The harbor of Portree is adorable and a must visit when in Skye. The colorful houses with the boats in the water. Get to the viewpoint opposite to the water and have the best view. This is easy to find and don't need to much time.

Visited on Tuesday 05th September 2023 on Day 4 of the British Isles Discovery 10-Day Cruise on Ambience. Started and ended a tour of the North Island at Portree. The town was nice to walk around and we picked up our hire car from Morrisons of Skye Rather than pay the £70pp coach tour excursion price I thought why not pre-book a hire car! £70 for 24 hours inc insurance.

Very small place the portree. The restaurant seat and table are limited. Off peak season in April still have to queue. Table for 4 is difficult to get. Everywhere near the portree is same situation, if you are looking for restaurants. We ended up cooking in the Airbnb. Just heat up the food is cheaper and no need to wait and hunting for seat. The port view is beautiful. The kilt rock is also worth seeing.

We enjoyed a quick visit to here, end of a Sunday, not too busy in the car park, and wandered round the town. The people in Co op were particularly helpful! On route to leaving Skye so didn’t spend long here.

Portree is very beautiful and well worth a visit however we visited at the height of the tourist season. A cruise liner had just disgorged a number of passengers and several coaches had just arrived. There are some interesting shops and cafes however it was almost impossible to enter them owing to the huge numbers of people. We had a superb cup of coffee and cake in a cycle cafe which had been ignored by the majority of the visitors. Well worth a visit but out of season.