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Reviews of Ballathie Country House Hotel and Estate

4 out of 5
Ballathie Country House Hotel and Estate
Kinclaven By Stanley, Perth, Scotland

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 245 out of 414 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 116 out of 414 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 36 out of 414 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 414 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 414 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Donald

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I did not like the fact the so called sportsmans' lodge was dated, tired and very cheaply furnished. Exterior of lodge building was cheaply glazed and outdated. Whole building unit of lodge needing upgraded. 1 of the staff condescending. Attended breakfast and was asked to move as they were tidying away the dining room. An extremely overpriced stay at £127. Drinks in main hotel grossly overpriced. All in all, an extremely disappointing stay for myself and my partner's birthday.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robin

-
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Ann

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
we stayed in one of the lodges. It was very tired and in need of an update. We stayed with friends who were in the hotel and the riverside apartments. I felt at the time of booking we were pushed to stay in the lodges. We had our dog with us but that should not have made a difference as she is well behaved. Balathie should possibly consider updating this year. If we were to think about a return visit and the lodge was the only available option, We wouldn't !
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ronald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent night away
We were made very welcome from the start. Standards of service was very high, down to the last detail. Food was excellent, couldn't fault it in any way. You don't mind paying a little bit more if the staff, service and for are excellent. Well done to all the staff at Ballathie. We'll be back
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice warm welcome on arrival and helpful in showing us where the lodges where. Breakfast was really good quality. Like the buffet aspect. Thanks guys
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Jerry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staying in the sportsman's quarters was nice and quiet, very roomy, but not a part of the main building, if walking is a concern. There were no dining options - it's out in the country - other than at the Inn itself, which was a fairly expensive proposition. Tasty, but costly.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

john

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
it was lovely - we go there often
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Oren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This was a realy good suprise
This place is fantastic, very beautiful victorian dinning place and tea, etc. great field around rooms are big and are kind of cabin-like, I really liked it
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall, the property was very good and the staff was extremely accommodating. However, the room was a little tired.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Graeme

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent food and service. Wifi could do with improving
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Golfing girls 2 nights break
Lovely hotel in beautiful setting with welcoming and competent staff. The room was clean with very nice bed linen . A dressing gown and slippers would have been welcome. Our evening meal and breakfasts were excellent - looking forward to going back !
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Vito

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Anniversary stay
Really enjoyable and relaxing stay. Room was a good size - could have done with a few modernisations but very comfortable. Meal was quality but expensive (£65 pp) - cheapest wine was £38 a bottle... Service and breakfast were excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Carol

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Kenneth

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Grand House
Stayed in one of the lodges, clean apart from dust around edges of carpet, very dated, floorboards creaky but overall good value for money when added to the main house. The staff were lovely the house and grounds fabulous, food, evening bar food and breakfast, was delicious. We would stay again in the main house.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Ken

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

JAMES

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Had no hot water at peak time 6-30 to 7-45 pm was told to many people having showers at the same time.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Sarah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful house and grounds, quiet, historic. Pricey but excellent dinner.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alice

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is in a beautiful Victorian country house set in a gorgeous park-like setting along the River Tay. Staff were warm and welcoming. A soup and sandwich lunch shortly after we arrived was delicious, as was the dinner in the beautiful restaurant. Highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Aya

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good
Beautiful setting, all fine except no wifi in the lodge as advertised on the hotels.com site.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Milka

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Samuel I

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

John

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

George

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property and tremendous service!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Alan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was amazing and view across river breathtaking breakfast was beautiful. All staff very well mannered except bar-person who was very rude. Receptionist in morning said it is his sense of humour very disappointed totally unacceptable.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marlane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great break!
We had a lovely relaxing stay. The surrounding countryside was breathtaking. The hotel staff were very accomodating and the food was excellent
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
4.7⭐️
Lovely hotel set in beautiful grounds. Small cosy bar is welcoming with friendly staff. Ate in reatraunt on a Friday night, food was abosulty fantastic! Best fine dinning experience we have had in some time. Staff were lovely and service was great. Stayed in a Riverside suit, room was clean and comfortable. A little tired but it added to the charm of the building. Views out of the room were great. Lookoig forward to staying there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Ann

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very limited choice of bar meals and quite expensive.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great looking building and very quiet and peaceful
Stayed here a few times and it is always a positive experience. The staff are friendly, and the quality of the food is excellent. Breakfast includes a hot, cooked buffet, with lots of choice. Evening meals are excellent, even something like a basic steak and fries tastes great. Best of all they allow dogs to stay too. The Riverside building is going to need some money spent on it soon, but I really have no complaints from this time or any of the previous stays. We will happily stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Outstanding
A fabulous hotel in a beautiful position - friendly, comfortable, quiet. The only improvement might be to offer a lower cost dinner menu for those who don't want the £65 fixed menu.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mrs Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Splendid location
Comfortable rooms and good public spaces. Splendid grounds and parkway. Breakfast very good. Dinner well prepared but rather expensive by local comparison. Staff all friendly and efficient.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Susan

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gillian

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Josephine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Patrick

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We liked the location, which was near a friends place. It is also a great setting by the Tay. Maybe for the price it was OK value, but the Sportman's lodge is nothing like what was featured on the main images on Google, pretty basic, in fact.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Ballathie on 11 Jul 2023
the sportsman lodge images our website are true and accurate - as they are on the4 Expedia site. they are our 3 star offering and are our value offering. I am sorry you were disappointed

10/10 Excellent

Stanley

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Philippa

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Ballathie on 11 Jul 2023
very disappointed you have scored us 1 out of 5 with no information -

10/10 Excellent

Gillan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Lovely position, staff very attentive breakfast was brilliant
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Colleen

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel but unfortunate lack of communication and unclear policy on dress code for dining, otherwise a lovely hotel!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing Surprise!
This is a beautiful property. We booked it same day on hotels.com and got a really good rate. We were blown away by how lovely everything was!! And the people there are so nice!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Ballathie on 11 Jul 2023
thank you for your lovely review - really pleased you enjoyed your stay

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended as a quiet getaway.
Perfect location for a quiet stay, great setting, and excellent service. The dinner was top notch, as was the breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

HEATHER

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
5 star
What a place ,from the drive along the driveway, the hotel is amazing, i know its won awards for the food, but it was not our choice. Then again we came home and booked 2 overnights in August.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023