Email Esplanade Hotel enquiries & reservations: bookscotland@madbookings.com
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From the moment you arrive, you will feel the warm and friendly atmosphere
created in this long established family hotel. A happy holiday, free from
the worries and rush of everyday life.
Come and discover why so many return to this secluded area where holidays can still be arranged to suit you.
Situated in Dunoon, Argyll, Scotland, on the West Bay Promenade, this family owned and run hotel offers excellent value breaks with a warm welcome, appetizing meals , friendly service and comfortable well appointed accommodation .
Entertainment is provided on most evenings. Ideal for your holiday in Scotland. Whisky Tasting, Golf , Walking or Cycling breaks, as well as just a few days relaxing can be provided by this long established family run hotel.
Esplanade Hotel Accommodation
Discover that all of our comfortable, well appointed bedrooms have private facilities, remote colour television, direct dial telephone and tea making facilities. For your special occasion why not reserve one of our individually designed honeymoon/anniversary rooms which offer that little bit extra?
Family accommodation is available, and the hotel welcomes children of all ages. For your comfort the hotel is centrally heated, there is also a lift.
Stroll through the archway from the traffic-free West Bay Promenade and discover the colourful flower gardens which are noted for their beauty. Relax on the sun terrace above the garden and appreciate the most perfect view over the River Clyde and let the world pass by.
Come inside and find a corner in which to relax. Meet old friends and new for a coffee, aperitif or snack in the lobby or sun lounges. In our dining room particular attention is given to providing appetizing meals.
Our menus have a varied choice for all meals including a fine selection of Scottish fare. Although the wine list may be international, the hotel is very proud of its collection of over 120 malt whiskies.
Weddings
The Esplanade Hotel is the idyllic location for your Scottish Wedding.
The hotel has a professional wedding planning team offering a unique service
for that personal touch. We can cater for receptions from 10 people to
125 persons, our menus are specially designed to suit all your guests.
The Hotel can arrange the ceremony, reception dinner and evening entertainment in our banqueting hall. Our wedding planner who will offer her services to your arrangements, will offer everything from, balloon, decorations, flowers, pipe band hire, entertainment, floor plans, table décor too menu design, kilt hire, brides dresses, car hire and much more.
The Esplanade Hotel will offer all our guests excellent service and facilities under one roof, let us handle your stress. Discounts available for guest bedrooms, free accommodation in our honeymoon suite for the bride and groom.
Business Centre
The Esplanade Hotel can offer business executive at comprehensive range
of facilities. We can offer conferences from 10 people up too 150 people
in various arrays of floor plans to suit you.
Services available:
· Room Hire
· Equipment Hire
· Lunch and Dinner
· Tea or Coffee
· Internet Access
· Stationary
· Other facilities on request.
Activities and Attractions
Quadmania next to Dunoon
This quad experience provides a wonderful introduction to Quadmania. You
will not want to give your quad bike back at the end of this trek. The
forest and farmland stages of this tour provide an abundance of excitement.
The Castle House Museum
At the Castle House Museum, we have a tale to tell, a tale of the sea
and all it carries, a tale that spans the centuries and shows how our
past, our present and our future are linked to waters of the Firth of
Clyde that lap our shores.
It is the story of the earliest settlers in their coracles, the Scot's in their curraghs, of clan battles for the castles that controlled seaways and of the busy ferries that carried everything from cattle to illicit whisky in times of peace.
Younger Botanic Garden
Younger Botanic Garden invites you to marvel at nature's giants. Set in
the dramatic Cowal Peninsula, the garden is world famous for its collections
of flowering trees and shrubs;
· Avenue of Giant Redwoods
· Woodland Gardens and Pond
· Formal Garden
· Colourful Rhododendrons
· James Duncan Cafe
· Discovery Trail
Inveraray Castle
The Home of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll;
· The Armoury Hall
· State Dining Room
· Woodland Walks
· Free Car Parking
· Tea Room
Inveraray Jail
The Living 19th Century Prison. Scotland's living 19th century prison
tells the story of life behind bars during the 1800's. Guides dressed
in the uniforms of prisoners and warders, furnished cells, model figures
and exhibitions help bring alive the past.
The beautifully restored buildings and cage-like prisoners' excercising yards look just as they would have done over a century ago.
Cowal Bird Garden
Come and enjoy a stroll beneath ancient beech trees by the ponds and see...
· Parrots and Owls
· Farmyard Pets
· Pygmy Goats
· Nature Trail
· Wildbird Hide
Cruise on the River Clyde
The Paddle Steamer Waverley is the Last Sea going paddle steamer in the
world. She sails on the Clyde during the summer months. At other times
Clyde Marine Cruising provides the ideal vessel for a sail.
DIRECTIONS
There is a railway station at Gourock with direct passenger link for the
twenty-minute ferry crossing to Dunoon.
Two car ferry services operate, one from Gourock Pier and one from the southern outskirts of Gourock at McInroy's Point. There are frequent crossings and no advance booking is necessary, although car with passenger tickets may be purchased from the Esplanade when making a hotel reservation.
As Dunoon is on the mainland, car owners may prefer to take the High road from Glasgow via loch Lomond and Rest and be Thankful.
Directions to the Ferry:
· M74 from the South and M8 from the East
· Follow signs for Glasgow M8 and Greenock M8
· Then A8 through Port Glasgow, Greenock to Gourock
· On arrival in Dunoon at Western Ferries turn left out of the
ferry terminal to the centre of Dunoon and the main Pier. Continue past
the pier and the Rock Cafe, up the hill and first left. Turn left at the
foot of the avenue and you will find Esplanade Hotel and it's car park.
Getting there from the Information Centre:
From Dunoon Tourist Information Centre, head towards and pass the main
pier , follow the road past McColls Hotel, turn 1st left down Park Avenue.
Esplanade is at the foot of the avenue.
Getting There by Railway:
From Glasgow Central. Take the train to Gourock and the Caledonian MacBrayne
Ferry to Dunoon. Taxis are available at Dunoon Pierhead to Esplanade Hotel.
Getting there by Aeroplane:
From Glasgow Airport. Bus to Gourock and Caledonian MacBrayne Ferry to
Dunoon. Taxi to Paisley Gilmour Street Station, train to Gourock and Caledonian
MacBrayne Ferry to Dunoon.
Car M8 to Greenockand Gourock, 2 miles south of Gourock take the Western Ferry to Dunoon, discounted tickets are available from the Esplande Hotel, there is frequent crossings and no advanced booking is necessary.
Getting There by Ferry:
From Dunoon Pier, by foot turn left, walk along the traffic promenade,
passing the Rock Cafe and the Yachtsman, The Esplanade is a further 100
yards from the Yachtsman. From Western Ferry Terminal turn left into Dunoon,
2 miles, pass the main pier, pass McColls Hotel is situated at the foot
of the avenue.
Email Esplanade Hotel enquiries & reservations: bookscotland@madbookings.com
