Ballachulish Hotel hosts meetings, private celebrations, festive parties and intimate weddings for up to 100 guests, with 53 bedrooms on site. It stands on the shore of Loch Linnhe at South Ballachulish, at the entrance to Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands, and dates its history to 1877.
Seminars and company events
The hotel sells day delegate and 24-hour delegate packages. The Ferry Room and the Library suit small meetings, workshops and brainstorming sessions, and the Lounge takes larger meetings. The Feasting Hall can be hired exclusively for a company dinner or party with a band. With 53 bedrooms, a team can hold a residential meeting or an off-site in one building, then head out into Glencoe between sessions. An online enquiry form covers corporate meetings, private celebrations and festive events.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel hosts weddings and promotes intimate winter weddings with close family and friends, set against the views over the lochs. Drinks receptions take place in the Lounge, and the Feasting Hall, with its dance floor and room for a band, holds the meal and evening party for up to 100. Guests can stay in the hotel's own bedrooms, and family rooms with bunk beds help when children attend.
Rooms and capacities
The Feasting Hall is the largest space, for up to 100 people, and is available for exclusive hire. The Lounge hosts drinks and canapé receptions, standing buffets for up to 70 guests, private dining and larger meetings. The Library takes groups of up to 18, with a fireplace and candlelight that give it the feel of a country house. The Ferry Room is a smaller room for meetings and working sessions.
Accommodation
All 53 bedrooms have been recently refurbished. Categories include single rooms, king or twin rooms, Feature rooms with views over Loch Linnhe and Loch Leven or the Glencoe mountains, Signature doubles, and family rooms that sleep four with bunk beds in an alcove. Some rooms accept dogs. Guests can use the pool and sauna at the sister hotel, Isles of Glencoe.
Catering
Food and drink are provided by the hotel, with an emphasis on Scottish seafood. Event formats include canapé receptions, standing buffets and private dining. In December and January the hotel sells Christmas and festive breaks with meals included, which can work for a year-end team gathering.
History and setting
The hotel has traded since 1877 and occupies a category B listed building. It looks over the meeting point of Loch Linnhe and Loch Leven, near the Ballachulish Bridge, with the mountains of Glencoe behind. Groups have direct access to hill walks and the Highland scenery that draws visitors to the area.
Getting there
The hotel sits beside the A82 between Glasgow and Fort William, and free parking is available on site. Fort William, the nearest town with a railway station, is about 15 miles to the north. Glasgow Airport is the nearest international airport, roughly two and a half hours by road.
