Cally Palace Hotel & Golf Course

4/10

Poor

14 Mar 2026

Lesley

Pool was welcoming and very good.

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

12 Mar 2026

Jeremy

The hotel is I fine stately home, but needs a lot of money spent on it to bring it up to standard.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Mar 2026

Peter

Stayed at the hotel at the beginning of March. We found the Hotel to be a very Grand building with lots of amazing features. It was a little old fashioned but this added to the charm. We never used the pool facilities but it did look a good size and looked clean. Lots of reception rooms and a good sized bar area. Staff were excellent throughout the hotel. The bedroom was very spacious with a massive bed, two wardrobes bedside cabinets, and a tv. A kettle was provided and a good quantity of Tea,Coffee and Biscuits. The bathroom was clean and a good size. It even had a spacious balcony with a view of the golf course and a stream running below. Overall a wonderful stay and will definitely be back in such a peaceful relaxing setting.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2026

William

The pool was greater

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2026

rowan

WOW!! what lovely staff in a stunning location, amazing food.
the breakfast is incredible.
a genuinely fantastic experience
we will definitely return.
we stayed in room 75 which was cosy. with amazing views. simply stunning 😍
it had

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Feb 2026

Mark

Not our first stay at Cally Palace. We like the area. The hotel is set back in private grounds but within easy reach of the A75.
The rooms are always comfortable and clean. The staff are helpful and friendly.
There is a pool, hot tub and sauna which we made use of.
We had breakfast and dinner at the hotel which we fully enjoyed.
After a stay at Cally Palace we always enjoy our time and leave feeling relaxed.
Looking forward to returning soon.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Feb 2026

MR STEVEN

Everything was nice the staff to the food it's such a beautiful period build with a good mixture of old and modern. A nice large swimming pool alongside some games for children to keep entertained. Will be back hopefully later this year to finish off my wee tour of D&G

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Feb 2026

Jane

Very comfortable stay. Food is excellent however there are small changes to dining that let place down, menu with no menu inside! No longer silver service, paper napkins, breakfast buffet that looks tired - scrambled eggs that looked bit dried up. However it is a great place, great leisure facilities and great location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2026

Mr Edward

Staff very helpful. Excellent evening meals! Great location adjacent to Gatehouse of Fleet. Great for dog walking too!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Feb 2026

Adam

Nice people

Business

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2026

Alistair

Lovely grounds, immaculate hotel, super helpful staff. Will return.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2026

Geoffrey

Very relaxed stay. We enjoyed the walks around the hotel and the leisure facilities were first class with a lovely pool.
The room was huge and spotlessly clean overlooking the pitch and putt course.
The dinner was first class. We had an excellent menu supporting local produce and food was beautiful. Service throughout our stay was excellent.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2026

Yuen

Great location, friendly staff

Business

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jan 2026

Neil

Friendly staff, big room, decent breakfast.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Jan 2026

Alan

Hotel is a classic hotel with

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2026

Lesley

Very comfortable room and lovely wee sitting room.
Very pleasant staff and delicious meals.
Loved the open fire on Friday evening but we were disappointed that it was not in use on Saturday evening.
Lesley Thomson

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jan 2026

Willie

Room was clean and tidy but hotel in general seems tired, lack of info for restaurant and leisure facilities

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Dec 2025

Paul

Staff were lovely, food was good.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Dec 2025

Daniel

Breakfast fresh. Plenty of parking

10/10

Exceptional

11 Dec 2025

Karen

Been here before.love the hotel and facilities.Rooms could do with updating in terms of sockets/usb and furnishings but all clean and warm.What is very disappointing is that there is no signage from the road anymore and neither the entrance,the long(@1mile driveway and the car park are not lit.I don't know why signage has gone and only the forrestry commission sign for Cally forrest is at the entrance.We knew where we were going and still missed the turnoff!In this part of Scotland it is dark @3.30pm(you are in dark sky country so no light pollution or street lights) and as checkin isn't until 3 I would assume we were not the only ones that could'nt find the entrance!Once on the drive,There is still no signage(apart from the forrestry commission) or even reflctor lights,fluorescent painted stones to help indicate the narrow drive or even a sign to reassure you you are on the right road.When you arrive the car park and hotel are in darkness except for a spotlight above the door.Again not until you are at the entrance is a small plaque on the door and a door mat with the hotel name.The place looks closed up apart from there are cars in the carpark.It never used to look like that.A lit sign and lights in the carpark would all make the place look more welcoming.In daytime it is lovely.It is almost like they don't want people to find them which is a shame.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2025

