GromavelIndependent Cornwall field guide

Guide › Hotels › Scotland › Kyle of Lochalsh

Hotel★★★

Balmacara Hotel

A87, Kyle of Lochalsh IV40 8DH

  • Year of most recent renovation2004
01

About

Situated by the sea in Kyle, the Balmacara Hotel offers guests convenient access to Eilean Donan Castle and the Skye Bridge, both within a 10-minute drive. This beachfront hotel provides 34 guestrooms equipped with flat-screen televisions, complimentary Wi-Fi, and satellite programming. Each room includes a private bathroom with a bathtub or shower, complimentary toiletries, and a hair dryer. Guests can enjoy amenities such as a restaurant, bar/lounge, and complimentary continental breakfast. Free self-parking and luggage storage are also available. Nearby attractions include Fairy Pools and the Old Man of Storr.

  • Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
02

Facilities

Facilities

  • Car park
  • Check-in hour (15:00–21:30)
  • Check-out hour (11:00)
  • Mobile phone coverage
  • Wi-fi
  • Laundry service (extra charge)
  • Bicycle hire service (extra charge)
  • Hotel safe (extra charge)
  • Lift access (extra charge)
+ 3 more
  • Garden
  • Terrace
  • Luggage room

Catering

  • Café
  • Bar
  • Restaurant
  • Non-smoking area
  • Highchairs
  • Banquet hall

Entertainment & pools

  • Pub

Sports

  • Diving (extra charge)
  • Sailing
  • Canoeing (extra charge)
  • Horse riding
  • Golf

Business

  • Conference room

Meals

  • Breakfast
  • Breakfast buffet
  • Continental breakfast
  • À la carte lunch
  • Set menu lunch
  • À la carte dinner
  • Set menu dinner
  • Special dietary options

Payment methods

  • American Express
  • MasterCard
  • Visa

Good to know

  • Non-smoking establishment
  • Minimum check-in age (18)
03

Rooms

  • Twin room

    Super King or Twin Room, Sea View (2 Twin Beds)

  • Double room

    Superior Double Room (1 King Bed)

  • Twin room

    Superior Double or Twin Room, Mountain View (2 Twin Beds)

  • Superior Double or Twin Room, Mountain View (1 King Bed)

Occupancy by room type
Room typeGuestsAdults / children
Double roomup to 44 adults / 3 children
Double roomup to 22 adults / 1 children
Single roomup to 11 adults
Twin roomup to 44 adults / 3 children
Twin roomup to 22 adults / 1 children

Room types and occupancy come from the Hotelbeds catalogue and have not been confirmed by the hotel, so treat them as indicative. Ask the hotel for current rooms, bed layout and the number of guests.

04

Location

A87, Kyle of Lochalsh IV40 8DH

  • Land's End801 km
  • Penzance795 km
  • St Ives785 km
  • Falmouth792 km
  • Newquay763 km
  • Padstow750 km
  • Bude721 km

Straight-line figures from the hotel's coordinates. Cornish lanes and the coast path are slower than the map suggests, and rail and bus services can be sparse outside summer; see the walks.

Nearby, from the catalogue

  1. Isle of Skye4.8 km
  2. Eilean Donan Castle6 km

The map comes from Google Maps. Your browser connects to Google only after you click the button.

Open in Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

05

Meals

Meal plans

  • Bed And Breakfast
  • Breakfast For Two Guests
  • Buffet Breakfast
  • Room Only

Type of stay

  • Sport hotels

Key facts

Year of most recent renovation
2004
Total number of rooms
34
Number of floors (main building)
1
Single rooms
6
Double rooms
22

Book direct with the hotel

Gromavel is not a booking site and shows no live prices. Contact the hotel for current rates, VAT and cancellation terms; Cornish coast rooms in July and August go months ahead.

Hotel data: Hotelbeds, updated 29/09/2026.