Polochar Inn

Beautiful views and the staff were so kind and helpful.  Wonderful meals with a warm and inviting dining room.  I pray I travel back to South Uist and stay at Polochar Inn!  Wonderful experience

We dined on Saturday 21st. Sorry but the food simply doesn't get close to the quality the prices imply. Starters included Haggis Bonbons and Scallops with black pudding bonbon. All the fried stuff was way overpriced and not sure how it happened but oily inside the batter. Fish and Chips. Batter mushy and oily. Fish itself was nice enough. Chips poor. Again not sure whether it's down to the potatoes or the prep but they were dry and powdery. Desserts. Well for £10 each they were poor. Average food at top quality prices presumably down to the captive market on the Island. I wish I could have raved about the place. The island and people were fabulous (including the people here). Up the quality to justify the prices and it would be a winner

Dreadful place, will not return. Overpriced, small & unclean room, complained and was upgraded to a family room, still overpriced, not all that clean, shower rail not working, so wet towels remained wet Our room wasn't cleaned during our stay, found evidence of previous guests in the room , made us suspect that it wasn't cleaned particularly well between bookings. Only ate dinner once here , it was ok. Breakfast mixed, why use the cheapest of cheap bread for toast? was as thin as cardboard with a similar taste. Yoghurt & fruit advertised on menu, never saw any yoghurt & 2 bananas arrived on day 3! Was here for 3 nights! took full payment at booking ( wise move on their behalf, would have checked out after night otherwise) It's a real shame, because of the amazing location , this hotel could be something special. Dodgy booking system , suspicion that they use some sort of dynamic pricing in reverse , the earlier one books , the more expensive it is! In great need of refurbishment.

What a delightful stay we had! The hotel is incredibly charming. The food and service was great. The rooms are clean, comfortable, and quiet. The beach (100 ft away) is beautiful. It is also five minutes from Eriskay and a short ferry ride to Barra.

The worst hotel experience of my life. The bathroom was covered in mould. Room was not cleaned. The restaurant was shut and I was offered a choice of chicken strips and chips or fish strips and chips for my meal, which I had to have by 6pm so they could close the bar. It was microwaved rubbish! Breakfast was awful and I heard the only two staff I saw in my two days there saying they had no sausages so would use the vegetarian sausages instead. No one was ever at reception (but if they only have two staff members that's probably why). I booked for four nights but left after two. I actually wanted to leave within an hour of arriving. I booked elsewhere for the remaining two nights. I believe the hotel has changed owners fairly recently and has gone down hill since. It's in a fantastic location and could be so good, but it's grubby, dirty and horrible. If you want a nice holiday find somewhere else to stay.

The location of this inn is worth 5 stars. The breakfast is also worthy of 5 stars. Most of the staff were superb. Only 2 were a bit grumpy. The rooms are delightfully decorated with a wee bit of Harris tweed but not overwhelmingly so. The bathrooms, particularly the shower, are in desperate need of replacement and I found the black mould in the grout very off putting. The common areas are also in need of redecoration, particularly the bar area. I understand they are now closed to do some work on the inn so will be planning a return.