Summer Season Starts
After a busy last weekend in May and the welcome return of the Waverley seagoing paddle steamer to Oban , June got off to a relatively slow start despite superb early summer weather. Oban has pulled its finger out and the town has scrubbed up well for the busy season ahead with new banners, hanging flower baskets and a long overdue clean up of pavements and shopfronts.
It's always difficult to encourage business owners (and the Council) to spend money when times are uncertain but we must make sure that visitors come to Oban and leave happy and impressed as they then become Ambassador s for our town.
Bookings have been very up and down so far with everyone looking for a bargain and leaving it as late as possible to book. Many of the guest houses and B&Bs in town are full now for the summer but we still have a few properties left to sell. We held all our 09 prices at last year's level and online bookings trigger a late booking discount so those that are prepared to gamble can get a really good deal. Our summer rates in the two bedroom lodges are £550 - £625 peak season which is around £20 per person per night for a family of 4. Even cheaper just now. Add to that the Barn's excellent prices for drink (£2.80 for a gin and tonic, £2.70 for a pint and £2.95 for a glass of wine - those are the ones I know off by heart so don't tell my doctor) and a menu that makes the most of local produce and why go anywhere else!
On a personal note, I'm up and down the road to Oban rather more than I would like just now and as I write this I'm recovering from surgery - so if you book next week and you don't see me around Cologin you'll know why. Jim has no such excuse and he is holding the fort in my absence.
It's always difficult to encourage business owners (and the Council) to spend money when times are uncertain but we must make sure that visitors come to Oban and leave happy and impressed as they then become Ambassador s for our town.
Bookings have been very up and down so far with everyone looking for a bargain and leaving it as late as possible to book. Many of the guest houses and B&Bs in town are full now for the summer but we still have a few properties left to sell. We held all our 09 prices at last year's level and online bookings trigger a late booking discount so those that are prepared to gamble can get a really good deal. Our summer rates in the two bedroom lodges are £550 - £625 peak season which is around £20 per person per night for a family of 4. Even cheaper just now. Add to that the Barn's excellent prices for drink (£2.80 for a gin and tonic, £2.70 for a pint and £2.95 for a glass of wine - those are the ones I know off by heart so don't tell my doctor) and a menu that makes the most of local produce and why go anywhere else!
On a personal note, I'm up and down the road to Oban rather more than I would like just now and as I write this I'm recovering from surgery - so if you book next week and you don't see me around Cologin you'll know why. Jim has no such excuse and he is holding the fort in my absence.
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