Greywalls Hotel & Chez Roux Restaurant

United Kingdom , Edinburgh
EDINBURGH, EAST LOTHIAN, Greywalls, Muirfield, Gullane, East Lothian
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75 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

28 Dec 2025

andrew

Beautifully appointed room overlooking Muirfield golf course, clean and spacious for 1, staff were courteous and professional. Breakfast was outstanding.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Dec 2025

Jack

Lovely setting. Warm welcome, staff friendly and efficient. Food excellent.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2025

Nicholas

A wonderful and charming hotel..

A wonderful charming hotel that feels more like a beautiful period home. Staff are wonderfully attentive, food was delicious and what a great listening to Tony’s piano in the evenings.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2025

colin

Excellent service
Great food

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Aug 2025

Adam

Room was spotless, super retro and cozy. Felt like I was a family guest of the manor estate.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2025

caro-lann

Fantastic staff, food, atmosphere. Bed super comfortable and lovely Penhaligons toiletries.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2025

Rodney

Most wonderful property! Situated alongside the Muirfield golf course with lovely gardens and paths. Lovely dining options. A restful and exhilarating place to stay.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2025

Joseph

Excellent and tranquil place to stay. Got stranded Haddington and a member of staff (Andrew) came to pick us up.. so helpful and loved seeing the tortoises. Thank you for a lovely stay… The Mitchells.xx

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2025

David

wonderful

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2025

Steven

The hotel and staff are amazing. A little quaint at first but that definitely grows on you. Tony the pianist was fantastic and played almost 5 hours solid with just a very short break. Reception area for check in/out is very odd like you are not sure you're doing things right. Breakfast was a major disappointment - the full Scottish was stingy in portion size (half a slice of bacon, skinny sausage and dry potato scone) and the guacamole for eggs benedict seemed shop bought. The room, gardens and surroundings were beautiful. Will come back but little areas to improve on.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Jun 2025

Kevin

A very comfortable stay and will return again

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2025

Orma

Hold 2025

Ian welcomed us as if we were long lost friends. Could not have been better. The staff was accommodating on every item and the food was fantastic!

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2025

roderick

stay at grewalls

it was very clean and very friendly staff and luxurious rom/

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2024

Alison

Great service, comfortable room.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2024

Albert

Beautiful historic country home.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2024

Jonathan

Beautiful, serene setting. Gorgeous accommodations, lovely staff & food.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2024

Verified traveler

Lovely family stay.

Wonderful recent stay. Visited with our 4mth old baby and hotel staff could not have been more helpful and understanding. Cot was placed in room, we were situated in the corner of the restaurant with space for baby’s bassinet at dinner and the whole team were wonderful with assisting with bags etc.

I called in advance to check if baby would be welcome in the dining room and was reassured that was fine. We dined a little earlier to try minimise disruption to other diners bur baby was ok and the team were again great. Dinner importantly was wonderful! As was breakfast!

The room was a great size for travelling with a baby, and the bathroom looked recent refurbished. No fridges in the room, but hospitality trays with kettles available on request.

The grounds were gorgeous - beautiful gardens which were lovely for a walk around.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2024

Olav

Nice

Very nice place unfortunately we checked in late and had to leave early

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2024

Philip

fine haven

Lovely old building with an extensive beautiful garden.
Quiet and comfortable with attentive service.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2024

Jill

Lovely hotel with traditional styling in a beautiful building with lovely gardens and views. We stayed here for one night following a celebratory meal for our daughter’s wedding. Staff were friendly and attentive and the food excellent. Our room was in the garden cottage with view out to the gardens. Really enjoyed the experience, thank you

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

26 May 2024

jane

A hotel that has great character and beautiful grounds

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2024

Sharon

The staff and property itself cannot be described as anything but truly wonderful.
10/10

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2024

Julie

I love this hotel! The building is beautiful and the gardens are lovely at any time of the year. Staff are brilliant. The room was perfect overlooking the golf course. Breakfast was excellent. If you are looking for a romantic stay or just a night away from the buzz of life come here!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Feb 2024

Teresa

Greywalls is the most beautiful country house hotel with open fires, comfortable lounges and fascinating memorabilia. The rooms are tastefully decorated with comfortable beds and antique furniture, and even in February the Gertrude Jekyll designed garden is beautiful. The staff are welcoming and very attentive. The food is delicious but the menu is very limited so if you’re staying for more than one night it can be repetitive. We had lunch guests who are lactose intolerant which we flagged up weeks in advance but no account was taken of this so the only pudding offered was dairy free ice-cream. There wasn’t even a fruit salad! Also much of the coffee we drank was very weak. For a hotel of this calibre this was disappointing. Still we are looking forward to our next stay as the place itself is worth it.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2024

Verified traveler

Friendly welcome, free upgrade to an amazing room. Great food and service. A lovely relaxed atmosphere in the hotel.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jan 2024

Hiba

One of my favorite hotel experiences ever. The staff was amazing and the place felt very homey. The views from the hotel are breathtaking. It is a bit far from certain restaurants and areas but the hotel offers you anything you might need. Would definitely come here again. Worth the price!

