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Dornoch Castle Hotel

4.0 of 5
Castle Street, Dornoch IV25 3SD , Scotland
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Ranked #2 of 5 hotels in Dornoch
4.0 of 5 stars 193 Reviews
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What travellers say about this hotel
  • Old Courtroom(9)
  • Very good(7)
  • Dinner bed(3)
  • Bar area(3)
  • Staff were helpful(3)
  • Most gorgeous(3)
  • Open fire(3)
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hannacocoa
Clarksville, TN
Senior Contributor
28 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 December 2011

When I planned our lodgings for the trip, I wanted to do a few unique one too. And this was one of them… we stayed in a castle! The Dornoch Castle has been turned into a very nice hotel. Some rooms are quite modern and some are true castle. This was a splurge… I booked the best room...the Old Courtroom.... More

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dornochcastle, Manager at Dornoch Castle Hotel, responded to this review
10 February 2012

Thank you Hannacocoa for your lovely comments. We are all delighted that you had such a lovely time during your stay and enjoyed the Old Courtroom, it is a special room. Unfortunately there is very little that we can do about the WC in the room it is the only area for it and as it is built into the... More

BigG99_10
Dunblane, United Kingdom
Senior Contributor
26 reviews
11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 December 2011

We had a two night discounted break at the hotel in December. Our room was comfortable and warm, dispite the freezing conditions outside. The room had the usual tea/coffee facilities, multi-channel TV, with a well appointed bathroom & shower cubicle (no bath). The hotel has an upper floor lounge with a wood-burning fire - very cosy- and downstairs in the... More

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dornochcastle, Manager at Dornoch Castle Hotel, responded to this review
10 February 2012

Thank you BigG99_10 for your lovely comments. We are delighted that you had such a lovely time and really appreciate your comments. We hope that you are able to return in better weather conditions but glad that these did not ruin your stay. All the best from the team at Dornoch Castle More

David M
London, United Kingdom
Senior Reviewer
8 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 December 2011

We came on a mini-break - three nights, dinner, bed and breakfast (at a very affordable specila rate)- and we had a wonderful and very comfortable stay. The staff were very friendly and helpful, the room generous and well-stocked with extra little goodies (all included), the food and wine excellent and the bar had a big log fire and the... More

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dornochcastle, Manager at Dornoch Castle Hotel, responded to this review
6 January 2012

Thank you DavidM for your wonderful comments. All the staff really appreciate receiving such comments from guests that have stayed with us as they all work extremely hard to ensure that each guest is left with lasting happy memories and a feeling of wanting to return. The chefs too work very hard to ensure that only the freshest local ingredients... More

autumn19
Sydney, Australia
Senior Contributor
25 reviews
18 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 December 2011

After the excitement of booking to stay in an old castle...the reality was a different thing. The building was fun but our welcome from the receptionist was on the cool side and we had quite a rushed trip up to the room...the Old Courtroom...where she hurriedly told us where everything was gave us the key and left forthwith...there was no... More

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Donnahelena
Aviemore Scotland
Reviewer
5 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 November 2011

Lovely and cosy hotel. Friendly, efficient and helpful staff. We stayed overnight on a Friday. More

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dornochcastle, Manager at Dornoch Castle Hotel, responded to this review
6 January 2012

Thank you Donnahelena for your comments. We are delighted that you had a lovely stay and note your room tips. We do hope that you will be able to visit us again soon. Warmest wishes from all the team at Dornoch Castle More

MikeandWife
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Reviewer
3 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 November 2011

Had a very relaxing weekend break at the Dornoch Castle Hotel - all the staff were so friendly and welcoming, as was the lovely log fire in the bar area. Rooms clean and had some nice little touches - sherry, chocolates and a bottle of water in the room. Food excellent, we did the DBB deal and were glad we... More

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dornochcastle, Manager at Dornoch Castle Hotel, responded to this review
6 January 2012

Thank you MikeandWife for your lovely comments. We are all delighted that you had such a wonderful stay and enjoyed your meal, each staff member works hard to ensure that our guests are well looked after and leave with lovely memories of the stay. We have a wonderful team of chefs that work hard to ensure that all the products... More

CaptSimon
North York Moors National Park, United Kingdom
Senior Contributor
23 reviews
6 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 November 2011

Was travelling down to Dunkeld for a spot of salmon fishing on our way home. We stayed at this hotel for one night. The 2 guys there were very eager to help but the young woman at front desk was a miserable thing. When we were given the invalid room, which we didnt mind, we were told it was our... More

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dornochcastle, Manager at Dornoch Castle Hotel, responded to this review
6 December 2011

Dear CaptSimon, Many thanks for taking the time to review Dornoch Castle Hotel on Trip Advisor. I am glad you enjoyed your meal with us and our selection of amazing whiskies. However, I was sorry to hear you found our receptionist ‘miserable’. Having discussed the issue with her, I think perhaps you misread her mannerism, as she meant what she... More

Vikki H
Wick
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 November 2011

The Dornoch Castle Hotel was the venue for my Wedding on 11th November 2011 and I can not praise the owners Ros and Colin and all their staff enough. Ros, Colin and all their staff were amazing throughout the two days us and all our family and friends were there!!! All the staff were so friendly, efficient and professional from... More

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dornochcastle, Manager at Dornoch Castle Hotel, responded to this review
6 January 2012

Thank you Vikki H for your wonderful comments. We are delighted that you had such a wonderful day and all your guests enjoyed themselves. We love doing weddings and each member of staff works very hard to ensure that the day runs smoothly and that you are left with wonderful memories to treasure. It was a beautiful day and we... More

Deryk L
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 November 2011

Stayed for a long weekend, great food, staff friendly and knew their stuff, great bar area. brilliant atmosphere and in a handy location will definetly be back! We picked the most basic rooms but they were well equiped and very clean. More

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dornochcastle, Manager at Dornoch Castle Hotel, responded to this review
6 January 2012

Thank you Deryk L for your comments. We are delighted that you had such a great time. All the staff work really hard to ensure that each guest has a memorable stay and we hope that you are able to visit us again. Warmest wishes from all the team at Dornoch Castle Hotel More

Chris_Derek_Erskine
Erskine
Reviewer
3 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 November 2011

Room lovely, lots of little extras like the bath robes and slippers and decanter of sherry in the room. Food excellent, staff attentive, friendly, and approachable. Only thing which the hotel should think about improving is its checkout time and the prohibitive charge which they threaten to apply (£50) if you check out after 10.30. Having had a 5 hour... More

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dornochcastle, Manager at Dornoch Castle Hotel, responded to this review
3 December 2011

Thank you Chris_Derek_Erskine for your comments. We are delighted that you had such a lovely stay. I am very sorry that you feel the checkout time is a little early, most guests do check out well before 10.30am and we very rarely have anyone that wants to stay later than the check out time, therefore we do not think our... More

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