Doreen

Lovely hotel. The food in the dining room was excellent. My room was clean and spacious

Self

4/10

Poor

30 Nov 2025

Pauline

The hotel is just limping along. The staff were pleasant. The Hotel has been very grand in its day but is tired and run down now. Our room was spacious and clean, but the furniture & bathroom very dated and marked etc. we stayed 4 nights dinner & breakfast. The food was at best average and expensive for what was put down in front of us. The setting is beautiful and there are nice walks

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2025

Michael

Staff excellent nothing too much trouble

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2025

Nicola

Staff were friendly, the food was delicious. The room was a little tired and the pool area bland. The public rooms were beautiful.

Business_and_leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Nov 2025

Muhammad

Clean comfortable spacious double room in the main building. The £35 allowance on the dinner bed & breakfast rate doesn't buy you a basic 3 course meal. Had to pay an extra supplement for a cooked omelette gor breakfast. Very helpful polite staff.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2025

Colin

Had a superb stay, the staff were excellent.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Nov 2025

Geoff

One of those faded old mansions converted into a hotel. It was good, but spending £5m on it would make it great.

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2025

Nick

Beautiful setting, spacious accommodation, attentive and friendly staff, excellent facilities. Would love to return for a longer stay.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2025

John

Pleasant with staff nice and helpful. Food was very good with a varied menu. Would certainly book again

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Nov 2025

mr a e christie

fantastic stay good food friendly staff.great pool and jakusi

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Nov 2025

Hazel

Everything and everyone was excellent

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

02 Nov 2025

Bob

Paid extra for largest room size only to find lift not working and unable to climb stairs to room. No offer of assistance with luggage to even attempt to get to the room. Requested room change on lower floor which was granted but no refund was given on smaller room. No prior warning offered about the lift when checking in

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Nov 2025

Michelle

A grand building with some fine rooms in a large estate and woods.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2025

Andrew

The staff in all areas were friendly and courteous. The rooms were large and spotless. Nice bathroom. Rooms were quiet at night.
Breakfast, bar and restaurant very good.
Ample parking (we were on 6 motorcycles).
Ideal base for the area, we would come again.

Highly recommended.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2025

Derryck

Excellent hotel. Helpful staff. A real gem.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2025

Gill

Easy parking in beautiful surroundings. The grounds are very secenic. The staff are very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was warm and fresh. We stayed in a family suite, was modern and well equipt. Bed were a tad uncomfortable though.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Oct 2025

John

Was a lovely stay. Could do with a little music when dining

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2025

Ram Singh

Scottish Vacation

Huge room size, traditional decor, great attitude and friendly nature from all staff starting with front of house and then over to the bar and restaurant. Thank you all so much.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 Sep 2025

shaun

Its a lovely old property on fantastic grounds. As expected, the internal decor needs some rejuvenation but it is clean. The dinner option was very good, and the wait service by Barry was great!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Sep 2025

Frances

Beautiful situation

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2025

Elliot

Great staff. Very big room. Amazing breakfast. Nice pool and hot tub. Sauna was broken though.

