bit of a trek but The Grand Hotel in Northampton.

Secure parking for the bikes and a short hop to Silverstone
I'm sure her question was for places in Scotland.

Ay but that one's going to be handy come the 26th of March, cheers Baz

got a phone number.

Post by **Zathos** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:18 pm

IZINBARD wrote:Ay but that one's going to be handy come the 26th of March, cheers Baz got a phone number.

Grand Hotel
15, Gold STD, Northampton, Northamptonshire NN1 1RA
Tel: 01604 636508

They have a big lock-up garage just behind the hotel.

Not the cheapest place, but central location and a five min run to the circuit. Used to use the place when we went to the F1 GP and there were some very nice toys parked in the lock-up that weekend

IZINBARD · Post by **IZINBARD** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:21 pm

Moochass

Post by **Zathos** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:41 pm

Oh and for a more local flavour

http://www.ullapoolhotel.com/

Not fancy but clean and functional....

...oh and it has a residents bar which will stay open as long as you keep drinking

Lynners · Post by **Lynners** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:49 pm

Brilliant, keep them coming. That's one weekend planned out already from the info received.

therenster · Post by **therenster** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:16 pm

Anybody got any recomendations for Drumandrochit at Loch Ness?

Post by **Gazza** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:24 pm

Zathos wrote:Oh and for a more local flavour

http://www.ullapoolhotel.com/

Not fancy but clean and functional....

...oh and it has a residents bar which will stay open as long as you keep drinking

Good place to go if you're running short of underwear

Post by **Zathos** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:28 pm

Gazza wrote:Good place to go if you're running short of underwear

Ah yes, watchin the 'master' work his magic...

...right up to the point where the young lass gave him a slap :I can't believe it's not butter!

Post by al » Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:42 pm

Zathos wrote:Ah yes, watchin the 'master' work his magic...

...right up to the point where the young lass gave him a slap :I can't believe it's not butter!

Gazza still has a mark on his face after that!!!

Boysie · Post by **Boysie** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:50 pm

Gazza wrote:
Zathos wrote:Oh and for a more local flavour

http://www.ullapoolhotel.com/

Not fancy but clean and functional....

...oh and it has a residents bar which will stay open as long as you keep drinking
Good place to go if you're running short of underwear

Post by **The Rossi Kid** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:45 pm

Zathos wrote:Ah yes, watchin the 'master' work his magic...

...right up to the point where the young lass gave him a slap :I can't believe it's not butter!

Hmmm, wonder if they've left school yet??

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:58 pm

The Bossi Kid wrote:
Zathos wrote:Ah yes, watchin the 'master' work his magic...

...right up to the point where the young lass gave him a slap :I can't believe it's not butter!
Hmmm, wonder if they've left school yet??

Boysie · Post by **Boysie** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:09 pm

The Bossi Kid wrote:
Zathos wrote:Ah yes, watchin the 'master' work his magic...

...right up to the point where the young lass gave him a slap :I can't believe it's not butter!
Hmmm, wonder if they've left school yet??

Judging by the pics I don't think so do u

Post by **The Rossi Kid** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:54 pm

They were very well developed for their age............................i'm told

Lynners · Post by **Lynners** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:02 pm

Anyway, getting back on topic

Anyone been over to Mull, would like to do some island hopping but trying to work out which ones, only ever done Skye..

Any recommendations?

DavieMac11 · Post by **DavieMac11** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:30 pm

Don't know much about Mull but if you're round about Kyle of Lochalsh and looking for a place to stay, try The Pipers Lodge. Very well kept and the owners are very accomodating.
Davie.