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Reviews of Townhead Hotel

3 out of 5
Townhead Hotel
Townhead Street, Lockerbie, Scotland

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 70 out of 112 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 31 out of 112 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 112 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 112 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 112 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

tracey

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from Stephen on 25 Mar 2022
Hi Thanks for your review………..our hotel closed 3 weeks ago, so clearly this review isnt a true review, but thanks anyway Regards Townhead Hotel

10/10 Excellent

KENNETH

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gem of a hotel
So every now and again you discover a gem of a hotel, this was in that category. Just a few minutes from the motorway, easy to find, centrally located in the town, free and ample parking. On arrival in the hotel, was greeted by a very friendly young lady who checked me in, took my dinner reservation and showed me to me room. The room was a good size for one person, bed was comfortable and the room was modern, bright and well equipped. Dinner was excellent, top service, great food and reasonable prices cant fault a thing. Breakfast the next day was pretty much the same, great start to the day and sadly checking out and leaving, I would say whole heartedly that the next time I am in the area that this will be my go to choice of hotel. Seriously cannot think of a single negative or slightly negative thing to say.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

jacqueline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One night stopover in Lockerbie
Everything was very good for a one night bed breakfast with extra dinner booking. The dinner booking for 7pm was very disappointing due to no food till 8pm. However, when the food came it was delicious
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff, spotless and comfortable rooms and fantastic food in the restaurant. Will be back.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyed or stay, comfortable, and friendly staff. Only thing missing was a residents lounge.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from Stephen on 11 Sept 2021
Hi Jeff Thank you very much for your review and 10/10 score We hope to see you again soon Regards Stephen & Team

8/10 Good

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff and service fantastic. Issue with time of check out being different than Hotels.com.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from Stephen on 11 Sept 2021
Hi Alan Thank you for your review and pointing out the issue with check out times. I will look i to this Regards Stephen & Team

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Over-priced, over-stated, underwhelming
Very disappointing; overpriced, over-stated, underwhelming. Food was well presented but over-cooked and altogether poor. Certainly not worth the extortionate prices. The reception during check was unwelcoming and the room very small. This stay was part of a group of stays in various hotels, this was the most expensive but sadly the worst.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Stephen on 29 Jul 2021
Dear Guest I really do not know what to say here in reply to this however I suppose I was expecting this. I note that you have chosen to make this review “anonymous”, however we remember you completely due to the unmannerly, and totally disrespectful way in which you treated my team during your stay. I am just going to leave this review where it is, as a matter of respect to my hard working team, and to save you the embarrassment of the realisation that people reading this will see this review for what it is Regards Stephen and Team.

10/10 Excellent

HEATHER

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Stephen on 24 Jul 2021
Hi Heather Thank you for staying with is here at the Townhead Hotel It is always great to know what our customers have to say and we are all glad you had a wonderful time Hope to see you again soon Regards Stephen & Team

4/10 Poor

Andrew

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Stephen on 18 Jul 2021
Dear Guest Thank you for your reservation and for staying with us I notice that you have left us only 4 out of 10 as a score and we would really like to understand where things didnt work out as they should Please give us a call so we can try and rectify any issues Regards Stephen

10/10 Excellent

KEVIN

Business traveller, Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Service and food
stayed for the night, saw the menu online and thats what attracted me. food was fantastice and the 2 girls did a sterling job managing the room. Room was modern and clean. Parking onsite which was great as was on the motobike.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from Stephen on 29 Jun 2021
Hi Kevin Thank you very much for staying with us here at the Townhead Hotel. We are all glad that you enjoyed your stay with us, and we look forward to welcoming you back again in the future Regards Stephen & Team

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay at The Townhead Hotel.
Fab from start to finish, would highly recommend this hotel, staff all amazing made to feel very welcome, spotless though out .
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from Stephen on 29 Jun 2021
Hi Nicholas Thank you for your kind review, and we look forward to seeing you again Regards Stephen & Staff

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bak to my Roots
Very Covid conscious - excellent hygiene/cleaning. Food very nice. I had lamb rack which was excellent. Bed was very comfortable. Absolutely no complaints. Wouldn't hesitate to book again if visiting Lockerbie.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021
Response from Stephen on 3 May 2021
Dear Guest Thank you for your lovely review and also for staying with us. We are all glad that you enjoyed your stay with us, and also your evening meal. We are also very happy to read that you were able to see how covid friendly we are here. We take our staff and customer safety very seriously. Hope to see you again soon Regards Stephen & Team

