Places to Stay Near a Pub in Portree

What's available around Portree

BritStays currently lists 17 places to stay in this part of the Isle of Skye. Fifteen are hotels, with one camping option and one caravanning option. Most are in Portree itself (13), and the other four are in Stornoway. If you want a stay where a drink and a meal are close by, you'll mostly be choosing between hotels.

One caveat before you start. Our listings record a bar as a facility rather than a 'pub', and only four of the 17 stays list one. A name with 'Inn' in it doesn't guarantee a bar on our records, so check the facilities on each listing rather than relying on the name.

Stays with a bar on site

These example stays list a bar alongside other facilities:

• Portree Hotel (Portree): bar, restaurant and evening entertainment. This suits you if you'd rather not go out once you've settled in for the night.
• The Isles Inn (Portree): bar, restaurant and a swimming pool. It's a useful option for families who want somewhere for children to burn off energy while adults eat and drink.
• Crown Hotel (Stornoway): bar, restaurant and evening entertainment. It's the Stornoway choice if you want the same all-in-one feel.

Across all 17 stays, bars and restaurants usually come together. Each facility appears four times, which makes sense, as hotels that serve drinks tend to serve food too. Evening entertainment is rarer and is listed at just two stays.

Choosing by type of trip

Couples wanting a sociable evening without driving should start with Portree Hotel. Its bar, restaurant and evening entertainment are all under one roof. You might also look at Portree hotels such as Cuillin Hills Hotel, Viewfield House, The Marmalade, Rosedale Hotel, The Bosville Hotel, Pier Hotel and Tongadale Hotel. Our records don't list their facilities, so contact them directly to ask about a bar or dining room.

Families should look at The Isles Inn first, as it's the only example stay listing a swimming pool. A pool, a bar and a restaurant in one place make wet days easier to handle.

Dog owners have limited choice. Only two of the 17 stays are listed as pet friendly. Use the pet-friendly filter and confirm the details with the stay before you book, including whether dogs are allowed in bar areas.

Accessibility: four stays list disabled access. The Caledonian Hotel in Portree is one example, and it also lists WiFi and parking. If step-free access to the bar or restaurant matters to you, ask specifically. Access to bedrooms and access to public rooms aren't always the same.

Drivers and EV owners: only four stays list parking, and two list EV charging nearby. If you're bringing a car, confirm parking when you book rather than assuming it.

Campers and caravanners have one option of each listed. If you want to stay near a pub this way, check what's within reach before you commit.

Portree or Stornoway?

With 13 of the 17 stays in Portree, you'll have more choice there and a better chance of finding a room with the facilities you want. Stornoway has four listed stays, including County Hotel, Caladh Inn and the Crown Hotel. That's a smaller pool, so it may fill up sooner if you're set on staying there.

What to do during the day

The area has plenty of museums and heritage sites to fill your days between meals. The listed museums include:

• Skye Museum of Island Life
• Staffin Dinosaur Museum
• Deer Museum
• Gairloch Heritage Museum

Further afield on the Isle of Skye listings are:

• Gavin Maxwell Museum
• Kyle Station Museum
• Mallaig Heritage Centre

For landmarks, there's the Old Man of Storr, and castles including Dunvegan Castle, Duncraig Castle and Caisteal Leòdhais. Inverewe Garden suits a gentler day out. Check opening details with each place before you travel.

When to book

The numbers are the most honest guide here. If a bar on site is essential, you're choosing from a handful of stays, not 17. If you also need a pet-friendly room, disabled access or EV charging nearby, the overlap could be very small, possibly a single stay or none. Book early when you have several must-haves, and keep a second choice in mind.

Before you pay, it's worth checking a few things:

• Ask whether the bar is open to residents in the evenings when you're there.
• Ask whether the restaurant needs booking separately from your room.
• If you're travelling with a dog, ask exactly which areas it can go in.

A quick message to the stay now saves disappointment later.