My wife and I stayed here for two nights while on holiday in Scotland.
The hotel is comfortable and well maintained. It is almost in the centre of Strathpeffer, just up the hill from the town square. It is a small hotel with around half a dozen rooms and is mercifully free of the coach tour trade that dominates most of Strathpeffer's hotels.
Phil and Sarina, who took over the hotel earlier this year, were welcoming and engaging. Sarina is originally from Mauritius and offers Mauritian food alongside a more traditional dinner menu.
We had a spacious superior deluxe room with a great view over the town. The room was well furnished with two excellent arm chairs, a coffee table and a radio/CD set, though oddly not a TV. The bathroom was good and we found the free wifi useful.
We did find a few things a bit puzzling. We were asked to make our breakfast order by 9.30 each night, which is more "institutional" than we are used to. There was a good range of breakfast choices, including all the components of a full Scottish breakfast, but strangely no bacon. Most unexpectedly, when our room was serviced after our first night's stay our bed was left untouched. We later deduced we were expected to make it ourselves, which wasn't a problem, but isn't what we expect in a proper hotel.
So a few quirks, but overall a decent stay and we wish Phil and Sarina well.
- Richmond Hotel Strathpeffer
