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Reviews of Drumdevan Country House

3.5 out of 5
Drumdevan Country House
Torbreck, Inverness, Scotland

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 38 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 28 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 15 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 102 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Athena

Travelled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The only good part was that it is on a secluded, pretty quiet lot and it seemed like there was someone else there overnight but I didnt hear them. They also left a tea service and cookies. Ok now... First off, at that price point I don't expect breakfast but if you advertise it and don't provide it, it's false advertising and that makes me grumpy. Also there was dog (or hopefully not human but I think dog) hair all over the blanket. If you don't have adequate laundry facility don't allow pets, people with allergies could be affected No bathroom hand soap And the room was FREEZING! The heater in the bathroom would not work so even once the room finally got warm the bathroom stayed quite cold And there were room keys left unattended at the check out, not in a lockbox. The front door has a key lock which is good but it seems like anyone coming in or out can access all the keys So... Yeah do not recommend
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Jennifer

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very quiet location. Very quaint appearance. The room was large, if a bit musty smelling, and there was no air or other cooling method. The worst was finding what looked to be rodent feces around the bathroom and bedroom. We informed the owner but there has been no response to date. Even if what we found wasn't rodent related, it indicates poor cleaning of the room and bathroom

6/10 Okay

Adithya

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Decent property
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Jacqueline

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Lynn, TANUNDA

Travelled with partner
Our stay at this property wasn’t what we expected. Absolutely no extras, plenty of cupboards but no crockery, cutlery or washing detergent. Several appliances weren’t working properly. The heater in one of the rooms couldn’t be adjusted so was absolutely stifling and the heating towel rail wasn’t working and getting in touch with anybody was difficult. Very disappointed as most of our other stays through the UK have been excellent.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Ben

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cainus

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
A charming country-style boarding house in a secluded location, but surprisingly close to Inverness. Finding it was a minor challenge. The weather was quite warm the night we stayed, so we felt the absence of airconditioning, but I shouldn't imagine that is normally a problem this far north. The entire stay was non-contact, we didn't see anyone apart from a few other guests, but the process was easy and well-managed, just check your phone for text messages.. .
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Christine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
This is a beautiful property. The owners are very kind and personable. It's keep very clean. I wouldn't recommend a stay here if you don't have a car. I suspect that the difficulties of finding staff have left the gardens untended.I hope that an economic turnaround in Scotland would see this beauty restored
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Fahad

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Susan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
There was no personal greeting. Website says continental breakfast delivered to the room but we had no breakfast. No full length mirror.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Karin

Travelled with family
The house itself was lovely, rooms were huge and luxurious, well supplied with towels, etc. But we never saw a staff person and there were few other guests. That, in combination with being a bit away from other properties made it feel oddly deserted . It certainly was quiet!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Stephen

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Will not Return
No person to speak to. Advertised as B&B but no breakfast. When trying to contact the owner to check no response. Overall a very tired run down place.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Not worth staying here
It’s not a country house hotel, it’s not even a step up from travel lodge. The towels were terrible, the room needed to be painted, it was too small for the bed. A country hotel has breakfast and a lounge or place to sit, this hotel had neither. One good thing tea and cookies.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Ralph

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Duncan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Handy for our work location
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mrs Willow

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness
Dirty and no wifi
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

kaitlyn

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

David

Business traveller
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Hi but this place is just a dormitory there’s no catering or bar and the contact reception is a remote phone place is clean and tidy and everything works but I prefer a hotel with a restaurant in it thanks
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Graeme

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

2/10 Terrible

William

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Gary, Thetford

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay in great location
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

2/10 Terrible

Pamela

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

Jerry

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was clean enough but a little worn. Could have used a little paint. This was the smallest room I’ve ever been in, could hardly shuffle around the bed. The most uncomfortable mattress. Lumpy and springs poking you during the night. I would not stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Heather

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute Peaceful Hotel
We had a lovely two night stay at this hotel. The rooms were nice and spacious and check in was very easy. Their website did advertise breakfast, but when I called to inquire about it after arrival, they said they weren't offering breakfast, so that was a bummer. We loved how peaceful it was on the property, though our room was on the first floor in the front. No fault of the hotel's, but we heard everyone and everything as they entered/exited the building and got into their cars.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

Rob

Dirty ,sweaty room.
On arrival the hotel looked run down. My room was not much better. Checked in with 4 digit door code. Think i may of bumped into the cleaner, who didnt speak much, or clean very well My room walls where stained from food and beverage, including the carpet. All blinds where broken without the attention of cleaning them, so you can imagine the build up of spiders and cobwebs behind them. Looked like the other guested had the same issue and decided to clean the rooms themselves. Would stay away at all cost, never again.
Extract grill
Broken blinds
Spiders hone
Wall stained and bin fat
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

4/10 Poor

Jason

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

2/10 Terrible

FIONA

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Unfortunately we arrived to an empty property with no staff and the maid had not cleaned our room or turned up that day. we had to be put up in another hotel in a location 30mins drive away. It was a really bad experience. The house and rooms looked nice so we were also disappointed.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

Steve

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a nice room. Breakfast was not included.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ben

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sonia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would defo stay again
Amazing room. Disabled bathroom shower slightly warn but cannot fault the place really. It was clean and tidy and the room was a fair size. The onsite people were lovely. The cat however not so friendly 😂 It was perfect for what we needed it for (room1). Bed was comfortable and the place was quiet and we had our own door as we were getting back late due to doing the NC500. Bet the gardens are amazing in summer (we went in feb). Both me and my partner would stay there again. Just a shame they don't do breakfast.
Our own access due to getting back late each night
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

6/10 Okay

Michelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
We booked the small double which was fine for one night. The location is only ten mins from the city center and nice and quiet. The room however could have been cleaner.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Izabella, Birmingham

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely and clean room, easy self check in.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

2/10 Terrible

Scott

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Drove home after checking into the hotel, it was horrible, damp everywhere and the bed smelt of pee
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

4/10 Poor

NIGEL

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service
Not a country house hotel ! More like a hostel.
Certainly not a country house hotel... More like a hostel! No reception to check in. No housekeeping until the morning. Keyless entry to the property with key left in bedroom door - anyone could have been in and out. Room is sparsely finished - mine had a mini kitchen, with something lurking at the bottom of the fridge - with an ever so slight odour .. Possibly the thinest mattress and pillows ever. No breakfast option here, even though it is advertised as available . Overall extremely poor certainly not the best. Ok room but no service at all.
Thin mattress
Thin pillows
Mini kitchen
Something going off in fridge
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

rachel

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Room 1
Communication with the hotel prior to check in was great and informative. Check in was easy and safely thought out without having a host or reception area. Slightly disappointed with the cleanliness of the room package, the bathroom is well loved and therefore could do with a deep clean as areas where water has settled has turned to mould. Skirting board around the main bedroom needed dusting as had a layer of dust coating. Bed was clearly new and very comfortable, which made for a great nights sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great night’s stay - thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We started in room 4 was very small with no place to store luggage apart from in front of the door, when closed. Apart from that The room has been recently renovated and clean. Would stay here again, just a bigger room.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

6/10 Okay

Zaneta, Glasgow

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Overall impression good, but the house could be neater and cleaner. Shower drain very dirty with lots of hair, bathroom radiator was not working. Mold on the windows in the room. Staff polite and helpful. Convenient location, nice garden.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2020

8/10 Good

Denis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice place
Very nice place
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful place in lovely surroundings. Very peaceful Rooms are really well fitted out for comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2020

8/10 Good

MrsMacleod

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, huge sized room with en-suite. Very comfortable bed
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2020