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Balbirnie House Hotel
St. Andrews and Fife · United Kingdom
Balbirnie Park, Markinch Village by GlenrothesView location
9.0/10Excellent324 Reviews
Cleanliness9.0/10 9.0
Service9.2/10 9.2
Comfort9.0/10 9.0
Condition8.6/10 8.6
Location9.2/10 9.2
Neighborhood9.2/10 9.2
Amenities8.6/10 8.6
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About Balbirnie House Hotel
Balbirnie House is situated in the village of Markinch, Fife, approximately halfway between St. Andrews and Edinburgh. This wonderful Georgian mansion (built in 1777) is set within a 416-acre country estate and is widely recognized as one of Scotland's finest Grade A listed historic houses.
All bedrooms are individually designed and come with modern amenities, including superb en-suite facilities, Molton Brown toiletries, bathrobes, direct-dial telephones, flat-screen TVs with radio, a variety of channels with pay movies, and broadband access for laptops. Wireless technology is available in all public areas and meeting rooms.
Fine and informal dining is available daily, with options including the Orangery Restaurant or the Bistro. With mouth-watering cuisine and a wine list of over 250 specially selected wines, a wonderful dining experience awaits! Room service is available 24 hours a day for those wishing for a little extra privacy.
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Located in Glenrothes, Balbirnie House is in a regional park, within a 10-minute drive of Fife Pilgrim Way Labyrinth and Bongos Soft Play Centre. This family-friendly hotel is 4.4 mi (7.1 km) from Michael Woods Sports & Leisure Centre and 5.1 mi (8.1 km) from Wellsgreen Golf Range.
Stay in one of 30 guestrooms featuring plasma televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Featured amenities include a business center, express check-in, and multilingual staff. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and 2 meeting rooms. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
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Free WiFi
Parking available
Dining services
Concierge
Entertainment
Non-smoking
Childcare
Business facilities
Banquet facilities
Accessible facilities
Check-in and check-out
Check-in from
3:00 PM
Check-in until
anytime
Check-out until
11:00 AM
Hotel policies
Green Tourism Program
Professional property host/manager
Pets allowed
Only dogs are allowed
Service animals are allowed
Service animals are exempt from fees/restrictions
Cleaning and safety
Sanitization
Contactless check-in is available
Contactless check-out is available
Cashless transactions are available
Essential Travel
Essential workers only - NO
Important information
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You need to know
- Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.
- Contactless check-in and contactless check-out are available.
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Special Instructions
The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM. The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools.
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Instructions
- Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
- Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
- Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
- This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and mobile payments; cash is not accepted
- Mobile payment options include: Visa Checkout
- Cashless transactions are available
- Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
- Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
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Optional fees
- Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 19.50 for adults and GBP 9.50 for children
- Self parking fee: GBP 10 per night
- Pet fee: GBP 25 per pet, per night
- Service animals are exempt from fees
- Early check-in fee: GBP 40.00 (subject to availability)
- Late check-out fee: GBP 40.00 (subject to availability)
- Rollaway bed fee: GBP 40.0 per stay
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
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Spoken Language
Russian
English
Latvian
Polish
French
Hungarian
Nearby attractions
Bongos Soft Play Centre
3.3 km / 2 mi
Fife Pilgrim Way Labyrinth
3.6 km / 2.2 mi
Michael Woods Sports & Leisure Centre
4.5 km / 2.8 mi
Wellsgreen Golf Range
8.1 km / 5.1 mi
Happy Hounds Secure Dog Walking Field
9.1 km / 5.7 mi
Ballo Reservoir
9.6 km / 5.9 mi
Falkland Palace
9.8 km / 6.1 mi
Skydive St. Andrews
10.3 km / 6.4 mi
Fife Ice Arena
10.6 km / 6.6 mi
Lochs and Glens North Cycle Route
10.8 km / 6.7 mi
Fife Heritage Railway
11.1 km / 6.9 mi
Lomond Hills
11.3 km / 7 mi
Old Beach
11.4 km / 7.1 mi
Leven Beach
11.5 km / 7.1 mi
Wemyss Caves
11.8 km / 7.3 mi
Hotel facilities & services
Services and fees can vary. Check the selected room details and hotel policies before booking.
