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Reviews of The Craibstone Suites

4 out of 5
The Craibstone Suites
15 Bon Accord Square, Aberdeen, Scotland

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 69 out of 149 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 58 out of 149 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 149 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 149 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 149 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

anthony

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Terrific accomodation, very clean and comfortable. Very central location so all amenities are close at hand.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

2/10 Terrible

James

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from The Craibstone Suites on Jun 20, 2022
Hi James?? We have searched our Hotels.com reservations and have no record of anyone under this name. Can you please let us know when you stayed and the reason for your score so we can address accordingly.

10/10 Excellent

Ranya

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was the cleanest apartment we have ever stayed in. The main town is just around the corner. Very comfortable bed. Apartment had everthing we needed. Highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from The Craibstone Suites on Mar 22, 2022
Good Afternoon Ranya. Thank you for your lovely review highlighting the cleanliness, comfort and central location. We look forward to seeing you again. Kind regards The Craibstone Suites

10/10 Excellent

Cara

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from The Craibstone Suites on Mar 22, 2022
Good Afternoon Cara. Thank you so much for your amazing review. We look forward to seeing you again. Kind regards The Craibstone Suites.

6/10 Okay

Tim

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Staff was responsive to service requests. Room and bath was nice. We went here because of a kitchen. Oven did not work. It took 7 days to fix. After 6 days we asked for another room, but oven was fixed next day. Microwave and stove were good. Manager was rude and condescending. We asked for a rebate but none was offered.
Stayed 15 nights in Jan 2022
Response from The Craibstone Suites on Jan 18, 2022
Thank you Tim for returning to stay at The Craibstone Suites again. We’re pleased you found our staff responsive to your requests and enjoyed the complimentary upgrade to a larger suite. Maintenance attended and demonstrated the microwave was working. The grill function had developed a fault and we offered to take one from another room but you declined this offer. All seemed fine over the next few days until Housekeeping discovered several red wine stains on the light-coloured sofa and cushions, an important point you fail to mention! We advised an external cleaning contractor would be attending and when presented with a charge for same, you insisted the charge be cancelled and threatened a negative review if it was not! Regards – The Craibstone Suites

10/10 Excellent

Leigh

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great value, comfortable accommodation
Great value, central, comfortable accommodation. Bathroom looking a little tired in places, but other than that perfect stay and excellent value for money. Would recommend for short stop overs in Aberdeen!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from The Craibstone Suites on Jan 3, 2022
Hi Leigh, thank you for the great review highlighting our central location and housekeeping standards. We look forward to seeing you again. Kind Regards The Craibstone Suites

8/10 Good

anthony

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from The Craibstone Suites on Oct 25, 2021
Good Afternoon. Thank you for your great review. We hope to welcome you back in the future. Kind regards - The Craibstone Suites

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great value comfortable suites in central location
Great suite apartments a short walk from Union Street. The square where they are located is very quiet.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021
Response from The Craibstone Suites on Oct 25, 2021
Good Afternoon. Thank you for your great review highlighting our central/quiet location and comfort of the rooms. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future. Kind regards - The Craibstone Suites

10/10 Excellent

Barry

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Nice place, very quiet and all clean and tidy and well presented
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021
Response from The Craibstone Suites on Sep 21, 2021
Good Afternoon Mr Allan. Thank you for your lovely review highlighting our housekeeping standards and the hotel in general. We hope to welcome you back in the future. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Ronaldo Carvalho

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Quiet and comfortable place in a great location
The building is in a cosy square just off the buzz from Union Street. Very convenient located, easy to find and within walking distance from all the landmarks in Aberdeen. Communication throughout was very effective. As soon as my booking was confirmed I was contacted about my check-in time. As I would arrive outside their check-in time, there was someone waiting for me when I got to the property and all the instructions were passed on to me. The flat was spectacular! Very comfortable bed, good linen, powerful shower, spacious living room/kitchen area. The kitchen is well-equipped with all your basics and they even provide you with tea bags, coffee and milk jiggers. There was also a cruet of salt and pepper and washing up liquid. Wine classes, tin opener, cups, plates, pots and pans. All there.The area is quiet and a good night sleep is certainly guaranteed. I'll definitely stay in the Craibstone Suites again.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2021
Response from The Craibstone Suites on Sep 9, 2021
Good Afternoon Mr Carvalho. Thank you for your lovely review highlighting our central location, housekeeping standards, spacious room with the equipped kitchenette and staff. It was a pleasure hosting you and we hope to be able to welcome you back to The Craibstone Suites in the future. Kind regards The Craibstone Suites

