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Reviews of Carberry Tower Mansion House and Estate

4 out of 5
Carberry Tower Mansion House and Estate
East Lothian, Musselburgh, Scotland

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 508 out of 716 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 158 out of 716 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 32 out of 716 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 716 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 716 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Justin, Solihull

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lovely place to stay with fabulous rooms and great staff.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel with loads of character. Will definitely go back next time in the area
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Volkan

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The overall layout and surroundings of the hotel are wonderful, but I can't say the same for the room I stayed in. When I entered the room, it was very cold, and I struggled for a while to heat it up using the radiator, despite turning the thermostat all the way up to the highest level, it wasn't heating sufficiently. Therefore, I warmed up by wrapping myself in blankets. The water pressure in the bathroom was very low; in the morning, I had to turn on the water while entering the toilet to be able to enter the shower, and it only heated up by the time I left the toilet. The internet connection was very poor; since there was no strong internet connection in the area, you had to connect to the hotel's internet, and the speed was extremely slow. In short, it's a beautiful building, but it needs a complete renovation. If you're going for business purposes, you'll struggle a lot at this hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

patricia

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Peter

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was in need of cleaning and updating
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Howard

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed for 2 nights to see in the new year in Edinburg. The staff at Carberry were amazing, special thanks to Lee who made us our own cocktail. The hotel is outstanding, food amazing and can’t wait to stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Justin

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
Wonderful stay, very friendly and welcoming staff. Lovely breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Arjun

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect Hotel!
Absolutely amazing, highly recommend staying here. Our suite was perfect and staff were very friendly. Cannot fault in any way at all. I will be staying this hotel again for sure.
Lothian Suite
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

NEIL

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Myra

Traveled with family and small children
Disliked: Amenities
Just an average… also the window is a bit dirty got some mouldy all over. Such a small room too ☺️
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jim

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ross

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing place to stay!
Very friendly staff and amazing place to stay, ill definutley be booking here again if im in the area!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

emma

Wonderful place that our room was a bit too small
Wonderful place that our room was a bit too small bathroom was exceedingly small so I would’ve liked to have been in a bigger room as it was our honeymoon either way very lovely people
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful Carberry Tower
Thank you to the excellent staff. Hospitality is so different post covid so this experience was an exception.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place to stay with lots of rich history .
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Oliver

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Edinburgh visit
A great countryside location only a 10 minute train ride into Edinburgh from the local station. Welcoming & friendly staff throughout, a great breakfast & evening meal served in the restaurant. Will definitely return next time we are in Scotland.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Beth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The beautiful essence of this historic property was worth the trade-off for some of the technological challenges. You must understand when a property is this old it's going to have a few blemishes-i think that's what adds to its character. The staff was amazing and accommodating. **don't hold your breath for good internet service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Edinburgh visit 2 night stay.
The Carberry Tower Mansion House and Estate is a beautiful property and we had a wonderful time there. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Scottish Baronial stay
Excellent stay in a well run hotel. Carberry Towers is a well preserved slice of Scottish Baronial living. Food and comfort are superb
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Soonju

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lance

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Off the hook experience and service
This place is eclectic, historical, and the grounds are perfect. Great country feel or Downton Abby feel just away from Edinburgh. Roman artifacts found when this was getting built back in the day. This was VIP for hotels.com and got the upgrade. Has own library. The old school library and room with piano called the queens room. Breakfast just amazing. Take a walk around the 40 acres just beautiful. For dinner make sure you call to get booked as soon as you can. Stay here!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Staci

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We didn’t know about the history of the property when we put in our reservation but that was just the cherry on top. Can’t say enough good things about our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The building and grounds were excellent unfortunately the evening meal was not of the same quality.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Jill

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We paid for a premium/Executive king room. It was FILTHY. I have pictures. Black mold in the shower and bathroom. Layers of actual dirt on the INSIDE of the windows in our room. Had to wipe mud off stuff. Peeling paint in the bathroom. Toilet paper holder loose and falling off the wall. Room door didn't close - had to just use the deadbolt lock. Could see through the gap it left. Carpeting in room was FILTHY. Handwritten note on room phone said "not connected." We asked for another room - were told they don't have one. Hotel itself was rundown. Carpeting was torn up and you had to walk on it. Tile was torn up. Had to watch how you walked. Carpeting on stairs FILTHY. We complained about our room, so when we were gone on Day 2, they fixed the peeling paint, tried to clean to black dirt off the windows to no avail, fixed the toilet paper holder, and removed some black mold in the bathroom. The construction guy said it was the cleaners who don't clean the room properly. If it were taken care of or just cleaned, it would be an OK property, but it is in disrepair. And hard to find even with GPS. Other rooms, cubbies throughout the hotel could be charming with a good clean and a coat of paint.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shayna

