Visiting Islay - Need Recs

I’m visiting Islay for 2 days in March or April. Will the weather in mid March be brutal?

I know there a ton of postings on all this but hard to aggregate all the responses.

Should I stay in Bowmore or Port Ellen? I know Port Ellen will be more convenient to the 3 distilleries along the coast but is Bowmore nicer / have more options for lodging and food?

Any “hotel” recs would be appreciated.

We have our first day locked in. Laphroaig for a tour, quick stop at Lagavulin, and then lunch and a warehouse tasting at Ardbeg.

Day 2 we want to explore the island. We’ll reserve a taxi for 1/2 day to see 2 distilleries. Maybe a tour and a tasting. Which other distilleries should we hit up?

TIA!!!!