Does anyone know of a good genuine castle hotel in Scotland. It could
be in Edinburgh or Inverness. My wife and I want to celebrate our anniversary at a castle but unlike Ireland, Scottish castle hotels look old, dingy and mostly fake. Anyone have recommendations?
Posted by
Charlotte, NC, USA
3428 posts
My favorite hotel in Scotland is the Caringorm Hotel in Aviemore- no it's not really a castle- just looks like a miniture one on the outside. They have a wonderful resturant,too. If you really want a castle, find some back issues of "In Britian" magazine. They did an article a year or two (or three?) ago about castles in the UK that are now hotels and even one that is a hostle. In Inverness we like to stay at the Royal Highland. It is a nice hotel, attached to the rail station. In Edinbrugh we stay at the Royal British- across Princes St. from the Waverly station. At least they sound "royal" and castle-ish.
Posted by
New York City, NY, USA
5678 posts
I stayed at Stonefield Castle near Tarbert west of Glasgow. I found it very nice. It was American plan. Have you explored the castle hotel sites? http://www.celticcastles.com/ Also, explore this site. http://www.scotland-inverness.co.uk/Chatelaine/accomm.htm I think that you should easily be able to find something that is the opposite of old, dingy and fake.
Pam
Posted by
Columbus, OH, USA
208 posts
I stayed at Borthwick Castle (about 15 miles from the Edinburgh Airport) for my birthday in 2002. It offers a multiple course dinner (and additional fee) and a tour of the castle after dinner. If you can, request the Mary Queen of Scots room.
http://www.borthwickcastle.com/
Enjoy your trip!
Posted by
West Central
19 posts
Check out Castle Stuart near Inverness - www.castlestuart.com. It ranks #2 on Tripadvisor for a castle stay and gets my vote as well. (As I recall #1 is outside the UK)