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Accommodation at Seaview
close to the
historic
Isle of Iona and the ferries to Staffa,
Lunga and Iona |
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to enlarge.
All photos have been taken by John & Jane |
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OUR
COMMITMENT TO YOU
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Megan with view
to Iona at top of
TorMore quarry
Front summer garden at Seaview
Fresh seafood platter
A la Seaview
Seaview's breakfast room
Summer sunset
over Iona
from Seaview
Fingal eating his breakfast
Jane cooking up a feast
for breakfast |
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%20August%202008.jpg) We personally look after Seaview
on a daily basis
and have both worked in the hospitality and service industry for many years
and therefore understand the personal care and attention our house guests appreciate so much. We
both thrive on the busy life running Seaview and with Megan, our gorgeous chocolate Labrador Retriever (born on Iona on
11 August 2007) we have our hands full to say the least. We enjoy welcoming guests
into our home and
we take a keen interest in
our visitors who travel to stay with us from all over the world. Let us do
the hard work so you don't have to - if you need a
little help pointing you in the right
direction regarding “what to do and see” whilst you are here, then we
are happy to help. Any wee problems
that crop up, we are here to help smooth them out for you, allowing you to have a
carefree and relaxing holiday.
We work hard to offer our guests quality accommodation
with a professional first class service whilst at the same time holding onto a
homely welcoming feel and atmosphere. John and his family @ Team Seaview offer you a warm
and genuine Hebridean welcome, in
comfortable,
good
quality accommodation.
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 Seaview is an established
4 star
VisitScotland
quality assured
bed & breakfast
accommodation provider and in August 2005 (and again in 2007, we received the
Gold Award by the
Green Business Tourism Scheme
in recognition of our excellent management and
environmentally
and ecological business practices.
At Seaview, comfortable
accommodation is our highest priority and since
1990, we have cared for guests from around the world travelling to the
Isles of Mull and Iona.
Evening meals are available in the Spring & Autumn and since John is a
retired fisherman,
fresh seafood dinners feature highly on our
menus.
If, as reputed to happen from time to time, the weather
turns a little stormy then you are welcome to pass the time gazing out across the
Sound of Iona from our cosy sitting and dining room, which also hosts an
excellent library on
Mull and Iona including maps and guides. We have an
extensive personal library of books and CD's you are welcome to sit, relax
and enjoy in the sitting room along with a library of DVD's we are happy to
share with you. |
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If you know the story of Fingal, the giant who strode from
Ireland to the nearby Isle of Staffa, then you will know why our
Fingal’s
Breakfast and extensive mouth watering breakfast menu, catering for all
tastes is best remembered by all who pass this way - the perfect start for
days of discovery and exciting adventures to be had from here. |
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Try our famous Fingal's Breakfast & our scrumptious seasonal Breakfast
Specials
Click on the image of Fingal to see
him eating his
breakfast
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We have five
bedrooms at Seaview and all of them are named after local islands off the coast of the
south west of Mull.
Described in a recent review article of Scotland on Sunday as
'designer boutique style', all of the bedrooms are individually decorated, providing all the home comforts you
would expect, including double glazing, thermostatically controlled central heating,
a welcome tray with a selection of teas, fruit teas,
coffee & hot chocolate making facilities, wine glasses, fabulous mugs for that
much need 'cuppa' and a range of delicious organic
'Island Bakery'
biscuits, along with
free view digital TV & DVD players in each bedroom.
Warm cosy blankets (woven at the local organic Ardalanish Farm near
Bunessan), alarm clocks, hair dryers, hot water bottles are all
included for your comfort as is fresh milk. We also provide our guests with an extensive
DVD
library, a same-day laundry service, scrumptious made-to-order picnic lunches and
a complimentary wireless broadband internet access
for guests who bring their own laptop computers. If you are looking to go further a field without wanting to use
the car, then we also offer our guests
cycles for hire. |
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Lunga - twin room with sea view
and ensuite shower room |
Lunga is a first floor
front facing twin
room (for 2 people) with an ensuite shower room and has a stunning sea view overlooking
Fionnphort Bay beach with Fingal's Rock on it, the Tor Mor hills and
Iona
with the Abbey in all its glory. Views of Burg and Ben More
can also be seen from this room. Decorated throughout in soft
restful muted blue
and cream tones, with duck egg green Egyptian cotton bed linen
and the added luxury of double size quilts instead of single quilts, Lunga has two single beds (twin) and can accommodate a maximum of
2 people; it is furnished with bespoke solid pine bedroom furniture
comprising of a wardrobe with shelving and bottom drawer and a merchants
tea chest style of drawers. A stunning tri-photograph mountain and
loch landscape
canvas completes this room. The beds in Lunga can also be made into a
superking size bed for stays of 3 nights or more - please ask when
booking.
