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Reviews of Springkell

3.5 out of 5
Springkell
Eaglesfield, Lockerbie, Scotland

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

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Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 320 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Marnie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful site, the staff were welcoming and helpful. Everyone in my party loved this place.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dee J

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Hazel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful country house, food excellent friendly staff quiet safe countryside
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Rory

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic hotel experience.
What an absolutely lovely hotel, only stopped overnight but during the stay the staff were fantastic, nothing was too much trouble for them. Will definitely stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Dawn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A nice find
We recently stayed at Springkell for one night en-route to the Cairngorms. We booked the romantic double room which was very nice. Lovely and clean and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Terrence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely property and staff
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rachael

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Keith

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

10/10 Excellent

RAVI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We'll be back.
Magical stay. Lovely grounds, real historic vibe. Beautiful furnishing and delicious breakfast. Had dinner, very tasty. Thank you to Jill, Annette, Chloe and the rest of the team.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

William

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great “little” find in the border’s countryside!
I don’t normally leave reviews but I wanted to on this occasion. I was going to say a “little” gem in the borders countryside but it’s not very “little”! A lovely historic and welcoming hotel. Staff very friendly and accommodating. Food was great! Set in stunning countryside. A place you could easily loose yourself for a few days. Will definitely be back!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Made a journey stop over into a holiday.
A last minute stop on a long journey and we happened upon a gem. Lovely room that was a little noisy was changed without fuss to a superb alternative - wow. Bed was amazingly comfortable. Really made the journey one of the best parts of the holiday. Lovely breakfast in the morning set us up for the rest of the drive. Pleasant and helpful staff are a real credit to the management.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Great location
Wonderful location
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a gem. Staying at a manor like Springkell was a highlight of our trip. My wife thought about Pemberly from Pride and Prejudice when we stayed there. It was a wonderful place to stay en route from Scotland to the Lake District.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Dawn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Some good, some slightly negative - I'd stay again
Good points: fabulous building steeped in History. Excellent evening meal - despite the cost it was worth it as it was really 5*. Big comfortable bed. Friendly staff. Slight negatives: I didn't realise I was in room 5 - the only room with a private bathroom across the hall. Next time I would book one with an en suite. Getting dressed to walk across the hallway was irritating and in the middle of the night, inconvenient. No proper shower but I did enjoy having a bath. Would have liked some herbal teas as I don't drink coffee or black tea. Strangely the breakfast was not very good - the cooked part. It's obviously prepared beforehand as I asked for well cooked bacon and it wasn't. The sausage was not great. Strange as the meal the night before was fabulous. Only other point to mention is that it's off the beaten track but there are a lot of pubs within short driving distance if you prefer to eat in one. I would stay here again, it's a fabulous building and the bed was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Magnificent building. Friendly service, comfortable room impressive bath👍. Evening meal great, breakfast great. After dinner scotch was an effort for the waitress, she was brilliant and got there after a bit of mountain climbing, hazardous😳. Check in and out were easy. The only negative was the surface on the drive, but can appreciate that surfacing that length of drive would be prohibitively expensive.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Morag

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

10/10 Excellent

Theresa

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had an amazing weekend staff are the best hotel is outstanding food is beautiful rooms are comfortable and very clean
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gillian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Chauffeurs Cottage
We had a lovely stay in chauffeurs cottage, comfortable, clean, a tasty evening meal and breakfast with genuinely friendly staff and service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

4/10 Poor

Chris

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Tanya

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Stephen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
They are kind, trying but not well organized. Missing hand towels, sort of clean a bit dusty. Kind staff again, seemed understaffed and very young. Totally sold out, I hate give them low marks.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Liz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel in lovely grounds
Lovely stay at Springkell. The best thing about this place is the staff. Everyone was friendly, welcoming and helpful they truly are a credit to the hotel. The hotel itself is set in beautiful well kept grounds, care needs taken on the driveway up to the house as the road has a lot of potholes. We stayed in room 6, it didn't have a view from the window but was clean and comfortable. The bathroom was spacious with a large shower cubicle. The temperature in the shower was quite difficult to get right but we got there in the end. If we stay there again I would book a superior room for additional space/seating. We had dinner the first night of our stay and freshly cooked breakfast each morning was good. Nice to be able to have the dog with us and she enjoyed her walks in the grounds and surrounding area.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Billy

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Charles

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

8/10 Good

catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved the property. Some shared room furniture tattered and not looking like it belongs it a house of such grandeur. Same for the folding table legs visible in dining area. Parcels like mattresses in the foyer and entrance way, etc...However, staff exceptional, rooms wonderful, and meals excellent. I wish them well as they continue to make improvements and flourish. We will be back!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Greg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hidden Gem
Fabulous property, great staff, great setting, A hidden gem in the Scottish Borders, just off the M74. Food was beautifully cooked & the bar well stocked.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Helga

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

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

CHRISTINE

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
lovely hotel
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jacob

