Ballathie Riverside

Reservamos una noche y la habitación que nos adjudicaron era un barracón prefabricado a 300 metros del hotel de las fotos. Estábamos al lado del cuadro de mando de alto voltaje eléctrico y la habitación y baños no eran ni de dos estrellas en España. Menos mal que solo estuvimos una noche. Alta decepción.

Es difícil saber cómo calificar este lugar. Por un lado el lugar es hermoso y la casa principal muy bonita! El desayuno fue excelente (nos faltó la cena ya será a la próxima!), las bebidas del bar de precio decente. Cual fue mi problema? Que anuncian este lugar como cuatro estrellas y por lo menos en el Riverside que fue donde nos quedamos no lo es. Al cuarto le falta una buena remodelada. Yo diría que es un tres estrellas o cuatro estrellas ya muy muy viejo. Por el precio no me puedo quejar, seguro regresaremos!

Ballathie House is a great place to spend a peaceful break. The hotel has excellent staff, who are friendly but not overfamiliar; comfortable rooms, with a home from home feel; and outstanding food. We spent six nights in a Riverside Suite with our two dogs. The Suite was a good size with a sitting room and a bedroom, perfect for giving the dogs their own space. The 100 yard walk from the Riverside building to the House was nice first thing in the morning and after too much food on an evening! Waking up next to the River Tay was great for views. The staff were great. The Covid restriction were managed well and didn’t really ruin our stay at all, in fact on the evening of what was our first wedding anniversary, it turned out we were the only residents in the hotel and whilst it would have been easier just to tell us the kitchen was closed, the staff went above and beyond, setting up a romantic table for us in the Morning Room with a personalised menu of our favourite dishes. The House is well located, meaning we could do day trips up to Balmoral, Pitlochry and around Perthshire’s stunning scenery. There are some nice walks around the Estate and in nearby Blairgowrie (and some good village pubs around too). We will definitely be returning to Ballathie House again and again.

Excellent service from very friendly and efficient staff. Dinner was very good indeed. I can’t recommend this venue highly enough for a short break. Despite the current restrictions the staff went out of their way to make our stay as enjoyable as possible.

We arrived at hotel and all the new rules were clearly explained in a nice and pleasant manner. The receptionist kindly explained that as my wife had mobility issues they had placed us in a ground floor room and had upgraded us to a suite. Dinner was excellent as was breakfast. We were delighted with the hotel and were pleased to see the quality of the rooms and the staff were still top quality. We will be returning in the spring to enjoy the wonderful views and the lovely food