Having stayed in several hotels, this must be one of the worst I've ever encountered, and I'm not a snob. Think inferior bunkhouse service at 5 star prices. Example: guests are expected to use bars of soap already used by other customers, and are regarded as aliens if they object to this. Apparently it's environmentally sound, and the 'policy' involves washing and drying the soap between customers. At £68 per person B & B I'm interested in ways of saving the environment that don't involve secondary contact with strangers' genitals - or is that just me? Rooms were tatty, cleaning standards bad e.g. brown toilet bowl. A residents lounge where you could make tea and coffee 'for free' offered notes instructing you on how to clean up after yourself bringing back unfond memories of 1970s guest houses. We compained several times, only to be accused of being the problem. On the plus side, the Eastern European restaurant staff were friendly and polite, if poorly trained and therefore terminally confused. As a Scot this makes me cross - this sort of hotel gets us a bad name and puts off tourism from other countries. Doesn't deserve to have customers!

We stayed here Summer 2007 having previously stayed in winter 2006: the conservatory was still leaking into buckets on the dinning rom floor during heavy rain...
Overall we had a poor impression, the prices were up, the senior staff seemed unfriendly and the atmosphere generally a bit cold. Real shame as we had a really nice stay 18 months ago and there is much going for the Ceilidh Place. Trading, as someone has already said, on reputation??

The Ceilidh Place was recommended to us by a friend and after seeing the website we were keen to go. The truth is the place is dirty and overpriced - sticky tables, tatty furnishings, filthy glass in the rooflights over the conservatory and disinterested staff. The toilets were also dirty. We thought that the place must be trading now on a past reputation. Give it a miss.

I had previously attended a wedding at the Ceilidh place and had enjoyed its quirky interior and art on display so decided to book a few nights despite the expensive room charge.

Overall I have to say I was disappointed. Our room was musty and freezing cold when we arrived, the sheets were icey which made me wonder when it had last been used. The beds were sadly very old in appearance and there was a damp stain on the wall. We were expecting a reasonably modern bathroom so were surprised that we had to use a hand held rubber shower hose and second hand soap in the bath.

Our food was ok, but as a vegetarian I was disappointed at the limited choice and lack of a change in menu over 3 days (which meant we didn't eat there as often as we might have). We were also given misleading advice by the staff at reception which whilst unintentional meant we missed out on a gig in the club house.
We really enjoyed the lovely lounge area and view over the bay, but over all I have to say we felt the Ceilidh place needed to try harder if it wanted to charge these rates. I sadly won't be back.