Does Brander Lodge Hotel offer free cancellation for a full refund?

Yes, Brander Lodge Hotel does have fully refundable room rates available to book on our site. If you’ve booked a fully refundable room rate, this can be cancelled up to a few days before check-in depending on the property's cancellation policy. Just make sure to check this property's cancellation policy for the exact terms and conditions.

Are pets allowed at Brander Lodge Hotel?

Sorry, pets aren't allowed, but service animals are welcome.

Is parking offered on site at Brander Lodge Hotel?

Yes, there's free self and extended parking.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Brander Lodge Hotel?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 9 PM. Check-out time is 11 AM. Contactless check-in and check-out are available.

What is there to do at Brander Lodge Hotel and nearby?

Brander Lodge Hotel has a picnic area and a garden.

Are there restaurants at or near Brander Lodge Hotel?

Yes, there's an onsite restaurant.

What's the area around Brander Lodge Hotel like?

Brander Lodge Hotel is just a short 3-minute walk from Taynuilt Station.

Brander Lodge Hotel, Taynuilt: Hotel Reviews, Rooms & Prices

10/10 Exceptional

Sep 23, 2025

Alan, Lee and Mani were amazing! Be sure you take a walk out back to the river. Food was excellent and will be coming back again my next time in Scotland. There are a few things that they are working on to make the place even better, but a great choice for us.

frank, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Sep 16, 2025

Great stay

Friendly helpful staff, good sized room, own patio area. Scenic situation. Dinner first class with great choices. Highly recommend Cullen Skink soup . Slept well . Will stay again

Greig, 1-night trip

6/10 Good

Aug 24, 2025

Beautiful location. Bedroom noisy.

Beautiful location. Clean and comfortable room but very noisy- lack of soundproofing. Excellent dinner but continental breakfast limited. Bar staff friendly and helpful.

3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

May 11, 2025

Had a lovely stay steak pie was first class

Anne, 2-night trip

8/10 Very good

Jul 26, 2025

Set in a very picturesque place. Just felt the room need a little up dating, damp near the patio door.

Ann, 4-night trip

8/10 Very good

May 9, 2025

Spectacular location, perfect for a stop-over. Beds were comfortable, shower was nice and hot, can only get better with a bit of TLC from the landlords!

David, 1-night trip

6/10 Good

Sep 13, 2025

Good breakfast, nice people, VERY neglected hote

A very , very run down place, clean, but shabby. Great breakfast, quality food and lovely waitress. The bathroom has mould round every ledge, so although its clean it looks grotty. The shower doesnt drain. There are dinner plate size holes in fire door, a ceiling has collapsed in an office / dumping area in the front of the hotel ( they could hide it by just pulling blinds down). Its clearly been neglected for years. The location is fab, it COULD be gorgeous with a heap of improvements.

Joanna, 1-night trip

6/10 Good

Jun 23, 2025

The quality of the bedding sheets and furnishings inThe room need significant improvements

John, 3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Jun 10, 2024

Lovely property in a really good location. Will definitely be staying here again.

Nicola, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Aug 20, 2024

Perfect for single traveler! Very friendly staff and good food!

Lindsey, 4-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Jun 9, 2024

Friendly staff, quiet well appointed room.

Alison, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Jul 9, 2024

Very helpful and friendly, scenery was lovely

Andrew, 2-night trip

8/10 Very good

Oct 19, 2024

Hotel was very good. Lovely clean modern room with super comfy bed. Staff were all excellent, friendly and helpful. The hotel is in beautiful scenery and I'm sure it is lovely to sit on the terrace outside restaurant and bar in the summer. Food was very good too.

Angela, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Jul 16, 2024

Had a major refurb, good choice of food and great garden.

Alex, 4-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Aug 31, 2024

Coming up by train, it was a convenient and luxury base camp for the Ben Cruachan circuit, if a short walk along the road doesn't bother you. Lovely garden and river. Very nice staff and food.

David, 1-night trip

6/10 Good

May 15, 2024

Lovely setting. Nice breakfast

Paul, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

May 16, 2018

Clean and comfy place

sadegh, 1-night trip

4/10 Fair

Aug 25, 2025

Sadly, 'never again '

Efficient welcome by David. Room ok. Nice bathroom but toilet roll holder missing and door very dusty. We went to the bar, the young man needed assistance from my friend on the correct measurement of sherry. He advised he'd only held the position a couple of months. Id have still expected him to have had that training. Dinner Our meal was average but unfortunately we were sitting where a gentleman was sharing his salmon starter with his dog (from his fork!) - not the fault of the hotel but unpleasant for us to see. Dog then received main course of steak in gravy from the kitchen! This time in a dog bowl. Maybe not feeding dogs human food could reduce your prices! Breakfast Continental breakfast on the menu states grapefruit, melon, cranberry juice, yoghurt - none of which were in evidence. Selection of pastries appears to mean one type! Cooked breakfast was ok. The waitress at breakfast appeared to be new and although polite did not appear to have any training in customer service or her role. I would suggest that a uniform would help to make her look more professional. We went out after breakfast and returned around 9.45. My friend wished to have a drink at the bar but it was in darkness!! No prior warning was given or no staff to be found.

Josie, 2-night trip

6/10 Good

Jun 8, 2024

Very basic accommodation but quite close to Oban. There were only 4 guests when I was there. It felt a bit run down, no Wi-Fi, chef off work, no room cleaning each day etc. I think there was only 2 staff in the building all day

Stewart, 3-night trip

4/10 Fair

Sep 14, 2024

Needs attention

Place is run down and lifeless. Windows are in a bad shape and bins full in view of windows. There was a hairball on the carpet so not cleaned properly.

1-night trip

2/10 Poor

Jun 16, 2024

Terrible food

The staff were nice enough but there were only 4 main meal options. The food that we had was terrible the smoked salmon starter had two tiny pieces of salmon barely enough for one of the three oatcakes that came with it ! The main meal I had was Steak pie it had greasy watery gravy and tasteless meat covered in gristle My colleague had mince and mash which was also tasteless and when he asked for a sachet of brown sauce to try to put a bit of taste into it was told there was none I would not recommend anyone eat there until the food improves drastically

Andy, 1-night trip

2/10 Poor

Aug 31, 2024

Don’t go there !

The whole hotel needed more management. Public areas were dirty and uncared for. One morning at breakfast a tablecloth on the coffee table had the same very large stain of coffee from the previous morning (covering a huge percentage of the table). The same morning the coffee tasted stale as if just reheated from previous morning. The food we had was adequate but no more. The room was clean and the en-suite. However, the security was terrible with outdoor doors left ajar overnight and no management in the hotel at all. Guests were left to their own devices from about 22:00 to 09:00. The cook was obviously in attendance for dinner and breakfast and also junior staff (the junior staff were excellent but undertrained). Would not recommend this hotel to anyone.

3-night trip

6/10 Good

Jun 14, 2024

I wasn’t really expecting much for £50 but the building itself needs some modernisation. The room looked like it needs a refresh and the view was just of the roof, you couldn’t see anything outside. The shower was not the best. It squirted out bits of water and screamed when it was turned on. Told on Expedia that check in is at 2, I know I got there slightly early but my room wasn’t ready until 3. Dining room wasn’t the best, there was no atmosphere and not a lot of choice on the menu, breakfast was more or less the same, not a lot of choice and some of the things on the menu they didn’t have. Bed was really comfy which is good

Eloise, 1-night trip

6/10 Good

Sep 14, 2025

Simone Angelo Nicola, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Jul 26, 2025

Gordon, 4-night trip

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