Reviews
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Not what was expected from what was once a well thought of venue; hotel is tired, maintenance schedule is clearly behind or just simply lacking, cleanliness of pubic area was poor, two drinking glasses used - first had to request another one as glass provided at bar had lipstick marks still on, other at breakfast had milk or something similar on inside of bottom of glass and didn’t notice until post consumption of the orange juice , ‘hot breakfast items’ were luke warm at best, room was very cold.
Spa closed for maintenance but communicated via social media as being from day we arrived (turns out it was open but didn’t know until arrival and by then too late as didn’t bring swim wear based on social media post). That being said, noted other guests at reception stating that spa was holding kids swim lessons which was not as per their expectation so glad we didn’t go in the end tbh, attempted to be charged at checkout for afternoon tea we didn’t have….
On positive note, bed was comfortable and bathroom was decent (though complimentary toiletries only consisted of shampoo and combined hand/body wash - no conditioner) .
Overall poor experience and would not recommend.
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Great hotel feels like a castle. Rooms lovely bed so comfy. Spa facilities are great. Dined at hotel and food was really good. I also had cocktails. Staff were all lovely. Breakfast was good lots of choice lots of fruit, yogurt meat cheese along with full cooked breakfast. Only thing I would recommend is having mugs at breakfast instead of small cups as had to go back and forth to fill cup. The hotel is so close to Aberdeen. Great stay would highly recommend.
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Our hotel stay was lovely and we got a warm welcome with our dog. The rooms were modern and spacious with really comfortable beds. Breakfast was delicious with a good selection of options. The spa is quite dated and the only negative aspect of our stay.
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We had a lovely relaxing time.
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The hotel and spa are excellent
Beautiful old style hotel with modern rooms
Food in the restaurant was disappointing
Wouldn’t just go there to eat
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Lovely room, good food and great facilities
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From our experience Ardoe caters mainly for business clientele and no doubt weddings and functions.
We were pleased to be offered a spacious and comfortable accessible room because it had a bath.
One of the main attractions to booking this trip was to enjoy a swim. Whilst this was possible, half the pool was reserved for childrens lessons, which though understandable, did impinge on our enjoyment.
Additionally the spa is in need to care and maintenance attention....rotting wooden frames and peeling ceiling plaster to name but two issues; and the ladies drier never worked on our vistits.
Food, both from Blair's and Soapies was fine but generally pricey whilst compared to culinary standards. And seven pounds fifty for a pint of Corona we would deem as excessive.
However two positives were the breakfast buffet ,which offered an above average choice aligned with freshly cooked dishes and excellent scrambled eggs cooked to order.
The second positive was the friendly and helpful staff who without exception were a credit to the hotel. A perfect example was one of the housekeeping staff who spontaneously offered to help with out luggage on departure.
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Had a lovely stay. Fantastic room with great shower. Only negative was that shower was a bit slippy and no grab bar
The food in the restaurant was quite expensive but really lovely. Our stay was enhanced by the fantastic barman in the lounge. He made great cocktails and was so friendly . It's a pity the hotel was so quiet when we stayed but it was a Sunday and fortunately we were with friends. Will definitely go back but during a busier time.
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Lovely building in a beautiful setting. We went for a two night break for our anniversary and were in a classic room which was very spacious and the bed was huge and very comfortable. The pool was great, clean and relaxing with jacuzzi/steam room/sauna. Food was delicious with lots of choice at breakfast. The staff were lovely, friendly and helpful.
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Everything was better than expected. Room was lovely, bed very comfortable. Service was great, staff friendly and food fantastic