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Firstly it is not called suit. U cannot use their anything but just bed they r looters and the staff is rude that u cannot ask them any questions
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Response from The Craibstone Suites on Jul 31, 2021
Although you have declined to identify yourself, it is clear to us that you are the guests who scurried out of the premises very early in the morning before staff arrived. This was presumably because you did not wish to be challenged over the absolutely disgusting mess you left behind, which included dirty nappies, rotting food waste (leaking from a bag onto carpet) and bright yellow food stains on bed linen, towels and carpets. Days later, we are still carrying out an extensive deep cleaning exercise and unsurprisingly, the bright yellow carpet stains are not removeable. We should have known when you arrived 5 minutes after you booked, (having been turned away from your original place of booking), that there were going to be issues, especially when we had to ask you several times to take charge of your small child who was climbing all over a glass table! Please note, we have reported the damage and your conduct to Expedia. The Craibstone Suites

10/10 Excellent

ELISABETH

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Comfortable, quiet, spotlessly clean with all amenities needed. Isabelle on reception kind and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from The Craibstone Suites on Jul 27, 2021
Thank you for your kind words, we are happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to welcome you back again soon!

6/10 Okay

James A.

Liked: Cleanliness
The epitome of expectation versus reality...
The epitome of expectation versus reality... We booked based on the photos of the room we were supposedly getting, the so called “grand executive suite with balcony” it’s more like a box room with a balcony, a bog standard hotel room really... not worth the grandeur of the name and falsely advertised, apparently using all the best photos of all the different rooms making it look like the room you get will have all the best features. We booked the room due to the balcony in the photos on Vrbo only to find out we didn’t have a balcony...??? This was remedied after paying an additional £10 per night fee directly to the reception for the privilege of having a balcony... which we already thought we were getting... the balcony was in fact the only thing we liked about the room, the room was small cramped and unwelcoming with dated furniture. Glad we did get the balcony in the end because that room on its own would have been very drab. We suggest the management take some responsibility and ensure that what is advertised on 3rd party websites and apps are accurate to their particular rooms offered. Not worth the money we paid.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

8/10 Good

pat

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from The Craibstone Suites on May 14, 2021
Good Afternoon, Thank you for your review, we are happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us! We hope to welcome you back again in the future. Kind Regards , Denise

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021
Response from The Craibstone Suites on Jan 23, 2021
Thank you so much for the wonderful review Steve - it means a lot to a small local business like ours. We look forward to seeing you in the not too distant future. Kind Regards - Elaine

8/10 Good

Eve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Our stay was great, we were in the basement apartment which suited us fine. There was a couple of things which required attention, holes in bath towels and shower door seal needing replaced. We did find that the £75.00 deposit is rather high and it did take 4/5 working days to be refunded back to my credit card.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Cathy on Feb 29, 2020
Dear Eve, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. I'm delighted you enjoyed your stay with us in one of our lovely terrace suites! I'm sorry to hear about a few minor issues during your stay and I can inform you these have since been addressed and rectified with our maintenance and housekeeping teams. We do require a £75 pre-authorisation to cover incidentals which is a standard procedure across a large quantity of hotels and unfortunately once this is released from our system, it then becomes your banking provider that makes these fund available again rather than the hotel itself. We do hope to welcome you back in the near future! Best regards, Cathy - Assistant Manager

10/10 Excellent

Stewart

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
A really lovely place in a smart part of Aberdeen, friendly welcome and helpful lady (Anya?) who found me a phone charger. Thoroughly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Taylor on Sep 6, 2019
Good Afternoon Stewart, I am happy to hear you enjoyed your stay with us! I am glad our staff have been helpful, we will make sure Anja is aware that you appreciated her customer service during your stay. We hope to see you again another time. Kind Regards, Taylor

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Classic... comfortable.. central... clean.. bright..
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Taylor on Aug 18, 2019
We thank you for your positive review and hope to see you again at The Craibstone Suites.

