The location is amazing, right on the beach with fab views of Ayrshire, and the islands of Ailsa Craig and Plada. Seals and otters can be seen on the rocks within 500 metres of the hotel. It is a very peaceful location in the village of Kildonan which has a beautiful and rugged long seafront with sandy beaches.
The hotel lobby, bar and restaurant are are very nice, food and service very good. The unfortunate thing about this hotel is that it is currently undergoing a transformation with some of the rooms being made into luxury apartments which seems to be a very long process. This has resulted in some of the external walls and windows being altered with holes and cables hanging which doesn't give a good first impression. The drive to the hotel brings you to the rear of the property and the first thing that meets the eye is a row of industrial wheelie bins, building materials and a removed air conditioning or cooling unit which is standing rusting away.
Inside there seems to be a lack of maintenance to simple things like door handles, toilet roll holders, cables sticking out of the walls where a TV has been removed etc.
The large picture window in the bar/lounge looks onto the amazing vies, but priority has been given to the pool table which seems a complete waste when the views from this hotel are its main draw and selling point.
There is a sheltered outside eating are, unfortunately shared with the smoking area. Just needs a bit more thought, planning and maintenance.