Business

4/10

Poor

27 Sep 2025

Joanne

Staff were very helpful and the setting and grounds are beautiful.
However the hotel itself is run down. Sauna and lift not working. The shower temperature would not stay constant. Carpet in our room was threadbear. The toilet in the public area was filthy had no toilet paper and was like this for 2days. Clearly it had not been checked.
The bar did not do food after 8 pm and had closed early. The restaurant food was overcooked and our made to order breakfast lacked some key components.
The beds were comfortable and staff responded when we raised issues
We would not stay here again unless it has major renovation

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2025

A

Staff were excellent and very helpful. Food was excellent.
Sauna was out of action, but they did tell us by email before arrival.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2025

Michael

Best stay at a hotel for many a year

Our stay was simply superb. Staff were very helpful in rectifying a booking issue which ad all down to me, reception and bar an restaurant staff. The rooms were equally exceptionally. It is impossible to fault the hotel on anything at all. Our best stay at any hotel for many a year.

Partner

4/10

Poor

18 Sep 2025

Omar

Sad and dated

Sad and dated. Bed was solid… seriously. I’d have been better on the floor. 3 members of staff took 10 mins to find someone to check me in.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

15 Sep 2025

Lee

A bit tired, but served a purpose.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2025

Clare

Beautiful historic hotel

Beautiful historic building, our room was very spacious and comfortable. We had dinner and breakfast and the food was very good. The service was friendly and efficient.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Sep 2025

Jane Elizabeth

Easy parking, loads of room, service excellent very good choice of food even a Vegan menu.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2025

Michelle

Perfect

As always, room was clean & comfortable, we enjoyed a swim in a very clean pool, both dinner and breakfast were delicious with plenty of choice. Staff were friendly, polite and attentive, they are always so helpful.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2025

Umberto

Nice, old fashioned hotel, with beautiful dining and tea rooms, lying in the middle of splendid trees and green fields (mostly part of the golf course). Bedroom is lacking a bit on the soundproof, but for the rest nothing to complain about. Excellent breakfast and diner.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Sep 2025

Stephen

The service in the restaurant was superb.

Our bedroom door needs rehanging or planing, very difficult to open and shut without causing a loud bang. Bathroom cold tap very weak pressure. Bathroom vanity mirror light not working. One bed side lamp not working. Room 117.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2025

Alison

Cally Palace Hotel

Beautiful old stately home in breathtaking grounds staff there very friendly and helpful would go back in a heartbeat

Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Aug 2025

Edward

Had 2 rooms for a wedding at a nearby venue…..unfortunately our rooms were not available due to us arriving before noon.
Reception arranged changing facilities and for our overnight bags to be taken to our rooms later as our wedding did not finish till midnight
Rooms were slightly dated but clean with tea/coffee water cookies
Breakfast in the morning was excellent with a great cooked buffet cereals danish pasteries etc etc
(Also small ala carte menu for eggs/pancake/ mackerel)
Enjoyable stay although we spent very little time in the hotel
All staff were excellent reception -bar and at breakfast

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

28 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Tired / overpriced

Unwelcoming reception staff. Very tired hotel. Our room key had the number hand written on a piece of paper sellotaped to the fob. Good room size. Room tea and coffee items basic quality. Dinner and breakfast food quality okay. Meal service staff friendly.
Overpriced.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Make sure you get a reciept for food,drinks etc.

We loved the hotel and beautiful surroundi ng.
However check in/out dissapointed us.

After a long drive room wasnt ready at 3pm

On checkout we were given a bill for room dinner and drinks which we did not have but which had our room no on.

Were asked over 6 times are you sure you didnt eat this in restaurant luckily we had reciept for drinks had paid for at the time we had also pre paid for our room.

We were delayed for about 20/30 mins the staff kept asking us are you sure you did not eat/drink this ,are you sure you paid for your room.

Other guests were queing and could hear this conversation.

A manager was called and they realised a previous guest on check out had mentioned their bill was not correct assume their dinner etc was billed to our room no by mistake.

Were finally allowed to leave with not too much of an apology for the humiliation.

