Not in the Sailing Directions, but there are moorings and a pontoon just after the entrance to the loch on the south side (watch out for the wash from work-boats going far too fast). The moorings belong to the very upmarket five-star Isle of Eriska Hotel (Spa and Island) sitting on its own private island of Eriska, connected to the mainland by a 1900 bridge. Built in 1884 to a design by Hippolyte Blanc (what a marvellous name!), it had been owned by the Buchanan- Smith family since 1973, who improved it bit by bit. But then in 2017 the whole place was sold to a Chinese family for a reported £2.2 million. They didn't aim to change the ethos, but were planning to do some renovations. The website provides how-to-arrive instructions for helicopters, so you get the style. Very exclusive. However, do not be alarmed, boaties are welcome and ties are not needed for dinner in the hotel (one Michelin star, lost it in 2017, regained in 2019, currently lost again). So pretty classy food for sure at £85 for a three-course dinner, and an extensive wine list (01631 720371). The style is Baronial country house — the building, not the food. This really is a classic hideaway place, completely cut-off from everywhere by trees, so no views from your dinner table, except of the tiny putting green.
The walk around the island is brief and charming. Loads of wild flowers, and lovely trees with birdsong. Note the six-hole golf course which can be used, for a fee, by anyone, not just the residents. The 7th to 9th holes were out of action when I was last there, sunk in a bog. Maybe now the whole golf course is too, it is not mentioned on the hotel website but local golf courses are. Check out the leisure centre which again can be used by non-residents and where you will find the Deck Restaurant, a much less formal place than the main hotel, and with a nice view, ideal for families with children.
