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Reviews of Craigellachie Hotel of Speyside 4 stars

Victoria Street, Craigellachie, AB38 9SR, United Kingdom

#4 of 6 hotels in Craigellachie

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 457 hotel reviews

8.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.7

  • Comfort

    8.8

  • Location

    9.0

  • Facilities

    8.4

  • Staff

    8.9

  • Value for money

    7.8

  • Free WiFi

    6.7

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  • Reviewed: 27 August 2025

    7.0
    Enjoyed our stay overall
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hostess in the restaurant wasn't very friendly. The breakfast was disappointing.

    I loved that it was dog friendly and they were welcome anywhere. My husband and I enjoyed the whisky bar very much. The gentleman attending the bar was brilliant.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 August 2025

    8.0
    Was a great place to stay when visiting the distillarys
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Wifi is terrible

    Breakfast was great

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 August 2025

    8.0
    Great hotel & location, enthusiastic helpful staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Having to pre plan breakfast time

    Friendly helpful staff Good location for enjoying Speyside. Boutique style hotel ; lovely restaurant

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 August 2025

    8.0
    Cosy Speyside hotel. Good food. Perfect for a weekend break.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    A little pricey for what you get. Disappointing packed lunch

    Great location. Cosy hotel with pub-style restaurant and superb whisky bar. Right on the banks of the Spey. Suitable for overnight stay walking the Speyside Way. Rooms and bathrooms clean and well presented. Solid 4-star facilities.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 August 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No A/C, I’m sure that’s not usually a problem there was a heatwave during our summer stay. Bathrooms and shower on the smaller side.

    The property is beautiful with a great restaurant, great staff, great whiskey bar, and close to top distilleries.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 August 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Beds are a little soft for my preference

    Awesome hotel with real Scottish charm

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 August 2025

    9.0
    Perfect place for visiting Speyside. Lovely staff, amazing food at the restaurant and a whisky expert behind the bar.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Old hotel with a lot of character.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 August 2025

    9.0
    Great home base to explore Speyside
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bartender seemed overwhelmed for the number of guests/mixed drink orders. He was very knowledgeable about scotch and gave us great advice - it just took a long time!

    Stayed a couple of nights - family of four - 2 adults and 2 teenagers- we had two rooms. Convenient that the teens could have their own room with 2 twin beds. We ate one night in the restaurant. Food was delicious. We also went to the bar. Amazing scotch selection. The included breakfast was superb - combination of buffet and made to order hot breakfast. Easy parking. Check in was fast and easy. Clean rooms. Excellent bath products including whisky lotion.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 18 July 2025

    8.0
    Nice hotel, great staff, kitchen closing during the day not ideal for visitors
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Un informed regarding the kitchen closing at 2:30pm and 5pm especially, reception staff said to go down for food anytime, so ill-advised. Was a bit of a nightmare as we were starving and had the macallan tour at 5, didn't get back till later on so missed food entirely.

    Staff were lovely, room was nice, smack bang centre of the speyside whisky tour near macallan and other distilleries.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 July 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We just loved it - the decor, atmosphere and staff were amazing!

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 July 2025

    8.0
    Very nice hotel with a few glitches.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A few glitches: internet wasn’t working for a good part of our day, the pub closed at 8 pm Sunday and at 8:10pm my husband could get nothing to eat, not even bread or chips, or crisps. Monday morning at breakfast a laughable number of food items were not available. It just didn’t exude the sense of a top hotel.

    Lovely hotel, nice room, great tub, dinner at Spey Inn was nice, very good breakfast, whisky bar impressive

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 3 July 2025

    9.0
    only one night but thoroughly enjoyed it. Comfy beds, warm and inviting and great food...that's it.
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Not a lot..

    great location, great breakfast, very pleasant staff and fantastic whisky bar. If that's what you are looking for then you'll have a great time. If you want high speed wifi then you'll be disappointed.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 8 June 2025

    9.0
    Delightful stay on Speyside
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We had a wonderful stay and thoroughly enjoyed our one night at the hotel - but it is extremely expensive and not sure it is worth the extra cost compared with some other lovely hotels we used on our Scottish trip.

