This hotel is a very comfortable with friendly staff. Rooms were good size and very clean.

The breakfast menu was extensive and the propreiters were very keen to ensure that you had a good breakfast before staring your day!

Our stay at MacKinnon House was wonderful. Our host, Ian, was an extremly warm and welcoming person. We particularly enjoyed our conversation with him in the hotel's cozy pub. The rooms in the lodge were some of the largest we experienced on our trip, and were very nicely done. Light pine trim in the rooms as well as in the bar was unique and cheerful. The breakfast room was light and airy, and the breakfast was delicious. I had a full Scottish breakfast, and my wife and her parents enjoyed the selection of cereal and fruits. Kyleakin was extremely quiet, and the setting of the hotel and lodge back off the road made the silence at night almost complete. I would definitely stay here again, next time hopefully for longer than a single night. Skye is huge, and deserves at least a full day to explore. Kyleakin would make a great base.

I feel for the woman from New England with the bionic ears and close-minded view on travel. Perhaps she would do better on a Carribbean cruise full of fellow New England tourists. They would probably even have bananas, Amercian-style bacon, and anything else you want to make you feel like you never left home.

My two night stay at the Mackinnon House was part of a tour of the West Coast of Scotland. I enjoyed the friendly atmosphere - pre dinner drinks by the cosy fire in the lounge, personal recommendations about food from the chef, a chat with our host and hostess. The food was excellent and fairly priced. My room was spacious and comfortable - others in my group said the same. This is an excellent location for touring the Isle of Skye, and our hostess was very helpful with local information.

Visiting the Isle of Skye on business in October of 06 we had the great pleasure of staying at the Mackinnon Country House Hotel. As is generally the case with family run hotels, the welcome was warm and friendly, and service throughout my stay was excellent.

I am not a food expert, but I do know good food from bad, and I have to say that contrary to some other reports on Trip Advisor the food served at the hotel is first class. Granted, one may find something on the menu (such as the dreaded Scottish dish of Skirie), that is not to one's taste, but the menu comprises of such a wide range of dishes there is something to suit everyone. It is nice to report the portions are generous, rather than having to say one left the table still hungry.

The standard of cleanliness is very high throughout the hotel, the quality of the furnishings quite satisfactory both in the bedrooms and public rooms, and the bedrooms are very well appointed. Not many places provide super white bathrobes and face cloths but you get them here.

It saddens me to read the negative response attributed to this hotel by some contributors, and I despair at the petty nature of literally all the complainants. To suggest the hotel miss-represents it's menu by providing "stuff out of a tin" is tantamount to libel, and the comment shows the real nasty character of the writer. To complain about traffic noise at this spot is rather petty because in fairness, you will hear traffic in any hotel room if you open a window. The adverse comment someone made about how the furniture laid out in the guests lounge again strikes me as a case of 'what can we knock them for'. For another guest to complain about bacon on the menu simply because she or he dislikes bacon, again is.......... As for drunken guests I have often come across these in Scottish hotels, and I consider the complainant extremely lucky. At any other place the management would have thrown them out on the ears!

Owner of the hotel, Ian Tongs, (who I should add doubles as the excellent chef) and the rest of his family moved to Scotland to take on the ambitious task of updating and running the hotel. They are still in the process of refurbishing some of the rooms, but in the meantime are offering Quality Country House Hotel Accommodation with Fine Food. Their efforts should be recognised - not castigated.

Can I suggest - when reading good reports please be incline to accept they are accurate, but when reading bad ones, if the space between the lines is wide enough, please read between the lines !.