Were planning on stopping off again on our return journey as its a lovely but are having second thoughts due to poor administration.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2025

Elaine

Beautiful grounds

Lovely hotel and sensational grounds. Only thing would be large golf parties a bit loud and were rude to staff but a minor negative.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Aug 2025

Vrinda

Beautiful setting and building.
Really could do with a face lift. Decor was like it was stuck in the 80s. Lovely pool but black mould in the gym

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2025

Julie

Lovely hotel, staff and beautiful grounds. Cant wait to stay again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

There is a stark contrast between the magnificent main entrance of the palace and the entrance of the hotel rooms on the left wing of the building.
This access looks very poor, it resembles instead the back door entrance of a laundry room, it should be certainly improved.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2025

michael

Beautiful setting for a house with character

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2025

Elizabeth

We had a fantastic stay at The Cally Palace Hotel. I visited with my son, daughter-in-law, and grandson — the boys enjoyed a round of golf while we girls headed to the Arts and Crafts Festival in Kirkcudbright. The hotel is full of charm, with beautiful surroundings, comfortable rooms, and very friendly staff. The food was excellent, and the whole atmosphere was warm and welcoming. We’ll definitely be back!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Jul 2025

Carol

Hotel a little dated but room very comfortable Very large clean with good amenities

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Jul 2025

John

Grand old place we will stay again

Cally is a grand old place which we enjoyed staying at, in a lovely setting. It is tired in places but homely and we will stay again. The dining room needs windows that can be opened as even at breakfast it is a bit airless and hot. The beds are comfortable and the bar and dining staff are attentive.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2025

Karen

Wonderful location. Very friendly service. Great room and dinner menu was varied and good value.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2025

Christine

Fabulous !

We had a lovely weekend at the Cally Palace. Beautiful grounds, large bedrooms, restaurant standard food and staff all friendly and always appear happy to help. This was our second stay here and look forward to visiting again !

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jul 2025

Valeriy

An outdated hotel in beautiful setting

An outdated hotel in beautiful setting and great location for exploring splendid Galloway

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Jun 2025

Verified traveler

Generally very good, clean and tidy, but dated.

Food was great but service was a little hit and miss, had to ask for our table to be cleared or excess glasses/ cutlery/ empty wine bottles.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2025

andrew

Lovely hotel

Lovely hotel had a great stay. Staff friendly and helpful and food was good

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2025

Jane

Food, staff, excellent. Nothing was a bother wood recommend to anyone. Will definitely be back.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Jun 2025

Robert

A really nice place, friendly and helpful staff and a generous size room. The hotel could do with a bit of TLC in places, but overall value for money and enjoyed the short stay.

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2025

Jacqui

Lovely night away with family

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2025

Colin

Excellent stay, very clean and great staff.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2025

David

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6/10

Pleasant

12 Jun 2025

Joy

Lovely setting, full of old-fashioned charm. Dinner was really disappointing - multiple dishes from the menu were not available, and our 3rd choice of sirloin steak was mediocre. Cheese platter was good with a generous helping. Bed was far too soft, no support at all, a really uncomfortable night. Breakfast was ok but nothing special.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2025

Gaby

Sehr schönes, altehrwürdiges Hotel in wunderbarer Landschaft. Freundliches Personal. Geräumiges Zimmer. Bequemes Bett. Gutes Essen.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2025

John

3 night stay enjoyed the surroundings had a game of golf on the golf Course. Very relaxing.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2025

Margaret

Disappointed with buffet breakfast as one morning it took over 10 minutes for the bacon platter to be replenished and another day only 3 small croissants left - both these occasions happened before 9 am.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jun 2025

Paul

Grand looking place.
But very old fashioned.
Nice and clean. Staff friendly.
Plenty of close parking.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jun 2025

James

Amazing building in tranquil setting. Staff very welcoming and night porter was fabulous. The hotel is not the most modern but that is its charm.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

31 May 2025

Jeremy

A lovely and luxurious hotel in need of updating in some respects. Our room was a little odd - enormous but with a low ceiling and small windows for the size of room which made it rather dark. It is also rather dated and the furnishings are showing their age a little, but still very comfortable. We ate at the hotel on one evening and none of the items we ordered (both mains and wine) was available although on the menu. Porridge was a strange omission from breakfast for a Scottish hotel.

