Hotels near Loch Lomond Park Centre, Balloch

Very good value hotel, the room is large, the facilities are very good, very lucky, we are assigned to the G floor room. Breakfast is also good, there are various grades from 8.89-13.89 fat people according to their favorite point. Parking is also free, the hotel has an oversized BAR, and all in the afternoon are people. Not far from the town center, you can walk.

Wonderful setting, absolutely phenomenal food and great choices of alcoholic drinks. Will definitely be back to this establishment. Sitting on the Loch yesterday with a beer and wine looking at what a beautiful spot it really is.

The room is big enough, but even in summer, the house is cold, but this is a relationship in Scotland, the hotel is not very soundproof, the people upstairs can hear it, the surrounding environment is very good, the food is their own restaurant, it is best to make an appointment, otherwise you have to wait

It was supposed to be a highlight of Scottish dining. We were seated about a metre away from the bar and it was like the M6; noisy and crowded. The meals were tolerable. I couldn’t say they were great but they were ok….which is pretty much what they aspired to. We had an entree of chicken and pistachio terrine. It was quite delicious but came with 2 small slices of garlic bruschetta.My husband had the beef and had to ask for English mustard. He was presented with pretty much half the bottle. I had the lamb shoulder which was ‘slow cooked’ which seemed to be an hour because it was grissley and the skin fat undercooked. We finished with dessert, a tepid ‘hot choclate tart’ and a rhubarb crumble (with whisky anglaise ), which had no oats. Afterall we are in iconic Scotland. Service was excellent; polite and attentive staff. It was a pity the Hotel itself didn’t deliver to the same standard; attention to detail and a high standard of food.

We came for lunch on a Saturday in September. What a venue!! Its for sure a world class vista, overlooking Loch Lomond. Quite incredible... All the staff were so welcoming, we had particularly good service from Mairi in the restaurant and Cameron on the bar. There must be some real talent in the kitchen too because the food was sublime. I had the juiciest burger I have ever sunk my teeth into, my friend had the rigatoni pasta, she said it took her right back to eating pasta outside the Coliseum in Rome, just as memorable and fit for a gladiator. We both had The Lodge's famous sticky toffee pudding for dessert, let me tell you it doesn't get any better than that. We were travelling north that day so we didn't stay but we will be back, and I am really looking forward to it!

My partner is in the jubilee and to save the travelling back and forward I’ve had a few overnights at the conference hotel. The staff are lovely and friendly. The restaurant staff are fab and greet and serve with a lovely smile on their face. Food is amazing too and very reasonable price for what you get. Will no doubt be back for more overnights in the future while my partner is in hospital.

We booked this as we knew our flight home to Glasgow Airport was landing late and we could not face the long drive home at such a time. By the time we cleared with our bags and walked to the hotel from the terminal it was 2am when we checked in. Unfortunately we were given room 115, which was opposite the elevators on the first floor. It was also not only an accessible room with wet bathroom (no shower unless you wanted to flood the whole room) but also had a ”connecting” door to the next room. No idea who was on the either side, but not ideal for either of us given our late arrival. I was feeling extremely tired and and went straight to my bed - unfortunately it was far too soft and it was a double, so we tended to fall into the middle where the ”hole” or ”dip” in the mattress was. With us both trying to sleep on the outside of the mattress for comfort we continually pulled the small duvet from each other in an attempt to keep warm after our return from Africa. The pillows were also too soft for my liking, however that was minor compared to the mattress. There hours later, at around 5am the corridor started coming alive with excited children heading off on their holidays, running and squealing, literally!! I can't blame them for being enthusiastic, but perhaps their parents might have understood that some guests might still wish to sleep at that time? Thus our morning continued so when we finally dragged ourselves up for breakfast around 9am I was extremely tired and somewhat grumpy... Now to breakfast; a fairly good selection was on offer if you came at a quiet time. I saw some guests leave towards the end our meal time as they did not want to wait in the queue for what was left. My main gripe about the breakfast was again, not the hotel's fault, but the guests, who presumably are not used to staying in hotels and don't know what swerving utensils are for. I saw one female guest pick up and touch several slices of bread and returning them before picking what she put in the toaster machine. I purposely picked a slice she hadn't pawed and waited whilst it went through the machine, then just as it arrived a young man (her son I believe) whisked it away in front of me. Manners non existent. The breakfast staff were helpful and friendly and the food on offer was perfectly adequate if all the guests knew how to behave. All in all, we picked this hotel for a catch up sleep after a late flight in and we didn't achieve that so we will not be back.

I chose this hotel because it was not so far from the airport. In principle, it is not bad, I can recommend it.

I would imagine that OAP coach parties love this hotel, but other guests may not have the same feelings. he hotel is in a superb location at the head of Loch Long, with rooms at the front having views of the ”Arrochar Alps”. It's also conveniently placed for Loch Lomond and the Trossachs. That's probably the best things about the hotel. The rest is mostly mundane or worse. The hotel is a bit of a 1980's time warp in places, our room was cramped with an oversized desk and chair taking up most of the available space. Dinner is a standard menu - 3 choices for each course, some good and some not so good. Lounge bar looks like it's had a recent facelift, but the bar manager did not seem at all concerned that the lager coming out of the pump warm. Breakfast was a distinctly average buffet. Staff attitude varied from very good to uninvolved. Overall i think it's trading on its location.