Melville Castle

“Outstanding romantic break”

We had an amazing weekend break here. The staff are friendly and very welcoming. Our meal at dinner was outstanding. I think we were upgraded to a four poster room. The room had a majestic feel to it and was very comfortable. Breakfast on both days was very good. All locally sourced produc... lisää

We had an amazing weekend break here. The staff are friendly and very welcoming. Our meal at dinner was outstanding. I think we were upgraded to a four poster room. The room had a majestic feel to it and was very comfortable. Breakfast on both days was very good. All locally sourced produce. The staff are so friendly and really cannot do enough for you. We had drinks in the library bar and again the staff were fantastic. We will be back. Would highly recommend. We didn’t take advantage of walks around the grounds as I wasn’t able but they looked like they would have been great.

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“Lovely stay again.”

We stayed for four nights on a special deal. Having visited two years ago, we were expecting the refurbished rooms to be lovely. However, still looks a bit tired throughout the hotel. Blind in the bathroom completely defunct, requested twin room but received two double beds on different levels of... lisää

We stayed for four nights on a special deal. Having visited two years ago, we were expecting the refurbished rooms to be lovely. However, still looks a bit tired throughout the hotel. Blind in the bathroom completely defunct, requested twin room but received two double beds on different levels of the junior suite despite suite next door had two single beds on upper level . Jill was excellent and Sean was a delight. Having said the above, the food was massively improved from 2022... breakfast options are amazing...but needs to be staggered...too many guests at the same time... We will return in the future, we do enjoy our visits to Edinburgh, this is an ideal stay...close enough to enjoy the attractions, but still retained the country feel...

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“Won’t be returning”

Bedroom was not as advertised. Didn’t look like it was refurbished. The walls were plain burgundy and not eccentric decor as described. The queen double bed was 2 singles pushed together. We were also expecting a small sofa but got 2 hard chairs instead. Furniture including chairs were stained. ... lisää

Bedroom was not as advertised. Didn’t look like it was refurbished. The walls were plain burgundy and not eccentric decor as described. The queen double bed was 2 singles pushed together. We were also expecting a small sofa but got 2 hard chairs instead. Furniture including chairs were stained. Key card to door had to be changed 3 times as wouldn’t work. Breakfast was very basic for the price charged. There was a door in our bedroom that led to next door and although was locked it made me feel uncomfortable. Windows only opened 3 or 4 inches and kept getting wasps in the room. Definitely not worth the money. Very disappointed ☹️ would not stop there again. Best thing about this place is the location and grounds.

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“Over stretched and cutting corners”

The castle itself is stunning, it has signs of age as you'd expect but really has a lot of charm. We stayed 1 night in a suite as a treat at the end of our nc500 trip. Suite - the split level room was lovely, very atmospheric and had a good tea and coffee selection, it would however for the pric... lisää

The castle itself is stunning, it has signs of age as you'd expect but really has a lot of charm. We stayed 1 night in a suite as a treat at the end of our nc500 trip. Suite - the split level room was lovely, very atmospheric and had a good tea and coffee selection, it would however for the price of over £300 a night benefit from a mini fridge. It was also uncomfortably hot when we arrived despite all of the radiators being turned off they were still kicking heat out. The bed was really comfortable and we slept well, the bathroom let's the suite down and is in desperate need of a refresh. Bar- well stocked and again very charming looks wise it really set the mood. Staffing does seem to be in short supply here though and the poor barmaid seemed rushed off her feet between the bar and restaurant. This meant a longer wait and not the attention you would expect for the price point. The wine menu is amazing (I'm assuming they have a cellar) but again let down by being about 30 sheets of stapled together A4 paper. Not what you expect for the price and selection. Restaurant - possibly the biggest let down, it has little atmosphere and was understaffed, we were asked to pick a table and not shown to one. The menu is much more low budget than that on the website but the price points remain the same. We weren't given a wine list but luckily I had chosen from it before and ordered some champagne. Our starter we shared of haggis balls, this was haggis in a bread crumb deep fried. The flavour was really good and I'd eat these as a snack all day but it didn't really scream castle opulence. For main we both ordered the scotch beef fillet at £38. At these price points you really need to get things right. My rare beef came medium to well done and my partner's medium came well done, we didn't mention this at the time as we were so hungry from our trip we didn't want to wait for it to be changed the chips were plain unseasoned and a little under cooked and the mushroom and tomato also lacked flavour. I ended up sending my desert back as it was listed as a mousse and it was more like a pre bought black forest gateu in a hard shell of chocolate. Dinner really disappointed me as I was so hoping it would be a special treat. In total with a bottle of champagne and 2 drinks before dinner our total came to £228. This included a service charge which even though lacking we left on due to the staff being over stretched through no fault of their own. All in all at over £500 for dinner and a nights stay I have had better country house stays in the south for similar or less money with a higher level of service and product. It was nice to stay in a Scottish castle and we slept well but we would not return as for the money we spend when we treat ourselves we expect something a little more special.

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