Name: The Island Bear B&B
Address: Shore Street, Islay Island, Islay Island, Islay Island, PA43 7LB, United Kingdom
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Glenegedale Airport

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The Island Bear B&B

Mr Duncan and Miss Fiona are excellent hosts. A stones throw from Bowmore Distillery, and centrally located in Bowmore town. Couldn’t have asked for a better experience!

The Island Bear was amazing, Fiona was a great hostess!

Property location is great for touring the Island, also central for walking around Bowmore. The room was spacious and clean. Breakfast was good with plenty on offer. Fiona and Duncan are very friendly and helpful.

An excellent bnb!  It was extremely clean. The bed was comfy, the room was spacious enough, and the bathroom was updated. Duncan and Fiona went out of their way to explain a lot of local history and met our every need. The breakfast was one of the most generous we encountered in Scotland.

Duncan and Fiona were fantastic hosts so welcoming they recommended some lovely places to eat.The  B&B was spotless extremely comfortable bed and a great breakfast.  Could not have asked for more.

Very clean, modern and spacious and at a good price. Great value for money.

The location was perfect right in the heart of Bowmore with a wonderful view.  Fiona and Duncan were wonderful hosts with excellent food, wit, and charm.  The room was spacious and clean with everything we could have needed.

Fiona and Duncan are a ton of fun, and they make sure you're well-fed to start the day and have great local advice on how to get around Islay, especially on Sundays when the bus doesn't run. Definitely can't go wrong a The Island Bear, and the rooms are great

Enjoyed a couple of days staying here. Rooms were very comfortable and clean. Nice breakfast.

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We were in Islay on a whisky tour for 3 nights and absolutely loved this little three-room B&B run by Islay local, Fiona. The room was surprisingly spacious. The bed was comfy. There was a lovely view of the water. It was right on the main road in Bowmore. And breakfast was made to order each morning, and served by Fiona herself - along with lovely conversation and local tips. I cannot say enough wonderful things about The Island Bear!

An absolute gem with a lovely host!

Fantastic place to stay in Bowmore. Great location, easy parking and not far from anything on Islay.The room was large and very clean. The bed was comfortable and the shower had good water pressure.Fiona, the owner, was fab! She was very friendly, welcoming and helpful! She also makes a great breakfast!

We spent 3 nights at the Island Bear and it was wonderful. Duncan and Fiona were excellent hosts and helped us when we needed to make a change and bring our son with us. The room was lovely, comfortable and the breakfasts were fantastic. We’ll recommend staying here to everyone that we know traveling to Islay

If you're already looking at the Island Bear for your trip to Islay then I suggest you just go ahead and book it if you can.This is a spotless, modern looking B&B right in the heart of Bowmore. I doubt it took us 5 minutes to walk anywhere in the village with all the restaurants and shops extremely close by. Really comfy bed, great shower/bath and nothing lacking in terms of facilities.What makes this B&B though are the hosts, Fiona and Duncan. We only ever really had the pleasure of speaking to them during breakfast but it made a great start to our day as they both took a lot of time to chat to us and talk about Bowmore and the island in particular. They were able to answer any questions we had. As well as all that the breakfasts were superb and more than enough to fuel a morning's adventuring. There was a problem with the ferries while we were there and their willingness to go above and beyond to help us out if needed was so appreciated. Thank you to you both and we hope to see you again soon. Billy & Marjorie

Perfect hosts

Lovely modernised accommodation. Breakfast excellent and great hosts. It would appear Bowmore is the largest place on Islay with a few pubs and restaurants (better to book these as they can be busy) so this is a good base for touring the Island. If visiting the distilleries , buses are regular and go to most places over the island from here letting you enjoy even more.

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