10/10 Excellent

Gordon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely
Great service lovely people nice clean room very welcoming
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
Response from Stephen on 1 Aug 2021
Hi Gordon Thank you for your kind review Hope we will see you again Regards Stephen & Team

10/10 Excellent

Nabaz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from Stephen on 1 Aug 2021
Hi Nabaz Thank you for staying with us at the Townhead Hotel We hope you will stay again in the future Regards Stephen & Team

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from Stephen Montgomery on 12 Aug 2020
Hi Paul Thank you for taking the time to leave a review for us. We hope you will come and stay with us again when you are in the area Regards Stephen & Team

10/10 Excellent

Eddie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The location is great for Dumfries and Galloway sites
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020
Response from Stephen Montgomery on 12 Aug 2020
Hi Eddie Lovely to see we got a 5/5 score. We always do everything possible to make sure everyone is happy when they stay with us, and leave happy. We would love to see you again Regards Stephen & Team

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Work stay
Lovely food and great service
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Stephen on 1 Aug 2021
Hi Gary Thank you for staying with us Regards Stephen & Team

8/10 Good

brian

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Homely feel.
Nice comfortable stay, clean room, comfortable bed. Good food for breakfast and in restaurant. Will defiantly be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Stephen Montgomery on 28 Feb 2020
Hi Brian Thank you for your reservation and for staying with us. It was great to read that you enjoyed your stay, and we hope that we will see you again soon. Have a lovely weekend Regards Stephen & Team

6/10 Okay

robert

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Stephen Montgomery on 25 Feb 2020
Hi Robert Thank you for your reservation here at the Townhead Hotel, and also for leaving us your review. We always try to achieve the best in our customer service, and I am disappointed that we have not reached the 10/10 for you on your stay. If there is something we could or should have done better, please do contact us so as we can put it right. Regards Stephen & Team

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from S Montgomery on 24 Oct 2019
Dear Guest Thank you for your very kind review. We hope you will call and stay with us again in the near future. Regards Stephen & Team

8/10 Good

Paula Gilbert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
lovely nights sleep
We had a lovely stay in the top family room, amazingly comfortable bed. The room was a bit dusty and could do with a little upgrading. However lovely staff, great food and would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from S Montgomery on 24 Oct 2019
Dear Guest Thank you for your review. I read your review on the morning it came in, and immediately send our housekeeping team up to make sure that the room was given a full spring clean. Please do call and stay with us again. Regards Stephen & Team

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were so gracious. Wonderful location. Comfortable room. Tasty breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from S Montgomery on 24 Oct 2019
Dear Guest Thank you so very much for your kind words. Regards Stephen & Team

10/10 Excellent

Derek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from S Montgomery on 24 Oct 2019
Hi Derek Lovely to see your 10/10 rate for your stay with us, and we would love to see you back to stay with us again soon Regards Stephen & Team

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Highly recommended, this was a great place to stay. The people were friendly, food was amazing and the rooms were clean and nice with a homely feeling. Overall the hotel feels like home. Will be back if I visit again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Stephen on 1 Aug 2021
Hi Thank you for your very kind review, and also thank you for staying with is We hope you will return soon Regards Stephen & Team

10/10 Excellent

Ann

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended.
What a lovely bunch of friendly, helpful and professional folk. Would definitely recommend a stay at your hotel. Thank you very much Ann Mitchell
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Stephen on 1 Aug 2021
Hi Ann Thank you so much for your kind words Regards Stephen

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was spot on at this wonderful hotel,the staff the food the room was all first class
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Stephen on 1 Aug 2021
Thank you for your kind score and your review Regards Stephen & Team

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Much better than first impression.
Outside and the corridors are not impressive. However, the service was excellent, as was the food. Rooms were good and very clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Stephen on 1 Aug 2021
Hi John Thank you for staying with is We have done so so much work since your stay, so we hope you will pop back to see us soon Regards Stephen & Team

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Last minute decision to have a night away on Saturday night picked this hotel from very highly recommend comments arrived at Townhead hotel to a warm welcome taken up to our room very nice and clean food in restaurant was excellent top quality overall really good hotel 10/10
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Stephen & Team on 1 Aug 2021
Hi David Thank you for staying with us Regards Stephen & Team

