About Us & Attractions

Since March 2010 we have been transforming the property into our family home, and we’ve been sharing it with our guests since July 2011. It has a comfortable contemporary style which blends well with the traditional feel of Scottish holidays in Rothesay. You’re sure to experience a friendly and relaxed atmosphere during your stay.

More than Just a B&B
The lounge of the St. Ebba is the perfect place to relax. Sit by the log stove and enjoy the fabulous unrestricted views across Rothesay Bay onto the Cowal Peninsula and Loch Striven.

On warmer summer evenings you’re able to enjoy the magic of sitting in the garden in front of the house and soak up the activity on the water and watch the wonderful sunset.

Visitors have been arriving at Rothesay pier on the Isle of Bute for hundreds of years to enjoy the simple relaxing environment. There are many boats of all shapes and sizes over the summer months in the harbour, including the last ocean-going paddle steamer ‘The Waverly’. Traditionally, paddle steamers would arrive daily at the piers on the island to brign bustling tourists ashore.

There is a fantastic view of ‘The Waverly’ from the St Ebba, and it sails past Rothesay pier almost daily over the summer months.

Many activities on the Isle of Bute  involve being out and about in the peaceful surroundings.  Walking many of the walking routes and paths, fishing at one of the Lochs or trying your hand at sea fishing. Some people even bring their own boats.  There is Kayaking if your keen! There is also Horse riding at Ardbrannan, Golf at one of the golf courses and beach combing many of the bays and beaches. There is a wealth of wildlife that you may not have had the opportunity to see before - Roe deer, birds of prey, porpoise and sea otters.

Art galleries and gift shops and a good choice of coffee shops, pubs and eating places and don't forget the fish and chip shops and ice cream! Rothesay wouldn't be quite the same without them!

Mount Stuart House, on the east coast of the Isle of Bute, Scotland, is a country house built in the Gothic Revival style and the ancestral home of the Marquesses of Bute. It was designed by Sir Robert Rowand Anderson for the 3rd Marquess in the late 1870s, replacing an earlier house by Alexander McGill, which burnt down in 1877. The house is a Category A listed building.

Rothesay Castle is a ruined castle in Rothesay, the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in western Scotland. Located at NS086646, the castle has been described as "one of the most remarkable in Scotland", for its long history dating back to the beginning of the 13th century, and its unusual circular plan. The castle comprises a huge curtain wall, strengthened by four round towers, together with a 16th-century forework, the whole surrounded by a broad moat. Built by the Stewart family, it survived Norse attacks to become a royal residence. Though falling into ruin after the 17th century, the castle was repaired by the Marquess of Bute before passing into state care in the 20th century. A paddle steamer named after the castle was constructed in 1816.