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Dornoch, Sutherland
Good Hotel Guide Review
At once grand and intimate, this sumptuously refurbished hotel overlooking the green at the Royal Dornoch Golf Club has a relaxed, country house feel. Bucolic landscapes and paintings of Highland cows decorate the Victorian manse; traditionally, but unstuffily, decorated bedrooms and suites are spread across the main house, the Georgian-styled Mews and the late Victorian-styled Glenshiel. At mealtimes, pick an ambience to suit: Mara restaurant has fine, modern menus; the bar/brasserie serves informal dishes. The sandy beach is within a five-minute stroll, and the diversions (fishing expeditions, whisky tours, etc) are many, but guests might choose to simply sink, in comfort and contentment, into a deep armchair by a peat fire.
Hotel details
Address
Golf Road
Dornoch
Sutherland
IV25 3LW
Scotland
Telephone
01862 810279
Bedrooms
13. 5 in Glenshiel, 3 in Mews, 5 on ground floor, 1 suitable for disabled. Plus 2 apartments.
Open
all year except 2–3 months in winter.
Facilities
2 drawing rooms (honesty bars), library, bar/brasserie, restaurant, in-room TV (Sky), wedding facilities, meeting/function facilities, terraces, lawns, putting green, sporting bothy, salmon fishing beat.
Background music
in public areas, live music in bar/brasserie.
Children
all ages welcomed.
Dogs
only service dogs allowed.
Credit cards
Amex, MC, Visa.
Prices
per room B&B from £225. À la carte (brasserie) £30, (restaurant) £60, tasting menu £75.
Last updated:
December 16, 2021