The ensuite shower room comprises of a large fully tiled shower cubicle
with a power shower, a hand basin and toilet and a heated towel rail to
warm those bath sheet size soft, fluffy white towels as well as having a bathroom
heater. The floor is tiled with warm terracotta Spanish stone tiles. Complimentary toiletries are provided for your convenience
including organic hand and shower gel from
Arran
Aromatics. Those little extras that we sometimes forget to pack are also
provided including cotton buds, face cleansing
pads cotton balls, tissues and shower cap. |
Iona is a cosy double room (sadly without a sea view) with an ensuite
shower room and is decorated with soft and mellow creams and a warm
summery primrose yellow. Iona is furnished with bespoke pine furniture
with a blue finish comprising of a double bed, merchant tea chest style
drawers and a wardrobe with shelves and storage drawer. Beautiful
blackout blinds ensure a restful nights sleep (especially during the
summer months when it is still light at 11 p.m. and dawn arrives around
3 a.m.) and the billowing voile panels give Iona a light airy
feeling. With a fantastic goose down king size quilt and soft feather
pillows, Iona is definitely a room to unwind and relax in.
The ensuite shower room refurbished in 2010 comprises of a fully tiled shower cubicle with
a powerful electric shower, a hand basin and toilet and a heated towel
rail to warm those bath sheet sized soft, fluffy white towels as well as having a
bathroom heater. Complimentary toiletries are provided for your
convenience including organic hand and shower gel from
Arran Aromatics. Those little extras that we sometimes forget to
pack are also provided including cotton buds, face cleansing pads cotton
balls, tissues and shower cap. |
Iona - double ensuite |
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Staffa - double room with sea view |
Staffa is a
double room (for 2 people) with a glorious sea view overlooking the Tor Mor
hills at the front of the house, Fionnphort Bay beach and the Sound of Iona
and it's glorious powder white sandy beaches. There are also
stunning views of Burg and Ben More from this room. Staffa is
furnished with bespoke solid pine furniture with a pale green wash
finish comprising of a double bed, merchant tea chest style drawers and
a wardrobe with internal shelving and a bottom storage drawer plus
matching bedside cabinets and reading lamps. Completing the
look is an orange tree tapestry wall hanging and individual prints along
with a number of gorgeous vibrantly coloured silk cushions. |
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Although Staffa does not have an ensuite shower room, it does have a lovely light and airy private shower room,
just across the landing and comprises of a large fully tiled shower
cubicle with a power shower, a hand basin and toilet
and a heated towel rail to warm those soft, fluffy white towels as well
as having a bathroom heater. Complimentary toiletries are provided for
your convenience including organic hand and shower gel from
Arran Aromatics. Those little extras that we sometimes forget to
pack are also provided including cotton buds, face cleansing pads cotton
balls, tissues and shower cap. There are
two fabulous photographs of puffins (taken by a friend on Staffa and
given to John as a gift), in the shower room along with a unique wooden
framed picture of seahorses and shells. The large window gives plenty of
natural light and ventilation - this room
has a lovely feel to it. |
Erraid is
a ground floor twin room comprising of two single beds and has an ensuite bath/shower room and a front facing view
overlooking the Tor Mor granite hills, Fionnphort beach and the Sound of Iona
and her powder white beaches on the north end of Iona. Burg and
Ben More can also be seen from this room. Erraid is
furnished with bespoke natural coloured solid pine bedroom furniture
comprising of a 5 drawer chest of drawers and a full length double
wardrobe and bedside cabinets. The walls are hung with vibrant red
canvas prints of poppies and lilies giving Erraid colour and
vitality; there are also wonderful handmade patchwork spreads on both
beds which have the luxury of double quilts instead of single quilts for
that added warmth and comfort.
