If you are travelling from the central belt of Scotland or the South, a regular car ferry crossing of 35 minutes duration runs from Wemyss Bay to Rothesay. From the North or West a short car ferry crossing of 5 minutes can be made from Colintraive to Rhubodach. Both ferries are operated by Caledonian MacBrayne.  The hotel is about 9 miles from the Rothesay ferry terminal.

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St Blanes Hotel
Kilchattan Bay
Isle of Bute
PA20 9NW

Tel: +44 (0)1700 831224
Fax: +44(0)1700 831381

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A bus service operated by West Coast Motors runs from Rothesay to the Kilchattan Bay terminus at intervals during the day. By prior arrangement, the hotels courtesey minibus, which seats up to 8 people can booked to pick-up at one of the islands ferry terminals.
 Getting Here is Easy
 .. and Once You're Here
The island is 15 miles long and between 2 and 5 miles wide with most of the island roads running to and from Rothesay in a loop. This can cause some confusion when confronted with a signpost indicating 'Rothesay' in two different directions .. do not worry, you'll soon get used to it.
From Rothesay town centre head south out of the town on the A844 in the direction of Mount Stuart House. Continue on this road until you reach a road junction at the Kingarth Hotel. Turn left just before the hotel and follow the road to Kilchattan village, St Blanes Hotel and the Pier Cottages are situated at the far end of the village.
Kilchattan Bay is a quiet, secluded village approx. 8 miles from the main town of Rothesay, overlooking the Isles of Cumbrae and the Ayrshire coast.

Approaching the hotel the stunning vista of the Isle of Arran provides the backdrop to this unrivaled location. The village's sandy beach and surrounding hills and woodland are ideally suited for walkers and we can provide trekking maps, drying facilities and packed lunches.
Bute has three golf courses, sea angling, trout and coarse fishing, pony trekking, bowling and sailing facilities.
The magnificent gothic grandeur of Mount Stuart House and gardens is a 'must see', as is Rothesay castle, one of the finest surviving medieval castles in Scotland
Regular train services to Wemyss Bay are run by Scotrail from Glasgow Central station. International and national flights are to Glasgow Airport ( 0141 887 1111) and train connections to Wemyss Bay are from Paisley.