8/10 Good

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Rhea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
5 stars :)
Great service from the minute we arrived. The room we got was perfect for our needs, it was nice and clean and the fridge/cupboards were well stocked with the essentials. The hotel was in a great location, a short walk from the city centre and in a nice quiet street which was ideal for my son to get a good nights sleep without being disturbed. Would recommend this location to others and look forward to returning in the future.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Taylor - Receptionist at The Craibstone Suites on Jun 21, 2019
Good afternoon Rhea, Thank you for this brilliant review! We are happy to hear you enjoyed the facilities provided and everything has suited your needs. You will be very welcome to stay with us again in the future and we look forward to seeing you again. Kind regards, Taylor

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Howard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Freda on Feb 28, 2019
Good Morning Mr Howard, Thank you very much for your great feedback, I will share it with the team! Hope to see you back soon again. Kind Regards

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice apartment, good location. Rooms a bit cold and heating was turned down during the day so I had to turn it back up each evening rather than returning to a warm apartment.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Denise on Feb 14, 2019
Good Evening, Thank you for your lovely review! We are glad to hear that you enjoyed our rooms and the central location. Regarding the heating, for future reference please let us know that you would like the heating to stay on since we are happy to try and accommodate all requests. We hope to welcome you back again soon! Kind Regards, Denise

10/10 Excellent

anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Central Location
excellent. very comfy, staff very freindly and helpful. Good facilities.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Denise on Feb 1, 2019
Good Evening, Thank you for your amazing review! It is great to hear that our staff and central location is appreciated, and that the facilities are up to standard. We hope to see you again soon at The Craibstone Suites! Kind Regards, Denise

8/10 Good

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very Convenient Location
There are 44 steps to get to the second floor. The bedroom was quiet but my wife found it a bit of a struggle to climb up to it.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from Bowat on Jan 31, 2019
Good Evening, Thank you for your lovely review. Regarding the stairs, we do our best to accommodate all requests we get, therefore I suggest requesting a room on the first floor should you decide to stay with us again, and we will be glad to try and help you the best way possible! We hope to welcome you back to The Craibstone Suites again soon, Kind Regards, Denise

10/10 Excellent

anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from Freda on Jan 30, 2019
Dear Anthony, Thank you for your great review, I will make sure to share it with the team! Kind Regards

8/10 Good

Not Provided

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay was excellent just disapointed the room did not have a couch as well as there was room for it.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from Freda on Jan 19, 2019
Good Afternoon, Thank you for your feedback. We have three different types of suites, the Studio, Grand and Superior where the Superior Suite does have couches in the suite. Please contact us direct for a future booking so we can ensure we provide you with the suite best to your requirements. Kind Regards Freda

10/10 Excellent

john

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A little gem in the Granite City
Great find in Aberdeen, everything was 100%
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Freda on Dec 6, 2018
Good Morning, Thank you very much for the lovely feedback! We hope to welcome you back soon!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place to stay would recommend the only fault was there is no lift, thinking of people who have trouble with stairs
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Reception on Oct 31, 2018
Thank you for your feedback. We do have it on the website that there are no lifts. This is because of being a B listed building where structural changes are not allowed. Kind Regards Reception

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Denise on Oct 12, 2018
Thank you for your review. We're glad to hear you enjoyed your stay at The Craibstone Suites and we look forward to welcoming you back again soon! Kind regards, Denise

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from John on Oct 3, 2018
Many thanks for your fantastic review. We're delighted to hear you enjoyed your stay at The Craibstone Suites and we look forward to welcoming you back again soon! Kind regards, John

8/10 Good

Lynda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
Great place to stay with the added bonus of having a kitchen. Very clean.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from Elizabeth on Sep 7, 2018
Dear Lynda, Thank you very much for your great review. We hope to see you again soon. Kind Regards, Elizabeth

10/10 Excellent

Gwen, Calgary, Ab

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great balcony area to relax, quiet, good shower pressure. Really enjoyed our Aberdeen experience
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Elizabeth on Sep 7, 2018
Good Afternoon Gwen, Thank you very much for the great review. Hope to see you again soon. Kind Regards, Elizabeth

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good service and room. Not able to leave luggage past 6pm so had to store at Aberdeen railway station for £5. Overall a good experience however.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from Iona on Aug 16, 2018
Good Evening, Thank you for your great review of The Craibstone Suites. We are delighted to hear you had a good experience. Hope to see you in the near future. Kind Regards Iona

8/10 Good

Charlotte

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Basement hotel room
We spent one night at location. Room was comfortable however, it would have received a higher rating if there was air conditioning. We were located on basement level facing stairs which didn't give much privacy. I would check next time and request a room on one of the other floors.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from Iona on Aug 18, 2018
Good Evening Charlotte, Thank you for your review. All our rooms have different layouts for your next stay please contact us so we can choose a room to suit your needs. We hope to see you again soon. Kind Regards Iona

10/10 Excellent

June J.

