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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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All photos have been taken by John & Jane

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU



Megan with view
to Iona at top of
TorMore quarry

summer garden seaview
Front summer garden at Seaview

Seafood Platter seafood dinners seaview

Fresh seafood platter
A la Seaview

Seaview's breakfast room


Seaview's breakfast room



Summer sunset
over Iona
from Seaview


fingal the giant eating his breakfast at Seaview

Fingal eating his breakfast


Cheeky 'Delia' cooking breakfast at Seaview

Jane cooking up a feast
for breakfast

John and Jane NoddingsWe 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.

cosy sitting room at seaview bed and breakfast isle of mullSeaview 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.

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.

Try our famous Fingal's Breakfast & our scrumptious seasonal Breakfast Specials

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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.

lunga twin ensuite seaview bed and breakfast isle of mull
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 bed room seaview isle of mull
Iona - double ensuite

Staffa bed room seaview isle of mull 
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.
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 bed room seaview isle of mull
Erraid - ground floor twin ensuite

Soa ensuite double bedroom at Seaview
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.

A WEE POTTED HISTORY AND FAMILY PHOTO GALLERY

John and his loyal dug MeganJohn 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 Beware! Man hard at work! John and Meggie at the top of Dun I on Iona
John taking at breather at Haunn on the west coast of Mull
Megan - Seaview's 'Meeter & Greeter'

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.

Megan looking to Burg Ardmeanach Mull Megan stalking a wee beastie
Megab relaxing on her hols Queen Megan with Ben More
 

Last amended 28/06/2010
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