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2023

Agner

Business

6/10

Pleasant

24 Apr 2023

Kathy

Disappointing

For such a highly rated hotel (and “superior” room) I expected a kettle and tea things in the room as standard but none there. Didn’t want to wake my partner by asking reception at 6am to bring it across when I realised this. Restaurant service for much needed tea at breakfast was very slow. Mirror with no light nearby and broken blind in bathroom also disappointing. Beautiful grounds and ambience in hotel itself

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2023

Philip

Excellent will go again

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2023

Gareth

Brilliant surroundings and excellent staff.Would stay again, fantastic!

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

20 Feb 2023

LEE

Pets and things

was ok, the cleanets were good, breakfast nice but not so pet freindly. Although pets allowed in rooms there was no bowls for them. Dogs not allowed in the main building to restaurant or where bar is so went to local 10 mins into Gullane. Bed was seriously Squeeky. Lovely building though.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

05 Dec 2022

Louise

Everything wonderful but marred by an authorized charge to my credit card that a week later and several emails following up, no one has addressed. So although I would love to return, I would only do so if there was a way not to give them my credit card details.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2022

Stuart

The main house and cottages are very comfortable and exude Edwardian elegance, and the beautiful gardens are very quiet and restful.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Jul 2022

Steven

I liked the Quietness of the Hotel and surrounding location.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2022

Dayna

Beautiful Garden and view of golf course

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

23 May 2022

Una

A delightful hotel, must have been a charming family home. Surprised it is called Grey Walls because it’s built in Cotswold coloured Stone.
The gardens delightful.
Unfortunately all that was available to book were the two caddy rooms. Adequate but only just.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 May 2022

Stuart

Excellent service, brilliant location for golf at Muirfield, worth paying for larger rooms as caddys closet was slightly tired and noisy from water running

Self

6/10

Pleasant

20 Mar 2022

Lady Yvonne

Smallest single room I’ve chosen. Single bed was fine. Overall room felt a bit dated but functional for one nite only. Reasonable toiletries provided. Room had no coffee/tea making facilities which may seem trivial but as a single traveller it’s sometimes nice to have the option in your own space. Staff friendly and accommodating. Coffee available in communal areas. Traditional breakfast was fine and as expected. Location very good for golf lovers.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Dec 2021

Verified traveler

Special treat

exceptional place to stay for an anniversary treat. Warm and welcoming and individual. Lovely staff. Great food.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Nov 2021

Matt

Lovely place but could use a little TLC. Amazing service and really nice food. Will definitely return.

Self

8/10

Excellent

02 Sep 2021

Kate

It was nice but not amazing and not really worth the cost for the night, the rooms were late to be ready and not cleaned to a high standard (dust on the windowsill, cobwebs by the window) and you could hear very easily people walking in the room above. Breakfast was nice and included in the cost but small portion, the grounds were lovely to walk around though.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

Lovely setting

Lovely setting, nice and relaxing. Staff were friendly and informative. Breakfast was limited but very nice. Slightly disappointed in that we tried to book dinner via the app as advised to do so, but unfortunately there was no availability, however when we arrived, we got asked if we wanted a table for dinner but by that time we had made alternative arrangements. It would have been nice to experience dinner at the hotel.
There was some maintenance issues such as bulbs out in the room, tennis court area, but you can expect a bit of backlog given the last year.

Partner

2/10

Poor

01 Aug 2021

Phil

Worst hotel I’ve stayed in

Terrible. Dirty room. Was moved to another one which had insect infestation. Holes in bedsheets. Worst hotel I’ve stayed in. How it is classed as a small luxury hotel, I’ll never know.
Broken TV
No mini bar
Mold on window
Broken toilet seat

Archerfield 2 minutes away is in a different league

Partner

4/10

Poor

19 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Hotel room wasn’t prepared and serviced even at 16:30 when we arrived.
Either they didn’t have enough staff or they just took their sweet time to bring drinks, or food, wasn’t the experience I was expecting.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Jul 2021

david

Breakfast was a disappointment, otherwise stay very comfortable

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Beautiful old house

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2021

Robert

Wonderful stay.

Exceptional hotel with good food and a marvellous garden.