- Year of most recent renovation: 2014
- Number of floors (main building): 3
- Single rooms: 2
- Double rooms: 26
- Suites: 2
- Apartments: 1
- Accessible rooms: 1
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- Maestro
- Visa Electrón
- Golf course
- 24-hour reception
- Check-in hour
- Check-out hour
- Mobile phone coverage
- Wi-fi
- Room service
- Laundry service
- Babysitting service
- Multilingual staff
- Bellboy service
- Fireplace
- Hotel safe
- Lift access
- Garden
- Concierge
- Clothes dryer
- Library
- Bar
- Restaurant: 3
- Highchairs
- Air conditioning in Restaurant
- Conference room
- Meeting room: 2
- Business centre
- Green Tourism
- Breakfast
- Breakfast buffet
- Continental breakfast
- À la carte lunch
- Set menu lunch
- À la carte dinner
- Set menu dinner
- Special dietary options
- Picnic
- Non-smoking establishment
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DOUBLE STANDARDDOUBLE • STANDARDDBL.ST-1
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DOUBLE DELUXEDOUBLE • DELUXEDBL.DX-1
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TWIN STANDARDTWIN • STANDARDTWN.ST
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SINGLE STANDARDSINGLE • STANDARDSGL.ST-1
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TWIN WITH DOUBLE BEDTWIN • WITH DOUBLE BEDTWN.DB
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TWIN WITH DOUBLE BED
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Room DELUXERoom • DELUXEROO.DX
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Guest reviews
What other guests saying about Balbirnie House Hotel
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CHRIS
Beautiful place. I've stayed here a few times now and it never disappoints.
Mark
A very enjoyable night away. Staff all very helpful and friendly.
Susanne
We found clothes and items in drawers left by the previous guests. That should have been spotted by housekeeping.
Breakfast was excellent.
The adjacent wood walks were the highlight.
Breakfast was excellent.
The adjacent wood walks were the highlight.
Linda
Check-in was fine. There was a wedding on (on a Monday) and was left with a feeling you’d crashed someone’s party. Staff were obviously busy with this wedding so not so attentive to other guests.
Main gripe was the additional £25 charge on the room for having our dog with us which wasn’t mentioned in any of the booking material. It’s good to be ‘pet friendly’ but also please be transparent about the charges.
Main gripe was the additional £25 charge on the room for having our dog with us which wasn’t mentioned in any of the booking material. It’s good to be ‘pet friendly’ but also please be transparent about the charges.
Graeme
Beautiful room, great service. Very reasonable prices at the bar and breakfast. Great value in a wonderful setting.
Charles
Staff all very good. I had a problem with the toilet seat and they fixed it during the day while I was out. Food and drinks service good. No noise in my room from the wedding party. Only issue for me was the room window was very small and high up in the wall, so I couldn’t see out, and the sky light had no covering, so being Scotland, I had daylight from 5:30am waking me up. Not the worst problem in the world. Wonderful park like location, and again, all the staff were wonderful.
Gary
Set in beautiful grounds, lovely room, generous tea/coffee and a tunnocks tea cake! :)
Isobel
Excellent menu and choices both for breakfast and evening meal. Bar menu also available. Staff very friendly and helpful
Rebecca
Beautiful hotel and surroundings. Bedroom excellent size, clean & comfy bed. Very quiet.
stuart
I was staying 2 nighs to attend a wedding which was exceptional. The hotel is luxuriously cosy. Excellent big, clean, comfortable room and bathroom. Excellent food and drink. Great staff. Good parking.
