Selborne Hotel

I have just returned from a four night trip to Dunoon; staying at The Selborne Hotel. The hotel nestles wonderfully onto the Clyde. The views from the windows are spectacular, and they run right across the hotel, which is enchanting as you sip a drink whilst taking in the scenery. The staff at Selborne have excellent customer service our assigned waiter Ben was informative, kind, helpful and extremely professional. The food was very good, there was a great selection to choose from (with starter, main course and dessert) and it was perfectly presented and very delicious. The fish was mouthwatering, the breakfast had everything you could need including; cereals, fruit, yoghurt, toast, various toppings, kippers, cooked traditional/vegetarian options and tea and coffee, all evening meals came with a complimentary drink. The menu was The room was clean, the beds were just right for a perfect nights sleep (firm enough mattress and soft pillows with pristine cotton sheets.) The shower has great pressure (even though we were on the top floor) and never lost its heat. The bath tub was very deep for a soothing soak. The towels supplied were of excellent quality, with a high cotton count (there was a bath sheet and hand towel each, with a floor towel provided too). There was good quality shower gels, soap etc provided. There was a kettle with mixed sachets of tea/coffee and milk, and biscuits provided (you could help yourself downstairs if you ran low, free of charge.) The room had a full length wardrobe and chest of drawers with a hairdryer. You can obtain an iron and ironing board from reception. There is a good size tv with remote and free WiFi on site. The hotel had bingo every evening and local entertainment which was great fun, from disco, karaoke and professional singers. The bar was very cheap The front of house staff were very helpful, they couldn’t do enough for you and gave us lots of information on what to do in and around Dunoon. For the excursions, you could order a picnic lunch from The Selborne, the day before which I was a nice touch. Dunoon is beautiful and just a ten minute walk from the Selborne, it has little independent shops, a Morrisons, various local cafes/pubs and of course the local ferry if you want to venture across the water. I travelled with Alfa travel and had several excursions, our driver Dave was amazing, we had very stormy weather on the way home but Dave drove professionally and safely and got us from A to B. Dave was extremely informative (he’d been a coach driver for 20 plus years) and told us everything we needed to know, he was courteous, professional and kept checking that we was okay and informed us of any changes/hazards; he is a credit to Alfa Travel and made our trips fun and worthwhile. My stay was amazing, it was the wonderful rest I had hoped for and so much more; I would definitely recommend Alfa Travel coach holidays and of course The Selborne as a perfect retreat, where everything is catered for and nothing is too much trouble….. Can’t wait to re-book…..