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Reviews of Ramnee Hotel

4 out of 5
Ramnee Hotel
Victoria Road, Forres, Scotland

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 68 out of 131 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 43 out of 131 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 131 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 131 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 131 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Aureen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our room (204) was very tired looking, paint and wallpaper peeling and needs a complete revamp. The bed was not very comfortable and no rooms listed with king size beds ? I would have preferred king to the cramped double. The dining area looks OK but I was not impressed by breakfast ..it was just OK.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Derek

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jackie

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert, Johnstone

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed there before on business... This time with partner and same high standard, friendly and welcoming. Highly recommended
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Sales Manager on 14 Nov 2023
Thank you for rating us so highly. Our service is honestly what you should expect everywhere and we are pleased to deliver on our four star rating from Visit Scotland. Come again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property, comfortable rooms. Nice little pub and restaurant. Great location - can walk into the downtown.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Sales Manager on 22 Oct 2023
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback, which is honestly the view of the large majority of our guests that we do offer a quality stay in a heritage building designed to be a country house. We do believe guests enjoy a restful sleep whilst staying owing to the location and we aim to have a wide bar and food selection. Given our size we still offer 32 gins, many malts and drinks. Do come again, perhaps over Christmas to sample our tasty festive menu!

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Sales Manager on 25 Sept 2023
Thank you for your lovely feedback. We are always aiming to improve and would love to see you again sometime!

10/10 Excellent

Jackie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and helpful staff, efficient service. Comfortable rooms and environment.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Sales Manager on 25 Sept 2023
Thank you for your lovely feedback. We are always aiming to improve and would love to see you again sometime!

8/10 Good

Ivan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Sales Manager on 18 Sept 2023
Thank you for your kind feedback. Come back soon!

10/10 Excellent

Brooke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My room had a four poster bed which I loved and the view from my window allowed me see the lights of Findhorn way off in the distance. I had a restful sleep and the staff were helpful and friendly
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Sales manager on 18 Sept 2023
Thank you for your lovely feedback. I will share this with Staff.

8/10 Good

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stuart at the reception desk was kind and helpful. He is an asset to the company.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Sales on 18 Sept 2023
Thank you for your feedback. We honestly try to offer guests top hospitality, warm rooms and beautiful food. Do come again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Director on 30 Aug 2023
Thank you so much for your kind feedback. We do believe that we provide quality hospitality, in the old-fashioned sense, when nothing is too much trouble. With the new staff, this may fluctuate from time to time, however, our aim as a business is to provide four-star quality at all times, which I do believe we genuinely provide. Thank you so much for awarding us the maximum mark. We do look forward to you coming again.

6/10 Okay

Sharron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
We only stayed one night. The staff we amazing but the property does need updated and the fact they gave me my peach schnapps with tonic water instead of lemonade and the half pint shandy with tonic water as well was disappointed as I was not asked if this was ok. I did query when I took my drink and knew it wasn't right. Was given an apology but not the point. Don't think we will stay again. (Yes I know they are still recovering from COVID) just hope they can improve with feedback
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Stuart on 14 Aug 2023
I am so sorry your bar experience was not up to expectations. I have made a note straightaway to update bar staff. We do have very new bar staff and it sounds like the lemonade box in the cellar had run out. So that means they need to try it! Young staff are always worried about trying products but that has meant the wrong drink was dispensed in effect, without the lemonade syrup. I do apologise. We acknowledge some areas need updating and you are correct, in that we still have covid payments every month like many in hospitality on top of an energy crisis. In reality this means our programme of refurbishment we started in 2019 will be on hold indefinitely as ongoing health and safety takes priority. The good news is our staff are wonderful and respond to training very well. Thank you so much for bringing up these things.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Sales Manager on 7 Aug 2023
Thank you for your feedback and we look forward to welcoming you back one day.