Ieva
Amazing stay hotel really nice food was outstanding
CHRIS
Beautiful on all fronts.
Kate
Beautiful location and property. Very clean. Comfy bed and nice coffee.
Sign posting of car parking could have been better; lots of very empty electric charging spaces right in front of the hotel however, as non electric, I ended up in the overflow which was a short distance away.
As a lone female I was slightly uncomfortable with the taking of all my details, and announcing my room number in close proximity to other guests waiting to check in behind me.
Generally though, a nice short notice stay for work.
Sign posting of car parking could have been better; lots of very empty electric charging spaces right in front of the hotel however, as non electric, I ended up in the overflow which was a short distance away.
As a lone female I was slightly uncomfortable with the taking of all my details, and announcing my room number in close proximity to other guests waiting to check in behind me.
Generally though, a nice short notice stay for work.
Richard
Staff - great
Room - ok, but window so small and high couldn’t see out - not acceptable for £170 a night
Bathroom - terrrible - wc seat wouldn’t stay up, black mould in shower, rotten timber at bottom of bath panel, pathetic electric showers over sloped end of bath with plastic non slip mat
Food - very good
Room - ok, but window so small and high couldn’t see out - not acceptable for £170 a night
Bathroom - terrrible - wc seat wouldn’t stay up, black mould in shower, rotten timber at bottom of bath panel, pathetic electric showers over sloped end of bath with plastic non slip mat
Food - very good
Jan
From the moment you walk in the hotel you are treated by lovely people doing all they can to make your stay amazing.
Maria
Very lovely stay. Room was clean and cozy, also quiet despite a wedding going on on my arrival.
Great dinner.
Great dinner.
Maria
Lovely, clean room.
Check in was quick and easy, which I was grateful for, given my late night arrival after a very long day.
Very lovely hotel; my second time here and def recommend and will stay again.
Check in was quick and easy, which I was grateful for, given my late night arrival after a very long day.
Very lovely hotel; my second time here and def recommend and will stay again.
Fiona
Lovely hotel, had a deluxe room which was a great size, only complaint felt room quite dark, no main light. Great choice for dinner and 2 or three course set meal very good value. Breakfast choice very good as well. Definitely recommend
Dawn
Lovely room and ambience in the hotel.
David
Quick and easy
Sarah
Friendly staff, very spacious bedrooms, well presented and very clean. Lovely gardens and walks.
Steven
lovely last night stay before returning home. convenient to airport
Jordan
The stay was amazing. Loved every part of it !
Gian Paolo
Great hotel and service. Very friendly and professional staff. Beautiful location. Fantastic breakfast (quality of the food and its presentation, and reasonable size of the portions)
Alexandra
Staff were friendly and helpful throughout. Great breakfast options. Nice lounge areas.
The hotel room looked a little tired but otherwise enjoyed our stay!
The hotel room looked a little tired but otherwise enjoyed our stay!
Andrew
Beautiful building which has been very well restored. The bar and restaurant are really nice and the food was fantastic. Very good value for money and the staff were lovely, I would book again.
Peter
Excellent surroundings - great price and superb service
jamie
We loved our stay, 5 stars :)
Sophie
This property is so beautiful and peaceful
David
Absolutely stunning Hotel and Grounds
Wow! What a stunning Hotel and Grounds.
Everyone was so friendly, professional and polite especially Emma at the reception - helped me beyond my expectations including advising me how to use the Uber Eats App 😁
Everyone was so friendly, professional and polite especially Emma at the reception - helped me beyond my expectations including advising me how to use the Uber Eats App 😁
Fiona
Wedding stay
The staff at this hotel were amazing. They were all so helpful and friendly. Breakfast was delicious with excellent service.
