Accommodation at Seaview
close to the historic Isle of Iona and the ferries to Staffa, Lunga and Iona

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU

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. This is is reflected in the high TripAdvisor rating we have where our own guests have rated us and left their own comments and feedback. We accept that we're not perfect and that at time we do get things wrong but we always try to do our best. John, Jane and Team Seaview offer you a warm and genuine Hebridean welcome, in comfortable, good quality accommodation. This our commitment to you.

Seaview has been on the go since 1990, and our main priority is to offer you, our guests, comfortable clean accommodation, with a cracking good breakfast that represents real value for money. We have cared for guests from all around the world for many years and we want you to feel welcome and at home. Evening meals are available by prior agreement in the Spring & Autumn (Monday to Thursdays) and since John is a retired fisherman, fresh seafood dinners feature highly on our menus. 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.
 
And 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 also 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.

Our home has five bedrooms and all of them are named after local islands off the coast of the south west of Mull - Erraid, Lunga, Soa, Staffa and Iona.

Described in a 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, coffees & hot chocolate making facilities, wine glasses, fabulous mugs for that much need 'cuppa' and a range of delicious organic 'Island Bakery' biscuits. For guests wanting to catch up on their favourite TV programmes or to watch a DVD each bedroom also has a 23"digital flat screen TV with freeview, and incorporating digital radio & DVD player. The bed linen is all 100% cotton purchased from Peacockblue and we love their simple gingham range. For added comfort the double rooms have king size quilts and the twin rooms have double quilts. 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. Our house guests have access to our personal and extensive DVD library, and we also offer a same-day laundry service, scrumptious made-to-order picnic lunches and complimentary wi fi 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 is a first floor front facing twin room (for 2 people) with an ensuite shower room and has zip lock twin beds to convert into a king size double bed (for stays of 3 nights or more only) and 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 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 ensuite shower room has been in newly refurbished in 2013 comprises of a large fully tiled shower cubicle with a power shower, a hand basin and toilet and a large 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 furnishedwith 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 large fully tiled shower cubicle with an electric shower, a hand basin, 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.

Staffa is a cozy single bedroom for guests travelling on their own but with a double bed for added comfort; this room has a glorious front facing sea view overlooking the Tor Mor hills at the front of the house, Fionnphort Bay beach and the Sound of Iona with it's glorious aquamarine blue waters and the powder white sandy beaches (The Strand of the Monks) at the north end of Iona. There are also stunning views of Burg and Ben More from this room. Staffa is furnished with individually designed bespoke solid pine furniture with a pale green wash finish comprising of a double bed, merchant tea chest style drawers and a small wardrobe with internal shelving and a bottom storage drawer. 

Staffa has a lovely light and airy private shower room (not ensuite), 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. Cozy bathrobes are provided for your convenience. Complimentary toiletries are also provided 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. 

Soa is a charming restful double room (standard double bed 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 antique blue wash solid pine furniture including a standard sized 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 quilt in Soa is king sized for added comfort and the bed linen is again beautiful crisp 100% cotton from peacockblue's gingham range.

The ensuite shower room 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 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 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, John bought Seaview and started to run the B&B alongside his own small fishing business. In 2000, John gave up full time fishing to look after his two children and run Seaview full time on his own until he met Jane in 2003. Jane moved to Mull and joined John at Seaview a couple of years later where they married on Knockvologan beach in March 2006. 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 and her daughter Lainie who was born at Seaview in October 2010. John loves walking, his dogs, photography, sea food, good wine, football, rugby, home brew and is partial to a fine wee dram of malt whisky.....................John that is, not the dogs!

Jane was born and educated in Germany as one of HM's Forces children along with her brother and sister and was lucky enough to travel throughout Europe during her childhood years, only returning to live in the UK in 1981 at 17 years of age. Having completed her 'A' level education in England, Jane then went into public service in 1983 until 1996 when she left to retrain and start her own business as a Clinical Aromatherapist and a Stress Management Counsellor. After several years building up her business she sold it to move to Scotland when she met John and eventually joined him full time in 2005 to help run Seaview Bed & Breakfast.

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 on the road to the golf course, but can often be found in the Iona Bookshop with her owner Joss, across from The Columba Hotel on the way along to Iona Abbey. Sidney, Megan's dad used to live at The Columba Hotel with Megan's sister Peggy, but now lives in Sydney, down under.

Both of Megan's parents are chocolate Labradors and so were all her litter mates - 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 piggy 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.

Introducing Lainie: On 1 October 2010, Megan had her first litter of pups at Seaview - seven beautiful chocolate and black puddings (3 chocolate boys, one black boy and three black girls). Visit Megan's website seakingdomlabradors for further information. All the pups have new families and are scattered across Scotland from Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides to Edinburgh. Our only black boy, Jock the Laddie went south over the border to join his new family in Nottinghamshire.

We kept one of the black girls Seakingdom Lassie of Mull who is called Lainie (which is Scottish Celtic 'To serve John'). Lainie is black and has white fur underneath three of her paws. She is a wee besom and quite a character but great fun. She learns quickly and is keen to join Megan on 'meet and greet' duties. Her natural retrieving instincts means she brings us many surprise gifts during the day, including socks, underwear, tea towels, cardboard boxes, shoes, plastic bottles to name but a few.

We hope you'll enjoy meeting them both during your stay with us - they will make you very welcome and love their cuddles and often stand in as substitutes for guests who are travelling without their dogs.