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended!
Brilliant place to stay, with friendly, cheerful staff. The food is excellent in the hotel, and the breakfast was superb. If you get a room on the top floor, it is a fair climb of steps up! The room was very nice, spacious, coffee and tea making facilities and a very comfy bed. Spotlessly clean. Will certainly stay here again if I'm in the area! Well done the Townhead!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Stephen Montgomery on 1 Jul 2019
Hi Kate Thank you so very much for you kind words. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us, and we would really love to see you stay with again very soon. Regards Stephen & Team

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value
The bedroom had everything necessary, and the bar is comfortable. An obliging staff member found me a wee table for dinner despite being busy at the time. The food was well-cooked and quickly served.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Stephen Montgomery on 17 Jun 2019
Hi Thank you for your very kind words. We will always try to go that extra mile for all our guests, and we are always happy to see our guests smile, and in turn become part of our family, and hopefully return again. Regards Stephen & Team

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Annandale Way end of first day
This was first stop on Annandale Way walk and a great finish to a days walking. Comfortable bed in clean quiet room. Nice meal with great selection. Read local paper to find it had just won hotel of the year!
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Stephen Montgomery on 17 May 2019
Hi James Thank you so much for your kind words. We are all thrilled at our latest award of Best Scottish Inn for 2018/19. We always do our very best to make sure that our guests are all extremely happy, and made to feel part of our family during their stay. We hope to see you again soon. Regards Stephen & Team

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
A very well appointed hotel with very friendly staff and excellent service
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Stephen Montgomery on 17 May 2019
Hi Peter Thank you for taking the time to leave us your review after staying with us. We always like to read what our guests have to say. Hope you will call with us again soon. Regards Stephen & Staff

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staying at this Hotel is recommended
We were very pleased with the Hotel facilities and service
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Stephen Montgomery on 17 May 2019
Hi Lovely to read your review, and thank you for staying with us, and thank you very much for taking the time to leave your very kind comments. Please do call with us again soon. Regards Stephen & Staff

10/10 Excellent

Graeme

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
Fantastic staff. Lovely chat with the owner. Food excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Stephen Montgomery on 19 Mar 2019
Hi Graeme may I thank you very much for taking the time to leave us your review, it is very much appreciated. It is great to know that you enjoyed your stay with us. I always try and get to speak to our guests and customers, as I think it is very important. Hope we will see you again soon. Regards Stephen & Team

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely perfect!!
Absolutely perfect! Lovely place, great food, fantastic service! Can’t wait to come back again soon
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from Stephen Montgomery on 19 Mar 2019
Hi Tom Thank you so very much for your kind review. We always like to hear what our guests have to say, and we are all so happy that you enjoyed your stay with us. I hope you will drop back to see us again soon. Regards Stephen & Team

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from S Montgomery on 29 Jan 2019
Hi Chris Thank you so very much for your review. We are all glad that you enjoyed your stay with us, and we hope we will see you again Regards Stephen & Team

8/10 Good

jim, north yorks

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was a pleasant stay in a well refurbished hotel
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from S Montgomery on 6 Dec 2018
Hi Jim Thank you very much for your review. We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us, and we hope you will drop in again so we can aim for that 5/5 Regards Stephen & Team

10/10 Excellent

Ann, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very well presented room, very soft dressing gowns, wonderful cooked breakfast. Unassumingly exceptional.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from S Montgomery on 20 Nov 2018
Good evening Ann Thank you for your very kind review. Although we are only a small family run hotel, we like to make sure that everyone is made to feel welcome, and that they enjoy their time with us. The small things like the dressing gowns makes all the difference. We really do hope you will stay with us again when you are in the area. Regards Stephen & Team

10/10 Excellent

Colin, West Lothian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had a brilliant couple of nights stay at Townhead Hotel visited with our grandson. Staff were so friendly and helpful. Thumbs up to chef as food was lovely. A very welcoming hotel. Thank you.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from S Montgomery on 7 Nov 2018
Hi Colin, Thank you so much for leaving us your review, and also for choosing to stay with us. I will pass on your kind words to my team. Hope to see you again. Regards Stephen & Team

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from S Montgomery on 7 Nov 2018
Hi Thank you for leaving us a 5 star rating. We always like to know what our guests think of us. Please do call with us again soon. Regards Stephen & Staff