The hotel is tired and dated. While generally clean, it could do with a deep clean. Skirtings very dusty, high points in need of dusting and attention to detail in areas like behind bathroom door & bin lid. Valance on bed was rather grubby. I dropped an item on the floor and when retrieving it noticed the bed base was broken. The standard double rooms varied in size & quality. We had a fairly modestly sized room with a standard double bed with no seating whilst others at the same event had booked standard rooms and had large rooms with king sized beds sofas. The floors in the room were very uneven, almost a trip hazard as were the corridors. There is no lift and it is quite a climb to the 3rd floor with luggage. At the price point paid, i would have expected a better room experience. We had nowhere to sit and relax in the room.
The hotel is tired and dated. While generally clean, it could do with a deep clean. Skirtings very dusty, high points in need of dusting and attention to detail in areas like behind bathroom door & bin lid. Valance on bed was rather grubby. I dropped an item on the floor and when retrieving it noticed the bed base was broken. The standard double rooms varied in size & quality. We had a fairly modestly sized room with a standard double bed with no seating whilst others at the same event had booked standard rooms and had large rooms with king sized beds sofas. The floors in the room were very uneven, almost a trip hazard as were the corridors. There is no lift and it is quite a climb to the 3rd floor with luggage. At the price point paid, i would have expected a better room experience. We had nowhere to sit and relax in the room.
Amanda
Lovely stay
We only had a brief stay but the hotel was large and very good value for money. The room was very comfortable, clean and had everything we needed for our stay. The grounds are lovely and location perfect.
Natasha
Lovely, peaceful accommodations
We really enjoyed our time at the Balbirnie House. The gardens and grounds were beautiful and peaceful, and it was a great home base for us to stay near Edinburgh. The train was easy to catch from Glenrothes and took less than an hour to arrive in the city (although peak-time prices were extreme!).
We had a family suite and there was plenty of space for our 3 grown boys and us, but we could have used a fan in each bedroom as the days were warm and the windows didn't open wide enough to allow for airflow. Meals at the on-site restaurant were lovely, and the staff was accommodating and professional. Overall a very nice stay!
We had a family suite and there was plenty of space for our 3 grown boys and us, but we could have used a fan in each bedroom as the days were warm and the windows didn't open wide enough to allow for airflow. Meals at the on-site restaurant were lovely, and the staff was accommodating and professional. Overall a very nice stay!
Morag
Solo trip
Lovely stay in a fantastic room with superb views. The hotel is set in lovely parkland. Friendly staff and lovely evening meal in the Orangery.
Darren
Golf trip
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Our overnight stay was absolutely wonderful! The décor throughout was charming and beautifully suited to the historic character of the building—it felt like stepping back in time, but with every modern comfort. The staff were the true stars—warm, accommodating, and incredibly helpful from start to finish. They made us feel welcome and well taken care of, making the whole experience even more memorable. Highly recommend for anyone looking for comfort with a touch of history!
Marion
Lovely staff
Ken
Excellent location, warm welcome. Very comfortable night’s sleep. Lovely breakfast to set me up for the day. Highlight was the coffee machine in the room. Best cup of coffee I’ve ever made in a hotel room.
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Enchanting
ENCHANTING!, lovely setting, several beautiful lounges.
Rob
Another great stay at this wonderful and peaceful hotel. Beware of the dog (charge) - it’s expensive at £25 per pet per night. Otherwise one of our very favourite places to come and relax!
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Craig
Very pleasant surroundings, beautiful building. perfect grounds. I had a single room only which was very nice and bright with strong water pressure. Would stay again. Maybe i misunderstood but adding breakfast would add £ 40....
Excellent stay
Excellent stay
Ian
Generally a lovely location and grounds.
Had park and pay that needed cancelled on check in, but my guests had to pay.
No elevator.
Had park and pay that needed cancelled on check in, but my guests had to pay.
No elevator.
Jonathan
Lovely place to stay and relax
Mary
Good but not excellent
Superb grounds, lovely garden, comfortable room. Suggest they think about their dining room music as technobeat not favourite with the pensioner market!! One or two minor maintenance issues - basin pop up plug & escutcheon.
