Riva Boutique Hotel & Restaurant

3.0 star property

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Signature Room | In-room dining
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Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Pet-friendly
  • Housekeeping

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12-14 W Clyde St, Helensburgh, Scotland, G84 8SQ
  • Place, Hill House
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Loch Lomond Shores
    ‪15 min drive‬
  • Place, Kilcreggan Ferry Terminal
    ‪31 min drive‬
  • Airport, Glasgow (GLA-Glasgow Intl.)
    ‪32 min drive‬

Room options

Signature Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(7 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Superior Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(8 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Twin Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(6 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Family Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Helensburgh

Located in Helensburgh, Riva Boutique Hotel & Restaurant is within a 15-minute drive of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park and SEA LIFE Loch Lomond Aquarium. .This hotel is 7.3 mi (11.7 km) from Loch Lomond Golf Club and 8.4 mi (13.5 km) from Loch Lomond Shores.

What's nearby

  • Hill House - 3 min drive - 2.0 km
  • Loch Lomond Shores - 15 min drive - 15.4 km
  • SEA LIFE Loch Lomond Aquarium - 15 min drive - 15.7 km
  • Balloch Castle - 18 min drive - 17.3 km
  • Kilcreggan Ferry Terminal - 31 min drive - 29.4 km

Getting around

  • Helensburgh Central Station - 3 min walk
  • Glasgow International Airport (GLA) - 41 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Clyde Bar - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Ardencaple Hotel - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Flamingo - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Ashton - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Sugar Boat - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Riva Boutique Hotel & Restaurant

Hotel with free breakfast, in the vicinity of Loch Lomond Golf Club
Riva Boutique Hotel & Restaurant offers 14 accommodations. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. This Helensburgh hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Stay in one of 14 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with bathtubs or showers are provided. Conveniences include desks and electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the hotel's coffee shop/cafe. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary continental breakfast is served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk and luggage storage.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Riva Boutique Hotel & Restaurant has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • High chair

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Proposal/romance packages

Outdoors

  • Outdoor furniture

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Private bathroom
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Laptop workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 15 per accommodation, per stay, plus a deposit of GBP 25 per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet deposit: GBP 25 per stay
  • Pet fee: GBP 15 per accommodation, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Riva & Restaurant Helensburgh
Riva Boutique Hotel & Restaurant Hotel
Riva Boutique Hotel & Restaurant Helensburgh
Riva Boutique Hotel & Restaurant Hotel Helensburgh

Riva Boutique Hotel & Restaurant Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 166 out of 326 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 79 out of 326 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 49 out of 326 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 out of 326 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 326 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Brooke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great Stay with great food

Hotel was amazing very good service, great food and great breakfast, amenities where very good, record player, fan, coffee machine in room great touch. Very welcoming. However room was very small but amenities made up for it.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Mrs Iryna

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean hotel, close to a river walk.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Sharron, Montara

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
The room was tiny! The bed was soft & sloping & we both awoke several times in the night due to its discomfort. The view was of some abandoned buildings at the back of the hotel. The food was mediocre.
Tiny room!
Ugly view!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Mark

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

david

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The tiny bedroom was a joke. three quarter bed in a single bedroom is not fit as a double. No wardrobe, no mirror and no room to move around or get changed. Advertised as breakfast included but failed to say it was only continental. Feel robbed Never again
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tiffany

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel, friendly staff and a great location.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Sophie

Disliked: Room comfort
We were lucky to visit Scotland when we were having lovely weather about 20 degrees. However our room was on the top floor which meant it was very hot. The window wouldn't open very wide due to the design and the curtains. There was a fan in the room but it was just blowing the hot air around. It would have been nice if the room was attempted to have been cooled prior to our arrival. We were also next to the laundry room and the washing machines were spinning at gone 22:30 at night making everything in the room shake. Appreciate this may be a one off occurrence but it did severely impact our stay especially as we were struggling to sleep in the heat anyway. I let the hotel know in the mornight, but didn't feel they were apologetic and just said it's unusual weather. If visiting in summer months it's worth bearing in mind.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room was fantastic, hotel and service were great. Perfect location for what we needed.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Neil, Hopeman

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Rea
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lucy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Check in gave us a room which was inconvenient (3 flights of stairs), and Very Small. Another desk clerk later corrected that and gave us a more suitalbe room. Staff was great, facilities are old, with the exception of the bathrooms.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah Belshaw

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I was in Helensburgh to attend my cousin's funeral. The hotel could not have been better. I only ate breakfast twice and it was delicious. The staff were friendly and very helpful. The hotel is centrally located and it was easy to get to anywhere I needed to be. All in all, a very good experience and I will recommend the hotel to my friends who might be visiting Scotland.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Lyn

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

JOHN

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Glass doors on the bathrooms was a shock, suggest they be changed. other than that our stay was faultless
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Charles

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is well situated on the main road going through Helensburgh. There are a number of pubs and restaurants within walking distance, and the hotel also has a restaurant. Parking is free, in the large leisure centre car park across the road. The only negative for me was the hotel does not offer a cooked breakfast, which is surprising as it has a restaurant built into it. The continental breakfast appeared to be your average hotel continental breakfast. Staff were friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leigh

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely boutique hotel, 4th stay and it never disappoints. Nice clean rooms Brilliant power shower Comfy beds
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with family
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely boutique hotel on the seafront. Lots of nice small touches made it stand out and free breakfast was welcome too.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Morag

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastic Find.

This is such a lovely wee Hotel fantastic location really friendly staff our room was fab with great views a bit quirky which made it special. We a definitely coming back. xx
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025