Partner

4/10

Poor

29 May 2025

john

Food, service ok. Room needs upgrade. Door closing mechanism requires maintenance, along with fire doors. Noise of doors closing in middle of night not acceptable!!!!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

26 May 2025

Paul

Stayed here a few times but the bedrooms are really starting to look rather tired. Shame that they were also a bit dirty. Staff service was excellent however.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

25 May 2025

Lorna

Dated.

Property is vast and very dated. It was extremely clean but in need of a refurbishment. The second picture is room wallpaper.

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

25 May 2025

Sian

Appalling.

Needs a multi million pond refurb. Like fawlty towers or a 1960’s nursing home.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 May 2025

Steve

Fabulous golf course though tough. Staff excellent and very attentive, food excellent.
Building is a little tired in places but not enough to spoil our stay.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

22 May 2025

Tracey

Property is a little tired around the edges, lifts didnt work

Business

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2025

Nicola

A great family stay

Stayed in a deluxe family room which was excellent. Very spacious with 2 large seperate bedrooms, hall and very large modern and beautifully finished bathroom. Smart technology mirrors in both bedrooms and good sized tvs. Beautiful views from the large windows and good storage in cupboards. Bathrobes and towels for the pool in the cupboards. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay and glad we paid a bit extra for the deluxe room. We’ll definitely be back.

Lovely traditional expansive entrance with lots of character. Great full sized snooker table room. Dining areas and conservatory all very nice and traditional.

Swimming pool was a really good size, with good sized changing rooms. Lovely large windows overlooking the golf course. Jacuzzi was good but not the most modern. Sauna was out of order.

Beautiful surroundings and lovely vast historical building. A nice walk through the woodland and past the golf course into Gatehouse. Overall really enjoyed our stay and will definitely return.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2025

Jeff

Excellent place. Very friendly staff. I highly recommend this place even if you don't play golf

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2025

James

Excellent location and facilities

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Apr 2025

joyce

Lovely stay with the family children loved the pool excellent that there are no time limits as to how long they can enter also loved playing on the golf small putting green thanks to Jane , Nat and Barry for making our stay so enjoyable would definitely return

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Apr 2025

Janine

Professionally perfect

Amazing experience in a beautiful hotel run by such friendly and professional staff.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Apr 2025

Katherine

Great stay

We had a great overnight stay. We used the pool facilities. Everything was really good. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. It was so good to see where my dad, sister and brother were evacuated to from Glasgow when it was used as a school.
I felt the hotel was a bit tired especially the bathroom but didn’t detract from our stay.
The breakfast was perfect and the price we paid for the overnight stay was very reasonable. Would definitely recommend it.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2025

Diane

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10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2025

WILLIAM

Enjoyable break.

Enjoyable stay, excellent service and friendly staff, would stay here again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2025

Karen

Could not be more accommodating

The hotel staff were exceptionally polite and helpful. My husband has a dietary condition and the chef and staff went above and beyond to make him food that he could enjoy even though it wasn’t on the menu. The hotel staff went out of their way to be pleasant and make this an extremely enjoyable stay. Barry in the restaurant went above and beyond. He is an exceptional member of staff.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Apr 2025

Jemma

Great place for short break in Gatehouse

Beautiful building and grounds, staff professional and friendly. Was a very reasonable price for bed and breakfast however rooms and corridors are tired, but I expect there are rooms that cost more that had been refurbished. A property of this size and grandeur must cost a fortune to renovate.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

11 Apr 2025

Julian

Don’t go

Check in was horrific ….
The beds are ricudulousy soft ….
Not worth it . Don’t get sold on the statley home vibe

8/10

Excellent

10 Apr 2025

Iain

Lovely property in wonderful location

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Mar 2025

Frances

Quiet and bucolic location

Our stay was in mid-March and the hotel was very quiet at that time. Our room on the ground floor was very convenient for the hotel pool which had a hot tub and sauna. The pool water was a bit too cold but the hot tub and sauna were very good. There are walking trails and a small lake nearby which is great for birdwatching. Also views of a ruined castle within walking distance. Restaurant food was nicely presented.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2025

S C

Fabulous location. Lovely to walk round. Nice staff and good food. Next time we'll stay for longer than 2 nights.

Leisure Family