The ensuite bath/shower room comprises of a full length bath with an
overhead power shower giving you the best of both worlds, a hand basin
and toilet and a heated towel rail to warm those soft, fluffy white
towels as well as having a bathroom heater. Complimentary toiletries are
provided for your convenience including organic hand and shower gel from
Arran
Aromatics. Those little extras that we sometimes forget to pack are also
provided including cotton buds, face cleansing
pads cotton balls, tissues and shower cap. |
Erraid - ground floor twin ensuite |
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Soa - double ensuite |
Soa is a charming
restful double room (for 2
people) with an ensuite shower room and views across the back garden -
spring daffodils are abundant and during the summer there is an
explosion of colour as the perennial garden bursts into life. Watch the
garden birds feeding at the bird table and listen to the evensong of the
thrushes and blackbirds as they roost for the night. Soa was
refurbished in 2009 and is furnished with bespoke antique blue
wash solid pine furniture including a double bed, 5 drawer chest of
drawers, bedside cabinets and a built in wardrobe. Two modern
contemporary art canvas' hang on the wall above the bed and the room
enjoys the benefit of blackout blinds and wedgewood blue curtains.
The ensuite shower room was completely refurbished in 2009 and comprises of a large, fully tiled shower cubicle
with an electric shower, a hand basin with a vanity unit, eco-flushing toilet and a heated towel rail
to warm those soft, fluffy white towels. Complimentary toiletries are
provided for your convenience including organic hand and shower gel from
Arran
Aromatics. Those little extras that we sometimes forget to pack are also
provided including cotton buds, face cleansing
pads cotton balls, tissues and shower cap. |
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A WEE POTTED HISTORY AND FAMILY
PHOTO GALLERY |
 John
is an islander and comes from Bute, a small island off the west coast of
Scotland not far from the river Clyde. After catering college and
working in the hotel and hospitality industry for several years on the
mainland, John returned to the west coast and decided to follow his
yearning for fishing and the sea. He moved to the Isle of Mull in 1989
and started work as a commercial fisherman learning the art and skill of
catching crabs and lobsters from believe it or not an Englishman called Peter Riley!
After skippering the big boat for Peter for a wee while John decided to
start out on his own and bought his own small Orkney Fastliner called
the 'Wanderer' which he used to catch 'velvets' and lobsters. In 1991 he
bought Seaview with his first wife and started to run the B&B alongside
his own small fishing business. In 2000, John gave up fishing to look
after his two young children and run Seaview full time on his own. John's affinity with the sea
has meant that 'Wanderer' remains a 'pleasure' boat (of sorts) and he
spends many hours pottering around the rocky coastline enjoying the
coves, and beaches whenever he can with his loyal First Mate Megan!
Loves walking, photography, sea food, good wine, football, rugby and is
partial to a fine wee dram of malt whisky |
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This is Megan, aka Kenmilleven
Melting Wispa and is Seaview's 'Meeter & Greeter'.
Megan is a local lass, born in August 2007 on the Isle of Iona. Her mum
is Jura (also a chocolate Labrador) who lives over on the west side of
Iona but can often be found in the Iona Bookshop with her owner Joss,
across from The Columba Hotel on the way to Iona Abbey. Sidney, Megan's
dad lives at The Columba Hotel with Megan's sister Peggy.
Both parents are chocolate Labradors and so were all seven puppies from
the litter - chocolate heaven! Megan's favourite pastimes include people
watching - you'll often see her on the front porch watching the comings
and goings in the village; looking cute especially if she is on the
lookout for a wee biscuit; sun bathing, walking, hunting, catching voles
and mice, paddling in the sea, flushing the bracken, doing impressions
of Teenage Ninja Turtles, eating 'dead' things she finds on the moors
(she's not so cute then, stinky girl), going to sea with John in his wee
boat Wanderer, snoring like a pig whilst snoozing, and doing 'bum tuck'
runs around the front garden. She also loves 'dancing round her handbag'
(rawhide chews) in the garden.
Megan loves people and is an affectionate and loving dog with oodles of
patience. She has us, as her owners very well trained indeed. |
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