• Seven rooms. Seven cargoes.

  • The harbour rooms

    The superior and executive rooms look over the basin. Boats, water, a quiet night.

  • Let yourself in

    We'll email your key code before you arrive. No reception, no waiting.

Double/Twin Rooms

  • Price
    from £91.80/night
  • Guests
    2
  • Beds
    1

Each room is named for a trade that came through Bowling Harbour: whisky, sugar, tobacco, cloth, timber, salt, tea. All real, all documented. You can stay in any of them.

  • Check-in from 14:00 to 22:00
  • Check-out until 11:00

The seven rooms

The Whisky Room: the cargo this harbour was best known for, and a good place to settle in for the night.

The Sugar Room: raw sugar passed through on its way to Glasgow's refineries. It rarely stopped long. You're welcome to.

The Tobacco Room: the leaf that made fortunes on this stretch of water. None of it stayed the night. You can.

The Cloth Room: linen and cotton were looked after here on their way to the Atlantic. You're in good company.

The Timber Room: Baltic timber came through for the shipyards and the tenements. You travel lighter, and you're every bit as welcome.

The Salt Room: the quiet cargo that kept everything else good. Settle in and ask for nothing more than rest.

The Tea Room: tea was tasted here before it travelled on. There's a pot waiting downstairs.

In the room

Generous doubles and a twin, all en-suite. A kettle, tea and coffee, a flat-screen TV, towels and toiletries. The superior and executive rooms look over the harbour. Parking is free. Dogs are welcome; beds and bowls are provided, just say so when you book.

How arrival works

Settling in is easy. We'll email your key code before you arrive, so you can let yourself in whenever you like. A card in the room shows you where everything is, and we're only a message away if you need us. Take your time, and make yourself at home.

Doubles and a twin

Cosy doubles for two, or the twin if you're sightseeing with an old friend. Each room is decorated individually and kept warm, and the harbour-facing rooms are about as quiet as a night gets. Whatever your plans, you'll sleep well.