Helpful staff, excellent location
Perfect location for walking to many good restaurants, bars. Parking was simple and close. Comfortable spaces in which to work or relax. Quick access to enter and leave Aberdeen.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Dawn

as above
It was OK - fit for purpose, but not as good as similar Suite Accommodation available in the same area for a similar price
Stayed 8 nights in May 2018
Response from Francesca on Jun 1, 2018
Dear Dawn, Thank you for leaving us a review, we greatly value your feedback and hope to welcome you again in the future. Kind Regards Francesca

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quick visit
Apart from a sofa with very soft cushions we had a very comfortable suite. Basic breakfast was provided-great for a weekend break.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from Freda on Mar 6, 2018
Good Morning Helen, Thank you very much for your feedback we really appreciate it. Kind Regards

10/10 Excellent

Alison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018
Response from Freda on Feb 23, 2018
Many thanks for your great review!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
So so
The "Executive Suite" name is too big for what we actually get for our night stay. I booked for 2 but we got 1 towel and breakfast for 1 in the fridge (2 slices of bread, small bottle of milk, butter and jam all small packaging). So, if that's what we get for the price paid then I'd pay more next time to have a bigger and better accommodation elsewhere.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Response from Eleanor on Dec 20, 2017
Good Afternoon, Thank you for your feedback. We put one towel on the bed and one in the top of the wardrobe as standard. Should this not have been the case, we do apologise. It is easily rectifiable by calling reception to provide extra. One packet of bread (3 slices) and one milk is provided as standard to all suites, reception is always more than happy to provide extra should you ask. Kind Regards Freda

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
comfortable nice place
lovely place to stay but too warm for me and had to ask for a fan,also the bathroom had a slant in ceiling which was not good for my height as i had to lower my head.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017
Response from Eleanor on Nov 22, 2017
Good evening, Thank you for your feedback on your stay at The Craibstone Suites. It is good to see that overall you enjoyed your stay with us. We look forward to welcoming you at The Craibstone Suites again! Kind regards, Jakub

10/10 Excellent

Bill R.

We'll be back
This was our first visit to Aberdeen and we would recommend the Craibstone Suites to visitors. The staff is friendly and efficient, the rooms are clean and modern, and the location is superb. Two blocks off Union Street so just minutes from many restaurants and night life options but on a quiet, tree lined square for a good night's sleep.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Mrs Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Girls away days
Missed my breakfast orange juice but everything else more than satisfactory.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017
Response from Eleanor on Nov 22, 2017
Good evening Helen, Thank you very much for your review. We are very pleased that you enjoyed your stay at The Craibstone Suites and we hope we will see you again soon! Kind regards, Jakub & The Craibstone Suites Team

10/10 Excellent

julie, north east england

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely city centre apartment.
We received a lovely welcome from Freda. Our room was very comfortable and well appointed. We enjoyed the cereal and toast for breakfast and it was great to have the use of a small kitchen.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017
Response from Jakub, Reception on Nov 22, 2017
Good evening Julie, Thank you so much for your kind words and your feedback! We are delighted to see that you have enjoyed our central yet quiet location and found your room comfortable and well equipped. We look forward to welcoming you at The Craibstone Suites again! Kind Regards, Jakub & The Craibstone Team

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location, well appointed rooms
Well appointed and comfortable suites. Rooms well serviced and staff helpful. I enjoyed my stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Craibstone review
Good location off union street. limited on street parking.Expensive during Oil and Gas week.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Isaac

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, great hotel
Room was great, small kichen, cereal breakfast all good, needed extra milk, no problem!!!! Help was very quickly on hand - we would rate it 4 1/2 to 5 star!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017
Response from Eleanor on Jul 22, 2017
Dear Isaac Thank you for taking the time to review your stay at The Craibstone Suites, we appreciate your feedback. We are delighted to hear you enjoyed your suite and that you would rate your stay so highly. We would love to welcome you back soon! Kind regards Naomi