Very helpful staff
Really irritating experience with EVcharger— not hotel’s fault but part of the reason we chose it.
Restaurant prides itself on good Scottish food : public health / short life span contribution could be to offer more included vegetables!!!
Very helpful staff
Really irritating experience with EVcharger— not hotel’s fault but part of the reason we chose it.
Restaurant prides itself on good Scottish food : public health / short life span contribution could be to offer more included vegetables!!!
Tracey
Staff and grounds were fabulous. Rooms very tired and need upgrading
Mr Brian
Fantastic hotel for visiting sites in Fife
Fantastic hotel. Wonderful staff, food, service and setting. 100% recommend.
James
Excellent choice beautiful stately home decor dated but beautiful period staff very obliging bedroom well serviced with a very modern shower.breakfast superb with a large and varied choice highly recommended.
Daniel
Lots of potential
Amazing house. Large rooms, but awkwardly set up. Bath only, no shower. No conditioner in shower, no easy place for hair dryer. Pretty dusty room. But there is a lot of potential here with some minor tweaks for a better guest experience. I’d recommend management to spend a few nights in the hotel to pick up on these small things.
Sinclair
I must say it was a very good Daniel was very helpful 👍 much better than the last time I stayed here and the night staff
Brian
Give me a lift
Lovely room staff friendly and helpful five star but let down with no lift
Becky
Was lovely place
Ryan
A great experience
So many positives: stunning grounds, beautiful property, fantastic restaurant and amazing staff.
Negatives: The bed was far too soft and marks on furniture. Still deserves a 5 Star for overall experience.
Negatives: The bed was far too soft and marks on furniture. Still deserves a 5 Star for overall experience.
June
A little piece of tranquility
Lovely hotel as a perfect place of calm through a family bereavement.
Staff are superb - so friendly, accommodating and helpful. Cosy room - just what was needed.
Staff are superb - so friendly, accommodating and helpful. Cosy room - just what was needed.
Paul
Business trip and looked for a Hotel to relax after a long day and this Hotel ticked all the boxes.
Sinclair
This has been are first experience of this hotel unfortunately the coffee machine didn't work and the shower didn't have have hot water The staff were very friendly and helpful,couldn't do enoughfor you. But unfortunately after spending over a hundred for the night you would expect the
Jacqueline
Overnight stay
Nice single occupancy room for a party night. Had everything i needed. Nice coffee machine.
Fiona
Excellent stay. Our first room had slight issue but hotel staff quickly offered & upgraded our room. Such helpful & friendly staff.
Evening meal & breakfast superb. We very much enjoyed hotel & loved relaxing by open fire in lounge. Many thanks
Evening meal & breakfast superb. We very much enjoyed hotel & loved relaxing by open fire in lounge. Many thanks
Mark
Wonderful experience
Amazing hotel with the most fabulous service.
Food was delicious and an excellent choice.
Room was really comfortable and well equipped.
Hotel was really dog friendly to our 2 labs.
Stacey on reception was particularly helpful.
Definitely go again.
Food was delicious and an excellent choice.
Room was really comfortable and well equipped.
Hotel was really dog friendly to our 2 labs.
Stacey on reception was particularly helpful.
Definitely go again.
Neil
Service was excellent, all the staff were extremely helpful. Food was excellent as were the facilities.
Rob
Simply the best country house hotel in Scotland. Staff are friendly and welcoming and the rooms and grounds are amazing. Breakfast is lovely. Can’t praise it highly enough. Definitely our go to hotel when we need a break!
Ellen
I stayed overnight for a friends wedding, everything was wonderful, perfect wedding location! Thanks to all the staff!
Simon
Lovely place, pity I was only there briefly.
Lisa
Friendly staff
Very friendly staff at check in and breakfast where very attentive.
