United Kingdom Historic Vacations

This is a lovely, old barony house. It is not a pristine chain hotel. Give yourself plenty of time to roam the house and grounds. This place is breathtaking! Staff was mostly helpful, though we requested a whisky tasting, were told they'd inquire and let us know, but never did (we assumed that meant no). Dinner service was very slow the evening we were there, with very few other people. Bar drinks had to be requested more than once before they arrived. Wait staff was not very attentive. Food and drink for dinner and the included breakfast were delicious. The sea bass was out of this world and the sticky toffee pudding was perfection! This was a luxury stay with a lovely, comfortable bed and nicely appointed, basic room. A lovely last night in Scotland before we had to return home.

The staff seemed nice enough but our room was on the second floor which was constantly where the trades and staff put their carts and equipment which made it feel like our room was in a noisy service hall. The rooms are nice and well equipped but could use some updating. The door to our bathroom didn’t close properly as it was off kilter and hit the tile floor. Great location and history to the building. Was expecting something more upscale. I would recommend it but change your room if they say floor 2.

Beautiful room, complementary upgrade, exceedingly friendly staff.

Good location. Rooms on the non castle side hear garbage trucks early in the morning. Other than that I would be happy to stay there again.

This hotel is clean and the staff is great. Our suite was nice, but there were stairs between the bedroom and the rest of the suite. Also, there was only 18 inches or so between the foot end of the very comfortable king size bed and the wall. The location on the Royal mile was very convenient for all the tourist attractions in Edinburgh

The staff seemed nice enough but our room was on the second floor which was constantly where the trades and staff put their carts and equipment which made it feel like our room was in a noisy service hall. The rooms are nice and well equipped but could use some updating. The door to our bathroom didn’t close properly as it was off kilter and hit the tile floor. Great location and history to the building. Was expecting something more upscale. I would recommend it but change your room if they say floor 2.

Our room was wonderful. The staff was very polite and helpful. Of note was the young man at the front desk in the morning. We had trouble with the parking app and he went above and beyond.

The staff seemed nice enough but our room was on the second floor which was constantly where the trades and staff put their carts and equipment which made it feel like our room was in a noisy service hall. The rooms are nice and well equipped but could use some updating. The door to our bathroom didn’t close properly as it was off kilter and hit the tile floor. Great location and history to the building. Was expecting something more upscale. I would recommend it but change your room if they say floor 2.