The Winnock Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection By Best Western

“Great hotel. You won’t be disappointed”

Excellent stay. Lovely friendly staff. Great food. Cozy room with a comfy bed and powerful shower. What more could you ask more. Highly recommend.

“Thoroughly Enjoyable Murder Mystery Weekend”

Winnock Hotel Murder Mystery Weekend. This was our third visit to the Winnock the two previous were for Burns Night Celebrations so we pretty much knew what to expect. Something seems to have changed and the overall experience was not quite as good as our previous visits although we still enjoyed o… lisää

Winnock Hotel Murder Mystery Weekend. This was our third visit to the Winnock the two previous were for Burns Night Celebrations so we pretty much knew what to expect. Something seems to have changed and the overall experience was not quite as good as our previous visits although we still enjoyed our stay, Our bedroom was first class, no complaints, Believe it or not we had TV over our bath, so we could relax while watching TV. We even had a canopy over the headboard. The bedrooms at the Winnock are always cosy, although my brother and his wife said their room was cold with no hot water, the water only got warm, they were loaned some portable electric heaters. The Breakfasts were similar to our previous stays and were very good, Scottish themed with Potato “Tattie”Scones and Black Pudding and Haggis some mornings. The evening meals were a little disappointing simply because there was no wine served at the table. The food itself was good, with probably the best Steak Pie I’ve ever had in a hotel. The Lamb dinner was again excellent. The log fire is always a nice welcome as you walk into reception. The Winnock is a dog friendly hotel so expect to see lots of dogs in the public areas. We were the only coach party staying during the weekend so the dining room was quiet and we didn’t have any queues for breakfast buffet. Evening dinner is always served at a leisurely pace. With good quality food, always 3 options plus a vegetarian. Service at the Bar was a little slow especially around 9pm when busy. One complaint I had during our stay was the Gin and Tonics, I ordered several (5 times) and the Tonic was from pump dispensers and turned out to be soda water, the syrup flavouring had run out. This must have happened on at least 4 or 5 occasions over 2 nights. Eventually they had to open bottled Schweppes tonic. Now for the main event that we had come for. Performed by Fifth Horseman Productions: The Murder took place before dinner on our first night after arrival and only lasted 5 or 6 minutes with all the suspects involved in the plot, initially we thought a little disappointing but the best was to come. After Dinner the Police detectives arrived and started their investigation into the earlier death, That’s when the fun started! Lots of jokes and innuendo when interviewing the suspects. After about an hour the questioning stopped while we all considered the evidence. The show was then suspended to be concluded the following day. The following morning the show continued with the Police going over the all the evidence and interrogation of suspects. Again very funny and involving the audience. The conclusion of “WhoDunnIt” was a paper vote by the audience to decide who was the murderer, a small prize was given to the person who identified the correct suspect. This was our first experience of a Murder Mystery and we found it thoroughly enjoyable. Well done Fifth Horseman Productions. Other entertainment: Following the Murder Mystery on Friday night there were male and female vocalists who entertained until late. Saturday night there was a male vocalist/guitarist in the Bar area. Sunday night was the tribute to the music of Elton John and the artist was superb both in looks and voice. A Great selection of songs dedicated to a legend, wonderful memories. Probably one of the best tribute acts to Elton John we’ve seen. I would recommend visiting the Winnock Hotel when one of their themed events are taking place, either Burns Night or a Murder Mystery.

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“No hot water”

A nice hotel lovely food . We were there for 4 nights. Only problem was we had no hot water for the duration of our stay. We complained twice, but still no hot water. So if you stay here keep away from room 35. It would appear to be a plumbing problem as we kept hearing a sound of running water. Bu… lisää

A nice hotel lovely food . We were there for 4 nights. Only problem was we had no hot water for the duration of our stay. We complained twice, but still no hot water. So if you stay here keep away from room 35. It would appear to be a plumbing problem as we kept hearing a sound of running water. But if you turned a tap on it stopped. It was the only thing that spoilt our stay, as we complained an it was not resolved.

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