Marion
Amazing grounds
John
A hidden gem
Excellent room and good restaurant
wilson
Excellent service, friendly staff, lovely rooms and good facilities
Kathryn
Would have liked USB ports for charging devices.
Anne
Although this is a very beautiful property, their focus during our time was on an upcoming wedding. Bar was closed and minimal dining options. We felt like an \"after thought\"and probably were. Our breakfast was very average.
Our room was nice but overall unless you are attending a wedding there, I would pass on this property.
Our room was nice but overall unless you are attending a wedding there, I would pass on this property.
James
Nice stay
Hannah
Great stay
JIM
Very relaxed place,
Okikioluwa
Lovely and scenery environment
mark
Lovely hotel in a good location. Room was clean and comfortable, breakfast was good . Definitely recommend
Robert
Beautiful hotel on beautiful grounds. Wish I had more time to explore this lovely property. Both dinner and breakfast were delicious. Staff were very friendly and engaging.
Rachel
Not ompressed
The toilet was dirty and not cleaned probably, wet towel left over taps in sink, and shower leaked all over floor and took them over an hour to clean the water up
Greig
Upgraded us to a four poster bed room I. Arrival for our wedding anniversary. Bar was a bit crazy with one person serving us and an entire wedding plus other guests. Dinner was outstanding - best meal I’ve had in ages although there was a long wait for first drink then too! will defo come back but they should try to get more bar staff.
Jason
No free parking
Old fashioned beautiful character Manor House ,our room was a bit tired , and was a long walk from reception to the car park for my disabled guest . The car parking is a joke camera controlled I am a paying guest at your hotel and you charge me £10 to park there sorry not good enough . Inc parking in your tariff or make it complimentary for guests it’s not like you are in a city . I heard people had paid ££££ to have a wedding there and all the guests were charged to park , absolutely disgraceful. The food looked nice but pricey but out of principal I dined out ( because of the parking ) No usb charging points in the room WiFi was a little weak too . Breakfast ok but over priced . Room no where as nice as those advertised when booking although it was set up for disabled guests . Overall disappointed.
William
Beautiful hotel, set in fantastic surroundings. Friendly, helpful staff. Great function hall, beautiful bar (The Library). The room was large, very much in keeping with the style of the hotel I'll definately be back.
Mr M
Best hotel so far
Stayed with our 2 dogs, very nice room, huge with sofa, so very convenient
Staff were super friendly and efficient, hotel and grounds were gorgeous.
Staff were super friendly and efficient, hotel and grounds were gorgeous.
Isobel
Bilbirnie house hotel
New parking arrangements not publicised before trip. An extra £10 a night on top of the room price and meals is extortionate. Electric bays put close to the hotel with well kept car park. No disabled spaces at all. Further away car parks in very bad repair and a long way to walk with suitcases etc. Very grumpy receptionist on arrival l No help with usage particularly with no lift. No disabled facilities at all. Later receptionist very friendly. Excellent meal. I intend to put this on trust pilot also
Nicola
Drawing room nice to sit in. Fires were lit and hotel was warm. Bedrooms/ bathrooms could do with some updating.
angela
Stunning venue
Dog friendly
Beautiful scenery and walks
Staff - couldn’t fault. Really happy to help.
Stunning place.
Great brekkie and just enough
I’ll be back
But make sure I get there earlier next time :)
Dog friendly
Beautiful scenery and walks
Staff - couldn’t fault. Really happy to help.
Stunning place.
Great brekkie and just enough
I’ll be back
But make sure I get there earlier next time :)
Craig
Horrific!
A terrible terrible stay. Noisy with nobody to help/
CAROL
Staff were all excellent, as was the food & drinks. Room was very comfortable and clean, and the building had a lot of character. We (including the dog) enjoyed sitting by the log fire after dinner. Short one night stay but would return in the summer to enjoy the grounds more.
