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Reviews of Balbirnie House

4 out of 5
Balbirnie House
Balbirnie Park Markinch, Glenrothes, Scotland

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 107 out of 187 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 60 out of 187 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 187 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 187 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 187 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel, set in fantastic surroundings. Friendly, helpful staff. Great function hall, beautiful bar (The Library). The room was large, very much in keeping with the style of the hotel I'll definately be back.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Georgia on Feb 21, 2024
I am so glad that you had a fantastic time during your stay with us!Hopefully, we will be seeing you again soon :)

6/10 Okay

Isobel

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bilbirnie house hotel
New parking arrangements not publicised before trip. An extra £10 a night on top of the room price and meals is extortionate. Electric bays put close to the hotel with well kept car park. No disabled spaces at all. Further away car parks in very bad repair and a long way to walk with suitcases etc. Very grumpy receptionist on arrival l No help with usage particularly with no lift. No disabled facilities at all. Later receptionist very friendly. Excellent meal. I intend to put this on trust pilot also
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Philip

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Nicola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Drawing room nice to sit in. Fires were lit and hotel was warm. Bedrooms/ bathrooms could do with some updating.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

angela

Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stunning venue Dog friendly Beautiful scenery and walks Staff - couldn’t fault. Really happy to help. Stunning place. Great brekkie and just enough I’ll be back But make sure I get there earlier next time :)
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Craig

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horrific!
A terrible terrible stay. Noisy with nobody to help/
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

CAROL

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were all excellent, as was the food & drinks. Room was very comfortable and clean, and the building had a lot of character. We (including the dog) enjoyed sitting by the log fire after dinner. Short one night stay but would return in the summer to enjoy the grounds more.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

samuel

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Manilyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alastair

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very quiet and old historic building
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Location & Friendly Staff
Staff was friendly and professional. Room was comfortable. Setting was lovely and interesting from a historical point-of-view. Getting in and out if the tub/shower took a bit of mountain goat skills, because it sat high off the floor. It’s probably cost prohibitive, but adding a lift and key card locks to the room doors would be beneficial, especially for serving guests with disabilities.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Claus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was absolutely beautiful, I felt like a Queen staying here. The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful with our questions in what to do in the area. I would love to come back and stay a whole week!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel, amazing grounds.
Lovely hotel, clean and quiet. Dog friendly room - although the restaurant is not (but if we wanted breakfast with our dog they would set this in the lounge if required). Nice big room and big bathroom, just a shame in such a big room that it was only a double bed - could have done with a king! Breakfast was good, food in the restaurant ok - but we did only have the burger and fish and chips. Staff were pleasant. Amazing grounds if you are staying with a dog - plenty of space to walk.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Adriana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is a beautiful place :)
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Georgia on Feb 21, 2024
Thank you for your lovely feedback Adriana! It is nice to hear that you enjoyed your stay at Balbirnie :)

8/10 Good

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

T Y E

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Mary

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Kim

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Malcolm

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel
Great stay. Friendly helpful staff. Good breakfast and dining options.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Afqad

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic
Fantastic staff couldn’t be more helpful from chai in to check out
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Thomas, La Center

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Way cool country manor house with nice restaurant and a bar with excellent beer. Nice to sit outside in the garden and drink, and even to go golfing for a quite reasonable price at the Balbirnie Park GC. Highly recommend if you like castles and such.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Dhanesh, DALGETY BAY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Limited dinner options but beautiful grounds, grand building make you feel like royalty.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Deborah

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Just wish we could have stayed longer.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Dewar

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Woken at dawn
Last minute booking as was meeting up with old friends for a birthday party. Couldn’t get booked anywhere else. We had a room in what I guess would have been the attic. Lovely decor, spotlessly clean and comfy beds, but the main issue we had was the window. This was more of a sky light which we couldn’t see out. It had a blackout Roman blind but as the pull cord was missing we couldn’t close the blind. Meant we were woken up at 5 am when light poured into the room. For £200 a night I would expect to be able to close the curtains. Staff were also thin on the ground. When we got back to the hotel after our meal a wedding was just finishing up. As our taxi pulled up to the hotel we could see 2 guests sitting on the roof of the building. This did not look safe so I went to reception to inform them, but there was no one there.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
comfortable and clean
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

6/10 Okay

Margaret

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Room was lovely and spacious. King size bed very comfortable. Breakfast a huge disappointment for a 4 star hotel. Limited choice. Poor service. For a hotel of this calibre would expect better quality. I know we are going through a pandemic but have stayed in other 4 star hotels during this period and have experienced much better quality and service. Previously have dined at this hotel and had no complaints, good food. However, they are letting themselves down with their breakfast. Feel I could have purchased similar at a local cafe for £5 and enjoyed it more so!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

JAMES

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

G M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb spacious room and a delicious tasting menu with paired wines. Certainly recommend for a relaxing short break.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Stewart

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel, but very much geared towards Weddings
Easy check in, very good service, and great room. Bar was taken over by a wedding, as was the restaurant, so that was a negative. Very much a wedding Hotel. Jeep that in mind. No gluten free effort made whatsoever in the bistro. That was a disappointment.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Period/historic so character - comfortable and good value for money
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
good place for walks in the woods too
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Hotel
Fantastic hotel, upgraded to a suite. Food was lovely, staff were very friendly and helpful
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Excellent property staff extremely helpful beautiful surroundings
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

4/10 Poor

Chris

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stay elsewhere if you can
Really disappointed with our stay. The staff are lovely but that's really all that's positive. The first room we were given was tired and run down with mould in the bath and damage throughout the room. The staff moved us to another room without hassle. This was definitely better but still not great and we were kept up all night with pipes clicking. I know it's an old building but most people that stay are expecting a good nights sleep. The cooked breakfast the next morning was disgusting. Coffee was bitter and the food was overcooked and dry. There's not a huge amount of choice in the Glenrothes area but I would look at some alternatives before booking here.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All good , lovely place. Been rhere several times.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I just love this place but I do feel they let themselves down with the bar service every time. Breakfast could have been a bit more pleasing to the eye.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brilliant stay at Balbirnie House hotel
We stay here 3-4 times a year & have never been disappointed. Brilliant location & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Superb place to stay. Super clean, tidy, great staff, don't overcharge for food, super historic, quiet at night, amazing place to stay .. and I got it at a great price thru Orbitz. I highly recommend staying here.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Darren

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel in nice surroundings.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019