Reading other reviews I was a bit worried about staying here but it was great. I had a huge room with a seaview and big modern bathroom with lovely Scottish toiletries. I thoroughly enjoyed a hot bath after a cold day out on the bike. They have a big indoor room around the back of the hotel where you can store your bike. Huge comfortable bed and the room was comfortably warm. Busy, friendly bar and restaurant and I had a lovely steak pie for dinner. Very much enjoyed my stay here.

I booked a double bed room in June 2025, changed to double twin bed room in September 2025 with confirmation, and received a small double bed room. Ownership changed in February 2026, new owner told me not to received change of booking, stayed 9 days, received for 3 days extra room.

Incredibly beautiful location, and a good place to explore Eriskay a s South Uist from. Amazing sunset view from outside seating. A great place for a drink after a day of exploring. And an indoor bar with a view if the weather isn't cooperating. Room was fine, clean and comfortable. Food was okay. Most staff were very friendly. Would stay again.

Excellent location overlooking Sound of Barra and Atlantic Ocean, with views of Eriskay and Barra. The staff were very helpful and the food was very good. Room and bed comfortable and a nicely fitted out bathroom. Shower with hot water from a water tank which has not been the norm on our trip through the Highlands and Islands. Only a short journey from Eriskay so Whisky Galore aficionados can probably have wee dram at the Politician pub beforehand. But be cautious about Scottish drink driving limits.. (I didn't drink whisky btw..) We'd definitely stay again..

We liked it's position with views from our room. Also evening meals were available in addition to the breakfast.

Really pleasant 3 night stay as part of a longer visit to the Uists. Single room with a view over the sea, albeit over the porch so also with a roof view! Breakfast was excellent and evening meals also - one of the best steaks I have ever had. Elaine was the perfect host throughout, happy to chat and provide recommendations for activities etc.

Good ocean views, perfect location, welcoming staff and nice food.

lovely room with views over the beach and sea

Idyllisk hotell som ligger alene ut mot havet. Flott utsikt mot en vakker solnedgang. Romslige rom og et flott bad. Gode senger. Utmerket restaurant som serverer nydelig, lokal mat og perfekt frokost. God parkering. Veldig hyggelig bar og serviceinnstilt betjening. Anbefales!

A bit isolated, but a beautiful situation facing the full Atlantic. Old hotel, comfortable, with good ciusine on offer. Enjoyed our stay.

Beautiful views

Fantastic location, but the quality and cost of the food let it down.

Never made it there because I thought I was booking a room on Barra, There was a medical emergency with our ferry to Barra. We would have gotten to Castlebay too late to get transportation to our hotel on Uist.

Very friendly staff, lovely views, great food.

What a beautiful place! We absolutely loved our time here! The place is dated. That’s for sure! But it didn’t detract from the charm and utter beauty of its setting. The restaurant food was excellent, staff lovely and friendly and breakfast was delicious. If you are in this region I’d get there. The beaches, the closeness to Eriskay, the utter charm of the place as well as their selection of gins!

On our recent stay at the Polochar Inn we were very disappointed, The room had not been cleaned for a long time considering the thickness of dust, as you can see from these photographs. We were leaving early the next morning at 6.00am and had been promised by The Polochar Management that take away breakfasts would be left out for us, nothing was there. We followed up with an email noting our disappointment but received no reply.

Beautiful location with amazing views. Very helpful staff and really tasty food.

Great hotel, food in restaurant very good and service from the team was fantastic

The accommodation was fine. Perfectly adequate. What was annoying is that my debit card was charged an additional amount, above the Expedia price, on the day I arrived. I pointed this out and as told it was a mistake and it would be refunded. It still hasn't been, 6 weeks later, and my emails/telephone calls go unanswered. Not good, Polochar Inn. Not good.

Fantastic location right by the sea. Spacious bar, restaurant, lounge and breakfast rooms. Small comfy room with a fab sea view. Shower room was compact, unfortunately one of the tiles on the floor was badly cracked and the shower door hadn’t been cleaned of soap splashes. Staff were friendly and helpful, although I wasn’t told I needed to pay for my restaurant meal on the night rather than at checkout which was a bit embarrassing. Hotel manager (Georgia) very kindly located some property I accidentally left behind and is sending it on to me for which I am enormously grateful.