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The lounge bar at the Cabarfeidh Hotel, blue armchairs round tables, a grand piano and a wooden bar under a chandelier.
Isle of Lewis

Cabarfeidh Hotel

A family-run four-star hotel on the edge of Stornoway, opened in the early 1970s, with a seafood and grill restaurant and a bar.

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The Cabarfeidh is a four-star hotel on the north edge of Stornoway, built in 1970 and 1971 on the old Manor Farm by the local businessman Norman Mackenzie, and still owned and run by his family today.

It's a comfortable, easy base for exploring Lewis, with free parking at the door, a lift to every floor and rooms for every kind of party, from singles and twins to family rooms and an accessible twin with a wet room. Dogs are welcome too, one to a room. The hotel's restaurant, Cleaver Seafood & Grill, serves lunch and dinner every day and is open to everyone, not only those staying, so book a table if you're coming for the evening. There's the Juniper Bar for a dram, and on Fridays and Saturdays afternoon tea in the conservatory, if you give a day's notice. The hotel is one of three in Stornoway in the Cala Hotels group, alongside the Royal and the Caladh Inn.

Close byThe Boatshed, Royal HotelThe Royal Hotel's seafood restaurant on Stornoway's harbour front, with an AA Rosette and Hebridean scallops, mussels and langoustines.2 min by roadSee itThe Boatshed's dining room at the Royal Hotel, leather chairs at laid tables on a wooden floor under panelled walls.
Close by
  1. Lews Castle on its hill in winter sun, the towers and battlements against a clear blue sky above a field of snow.Lews CastleA Victorian castle above Stornoway harbour, with Museum nan Eilean, a café and wooded grounds owned by the community.Under a mile 3 min by road
  2. A plate of spaghetti in tomato sauce with a halved red lobster laid over it, at La Balena in Stornoway.La BalenaA family-run Italian restaurant on Francis Street in Stornoway, with pizza, pasta and island seafood, closed on Sundays and Mondays.Under a mile 3 min by road
  3. Bathroom counter with labelled bottles, dried grasses and a woven storage basketSandwick Bay Candles, Stornoway1 mile 3 min by road
  4. Visitors looking round an exhibition in An Lanntair's gallery, the white walls hung with paintings and prints, sculptures on plinths.An LanntairStornoway's arts centre on the seafront, with a gallery, a cinema, a 200-seat theatre and a café bar, open since 2005.1 mile 3 min by road
  5. Breakfast laid on a table by a tall window at Broad Bay House, the sea and the far shore beyond the balcony.Broad Bay HouseA five-star guest house of four suites on the shore at Back, seven miles north of Stornoway, with a bar and dinners some nights.7 miles 14 min by road
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The Boatshed's dining room at the Royal Hotel, leather chairs at laid tables on a wooden floor under panelled walls.RestaurantsThe Boatshed, Royal Hotel0.7 miles
Blue shipping container converted into a food kiosk with serving hatch openRestaurantsCrust, Achmore7.4 miles

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