Partner

4/10

Poor

24 May 2021

Martin

Cold rooms, massive draft through door, poor water pressure, limited parking, no kettle for tea making and had to request multiple times.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2020

Emilia

Beautiful hotel with impeccable service and fantastic food.We were treated like royalty. Our room had the most beautiful view toward the sea, room itself was large, brights and very stylish. Food in the restaurant is just on point. Great local produce prepared with care and highest skills. We hope to be back

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

07 Sep 2020

Matt

Friendly and attentive staff great golf memorabilia. Overall wonderful place but it is a bit tired and could use a remodel.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Feb 2020

IAN

Stayed for my wife’s birthday we have stayed at two of the sister properties and enjoyed our stay but feel the hotel could do with a refresh as it’s looking a killer tired!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Beautiful house, warm and inviting. Lovely to sit in the library reading the paper and having tea. Beautiful gardens also.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Very attentive staff, couldn’t have done enough for you. Warm friendly hotel who pay particular attention to detail.

Food was amazing, with various types of menu to suit your taste. Fab!

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2019

Craig

First class and relaxing experience

Old World charm with unmistakable. The level of service was Top Shelf from the time you went to the property until the time you leave. When I return to Scotland the first place I'll book will be this one.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

08 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

The accommodation was described as a \" cottage \".
It was , in fact , a gatehouse with steps up to the room..
As my wife is recovering from a hip fracture , and uses a walking frame , this was a complete disappointment.
As this was a 50th wedding anniversary surprise - we were sadly let down.
The hotel should be more honest in their description of the accommodation.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Sep 2019

John

A lovely venue to stay and first rate service whilst there even if the room was quite small.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

It's a home not a hotel ... wonderfully relaxing ... amazing location next to Muirfield Golf Club and stunning gardens

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2019

Brian

Hotel delightful, food a bit disappointing

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Jun 2019

Kenneth

Staff very attentive making my short stay very comfortable and satisfactory.

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Peaceful location. Within walking distance of beaches.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Disappointing celebration of my 70th birthday.

Small room in need of modernisation.
Food disappointing and under seasoned.
£34 for two glasses of Chablis
Would we go back, very unlikely.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Beautiful boutique hotel with fabulous staff. Pricey but worth it.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Mar 2019

Alan

Lovely cottage room with 1zt class bathroom with heated floor 😀

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Delightful building and setting. Food stunning and service excellent. Ideal for a weekend retreat with good friends. Future visits planned!

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

30 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Great location for walking to the beach. Staff were very attentive. Food very good. Only minor issues for us were the softness of the pillows. Already booked again to visit in June.

8/10

Excellent

16 Dec 2018

Morag

Flying visit

Lovely location and beautiful house. Unfortunately did not have time to try chez roux but will definitely return to do this. Staff were great.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2018

Sarah

We had the most wonderful stay for our anniversary! Lovely, attentive staff - our room was spotless and the bed very comfortable/cloud like. It all felt very quaint and like another world. The grounds are gorgeous, with hidden spots to explore (and even chickens hiding in coupes!). We had the market menu at Chez Roux which was excellent value for money and is definitely gourmet dining. Overall, we couldn’t recommend the hotel more! Thank you

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2018

Superb

I come here every November. Just a fabulous experience. Outstanding.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

Relaxing Hotel

This was a surprise visit to the hotel, as I was celebrating a 50th birthday. My wife and I both have very busy lives so the comfort, excellent food and relaxing atmosphere were exactly what we needed.

4/10

Poor

13 Aug 2018

Robert

Experience of food poisoning

I stayed one night with my partner to celebrate her birthday
The service and food was good up to a point. For myself I had scallops, duck and lemon tart for dinner which I thought was excellent.
However in the early hours of the night I experienced a bout of serious acute food poisoning. My partner had to phone NHS24 how to deal with the situation. The night porter did a great job in bringing fresh sheets and towels as well as cleaning materials.
In the morning, however, the management on duty were less than reluctant to take any responsibility at all.
I do understand that public liability can be a problem these days but an apology at least might have been appropriate. All that came were excuses that it could not be their fault, despite my partner describing how acute the problem had been and passing on the comments from NHS24.
It seemed the establishment only wished to retain their otherwise good reputation without admitting any possibility that the problem could be down to them.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2018

Elina

Extraordinary

The most welcoming Scottish hosts and marvellous hotel

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2018

david

Fantastic

Lovely service, comfy rooms, offered a free upgrade and free drink while they checked the room was ready. Fantastic porridge and breakfast

10/10

Exceptional

11 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

A wonderful two days. Attention to detail , food and staff were first class . I cannot recommendthis hotel too highly.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2018

Phil

Amazing

Stunning hotel and fantastic service, you really get treated like a king!

10/10

Exceptional

04 Feb 2018

Verified traveler

A little piece of perfection

Duncan Fraser and the Greywalls staff provide the most comfortable, unobtrusive service imaginable. Huge soft beds with loads of pillows, luxurious Penhaligon's toiletries to make you feel pampered. A discrete tidy of your room and turn down service while we sat in front of a roaring log file eating the tastiest ever fish and chips.Sorry Chez Roux even the gorgeous food in the restaurant didn't tempt us away from the fire. Your truly made to feel very special at this outstanding hotel and I hope we can find an excuse to stay again soon.

Partner