▁Pit lo ch ry ▁railway ▁station ▁( 1 2 ▁miles ), ▁from ▁where ▁there ▁is ▁direct ▁express ▁service ▁to ▁London , ▁including ▁the ▁C aled onian ▁S le eper . ▁ ▁Ac com mod ation ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁hot els : ▁the ▁Kir km ich ael ▁Hotel , ▁the ▁Str ath ard le ▁Inn ▁and ▁the ▁Val hal la ▁L odge . ▁The ▁Kir km ich ael ▁Hotel ▁was ▁originally ▁a ▁large ▁co aching ▁inn ▁but ▁is ▁now ▁partly ▁converted ▁to ▁hol iday ▁fl ats ▁with ▁the ▁remaining ▁part ▁operating ▁as ▁a ▁small ▁hotel , ▁restaurant ▁and ▁bar . ▁ ▁The ▁Str ath ard le ▁Inn ▁was ▁originally ▁called ▁the ▁Ald ch la pp ie ▁Hotel , ▁after ▁the ▁All t ▁Ch la pp ie ▁burn , ▁which ▁runs ▁nearby . ▁Its ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁it ▁now ▁oper ates ▁as ▁a ▁resident - only ▁establishment . ▁ ▁The ▁Val hal la ▁L odge ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁as ▁The ▁Ed el we iss ▁and ▁quickly ▁became ▁popular ▁as ▁a ▁night spot ▁and ▁ski ing ▁base . ▁ ▁Con cent rating ▁on ▁the ▁ski ing ▁and ▁hol iday ▁market ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁The ▁Log ▁Cab in , ▁then ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁it ▁became ▁The ▁P inet rees ▁L odge . ▁New ▁own ers ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁renamed ▁it ▁the ▁Val hal la ▁B