I cannot speak highly enough of this hotel. The rooms are modern, spacious, clean and comfortable with tea and coffee making facilities. The bar and dining room are separate from the accommodation block but only a short walk. The bar has a fantastic atmosphere and the staff as friendly as only the Scots can be. There is a wide variety of beers and wine. The dining room has an extensive menu at pub prices. My wife and I chose to have my birthday dinner there on 28th August 2010 and again in 2011.
Our visit from Australia was cut short in 2010 when I had an emergency visit to The Monklands Hospital. The staff were wonderful to us. Our holiday which we had just started was brought to a sudden end.
My wife and I booked again the following year and enjoyed a birthday dinner once again.
I cannot rate this hotel high enough except that, on our second visit, we were given a packaged breakfast rather than a sit down breakfast in the dining room.
The hotel is a first class base for day trips to Edinburgh, Stirling, Loch Lomond and the Clyde resorts..

On check in (in the restaurant), we found that the staff were pleasant. When entering the hotel itself, it is unclear that the key fob attached to the key ring with room key on it is required to open the front door, and this was not explained at check in. Overall, the rooms were clean and of an acceptable standard. However, in our room the mirror was off the wall, lying on the floor, with the holes for fixings on the all exposed. There was also some evidence of dampness on the ceiling that had not been addressed. Also, the kettle provided did not work properly - the water coming out of the tap was hotter than the water in the kettle after it had 'boiled'.
The breakfast was of a good standard, with a good continental breakfast range on offer on the buffet. However, there were only a few cups and glasses put out at a time for juice/tea and coffee, and these were slow to be replaced after used.
Overall, a pleasant stay.

Visited for the third time for a birthday last night . Slow service had run out of some food lines namley French onion Soup . Prawn cocktail contained half a lettuce very off putting Got fillet Steak it was like a burnt Meatball and hard dried Onion rings and badly cooked veg . Other person got duck that was like an old leather shoe . Pudding was dire the fruit in it was dried and chewy . Never had the wine requested either .
Ordered two coffees got one and surly memeber of male staff delighted in ticking off waitress in front of us about her napkin layout on the tables !!

Ended up bringing up the meal next morning wont be back till I hear they have sacked the chef DREADFUL EXPERIENCE and no Atmosphere about the place .. Last two visits 9/10 and 7/10 THIS TIME NO MARKS AVOID AVOID AVOID !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i felt compelled to write in and praise the fantastic service i received in the red deer. the staff were very professional and easily approachable ( with some hotties behind the bar for good measure!!) the room was even better, i had a fab sleep and will recommend the red deer to other family members and friends!:)