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Reviews of Dalrachney Lodge

3 out of 5
Dalrachney Lodge
Dalrachney Lodge, Carrbridge, Scotland

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 83 out of 125 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 34 out of 125 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 125 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 125 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 125 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

dj

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highland getaway
One night stay, welcoming hosts, nice location and views from our spacious room (rm 1, superior)
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

George

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent country hotel in a very quiet location, hosts Steve and Tracy made us feel very welcome, we were in room 1 which was just perfect with an en suite that was a good size and immaculate, breakfast was 10/10. Would definitely stay here agin.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Howard

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Scott and his wife were very gracious hosts, and the whisky bar has a great selection.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Had a lovely overnight stay on the journey from Edinburgh to Isle of Skye. Excellent connected walking paths wind around starting with the Riverwalk path just a short stroll down the lane from the inn/lodge. Stay includes an exemplary breakfast with options for all tastes, custom made to order by the friendly host. Breakfast was served overlooking the grounds where baby rabbits grazed peacefully.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic hosts, delicious breakfast
A+ hospitality! Steve and Tracey are extremely gracious hosts and very helpful! The breakfast was outstanding and made to order and served at a scheduled time. Very convenient! The setting is beautiful and the historic building intriguing. It’s a short drive to Culloden Battlefield and Clava Cairns and just a bit further to Glenlivet Distillery.
Us with the hosts we won’t forget
Lounge
Room with a double and a twin
Rear grounds
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

George

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Despite unfortunate and unforeseen events that rendered our confirmed room unavailable, our hosts made us feel welcome though we were early, and well looked after as they rearranged an otherwise full house to accommodate us. A gracious invitation to sample their splendid whiskey selection by way of compensation sealed the deal for us. A pleasant evening enjoying a game of Trivia at a nearby pub along with a delectable meal, was followed by a comfortable night in a lovely room. A full Scottish breakfast the next morning was the perfect way to begin our journey through the Cairngorms National Park. Thanks to our hosts and their warm hospitality, I cannot recommend Dalrachney Lodge Hotel more highly.

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a wonderful stay at Dalrachney Lodge. The owners (Tracy and Steve) were fabulous hosts and made us feel so welcome. This is a great stay for groups too and is a convenient location to tour the Highlands, Cairngorms, Inverness, Culloden, and Speyside distilleries. Top notch stay!

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful old hunting lodge in a lovely location near to the Cairngorms. Very nice hosts. Excellent breakfast. Wish the bathroom had more hooks and/or towel racks.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Roy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Chris

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

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Charming and elgant hotel. Wonderful hosts. Delicious breakfast. Would highly recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ian, Skye

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely country property. Very comfortable accommodation. Delightful hosts.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020
Response from Trixie on Sep 22, 2020
Thank you for your kind review. It was lovely to meet you and we are delighted that you enjoyed your stay. We hope to welcome you back again.

10/10 Excellent

Heidi

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Book it, you won’t be disappointed
Really comfortable and enjoyable last minute trip. Breakfasts were tasty and made to order. The hosts were very attentive. Look forward to returning in the future.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Trixie on Jan 13, 2020
Many thanks for your lovely review. We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us and we look forward to seeing you again.

10/10 Excellent

steven

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were really well looked after, couldn’t fault the service, would definitely return
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

JD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Classy old Manor
Dalrachney is a grand old house which has been remodeled to a hotel. The innkeeper, Gordon is a classy English gentleman who met us and even had a drink with us in the restaurant and told us good stories. The drawing room (see photo) is charming and quiet and overlooks a lovely large green lawn. A river passes right by the property.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Trixie on Aug 13, 2019
Thank you for your review. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and the lovely views from the Drawing Room. We hope you are able to return to Dalrachney.

8/10 Good

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely old country house...
Very impressive old country house. Lovely room with 4 poster bed although the bathroom was in dire need of renovation . Breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Trixie on Aug 6, 2019
Thank you for your review. We are glad you enjoyed your stay in our Four Poster room and the freshly cooked breakfast in the Dining Room that overlooks the grounds. We have renovated 13 out of 15 bathrooms and the room you were in is next on the list. However photos of all the rooms and bathrooms are shown online so you could have chosen one with a new bathroom.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A beautiful Scottish lodge with great hosts and an amazing breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Trixie on Aug 6, 2019
Many thanks for you kind review. So glad you loved our freshly cooked breakfast and enjoyed your stay at Dalrachney.

