Port Charlotte Hotel

Most beautiful of Islay's Georgian villages and in lovely position with sweeping views over Loch Indaal, exceptional collection of about 140 Islay malts inc rare ones, Black Sheep and Islay ales, decent wines by the glass, good food using local meat and seafood, civilised bare-boards pubby bar with padded wall seats and modern art, comfortable back bar, separate restaurant and roomy conservatory, traditional live music weekly; children welcome (not in bar after 10pm), garden tables, nr sandy beach, bedrooms, open all day till 1am