The welcome we received when we arrived was excellent, from the lady who checked us in right up to the owner of the hotel nothing was a problem. All very cheery and helpful. The rest of the staff we encountered were all as good as each other. We ate dinner on the second night and the food and wine were very good. All in all a great place to get away from it all, but with the comforts of a country house hotel.

On arrival you walk in to the front lobby which is very dark ( whole hotel is like this ) and was so cold. Could not tell who was guests or staff !! The scandivian room is so poor, not 1 bit of wood in it. Change the room name please !! The bathroom needs a good clean with bleach, omg and the toilet is black, you can see this better when your sitting in the bath. By the way the bath is not a bath for 2 !! Dinner was lovely:-)) Had to wait half an hour for our breakfast and it wasen't worth the wait !! They were so quite 2. Then we paid the bill and all we got said to us was safe journey. Could she not of asked us did you enjoy your stay ? Or made a little conversation lol. This hotels website looks lovely and a very special place, that it is not the case. Don't waste your money !!

Knockomie is a lovely extended "arts and crafts" house in a nice quiet setting just outside Forres. The public rooms are individually-styled - very fresh dining room (with comfy chairs!), lovely wood-panelled bar and snug library / TV lounge.

We stayed 3 nights in mid-November (dinner, bed and breakfast).

Our bedroom (Glenlivet) on the ground floor was spacious, with good seating area, plenty of wardrobe space and a large, comfortable double bed.

Let's get the les-than-perfect bit out of the way now. The ensuite bath / shower facilities were "tired". Good powerful shower, but the screen leaked; the extractor wasn't working; the tiled floor was positively icy; paint was a bit scruffy. Nice hot towel rail though, and the room was good and clean.

Food at both dinner and breakfast was superb - freshly cooked to perfection and imaginativelt presented. The duck "special" and shin of beef merit particular praise. There's a decent selection of wine, much of which is sensibly priced.

The outstanding feature of the hotel, though, is the staff - everybody was friendly (without being too familiar), helpful and discreet. Either their staff selection or training (or both) are inspired.

Overall, this hotel is a gem - and not overy expensive for what it delivers. With luck, we'll be back.

We stayed here on an Itison voucher and would happily return and pay full price. Food was outstanding can highly recommend the lamb or the fish and chips!!! Lovely ambience and owners very friendly.
Not cheap but very much worth it!