Cally Palace Hotel & Golf Course

Thoroughly enjoyed our stay at this grand old hotel. Bags of character and charm. Large room in the Forest wing with lovely views, very clean and well appointed. Staff were friendly and professional. Bonus having the pool, jacuzzi and snooker table. Huge public rooms for relaxing with drinks. Looking forward to visiting again. But, small thing, I notice that the chips have been mentioned before.. 🫤

We stayed for four nights with our family and had a generally pleasant experience. The building has some nice character, but the rooms felt quite dated, and one mattress was uncomfortable. The food was tasty and staff were helpful. We enjoyed the archery, pool table, and the live music on one evening. However, the pool, jacuzzi, and gym were affected by a very strong chlorine smell, which limited our use of these facilities. Overall, while there were positives, the accommodation and facilities did not fully reflect the price paid and would benefit from updating.

First the positive aspects- the hotel is set in beautiful grounds and we stayed in a deluxe room on the ground floor. The room and bathroom were extremely spacious and very clean. The bed was extra large and very comfortable. The hotel has a lovely 15 metre swimming pool and I swam twice there and found it to be very relaxing. |The waiting staff at the restaurant both at evening service and breakfast were very helpful and friendly. |Now for the less positive aspects- there was a poor welcome from reception on our arrival and no information given apart from where our room was. The sauna in the leisure suite was out of order and the water in the supposed hot tub was not warm. The restaurant has no atmosphere and it feels more like a canteen. The food was very disappointing and expensive. I ordered the duck and it was overcooked and served with one large roast potato rather than fondant potato - I complained and it was taken off the bill. My husband’s venison pie was ok and was supposed to come with fries, but they did not arrive until he had eaten half of it. |It’s a shame that both the food and reception service let the hotel down. The management really needs to sort these things out as you want to feel welcome when you arrive somewhere for the night after a long journey and you also want to enjoy your meal without having to complain.

Stayed over Christmas and had a lovely time. The staff were friendly and welcoming, the food was tasty, and we really enjoyed the entertainment and dancing to traditional ceilidh Scottish music. While some facilities felt a little dated and the gym was limited, overall it was an enjoyable stay.

Had a wonderful stay here. The staff were both friendly and professional. The only negative is that the room is a bit dated and our window had a large cap, causing a draft. This made the room 🥶 as it was - 4 some nights. Food was good , although had apple crumble on my last night that wasn't the best. All in all we had a brilliant stay and would stay again.

The hotel is in a lovely setting and looks nice from the outside.|The receptionist on arrival was helpful and took care of our requests. |The pool is nice and the jacuzzi hot. Towels were provided as we were using facilities prior to check in.|We were advised that the sauna wasn't working before our arrival but once inside the pool area, we found it was. |The hotel is tired and needs a good overhaul. Squeaky floor boards. The bedroom doors were loud when closing. Could hear people in their rooms opposite.|Bar staff not always pleasant. |Some waiting staff were good, others not so. It all seemed a bit disjointed and not at all what we were expecting for our weekend away. |We were asked to preorder our meals prior to arriving at the hotel, then advised on the evening that there was no cheesecake! That's not acceptable considering we were the first in the dining area for dinner service. The meals were nice but very overpriced imo. |The rooms were large and clean but, again tired. Only one usable plug socket next to the door and not near the mirror at the desk to be able to use straighteners. No usb sockets. Complimentary white company toiletries available for use.|Breakfast was buffet style although there was a menu you could ask for other items at an extra cost.

This is a strange one. It could be an absolutely beautiful hotel but it is just a bit dated. The common areas are all gorgeous, it is well maintained and you can see the original splendour it once had. The bedroom though was very dated. It was still in very good order, well maintained and very clean but very old. I wouldn’t say tired because it has been looked after - but in this day, it’s probably not what people would expect. The bar area is lovely and the pool looks lovely too. Breakfast was a hot and cold buffet which is always our preference but quite hard to find these days. The staff were all excellent with only one notable exception, but we can all have an off day so I’ll not dwell on that. Would I return, yes, would I recommend it possibly not as everyone’s expectations are different. I understand it’s up for sale, I hope the new owners overhaul the bedrooms and make it into the hotel it could and deserves to be.

We had a much needed weekend break last weekend at The Cally Palace Hotel. The location is stunning, the food was really good, the room was clean and large, the pool/sauna/jacuzzi was clean and warm. The staff were extremely professional (particularly Liz in the dining room) and they made our stay very enjoyable. Definitely value for money. Will definitely go back😁