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Raniven

2.0 star property

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Studio | Blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
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Studio | Blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Room | Blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi

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Breadalbane St, Oban, Scotland, PA34 5PE
  • Place, Oban Distillery
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, McCaig's Tower
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Oban Ferry Terminal
    ‪15 min walk‬

Room options

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Studio | Blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Studio

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room | Blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room | Blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Room | Blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(6 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room | Blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room | Blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Room | Blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Raniven

Hotel in Oban with free parking
This smoke-free hotel features free self-parking and free Wi-Fi in public areas. Housekeeping is available on request.
Raniven offers 9 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and a hairdryer. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include baths or showers and complimentary toiletries. This Oban hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include an iron/ironing board and blackout curtains. Housekeeping is provided on request.

During your stay at Raniven, you're just a quick walk from St. John's Cathedral. Features include free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Steps from Atlantis Leisure and 4 minutes on foot from St. John's Cathedral
Public spaces have free WiFi. Self parking is free.

This Oban hotel is smoke free.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks

Guest services

  • Housekeeping on request

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and lockbox information; access will be through a private entrance
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Lockbox, private entrance

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
This property does not have a front desk. Guests will receive an email 24 hours before arrival with check-in information and lockbox information. Guests can access their accommodation through a private entrance.
Property Registration Number 230828-000000

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.

Property is also known as

Raniven Oban
Raniven Hotel
Raniven Hotel Oban

Raniven Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 52 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 52 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 52 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 52 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 52 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Melina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

William

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Average - good sized room, very small bathroom (sitting on toilet and legs hit sink), and staying two days on with two people & provided one small bottle of body wash & shampoo. Heat didn’t work in room, and slow response to queries. Location good, but limited parking. Would look for alternatives before going again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Deborah

The room was fine.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Central Oban stay

Great place to stay in Oban with safe parking for motorbikes. Very short walk to the centre of town. Very comfy bed, kitchen well stocked with equipment needed. Only down side was the sofa looks great but is not the most comfortable.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

gail, Nashville

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Raniven Guest House was a lovely place to stay—beautiful room, easy walk to dining places . I loved staying there.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jesse

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

John, Collaroy

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Edwin, Campbell

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
The property was fine, a good location within Oban but several things were slightly awry. There was no information in regard to safety procedures inside the room or any information whatsoever about Oban and places to go etc. We had to phone up to get the wifi password which eventually dropped out for 24 hrs and we had to hotspot off my phone to glean info about who to contact. Additionally, we had to contact the owner about a fire alarm in a room other than ours and then was asked to help turn it off. The bathroom was tiny and having to sit sidesaddle on the toilet due to the sink being too close was interesting!!! Having said all that it could be a great place to stay with a little more attention to the details above.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ildiko

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location and very clean.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Raniven property was very convenient to our stay and travels in Oban.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Karen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location with offstreet parking. The coffee machine was great but there was only one pod with coffee ... others, were milk.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Somewhat cramped, but that is to be expected. Very convenient for exploring Oban.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

William

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely place

Great wee room. Very tidy and clean. Only issue was the TV had a fault and it kept changing the channel and turning off and on
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Jeff

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room 1 is well recommended
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Small things. Coffee maker was defective. Just blinked at us. The shower drain was slow, so water was pooled around our feet after very short showers.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Leanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Turn exterior door handle straight up to get the deadbolt to lock or unlock. Lock on room door is normal. Great location.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A very central location with easy access to town and restaurants. Easy to access by car. The bed was very comfortable (but a Double so small). The shower was excellent and the towels were very nice. The room was small and because we were on the top floor the walls were sloped to the ceiling making the room feel even smaller. Parking, unless you grab a spot early is on the road and Pay Parking. Communication with Owner is by scripted e mails but clear directions on how to get into your room. We did have a Fire Alarm and could not get in contact with Owner via e mail. Alarm went on until Fire Dept arrived.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Pierre

A live person should be present around check in time. This was not a pleasant experience
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Yvonne

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is in a great location and has good parking. Not sure what has happened with the wiring of the televisions, but other guests can not only change the channel and volume, they can turn the tv on in the middle of the night. Both nights had to play remote battles turning the tv off up to 50 times. Fire alarm also went off in the early hours, but those things can happen. Overall, look elsewhere, this was irritating accommodation.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great room and amazing value

Beautifully furnished room in a great location, and amazing value. The only negative is that the internet didn't work - the signal keeps dropping after a few seconds. I did ask the owner to look into this but there was no improvement. But at the price paid, it’s hard to complain …
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

jim

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

George

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Worst customer service EVER

Nice place but won’t be back as the customer service is the very worst I’ve come across.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Neha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was perfect and central to Oban
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Jenny

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location, easy to park, and it was clean, but the room was cold and the heating and towel rail would not function. The wi-fi worked on arrival but then stopped working and was unavailable for the evening and morning. The lack of reception meant no way to rectify these things. Room also had two single beds which I was not expecting.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nasimul

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Easy to find & park up. Easy to check in. Room was clean. Close to shops, restaurant and the sea. Disappointed in the WiFi but had a good data signal so used that instead.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024