Front of property

Reviews of Cardhu Country House

3 out of 5
Cardhu Country House
Knockando, Aberlour, Scotland

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 145 out of 154 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 154 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 154 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 154 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 154 reviews" "

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

9.8/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Christopher, Lake Mary

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Off the beaten path, wonderful old manor house walking distance to Cardhu distillery. Wonderful husband and wife staff provide excellent, friendly, helpful and knowledgeable support for your visit. Breakfast is wonderful and gets the day started right.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Colin & Sarah on 21 Sept 2023
Hi Christopher, thank you for taking the time to write a review. We are delighted that you enjoyed your time with us.

10/10 Excellent

Vijay

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great host and hostess.. Great location and the property is beautiful..Highly recommend it..

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Colin & Sarah on 26 Aug 2023
Thank you for the review Christine. We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was great. The hoist were very accommodating. The food was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Colin & Sarah on 26 Aug 2023
Hi Helen, It was lovely to meet you. We are so happy that you enjoyed your stay and the food.

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing Cottage Stay
We had a wonderful stay at the Cardhu Cottage House! The room was very comfortable and the mattress perfect for a good night sleep! The breakfast was delicious and the French press coffee an extra bonus(a good cup of coffee so scarce in Scotland)! Colin and Sara were perfect hosts, very knowledgeable of the area and so friendly!! I highly recommend this place! It is very conveniently located to the many attractions in the area!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Colin & Sarah on 12 Aug 2023
Hi Helen, thank you for the very kind review. We are delighted that you enjoyed your time with us.Colin & Sarah

10/10 Excellent

Phil

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Colin & Sarah on 4 Jul 2023
Thanks for the review Phil. We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Howard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Colin and Sarah were the best hosts we stayed with during our 16 day travels though Scotland. Very friendly and accommodating and we would definitely stay again. Howard
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Colin & Sarah on 25 Jun 2023
Hi Howard, it was a pleasure to meet you both. Thank you for the kind words. Looking forward to seeing you on your side of the pond in the not too distant future!

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful stay at Cardhu Country House. Owners were friendly and helpful with suggestions for sightseeing. Lovely property with cosy rooms. Dinner was very good, as was breakfast. Highly recommended,
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Colin on 25 Jun 2023
Hi Richard, it was lovely to meet you. We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Colin on 13 Jun 2023
Thank you for the review Julie.

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful B&B. Rooms were beautiful and very comfortable. Colin and Sarah were wonderful hosts.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Colin on 5 Jun 2023
Hi Craig, it was great to meet you. Thank for the kind words.

10/10 Excellent

Melanie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
A beautiful place owned by two lovely people! Everything was spot on! I would definitely recommend!
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Colin & Sarah on 5 Jun 2023
Hi Melanie, we are really happy that you enjoyed your stay with us. Thank you for the kind words.

10/10 Excellent

Loren, albuqueque

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our stay at this place was wonderful. Colin and Sarah are the best hosts, gave us plenty of tips, even brought out their laptop to help us figure out the best route for the next leg of our trip. They also helped us with reservations, always with the best attitude. The place itself if so charming, rooms are specious, beds are comfortable, bathroom is large and modern, breakfast was delicious and getting there was easy. Excellent all around.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Colin on 28 Apr 2023
Hi Loren,I was lovely to meet you both. Enjoy the rest of your trip. Hopefully we will see you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from Dave S on 23 Oct 2022
Thank you, we are delighted to know that you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

James, St Cloud

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The setting, room, host and meals were wonderful. We would stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from Dave S on 14 Oct 2022
Thank you. It's great to know that you enjoyed your stay with us, and we look forward to welcoming you back again.

10/10 Excellent

Tamara H

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Dave S on 24 Sept 2022
Thank you and we hope you enjoyed the golf at St Andrews.

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

David, Calgary

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Val and Dave are amazing hosts. Friendly, courteous and professional. This is our second stay with them, and it was delightful.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Dave S on 13 Sept 2022
It was lovely to welcome you back again and we are happy that you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Jerry

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was by far the nicest B&B we stayed in during our three week sat in the UK and Scotland. Excellent food, scenic, very comfortable and clean room. Super host. We highly recommend this B&B.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Dave S on 7 Sept 2022
Thank you for your recommendation. It was our pleasure to meet you and we are delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Roehl

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The host is very friendly, hospitable, helpful. Breakfast was great. The house is excelent , homey, clean with everything you need.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Dave S on 5 Aug 2022
Delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us on Speyside.

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonder full house and rooms. Host was excellent and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Dave S on 23 Jul 2022
Thank you, it was our pleasure to meet you and we are pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Dave S on 31 May 2022
Thank you for taking the time to post your review.

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quality
All round excellent service
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021
Response from Dave S. on 9 Nov 2021
Thank you, it was our pleasure.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from Dave S on 31 Oct 2021
Thank you.

8/10 Good

Linnea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location.
Beautiful B&B. The owners were lovely and so kind. We arrived towards midnight on the first day as we were driving all the way from London and they were flexible with our arrival which was appreciated. We made them aware of our vegan food requirements before arriving so they had vegan haggis and other nice things for our breakfast. I would only say that it would be great if breakfast could be available until 10am upon request the day before as finishing breakfast serving by 9am is a little difficult for those who are not very early risers when on holiday. Perfect location for many distilleries!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2021
Response from Dave S on 25 Sept 2021
We are pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us, but next time you may wish to be a little less ambitious with your travel plans, and plan a break between here and London.