6/10 Okay

Richard, Chippenham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Nice hotel - poor room
My experience relates to Room 2 which sits right above the kitchen. Arrival was fine. Car park is big and the hotel is accessible easily from M74. Found my own room as the lady who checked me in didn’t know where it was. Requested an earlier dinner time than my original booking. Was initially told no but then they found me a slot. Was tired as I’d driven to Glasgow from Cambridge and then down to Lockerbie. Dinner was good though I’ve never had coleslaw covered in cheese. Was given a weekend complementary Port after dinner too - something else I’ve never had. Where it started to go wrong was in my room. Being above the kitchen (I discovered in the morning), there was all of the clatter, banging shouting and laughing from the kitchen. It was also very hot - outside temp was a drizzly 17c so not especially warm - opened the window but this only compounded the noise. The hotel really needs to insulate the room from the noise and heat from the kitchen. It quietened down by 10pm but I had a bad night and I was driving to Bristol the next day. Breakfast was OK - poached egg was dry and crumbly: not my preference.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Stephen Montgomery (Owner) on 14 Sept 2018
Dear Sir Thank you for your review. I would like to respond if I may. I am not really sure as to where you were left to find your own room, as we would never ever expect anyone to come into a strange hotel and try and find their way around. We always ring our guests to ask if they require to book a table with us in the evenings so as we are sure that our residents have a table. We are the busiest hotel in the town and the busiest for meals, and as it was a Saturday night, we had a waiting list of people wanting tables. I am however glad that we did manage to eventually get you a change of time from your original booking. On reading your comment on our food and the coleslaw with cheese, I am guessing you had one of our delicious chicken or beef burgers, which comes with cheesy coleslaw as described on the menu. We also offer ALL our customers a glass of complimentary port on a Friday and Saturday evening after they finish their meals, as we feel this is a nice way of us showing our appreciation to our customers. Unfortunately we do have 2 rooms whih are above the kitchen, but as you say it does calm down at around 9.30pm or 10 depending on how busy we are, and heat does tend to rise, but we do have an extraction system which should take away most of the heat, however each room does come with a fan, to assist in the warmer times. I do like a happy team, and it is nice for me to hear them laughing in the work place, however I appreciate you had travelled up from Cambridge, so my apologies for this. I had actually upgraded you from a single room which was originally booked, and put you in to a family room with a king size double bed at no extra charge, and we thought we were doing the right thing. We do hope that you had a safe onward journey, and I hope that we may see you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Denise, NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome service from every staff member.
Hotel is well placed for everything. Restaurant & bar very welcoming & cosy.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Stephen Montgomery (Owner) on 30 Jul 2018
Hi Guys Thank you for your kind words. We always do our very best to make sure everyone is happy with the level of service we provide. We really hope that we will see you again soon. Regards Stephen & Team

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018
Response from Stephen Montgomery (Owner) on 1 Jul 2018
Dear Guest Thank you for your kind 4/5 review left for us. We hope to see you again soon. Regards Stephen & Team

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel is fabulous. I could not find one bad thing. The room was modern clean and comfy. The breakfast was the best I've had.
Response from Stephen Montgomery (Owner) on 17 Apr 2018
Hi Sarah Thank you so very much for your kind words. Great to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us. We would love to welcome you back again. Regards Stephen & Team

10/10 Excellent

Gillie, West Berkshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Little Gem
After a horrendous 7 hours journey, I was looking forward to relaxing at the Townhead. Faultless. The staff were welcoming, and looked after me very well. The room was clean and comfortable and the meal and breakfastI were delicious. Fantastic selection of gins, if that is your tipple. Great cheese board. I have no hesitation in recommending The Townhead to anyone.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018
Response from Stephen Montgomery (Owner) on 17 Apr 2018
Hi Gillie Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. You had a very long journey, and it was our pleasure to be able to help you relax here at the Townhead Hotel. Great to know that you enjoyed yourself, and hopefully we will see you again. Best wishes Stephen & Team

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel, exceptional staff, great quality food
Nice hotel near the train station, the staff was exceptional, the bed was super comfy , the food served in the hotel restaurant was of superb quality
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018
Response from Stephen Montgomery (Owner) on 3 Apr 2018
Hi Guys Thank you very much for your kind words which you have left in your review. We would love to see you back again so we can do our best to hit the 5/5 Hope to see you again soon Regards Stephen & Team

10/10 Excellent

John, Rochdale Lancs

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice Hotel close to all amenities
Couldnt do enough very friendly and helpful staff
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2017
Response from Stephen Montgomery (Owner) on 14 Dec 2017
Hi John Thank you for your kind words, and my apologies for not replying to you sooner. Our staff are a credit to us, and we are very lucky to have them, and its great to see that our guests recognise their efforts on reviews. Hope you will call with us again soon. Regards and Merry Christmas Stephen & Team