6/10 Okay

Fiona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Warm friendly staff in a great location. Building getting tired. En-suite very old but clean shower sub optimal pressure and flow. No shampoo or conditioner in bathroom which for price point would have expected and was an inconvenience. Veggie breakfast was good. French toast disappointing. The staff were lovely and had great attitudes. A mixed experience
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Sales Manager on 7 Aug 2023
Thank you for your feedback. The pressure can vary and as we are in a residential district, is controlled by Scottish Water, who won't invest in new pipes! We note your other points thanks.

8/10 Good

Martin

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Sales Manager on 7 Aug 2023
Thank you for your feedback and we look forward to welcoming you back one day.

8/10 Good

Alan

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Stuart on 14 Aug 2023
Thank you for your feedback. We do read all reviews and respond as best we can. Do come back soon!

6/10 Okay

susan

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Sales Manager on 27 Jun 2023
Thank you for your feedback. With 4 stars from Visit Scotland (from a personal inspection), we are unsure how you graded us. However we trust you enjoyed your stay and we would love to see you again to improve on our score.

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Sales Director on 13 Jul 2023
Thank you for your feedback. We aim to deliver quality hospitality across all operations and look forward to your visiting us again.

6/10 Okay

james finlayson

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
rEASOABLE HOTEL
Once , obviously quite a grand place. Now a bit faded. Bedroom very clean and comfortable. Food not great.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from sales Manager on 22 Jun 2023
Thank you for your feedback. Our food is one of the highlights of people's stay from the Cambodian curry to the stunning Cullen skink or handmade desserts. Please contact me so I can learn more about your experience. We had our four stars renewed once again with Visit Scotland and the inspector enjoyed his food!

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
An excelleny short stay. Staff extremely helpful and good food. A beautiful setting and lovely building
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Sales Manager on 12 Jun 2023
Thank you for your glowing report. We all try our hardest and aim for guest satisfaction. Do visit us again soon.

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023
Response from Sales Manager on 26 May 2023
Stay not completed owing to back injury present at checkin, worsening during stay.

10/10 Excellent

Lisel

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful experience with the staff and property. They were very accommodating of our dog at breakfast. A lovely visit overall.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Sales Manager on 18 Apr 2023
Thank you for your feedback. Yes as a pet-friendly hotel, we do set up a different table for guests so they can eat with their pet. We look forward to seeing you again sometime!

10/10 Excellent

Allan

Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely staff and location.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Sales on 15 Apr 2023
Thank you for your kind feedback, which is honestly the overriding view that we do provide quality customer service from our hardworking staff. Do come again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth Aileen Lulu the dog

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely building. Friendly and welcoming staff Lovely restaurant and delicious food Brilliant breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Sales Manager on 13 Apr 2023
Thank you for your kind thoughts which are much appreciated. Do come again

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We stayed two night,breakfast was great staffbrilliant. Room clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Sales Manager on 11 Apr 2023
Thank you for your kind feedback. Our staff work incredibly hard to achieve guest satisfaction and we are pleased you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Jan Rouke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Manager on 27 Mar 2023
Thank you so much for your kind feedback. We honestly just run a successful hotel which puts customer service first and I am delighted we have been awarded four stars with Visit Scotland once again. Do come again soon.

6/10 Okay

Rhodri

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Great location but it could do with a slight
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2022
Response from StuartSales on 9 Oct 2022
Thank you for your feedback. We could not determine the suggestion however.

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable & friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Stuart -sales on 2 Oct 2022
Thank you for your kind review and we look forward to seeing you again.

8/10 Good

Nicholas

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Sales Manager on 22 Jun 2023
Thank you

8/10 Good

Peter

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Stuart Manager on 27 Aug 2022
Thank you for your feedback and we are constantly improving and refurbishing areas as we recover from the pandemic.

8/10 Good

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overnight stay
Lovely stay despite the room being a bit dated. The breakfast was outstanding
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Manager on 4 Aug 2022
Thank you for your feedback. We started refurbishing before the pandemic and have to carry on once the business has stabilised. thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Doug

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
4th time we have stayed here & we never leave disappointed 😊
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Stuart on 24 Jul 2022
Thank you for your kind feedback, which is always appreciated. It is true, we do go the extra mile in staff training, comfort, warmth of welcome and general hospitality. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay and do come again!