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Harry

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

June

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel - Bedroom too cosy for us
Our double deluxe room was too small for the bed so it was up against one wall with no room for side tables so a bit awkward to navigate. The bed was very comfortable the bathroom was good and the television was a good size. The public rooms were very appealing, the gardens gorgeous and there was a lovely relaxed atmosphere.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stewart

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Found by accident as we needed an overnight stop somewhere near the A74 to break the long journey south but ... ...what an amazing Hotel! It has been lovingly converted from a family home into a wonderful guest experience by keeping so much of the home in place. The entrance hall sets the tone, it has to be seen. The room with its forteen foot ceilings was comfortable and clean, the ensuite brilliant. As for the grounds, they are superb. The formal garden below the lounge and reached down sweeping stone steps is wonderful. The grass lands beyond a joy to walk through and the woods and drives around the hall worth an explore. We only spent the one night there but we will be back.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Be advised
I felt obliged to post a review of this hotel due to our recent experience. The hotel itself is a fine building and very grand. The rooms are elegant in proportion and spacious. Most of the staff were helpful with the odd exception. Points to note - once you arrive you will not want to leave, not because it is wonderful, but because of the horrendous journey up the very long drive way to the hotel. This was a driveway unlike no other! Big chunks of gravel interspersed with potholes, and the dust created means our white car is now very beige. Dog friendly - is all well and good but please do not leave your dog in your room when you go for your meal. The dog barking was incessant at times and seemed to echo around the building. The rooms - no fancy extras here. No bottled water, just basic tea bags and coffee sachets, not a biscuit in sight. No toiletries apart from a bottle of soap on sink, on bath and in shower. 1 hand towel and 2 bath towels for 2 people. The breakfast - very basic. Maybe because it was a sunday but the juice wasnt fresh, the continental was limited and the full scottish breakfast was not the best. Cold toast and cold beans and not very appetising sausages. Previous reviews have all been very good so maybe we were just unlucky.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from James on 13 June 2023
Dear Karen, you stayed on Saturday 3rd June and paid 123.98 for our double deluxe bedroom. We gave you a free upgrade to one of our superior rooms. You said it was your birthday and you got on well with Jill our Head of Service. You stayed in a lovely bedroom but you seem to want to complain about everything. We get very few complaints about the in room coffee, tea, towels and biscuits. In fact this is the first complaint like this. You had 2 bathsheets and 1 hand towel for one night. So 3 towels in total. I think most readers would think that perhaps your complaint is not justified. We don't offer biscuits or bottled water as our bedrooms are not super expensive. We also gave you a free upgrade to a much nicer bedroom so again I don't really see why you write such a negative review.Scott who got married here last year came back to stay with us as he's just come out of kidney dialysis. So he was really relaxing with his friends. One of his friends stayed in Stables Cottage with their dog but the dog barked in the garden so I asked Scott to get the dog down into the small sitting room which he did. At midnight I asked them to be super quiet and Scott said don't worry James we're going in 10 minutes which he did. I think kidney dialysis vs your complaints I'm afraid, for me, I'd look after Scott and tell you to take a running jump. But that's just me. Please don't stay with us again as you are simply too miserable. Regards James

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property in fabulous grounds. Welcoming friendly staff.Lovely atmosphere Will certainly visit again for longer. Very dog friendly. All in all a superb find.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Greg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful country hideaway
Very reasonable room rate for early summer Friday, lovely old house in beautiful surroundings renovated to a comfortable hotel. Owner James was very helpful on the phone when I was delayed and arriving after 11pm, taking time to explain where the electric car charger was. Breakfast was included in room rate and nice quality. Will stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Urban

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
You MUST experience Springkell
Our first stop in Scotland and we could not have made a better choice than Springkell
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stately home stay
How amazing to stay in such an historic place. So comfortable friendly and authentic. We loved our stay thank you and will return
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Trevor

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Raymond

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One Night Stopover
One night stopover en route to Oban. Fabulous stay. Very comfortable. Friendly staff. Very nice evening meal and best breakfast ever. The building has many interesting features and is maintained well. Nice gardens but a bit early in the season to see them in full glory (early May). Would happily return for another stay.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful place and food. Staff were wonderful.
Stayed overnight on our way back down south. Beautiful place to stay. Had a lovely walk in the grounds before a drink in the bar. Had a beautiful meal in the evening and was finished off with our Scottish breakfast in the morning. Highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

David T.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The best place we have stayed in on this vacation.
An absolutely incredible stay. The facility is fit for royalty. The rooms top notch. The bathroom was the best I have experienced in my trip to date. Had supper and breakfast and both were on white table clothes and appropriate number of knifes and forks. The staff were super nice and even though they were preparing for a wedding, they always had time for us. The grounds around the hotel were beyond description. This is a destination where you want to spend some quiet time. Villages are close but you have to drive
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Philip

Stayed 1 night in May 2023