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Superb room and bathroom, extremely quiet, stunning location, very gracious hosts,
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Trixie on Aug 6, 2019
We are really glad you enjoyed your stay in our quiet little haven here. It was lovely to have met you and hope you may be able to return.

10/10 Excellent

Thom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Trixie on Aug 6, 2019
So glad you enjoyed your stay and many thanks for your review.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great spot near the river and with a big lawn. It was an old hunting lodge so nice front hall and rooms to relax in on main floor. Our room was great with a modern bathroom that had a great shower. Lovely breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Trixie on Jun 18, 2019
Delighted to know that you enjoyed you stay with us and had time to relax in our Drawing Room overlooking the grounds. Thank you for taking the time to review us.

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely
Lovely quite country hotel
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from TrixieT on Jan 9, 2019
Thank you very much for your review. It was lovely to meet you and we are delighted that you enjoyed your stay at Dalrachney Lodge.

4/10 Poor

Gail

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Big variances in quality
Odd variance between lovely bed, great bathroom, perfectly good breakfast, and dreadful dinner- why??
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We will be back next year
Wonderful two days. The first night the dinner was excellent. Room was big. Clean. Very friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Trixie on Sep 25, 2018
We are delighted that you had a lovely stay at Dalrachney and that you enjoyed your dinner - sorry we could not accommodate you on your second night. We are so glad that you will be coming back next year and look forward to welcoming you back!

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very enjoyable short break.
Second visit. A few days of luxury. Wonderful well maintained old hunting lodge. Not cheap but you get what you pay for. Food from Fortnam and Masons as well as local produce. Smoked salmon with scrambled eggs one of the options for breakfast. Optional dinner requires booking. Again you get what you pay for. Superb quality and no short measures. Very enjoyable stay and we will be back next year.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Trixie on Sep 11, 2018
We are delighted that you enjoyed your return visit to Dalrachney Lodge. Thank you for your review and we are so pleased that you found our food to be of good quality and plentiful. We look forward to seeing you next year!

10/10 Excellent

helen

Really well looked after Iain a lovely relaxing environment. Would frfiney go back
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Trixie on Sep 11, 2018
Many thanks for your review and we are very glad you enjoyed a relaxing stay at Dalrachney. We hope to see you back again!

10/10 Excellent

Christine, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Step back in time into an Edwardian hunting lodge
Lovely large room overlooking garden and valley, very peaceful. Lounge and dining room are very comfortable in Scottish design, a bit like a college common room, to take sherry in before dinner. Superb dinner for a special birthday celebration. Friendly dog, Archie, fits the ambience.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Trixie on Sep 4, 2018
Thank you for your wonderful review. We are so glad you enjoyed the ambience of our traditional Scottish Hunting Lodge.

8/10 Good

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from Trixie on Sep 11, 2018
Many thanks for your feedback and we are pleased you enjoyed your stay at Dalrachney.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely charming! Wish we could have stayed longer. Will definitely go back
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from Trixie on Sep 4, 2018
We are delighted your enjoyed your stay and hope to see you back again!

10/10 Excellent

karen, aberdeen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
lovely
Owner was lovely, room big and clean. Lovely setting.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from Trixie on Sep 4, 2018
Thank you for your review and we are glad you enjoyed your stay. The hotel has been refurbished but in a style that fits the building and location. We did not want modern and contemporary in an Edwardian lodge. We look forward to seeing you again.

10/10 Excellent

Donna, Auckland New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful setting by the river- nice to hear it as you drift off to sleep in the large comfy bed. Delicious breakfast. Was lovely to walk to the village and hear the piper on the old bridge. Lovely welcome from Archie the spaniel too!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from Trixie on Sep 4, 2018
We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and good to know you enjoyed the food and our location just by the river. Thank you for posting a review.

10/10 Excellent

Kay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Happiness in the Highlands
The beauty and comfort of this hotel made my vacation more memorable. The premiere room had every convenience I was looking for: an electric kettle, cable tv, blackout curtains, a modern shower, and an extra large bathroom. I loved the secluded location. I could watch the sunrise over Cairngorms National Park from a window in our premiere room, and we enjoyed the sounds of birds and rippling water from the River Dulnain. Trixie and Gordon provided exceptional service, helping us book a tour and get to the Carrbridge train station on time. I recommend the dinner reservations; it was a great to enjoy a book and a drink in the drawing room before being called in for a fine leg of lamb plate. I still miss starting my morning with the free Scottish breakfast and patting Archie (the hosts' dog) as I pass the check-in desk. I'll be happy to book a stay at Dalrachney again.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Trixie on Jul 24, 2018
Many thanks for your review. We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay in our Premiere Room and relaxing in the Drawing Room with a drink before dinner. Thank you for recommending Dalrachney and we very much hope to see you again!