Alastair
Very quiet and old historic building
Verified traveler
Beautiful Location & Friendly Staff
Staff was friendly and professional. Room was comfortable. Setting was lovely and interesting from a historical point-of-view. Getting in and out if the tub/shower took a bit of mountain goat skills, because it sat high off the floor. It’s probably cost prohibitive, but adding a lift and key card locks to the room doors would be beneficial, especially for serving guests with disabilities.
Patricia
The property was absolutely beautiful, I felt like a Queen staying here.
The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful with our questions in what to do in the area.
I would love to come back and stay a whole week!
The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful with our questions in what to do in the area.
I would love to come back and stay a whole week!
Verified traveler
Lovely hotel, amazing grounds.
Lovely hotel, clean and quiet. Dog friendly room - although the restaurant is not (but if we wanted breakfast with our dog they would set this in the lounge if required).
Nice big room and big bathroom, just a shame in such a big room that it was only a double bed - could have done with a king! Breakfast was good, food in the restaurant ok - but we did only have the burger and fish and chips.
Staff were pleasant. Amazing grounds if you are staying with a dog - plenty of space to walk.
Nice big room and big bathroom, just a shame in such a big room that it was only a double bed - could have done with a king! Breakfast was good, food in the restaurant ok - but we did only have the burger and fish and chips.
Staff were pleasant. Amazing grounds if you are staying with a dog - plenty of space to walk.
Adriana
It is a beautiful place :)
Malcolm
Excellent hotel
Great stay. Friendly helpful staff. Good breakfast and dining options.
Steven
Fantastic
Fantastic staff couldn’t be more helpful from chai in to check out
Thomas
Way cool country manor house with nice restaurant and a bar with excellent beer. Nice to sit outside in the garden and drink, and even to go golfing for a quite reasonable price at the Balbirnie Park GC. Highly recommend if you like castles and such.
Dhanesh
Limited dinner options but beautiful grounds, grand building make you feel like royalty.
Paul
Just wish we could have stayed longer.
Dewar
Woken at dawn
Last minute booking as was meeting up with old friends for a birthday party. Couldn’t get booked anywhere else. We had a room in what I guess would have been the attic. Lovely decor, spotlessly clean and comfy beds, but the main issue we had was the window. This was more of a sky light which we couldn’t see out. It had a blackout Roman blind but as the pull cord was missing we couldn’t close the blind. Meant we were woken up at 5 am when light poured into the room. For £200 a night I would expect to be able to close the curtains.
Staff were also thin on the ground. When we got back to the hotel after our meal a wedding was just finishing up. As our taxi pulled up to the hotel we could see 2 guests sitting on the roof of the building. This did not look safe so I went to reception to inform them, but there was no one there.
Staff were also thin on the ground. When we got back to the hotel after our meal a wedding was just finishing up. As our taxi pulled up to the hotel we could see 2 guests sitting on the roof of the building. This did not look safe so I went to reception to inform them, but there was no one there.
Robert
comfortable and clean
Margaret
Room was lovely and spacious. King size bed very comfortable. Breakfast a huge disappointment for a 4 star hotel. Limited choice. Poor service. For a hotel of this calibre would expect better quality. I know we are going through a pandemic but have stayed in other 4 star hotels during this period and have experienced much better quality and service. Previously have dined at this hotel and had no complaints, good food. However, they are letting themselves down with their breakfast. Feel I could have purchased similar at a local cafe for £5 and enjoyed it more so!
G M
Superb spacious room and a delicious tasting menu with paired wines. Certainly recommend for a relaxing short break.
Craig
Great hotel, but very much geared towards Weddings
Easy check in, very good service, and great room. Bar was taken over by a wedding, as was the restaurant, so that was a negative. Very much a wedding Hotel. Jeep that in mind. No gluten free effort made whatsoever in the bistro. That was a disappointment.
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Balbirnie House Hotel
Balbirnie Park, Markinch Village by Glenrothes, Fife, United Kingdom
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