We stayed in an Executive Room DBB in January 2012. Thanks to the January sale we got a good deal so we upgraded to stay in an Executive Room, which sounded great on their website. The reality was much different from advertised.

The room description mentions extra space, a view, hidden jellybeans and lots of little extras. I didn’t discover any of these in the room. I have stayed in a standard room at the Hydro before and remember being impressed by the size, so my instant thoughts were “what did I pay extra for??” I was looking forward to a room with a view but the view I got was of the front carpark and the Executive Studios outside the hotel. It was only when I looked on the website when I got home that I realised we had been short changed. Water is available in the room however this wasn’t replenished for our second night which I thought was a bit stingy of them.

We ate in the Meikle restaurant both nights. On the first night Beef Wellington was advertised outside so there was no hesitation in booking to go there that night. When we sat down and were given our menu there was suddenly a £7.95 supplement for the beef which hadn’t been on the menu outside. We found this a bit sneaky. Despite this however we enjoyed our meals in the restaurant and breakfast in the morning was also of a high standard.

We did some activities which were excellent and used the pool, sauna and steam room several times throughout our stay.

Wifi is available in your room for a cost of at least £6 per hour. Free wifi is available in the lobby however we couldn’t get a connection.

Overall I would recommend a visit to the Hydro for a nice relaxing break. However, I wouldn’t depend too much on the accuracies of their room and menu descriptions.

This hotel is not best suited to couples.

My fiancee and I went for a relaxing and romantic spa break at the Crieff Hydro. Possibly exaggerated due to it being the school holidays, but the hotel was literally crawling with children and was very busy and noisy. On our first night they had a disco in the ballroom, which is adjacent to the foyer and filled that foyer with loud music, which is not appropriate to a supposedly plush hotel.

The room was comfortable, albeit small considering what you are paying. That said, our bed was actually two beds pushed together, and you sank down the gap if you lay in the middle. Breakfast was a trial, as we had to queue unless we got up early, and when we did get our food, it wasn't necessarily hot. We were also surprised to have to pay extra to use the spa having booked the inclusive massage treatment. However, the staff were kind and courteous to our queries.

Overall, the location is excellent (we went for several very nice walks), and for families and groups, there is a lot on offer. The food is also very good, in the evenings ceratainly. But this is not quite the relaxing spa hotel that you might think it is.

Stayed in an Executive Room which was really lovely, great big room and beautifully decorated, had everything we needed in it. Bathroom was lovely too. We all had treatments on the saturday, my only niggle was my treatment was done in room downstairs in Victorian Spa and it was quite nosy, with doors banging outside etc. But the treatment was fantastic, so forget about the distraction quite quickly. Ate in the Brasserie and the food there was lovely. Thoroughly enjoyed breakfast both days, only had to wait a short time to be seated so it was no bother. Great choice of food, and the staff were extremely helpful, Will definately return again!

Should have stayed in their sister hotel and actually was a bit disappointed to be told that the other hotel was out of rooms and I had to go to the Hydro. Only because I was tired and had to drive up the hill and park a bit away from reception. Still hotel lovely but more geared towards families whilst the sister hotel was down the hill and had parking nearer the main door. However I am sure I got a bargain and the rooms were much nicer so cannot complain. Staff extremely friendly.No complaints