My wife and I had a lovely night in the Dornoch Castle hotel. We splashed out and stayed in the "Cathedral View" room, it had all the nice touches....champagne, sherry, dressing gowns, amazing selection of beverages and jacuzzi amongst others. The evening meal was outstanding and although the breakfast wasn't quite up to the same high standard it was certainly wholesome and appetising enough. The bar is one of the homliest I have ever set foot in with a roaring peat fire. The best thing however about this hotel is the staff, they are all exceptionally friendly and a real asset to the establishment. We will be back!!

We got a good rate though groupon for £99 for 2 nights with breakfast in a garden room(cheapest room), the rooms are lovely that we stayed in , big , comfy , clean and modern so no complaints there .
The breakfast was very yummy and staff were lovely , Dornoch itself really hasn't much to do , you can go to the Eagle hotel a few minutes away which has a nice pub and does tasty reasonably priced food. Or you can walk to the beach which is lovely , or go for golf nearby.
You kind of need to drive though to explore the area .
The let down is that the website portrays the hotel in a much grander scale than what it is in reality , its beside the road , when you arrive the reception is a table in the pub , the bar is tiny , the hotel is quite small in general.
Im sure the more expensive rooms are lovely but the hotel is a very large b&b in my opinion .

We spent several days at the hotel and were pleasantly surprised for the middle of January,there were other guests in residence. Food was excellent,although overpriced. The room was nice,clean and large, however it was cold and would have benefitted from extra blankets in the room. We also ate in Eagle pub, along the road,food and service was excellent.We visited the Falls of Shin,Golspie(Dunrobin Castle) and Embo. The beach would probably be FAB in the summer. Would recommend it for a long week end for young and old with great views/scenery.

We stayed here at new year for a couple of nights and we enjoyed our stay. The chef is wonderful and the food was absolutely delicious, although quite pricey. Worth it though. Rooms were nice and hotel was as expected, full of character. My only gripe was the attitude of some staff members, a bit too full of their own importance and rather snobbish in my opinion. Other than that it was very nice. There is not a lot to do but if you are happy exploring and enjoy quaint old places then you will enjoy dornoch. Nice scenery and only a couple of hours drive to john o'groats. I thought the food was the best bit about our vist and our compliments to the chef!