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Accommodation at Seaview close to the Isle of Iona

View to Iona from front bedroom

Welcome to our cosy sitting room

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. A selection of DVD's are also available for you to use.

Seaview is an established Scottish Tourist Board quality assured bed & breakfast accommodation provider and in August 2005 and again in August 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, our family has 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 are available at Seaview. John is also happy to take guests out into the Sound of Iona to show them how crab and lobster are caught (time & weather permitting).

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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All photos taken by John

Front summer garden at Seaview

Fresh seafood platter
A la Seaview

Seaview's breakfast room

Fingal eating his breakfast

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We have five bedrooms 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, 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. We also provide our guests with an extensive DVD library, a same-day laundry service, scrumptious made-to-order picnic lunches and wireless connection internet access for laptop computers. Access to broadband internet/email and fax facilities are also available. 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 ensuite

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 breath taking mountainous canvas landscape 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. Complimentary toiletries are provided for your convenience including organic Aloe Vera shampoo, Lavender and Geranium shower gel and Lavender liquid hand soap from Arran Aromatics. Those little extras that we all tend to forget are also provided including cotton buds, face cleansing pads cotton balls along with nail emery boards.

Iona is a cosy double room (without a 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 comprises of a fully tiled shower cubicle with an 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 Aloe Vera shampoo, Lavender and Geranium shower gel, hand soap, cotton buds, face cleansing pads and cotton balls.

Iona - double ensuite

Staffa - double room

Staffa's private shower room

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 Aloe Vera shampoo, Lavender & Geranium shower gel, Lavender liquid hand soap from Arran Aromatics, cotton buds, face cleansing pads cotton balls. 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 Aloe Vera shampoo, Lavender and Geranium shower gel, Lavender liquid hand soap from Arran Aromatics, cotton buds, face cleansing pads, cotton balls along tissues.

Erraid - ground floor twin ensuite

Soa - double ensuite

Soa is a 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 is furnished with bespoke blue wash solid pine furniture including a double bed, 5 drawer chest of drawers, bedside cabinets and a built in wardrobe. There is a charming Monet wall hanging over the bed, depicting the famous 'Poppies' scene and enjoys the benefit of blackout blinds and light airy voile panels over the window seat.

The ensuite shower room comprises of a large, fully tiled shower cubicle with an electric shower, a hand basin and toilet and a heated towel rail to warm those soft, fluffy white towels. Complimentary toiletries are provided for your convenience including organic Aloe Vera shampoo, Lavender & Geranium shower gel, Lavender liquid hand soap from Arran Aromatics, cotton buds, face cleansing pads, cotton wool balls and tissues.

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU

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 bringing up our children, Alex (20), Andrew (17), Amanda (14) & Joshua (14). With a new addition to the family - Megan, a 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 a first class, quality service of the highest standards, whilst still holding onto a homely feeling. Team Seaview offer you a warm, Hebridean welcome, in comfortable, good quality accommodation.

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OUR FAMILY PHOTO GALLERY

John mooring 'Wanderer' off Isle of Ulva May 2006	Jane in Aunt Sally rig out watering nursery plants	John & Jane enjoying a couple of beers on the beach June 2006	Teuchter Gummidge, son of Wurzel on Iona	John at Dubh Artach Lighthouse Sept 2006	Megan @ 8 weeks Oct 2007
Kids playing on Storm Island May 2007	Josh - with Megan October 2007	Amanda at Aviemore Feb 2006	Alex having just parked the car for the first time! January 2006	Andrew's big catch April 2006	John chilling out on Erraid

Last amended 30/04/2008