Forss House Hotel

This was our 3rd time staying at forss. We were on the staycation 3 nights for 2 including breakfast and brought our dog Baba.||Driving into the property was magical. Check in was seamless and friendly We stayed in "hairy Mary" lodge which was immaculate and beautifully presented and even had a little doggy bag and bowls. Great touch!||Had dinner and took Baba . Food was great and service excellent. Baba was made to be very welcomed too.||Breakfast was made truly relaxing by the most loveliest women who were serving us breakfast. Friendly yet professional . Excellent. Thanks. ||Loads of beaches to explore. Forest walks too. The views are spectacular. Amazing place to visit.||Forss hotel have the most amazing staff which truly gives that guest experience the personal touch ||Would highly recommend. It's a hidden gem . Will definitely be back. ||Jackie

Beautiful hotel, hidden gem! We arrived late and were instantly offered a free upgrade and were told if we wanted anything from the kitchen they would find us something to eat. Large room, huge comfy bed, comfy chair. Lovely spacious bathroom with gorgeous bath, seperate shower. Hotel great character and immaculate, staff friendly. View of waterfall added extra charm. Definitely will return.

My husband and I were gifted a surprise one night stay at Forss House Hotel late last month. What a beautiful venue, our room overlooked the lovely waterfall, and our walk along the Forss River to the sea was an unexpected pleasure. A highlight was the dinner, so beautifully presented and delectable. In fact we were not rushed so could really savour each course. The staff were friendly and helpful and made us feel at home. I hope to be back when I next visit Scotland.

Fabulous stay. Stunning, peaceful location and a true gem of a place with bits of local history in the building with plenty of historic grandeur. The bed was literally one of the comfiest I have experienced. Amazing whiskey selection and ideal for anyone working at Dounreay as it's a five minute drive.

Exceptional. There's not much more to say. Staff are excellent, food was fabulous, rooms warm and very nice indeed. Can't fault this hotel. Felt like I was starring in an episode of the traitors!! 😂 I highly recommend this hotel for romantic breaks or just somewhere with lots of charm and class to get your head down.

Whilst the welcome was warm and our room spacious and very comfortable, the dinner was sadly lacking and definitely not worth what we paid. The chef should be ashamed of the vegetarian option, and to serve cod with mashed potatoes and then chips? No veg in sight! Slow service and found the whole eating experience pretentious. We only found out next morning that we didn’t need to order 3 courses for £70 but could have eaten a la carte. Place needs a shake up.

Honestly, it’s borderline offensive how good this place is. Stayed one night at Forss House Hotel and I’m still not over it. The room was criminally comfortable — the kind of bed that makes you miss breakfast, reconsider your career, and wonder why your own mattress even exists. Speaking of breakfast… EPIC. And that is entirely down to Sandra and Janet, who clearly woke up that morning and chose excellence. Everything was flawless, plentiful, and delivered with the kind of warmth that makes you feel personally judged for ever eating cereal at home again. Ruined me. Completely. Now let’s talk about dinner, because WOW. This wasn’t a meal; this was an event. Every dish came out like the chefs had something to prove and chose violence (lovingly). Portions were perfect, flavours were outrageous, and there was absolutely no regard for my future ability to enjoy normal food. Massive shout-out to the chefs for shamelessly showing off. Special mention to manager Jai and duty manager Calum, who were suspiciously good at their jobs. Too friendly. Too efficient. Always there before you even realised you needed something. Clearly running the place like a well-oiled luxury machine while pretending it’s all very casual. In summary: ate far too much, slept far too well, and left deeply annoyed that I had to return to real life. Forss House Hotel — how dare you set the bar this high. Will obviously be back (and complaining about it).

Gifted a voucher for afternoon tea, was very disappointed with the whole experience. Dining room was cold and we had to wait a while before getting served although we were the only ones there. Scones were over fired and very dry, sandwiches were tasteless and not what I imagined for afternoon tea. Cakes looked like they were bought from local superstore and some cream or icing added. Service very poor, no member of staff checking if everything was ok. Have heard lots of mixed reviews on the afternoon tea, wouldn’t go again.

we are in the river house, it's charming with a beautiful garden, birds flying about their business, salmon jumping about and wild flowers stretching out toward the sun. The bar in the main house is amazing as is the restaurant. All the staff are warm and friendly. we are here for 3 days, wish it was a week