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This stay was the highlight of our trip. The staff were so friendly and helpful, the rooms were charming, and the grounds were stunning! A fairy tale vacation stay and exquisite cuisine to boot.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Johannes

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved staying here. Fabulous room
Really lovely hotel with beautiful rooms, some of the carpets need a bit of a refresh but lovely, friendly and helpful staff. A small amount of extra investment could easily take this to be a fabulous 5 start hotel. We left the car at park and ride at the train station and took the train in and out of Edinburgh.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Phillip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very memorable stay at Carbury Tower.
Very pleasant stay , only complaint was excessive heat on the 3rd floor where my room was. Admittedly the weather was unusually warm for September, but a warmth that is not unheard of in the Summer months. Also the storage location of the tea & coffee in the room was not obvious. Staff were friendly and helpful and the experience of breakfast in the beautiful garden was lovely, so much so that I will return to stay at the hotel if I find myself in the Edinburgh area in future years.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Room comfort
Very disappointed with the menu.Not enough choice
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Susanne

Liked: Amenities
A beautiful manor house and location is lovely. Grounds are nice for sitting and walking, breakfasts are great, and the room was clean and comfortable. We would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a lovely stop over and would highly recommend, The staff and manager very professional friendly and made a good team
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous service and a charming hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hamish

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very helpful staff and pleasant stay in beautiful old building. Room was very warm and needed to keep the window open which seemed very close to the kitchens but did not affect my comfort too much.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Katrina

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My wife and I stayed at the Carberry Tower for four nights. The staff, like Lynn and Kat were absolutely the BEST. The food was good, not the best, however we revery fussy so this is not a major concern pf ours. Our experience was overall excellent! On the morning of checkout, the desk attendant sat and watched me (72 years old) take my luggage out to my car (two trips) and never even offered to help me. I most likely would have refused as I am a very healthy and able 72 year old, but it was the POINT! He sat at his computer and barely acknowledged my presence. I do not want to take anything away from Lynn or Kat because they were fantastic people to meet! The person that I am referring to most likely will never change as you can rarely change someone's basic personality! THANK YOU to everyone els that made our stay at Carberry Tower a wonderful experience! John J Martin
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Phoebe, Encino

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property was a dream come true stay for me. I can't say enough wonderful things about this property. I have always wanted to stay in a castle in Scotland. Although this is a 'Tower Mansion House and Estate' and not a castle in name, it fulfilled this dream for me. I hope to stay in other castles in the future, but I most certainly would stay at the Carberry Tower again. The staff were absolutely lovely and helpful. The ability to explore the many rooms and imagine all that might have taken place there over the centuries since it's beginning in the 15th century was so fulfilling. Though it's not super expansive, and most of the building dates only back to the mid-1800s, the many sitting areas, the amazing library, the old whisky bar room, the music room, the dining room, and the current bar, restaurant, and breakfast rooms were each an experience in themselves and I have hundreds of photos of them to forever remind me that I did live this dream. Thank you, Carberry Tower! I will never forget you!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tehal, Nottingham

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and helpful staff! Rooms very well designed and fully stocked!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Barry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely positioned in the country. Liked the Library and gardens. However the room that I stayed in you could hear people slamming doors, there was a private function happening and around 11pm you could hear the caterers making alot of noise. There are no double glazed windows and the walls are thin as you can hear another guest in another room snoring. Finally it seems the room is dusty.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love the grounds and the beds were very comfortable contrary to other reviews.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very nice dinner and surroundings. Staff a little reserved but friendly and professional. Our main criticism was the size of the room, it was very small both in dimension and height. We both found ourselves stooping to walk round it (my wife is 5"1!) and in the very small bathroom. I say bathroom there was only a small shower. The towel rail/radiator was permanently on and piping hot, normally a good thing in Scotland but as it was 20+ degrees outside, it was quite uncomfortable. While I realise this is a very old building and there will be rooms like this, it wasn't busy and would have been nice to have at least an average size room for nearly £200. A little refurbishment required here and there, such as the stair carpets which were ingrained with dirt from years of use. Breakfast was buffet style and included cooked items such as haggis, bacon etc. We were stuffed and really enjoyed it. Nothing to write home about but overall a pleasant experience.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kamala

Traveled with family
Excellent
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mrs Elena

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Lovely staff, great food and a fabulous building full of character.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mrs Elena

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stunning property, we were blown away by the history. Lovely breakfast and the staff were fab too. Highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023