    We were very fortunate to be upgraded and were given a beautiful room with double aspect windows and a whisky decanter on the table! Very comfortable bed and a modern bathroom with lovely fluffy towels. Very good meal at the attached Speyside Inn in the evening followed by a great time in the Quaich Bar sampling whiskies - thanks for the recommendation Oscar! Breakfast was delicious though service was somewhat slow (possibly not enough staff for a full hotel - the ones on duty were working very hard).

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 June 2025

    8.0
    Good stay but don't expect five-star service
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    I hate that the wifi and cell service are completely unreliable. Breakfast would have been good in theory, but it took nearly an hour to get our food and there was only one other table seated!! The buffet had been completely decimated by our 9 am spot, the only time available, so we had limited options. The other two guests in the room ordered two avocado toasts and they seriously waited 45 minutes for their order as well. I heard the waitress tell them their food was being plated, and it took ten full minutes after that to arrive. It's a fine place to stay but I wouldn't recommend it without telling people to expect some annoyances. At a much lower price, I'd give this property a 9.

    We liked our room except for the fact that the shower leaked all over the floor. It's pretty typical in the UK to see these half-walled showers but this one was especially leaky. The bed was comfortable and the location is great. The restaurant has a limited menu but was good, and we liked being able to walk just across the street for another dining option. Lots of parking. Felt very safe and would be good for a solo traveler.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 May 2025

    8.0
    Brothers in Scotland
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not terribly impressed with the dinner!over priced to be sure

    Super location

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 May 2025

    8.0
    Warm welcome, nice property, great location and lovely breakfast
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Wifi was a bit sketchy in our room.

    Breakfast choice and quality was good. Plentiful and staff were good. Staff helped to find us a safe place for our bikes. Hotel had nice public spaces and whisky bar was a highlight. Room was nice, clean with a good bathroom.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 April 2025

    9.0
    The hotel was very pleasant and in a great location for exploring Speyside. Car parking was very go.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Perhaps more variety in terms of choices on the dinner menu.

    When we arrived we were informed that we had been upgraded in terms of the room and staff were very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was excellent.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 March 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Dinner was below par.

    Lovely quaint hotel

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 February 2025

    9.0
    We are repeat customers and will be returning
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bathroom grouting needs a bit of a scrub

    Location, comfort of the bed, loveliness of the staff, excellent restaurant

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 22 February 2025

    8.0
    Very comfortable hotel with fabulous customer service.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The water pressure in the bath and shower was terrible

    I loved the staff who all had a smiley positive attitude

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 17 February 2025

    7.0
    Fine but could be lovely with attention to detail
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room was the worst bit. The shower screen was mouldy and didn’t work, the pillows were very old and rock hard, the sweet vintage radio doesn’t get any signal and the tv is pointless. I’d suggest new pillows, shower screen, and getting rid of the radio/tv and replacing with books by Scottish authors. The Walkers shortbread was a nice touch. The restaurant is expensive but worth it for lunch/dinner. It’s best to book as it gets busy. The breakfast was fine - we were disappointed to not see square sausage or white pudding on a Scottish breakfast menu.

    The main thing we enjoyed was the Quaich whisky bar and chatting with the staff. The Quaich is beautiful, with whisky everywhere you turn. There’s big comfy sofas and wing-backed chairs, and there’s games to play while you sample the best whisky available. A big shout out to Oscar in the Quaich - never have we met such a kind whisky enthusiast. He’s an asset to the hotel. A special shout out to Jamie and Parker, the dream team behind the bars at the hotel. Clearly they’ve got it down to a fine art.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 February 2025

    9.0
    Great time, with amazing choice of whiskey
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    N/a

    Location staff

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 31 January 2025

    9.0
    Lovely location and comfortable stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The rooms were comfortable and warm. The staff were friendly and helpful.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 January 2025

    7.0
    All in all a very good experience.
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bathroom could have been cleaner - around the bath there was quite a bit of pink & black residue. The wood work needed cleaned. The hotel was short staffed, which was very unfortunate for all.

    The young girl that greeted us each morning for breakfast was so lovely. She worked short staffed on her own but was attentive, polite, and made sure you had everything you needed/wanted. The food and service was good.

    Stayed in January 2025

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