10/10 Excellent

trevor

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Stuart on 24 Jul 2022
Thank you for your feedback which we honestly really appreciate. We believe hospitality means being hospitable and if this makes us old-fashioned then so be it! We are glad our staffmade your stay so memorable. Do come back and see us sometime.

8/10 Good

marilyn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A pleasant stay at The Ramnee Hotel- dinner & breakfast excellent - MW
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Stuart on 20 Jul 2022
Thank you for your feedback. We value all guest views and are delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us. Do come again soon.

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel walking distance from everywhere in town
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Garry on 9 Jul 2022
Thank you for your feedback and do come again soon.

6/10 Okay

Mark

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Not as good
Not sure this is still a four star hotel. Not same standard as the last time we visited in 2018. Breakfast was poor.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Garry on 9 Jul 2022
Thank you for your feedback. I confirm we are accredited the VisitScotland 4 stars yes which include site visits. I am sorry you did not enjoy breakfast. We do not do the fish options owing to low take-up but we do have an array of other options with ground coffee and leaf tea. Thank you

8/10 Good

ZHIYAN

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from Stuart on 5 Apr 2022
Thank you for your kind feedback, which is honestly the view of the vast majority of our guests, who are looking for a heritage stay, close to town. It really does mean a lot to the staff to receive good feedback, especially when so many are new to the hotel and still being trained.

10/10 Excellent

Connie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing staff, accommodations, and food! So glad we stayed here!!!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from Stuart on 5 Apr 2022
Thank you so much for your kind feedback, especially after the pandemic we’ve just had, and continue to have! It really does mean a lot, to hear that our staff go the extra mile. We are trying our hardest. Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Jacqui

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value comfortable stay
We stayed in December and the atmosphere was festive, the heating was excellent, and the bed and pillows were so comfortable! Great value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

4/10 Poor

Rhodri

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Won’t be staying again.
Think the place needs work to be honest. My room was cold and smelt of damp, the radiators didn’t work so a plumber came to fix it and after 1 day it didn’t work again. Food wasn’t great either and the beer I had was flat as a pancake. Shame as it’s a lovely building.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Doug

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The Ramnee is a traditional country house hotel close to Forres town centre. The room we had was a little gloomy and slightly worn but the beds are comfy and the breakfast is excellent. Considering the reduced service due to Covid (no room cleaning) the price was on the high side.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

Judith

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020
Response from Ramnee21 on 24 Dec 2020
Thank you for your recent stay with us and do come again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very enjoyable stay
Very friendly and helpful staff. Everything very clean. Hotel followed COVID rules and we felt very comfortable
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020
Response from Ramnee123 on 10 Oct 2020
Thank you for your lovely feedback which is the overwhelming response we have from guests, that they enjoy their stay with our hardworking staff. Do come again.

4/10 Poor

Mark, London

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property is looking quite tired even though it is an old period building. I stayed recently and completely understood the COVID restrictions and processes but even with no daily room service, there was no offer of extra milk or biscuits for the room, no fridge in the room Reception was not always attended and i had to wait several times for service. Breakfast was very disappointing in terms of presentation and ingredients. The porridge was excellent except for the last morning when it was completely different to the 4 days prior. toast was invariably cold when brought to the table over 5 mornings.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2020
Response from Ramnee123 on 10 Oct 2020
Thank you for your feedback. Any guest can request extra milk or biscuits! We are a four star hotel with Visit Scotland. Also if toast was not thoroughly hot, we would be more than happy to replace. If you read our reviews, they are overwhelmingly positive which is why we were awarded the Travellers' Choice Award on Trip Advisor once again.

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020
Response from Ramnee21 on 20 Sept 2020
Thank you for your kind feedback which is the overwhelming response we get from people, that our staff are hardworking and provide a great level of service for our guests.

4/10 Poor

Nicholas

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Doug

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from Ramnee21 on 12 Aug 2020
Thank you so much for awarding us a 10. Our hardworking staff always put guests first and even in difficult times I am delighted with their service.