After reading some horrendous reviews of The Loch Long Hotel, I thought it would be amusing to stay there for the one night. This is what happened........... I booked one night, arriving on Saturday 12th October. I paid £60.00GBP for room only, and I made a reservation for the Hotel Restaurant for 6.30pm. We looked at the Menu for The Restaurant Online, the Theme for The Restaurant was Italian, I was Looking forwards to a Carbonara. My Wife and I arrived in Arrochar a few Hours before check in, (Check In is at 3pm) We decided to have Lunch in Ben Arthur's Bothy, this was a Five Minute walk from The Loch Long Hotel. I had The Steak and Sausage Pie and My wife had the Burger and Fries. The food was delicious well cooked and presented, at a reasonable cost. After lunch, at Ben Arthur's Bothy, we thought we would go to the Hotel an see if they would check us in One and a Half Hours Early, walking up to the Hotel, on my right, I could see the Sauna and the Hot Tub. The Steam Room , looked like a decompression chamber, we were sent a message, when we booked the room, that the Hot Tub was out of order. No information regarding the Steam Room The reception area was clean and tidy, and I felt a little less nervous about stating the night. I went to the Reception, too see if I could check in early, The Receptionist, was not the most enthusiastic, receptionist that I have encountered, but she did check us in early. I noticed a small pool table in reception, so I decided to have a game of Pool then go to my room. Although, the Pool table was free, there was no chalk so, there really is no point in playing Pool, without chalk. as, my wife and I were playing Pool, a couple went over to Reception and was asking the Receptionist the same questions we were asking about the Steam Room, and was given a different answer to the one we were given. so, we just went to find our Room. I was in Room 108, no views of Loch Long as we were at the back of the Hotel, overlooking the staff accommodation. Room 108 is a small room, with a small Double bed, right next to the en suite toilet and shower, on the plus side there was a Bath over the Shower, but with the Bed Being so close to the Toilet, you could hear everything going on in there ! On the plus side. The room was clean, the en suite facilities were clean I was very pleased to discover Welcome biscuits and Tea and Coffee, in proper ceramic mugs. What let down Room 108 was the Bed was very uncomfortable, there was some sort of protector sheet under the Valance sheet but it was quilted so, it made for a ”Lumpy” feeling when you were trying to sleep in it. My last complaint was the Pillows ! Cheap Hollow Fibre pillows, very uncomfortable ! Later that Evening My Wife and I decided, to go to the Bar for a drink, before we went to the Restaurant for our 6.30 Reservation. At 6.15 we made our way over the The Restaurant and it was closed, all the lights were off. so, I went to The Reception and asked a man in a
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