Bellavista

I am sorry to say that to me this place is not relevant for B&B. To be fact-based: 1-Access is like entering someone's home, I felt I was intrusing, by the garden 2- Welcome was made by phone when foreigners do not understand local English. Not cool 3- Kind of unplanned, no designated room, no bed sheets, no heating 4- Finally the lady popped in like she was annoyed receiving us. 5- More importantly, don't rent this place on the weekend, the bar next to the room is having parties, with shouting people until 4 am. I am in the end quite upset against the owner as well as ******* which does not qualify the owners professionally. This for 136€ the night this is not acceptable

Our hostess was engaging and kind, giving helpful ideas for where to eat and what to do during our short stay. Very family-friendly property with bright and colorful decor. Spiral staircase was unique and fun in general but slightly tricky when maneuvering up or down with luggage. Thank you for giving us a comfortable place to lay our heads during our journey!

When my 2 friends and I arrived in Balloch, for 20 minutes we struggled to locate the Bellavista property. It didn’t have a main doorway / entry point. The host was expecting us and told my friend to ‘park behind the property’. My friend who had made the booking was trying to contact the host when we arrived but the host wasn’t responding and didn’t make any effort to step outside to help us. We couldn’t find the entry door and the only route in is through the back garden which felt like we were trespassing into a private family’s back garden. The garden was very messy - littered with kid’s toys and random objects. Looked like someone was having a clear-out. When I built the courage to walk through the garden and knock on the property; I could see a lady inside the property seeing me but not coming out; also saw a child see me and again didn’t respond. When I eventually knocked, the lady who is the host opened the door and said she is expecting us. She lives on the ground floor of this chalet bungalow property with her family and the rented rooms are on the first floor. When we were taken to our room up a thin spiral staircase, I was shocked that this small room with a deeply slanted ceiling is considered a ‘triple’ room. It was shockingly small. There was no wardrobe or anywhere reasonable to hang anything and there was no space on the floor / furnishings to open your luggage. They squeezed a small bunk bed and a small single bed into a small attic room and believe they can get away with calling it a ‘triple’ room. In my opinion, given the size of the room, it should be classified as a single room or at most a small double/twin room. Because the rooms are so small, it is almost necessary to ‘overflow’ into the communal space outside the room. I saw other guests keeping their room door open into the communal area to give the illusion of space. The location was central and the room itself was clean; but I took the decision to give my friends more space on their own there and I booked myself at the Queen of the Loch accommodation minutes away which was fantastic, the room I booked at the Queen of the Loch was a double room and it was twice as big as the ‘triple room’ at Bellavista for the same price. The triple rooms at Bellavista might be suitable for the solo traveller, a couple able to manoeuvre a spiral staircase easily, perhaps it might be a cosy space for 3 primary school children but for 3 adult friends spending two weeks in Scotland, you will feel like hurdled cattle in this ‘triple’ room.

My family and I had such a lovely stay at Bellavista. It was perfect as we wanted a family self contained style accommodation for a couple of nights. It was so easy as we arrived by train from Glasgow and the property is situated literally round the corner. we also had a boat trip on Loch Lomond which set off from just across the road from Bellavista. The accommodation itself was great. Really comfy beds with feather duvets and great pillows. Our own bathroom with great water pressure. There was also a kettle, toaster, microwave and little fridge in the room. We had a room with bun beds for our 2 kids and 2 singles for us adults. There was a sofa bed but we decided to have that for sitting rather than sleeping as just for 2 nights. The decor was very stylish and everything was very clean. We had a view of the Loch which was lovely. Rhonda has obviously spent a lot of time and love into making the rooms feel light, airy and stylish. There is a shared communal space central to the individual lockable rooms which guests are welcome to use. I would definitely recommend Bellavista for a stay. Balloch is a great little place to visit as well with lots of choices of places to eat close at hand.

Very nice accommodation, feels like you stay at home. Very friendly and hospitable host.

Wonderful family. Perfect location for a boat tour. I had one of the best days of my life. Make sure you make a dinner reservation.

Really friendly and helpful host. Location is great, room is small but exactly as explained and seen in the photos. Clean, comfortable and exactly what we needed.

I know Balloch well and was looking for somewhere to stay when I visited family. There would be nothing I could really complain about central location next to train station, it’s right beside a bar so did get a little noisy at kicking out time but no different from a city centre hotel, host was good showed me to room and left. She also sent me a number of instructions before hand about finding the place etc so communication was good. It was clean and tidy , beds comfy and right on the gateway to the highlands it’s a good place as a base

Exceptionally clean and well presented guesthouse in a great location to explore Balloch and Loch Lomond. Kids had a ball in the garden enjoying the trampoline and other outdoor games. Beds were fab and the room had everything to make the stay comfortable.