10/10 Excellent

Erin, Naperville, IL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff is exceptional! Incredibly kind, very helpful. Service is wonderful. If you need anything everyone is more than happy to help you. Food is great, rooms are always cleaned, and the ambiance is perfect!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018
Response from Trixie on Jul 24, 2018
We are very glad you enjoyed your stay at Dalrachney and you found the rooms very clean and that the food was great!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful old lodge in wonderful surroundings. The owners are very friendly and helpful and the food is superb.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018
Response from Trixie on Jul 24, 2018
Thank you for your review. We are delighted that you found the food superb and that you enjoyed you stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Eve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Scottish trip
Comfortable room, lovely ensuite.

10/10 Excellent

Peter, Sussex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very comfortable stay
We stayed 4 nights in October 2017 and were delighted with our room and state of art bathroom. Breakfasts were delicious. Highly recommended
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

ian, glastonbury ik

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Best Hotel in Scotland
It is very rare to stay at a hotel where everything works but this is true of this hotel. It is a beautiful country house hotel furnished with great style. Good and drink was similarly excellent and the room and bed were very comfortable. We were very looked after. To top it all the live in springer spaniel Archie was affectionate without being over boisterous. Thoroughly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Leo, ittawa canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely lodge with great hosts, delicious meals and within walking distance to the village!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Lodge Accomodations
Really loved the town and area. The Lodge was stunning and service was efficient. View from room was peaceful and pretty. Breakfast was very good. Only complaint was no ensuite bathroom for price paid!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017
Many thanks for your review and we are very glad you enjoyed your stay. We only have two rooms that are not en-suite and they are priced lower than en-suite rooms. It is of course possible to select an en-suite room rather than a room with private bathroom when you make your on-line booking,

10/10 Excellent

Jim , Paisley, Glasgow

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous
Good location not far from the A9 and Aviemore, well presented in a traditional lodge converted to a well maintained hotel. Absolutely spotless friendly welcoming staff great food in the restaurant and a lovely breakfast would definitely visit again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017
Response from Trixie on Sep 16, 2017
Thank you for taking the time to review Dalrachney Lodge and we hope that we see you back again.

8/10 Good

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful weekend away
Enjoyable stay with an excellent breakfast .
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017
Many thanks for your review and we are glad you enjoyed your stay at Dalrachney Lodge.

10/10 Excellent

Garry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb Hotel
Dalrachney Lodge is a wonderfully peaceful and pleasant hotel. The food is fantastic, we were so well looked after by Gordon and Trixie Taylor, and the rooms are spacious and comfortable. Intermittent wifi seems to be the norm amid the Scottish mountains, but did not detract from our splendid stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017
Many thanks for your review and we are so glad you enjoyed your stay with us, particularly the food and your spacious room. Hope to see you back again.

8/10 Good

Travelling 4 go, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Country House hotel in Highlands
We stayed one night. Very nicely decorated and the feel of an old country home. Bistro menu for evening meal looked really nice but you cannot see this on the website. Breakfast was very nice and they had no problems coping with gluten and dairy free diet
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017
Response from Trixie on Sep 16, 2017
We are very glad you enjoyed your stay. Just to say the menu is displayed online under the Bistro section.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great people
Felt like we checked into Downton Abbey. This is a beautiful lodge. The host was a real gentleman.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017
Response from Trixie on Jul 29, 2017
We are very glad you enjoyed your stay with us and felt the lovely atmosphere of Dalrachney Lodge.

6/10 Okay

retired couple , Moray

Liked: Cleanliness
Overpriced but well situated country hotel
Comfortable hotel but dining experience not up to previous visit standard No fish selection at breakfast Bar and coffee prices a bit pricey Second visit but no little extras like tablet with coffees Unfortunately will not be returning

10/10 Excellent

D Gibson

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
10/10, fantastic hotel, service and food!

8/10 Good

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay
a bit expensive for what you get...but service, food and location very nice.