The Kintyre Forum

"IT HAS a spectacular setting, rave reviews from holidaymakers, and its regulars have a vested interest in looking after the profits, as they are also the owners.

So why are islanders on Gigha having trouble finding someone to run their only hotel?

Adverts placed to find a new head chef and manager for the 12-bedroom Gigha Hotel received just six replies, and none of the applicants has followed up the iniADVERTISEMENTtial interest.

Now the community, which bought Gigha for £4.5 million in 2002, has turned to a nearby hotelier to help them recruit the right person for one of their main assets.

They say the post would suit someone with a dream to own their own hotel or restaurant but doesn't have the capital to start up, as the enterprise would remain in community hands.

The search is taking inspiration from TV reality shows such as The Restaurant or Jamie's Chef, which try to find people to run their own eatery.

The hotel is operated by Gigha Trading, a subsidiary of the Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust, the community body which bought the island on behalf of residents.

Margaret Andrew, chairwoman of Gigha Trading, said: "It's getting a bit frustrating. We had six people replying to our adverts but they came to nothing."

The islanders have sought help from Alan Milstead, who runs the Dunvalanree Hotel on the Mull of Kintyre with his wife, Alyson"

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Tom B wrote: who runs the Dunvalanree Hotel on the Mull of Kintyre

Has it moved then? I thought it was in Carradale I always find it funny when the Press classes anywhere on Kintyre as The Mull.

The commentators on the news story don't seem impressed.

Malky

Malky wrote:

Tom B wrote: who runs the Dunvalanree Hotel on the Mull of Kintyre

Has it moved then? I thought it was in Carradale I always find it funny when the Press classes anywhere on Kintyre as The Mull.

The commentators on the news story don't seem impressed.

Malky

Big place to move .

In the website it is advertised as a small non smoking hotel in Carradale on the Mull of Kintyre.Must sound better for publicity if the Mull is mentioned as done by most businesses.

What is it about the location "Mull of Kintyre" that makes it so desirable, or a marketing asset? I am aware that it is a common misconception that the "Mull of Kintyre" is the whole peninsula, but why should this misconception be perpetuated?

Do people on Islay think they are all from the Mull of Oa? Do people in Wigtownshire think they are from the Mull of Galloway? I think not! Why therefore is the peninsula of Kintyre branded as the Mull of Kintyre?

This is not a new phenomenon, it was around before Mr McCartney, as was the place!