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from Dave S on 17 Sept 2021
Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic place to stay thank you
We completed this while on the Speyside walk and the hosts were extremely welcoming and they have an amazing house and home. We were exceptionally complementary and would definitely like to stay again. We really appreciate the extra effort you put in and the food was probably the best I have had in a hotel. If walking from the Spey please look out for the shortcut through the woods that says Cardu which will take 10 minutes off of your walk.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from Dave S on 20 Aug 2021
Thank you for your kind comments. It was a pleasure to meet you and delighted that we could refresh you for the rest of your journey.

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended
We had a lovely stay at Cardhu Country House, Dave was an extremely accommodating and lovely host, and the rooms were thoughtfully decorated, comfortable and spacious.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Dave S on 14 Aug 2021
Thank you, and perhaps you'll return when not working and enjoy Speyside more fully.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing!
Amazing! Amazing! Amazing! From start to finish, you just can't fault Cardhu Country House. Warm hospitality, fantastic food and a beautiful house all rolled into what can only be the best B&B experience in the whole of the UK. This was our second visit and we'll no doubt be back for many more visits to come.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from Dave S on 4 Aug 2021
Thanks guys. It was great to see you again, and we look forward to the next time.

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Dave S on 17 Sept 2021
Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Carl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A lovely relaxing stay
A very enjoyable two-night stay at this lovely B&B in a beautiful and peaceful location in the heart of Speyside. We were made very welcome by Dave and Val. Our room was very comfortable, with a nice view over the garden. We opted for the set menu dinner on both nights. The food was delicious, both for breakfast and dinner (definitely restaurant quality!). We hope to book again in the not-too-distant future so we can explore the area in more detail. We look forward to returning soon. Thank you for a lovely stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021
Response from Dave S on 25 Jun 2021
You're welcome. Great to meet you and Denise, and pleased to hear that your first taste of Speyside was enjoyable enough to tempt you back.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great find in the heart of whisky country Dave and Val are excellent hosts of a lovely property. Cardhu and Macallan on the doorstep
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from Dave S on 14 Jun 2021
Delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us on Speyside.

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic!
An amazing most perfect stay with such great hosts!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020
Response from Dave S. on 24 Sept 2020
Great to meet you both and look forward to welcoming you back again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Dave S. on 4 Mar 2020
Thank you for taking the time to post.

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Love It!!
We really enjoyed our stay. The Host were excellent and the food was amazing. Very good with communication and gave us excellent recommendations for things to do.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Dave S on 29 Oct 2019
Delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us, and your taste of Speyside.

10/10 Excellent

Holly, Toronto

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful old house, fantastic hosts, and a hearty Scottish breakfast. And right down the street (approx 5 min walk) from the Cardhu Distillery, which has a fantastic tour.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Dave S on 4 Sept 2019
Great to hear that we seem to have ticked all the boxes for you.

10/10 Excellent

Ricky

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The house was fantastic and the location was also perfect to the Highlands area. Meals were very good also. The house was very quiet and comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Dave S. on 16 Jul 2019
Thanks Ricky, it was great to meet you and Bob.

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
David and Val looked after us very well. Recommended.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Dave S. on 30 Jun 2019
Thanks Ian, it was our pleasure to meet you.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Dave S. on 1 Jun 2019
Thank you for your feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Dave S on 28 May 2019
Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful
Very nice hosts that were able to help with local activities and history. Wonderful place to stay!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Dave S on 28 May 2019
Happy to be able to help you to enjoy your visit to Speyside.

10/10 Excellent

Rob, Walnut Creek, CA

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A beautiful furnished home in a lovely setting. Val & Dave are welcoming, marvelous gracious hosts. They provided excellent meals. We had a truly lovely stay and highly recommend the Cardhu Country House!
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Dave S on 20 May 2019
Thank you for your kind comments, it was our pleasure to meet you.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Dave S. on 13 May 2019
Thank you, we appreciate your feed back.

10/10 Excellent

Charlotte

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Dave S on 8 May 2019
Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Gianella, New York

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very close to the distillery and the staff was very attentive.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Dave S on 25 Apr 2019
Thank you, it was our pleasure to meet you both.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Dave S. on 4 Nov 2018
Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Felix&Paul, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved our stay.
Would highly recommend staying here. Very friendly couple who run it. Lovely house and the rooms are really nice, clean and homely. Don't make the same mistake we did and miss the email inviting you to dinner! Otherwise it's a bit of a drive to the nearest restaurants. Breakfast was very nice - they obviously take pride in their cooking.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Dave S on 4 Oct 2018
Val and I try our best to make each of our guests feel at home whilst they are with us, and it's great to know when we have succeeded! Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Kevin, Portland, Oregon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Idyllic setting in the Scottish countryside. Very relaxing!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Dave S on 2 Oct 2018
We are pleased that you enjoyed your time with us.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Dave S on 2 Oct 2018
Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

lorraine, new jersey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thankful to have stayed in this lovely old home. Best night's sleep of entire trip. Lovely, thoughtful owners. In the middle of "nowhere" but quite the place to be.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Dave S on 30 Sept 2018
Pleased to hear that the little extra effort in getting to us was worthwhile for you.

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A dream get-away.
A five-star experience, all the way.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Dave S on 26 Sept 2018
Great to know that you enjoyed your stay with us.