Stobo Castle Health Spa

Just spent yesterday and today at Stobo. My daughter and I had the Oriental suite and it was superb. We luxuriated in the room, enjoying getting ready for dinner. The dinner was delicious, hot, top quality and served by attentive, cheery, pleasant young staff. This morning after a lovely breakfast, we both had some facials. Diane, a lovely girl from Latvia was delightful and I was completely chilled by the end of it. We walked to the Japanese garden then back for lunch. Again, great food and service. We took full advantage of the beautiful pool and relaxation areas. I’m home now, sad it’s over. It’s expensive, but worth every penny. A very special place!

My husband and I visited for the first time in July and we will definitely be back! The staff were all so welcoming, friendly and helpful. ||We arrived 20 minutes early to check in to our room but we were offered a short tour - which was ideal for us to find our bearings. We sat in the courtyard cafe whilst we waited for our check in time. |Our room was lovely, tucked away in a quiet corner. The room was spotless and spacious.||The spa facilities were wonderful and we made use of them all! The relaxation room was delightful just what I needed to unwind. ||I thoroughly enjoyed the fact that I was not attached to my mobile phone and my husband commented that he had never felt so relaxed or switched off. This was exactly what we needed.||We arranged our meal times before we arrived, the settings were beautiful and the food was amazing! With so much choice. The staff were wonderfully attentive. ||We enjoyed a cocktail in the cocktail lounge, this was very relaxing and the staff member there was very efficient.||Our spa treatments were excellent, the members of the team were very professional, friendly and respectful. ||The staff are truly a credit to this establishment, I’m only sorry that I can’t remember any of their names!

Just back from another visit to my favourite place! As always it was truly wonderful! Lovely clean spacious bedrooms, fantastic spa area and the food is utterly delicious!! Special thanks to Head Chef and his team|for my favourite dessert ever and new food combos to try!|All the staff are so friendly, welcoming and go out of their way to help you -you relax the minute you step out of your car (which gets washed!!) into the luxurious surroundings. Stobo see you again soon I hope 🥰🌟❤️

My daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed our brunch spa day last Thursday. Lovely staff and great facilities. We enjoyed a quiet session in the pool, sauna and outdoor hot tubs. Very relaxing day finished with a manicure and visit to the lovely shop full of interesting gifts. Brunch on arrival was delicious as was the coffee and cake later.

Well .... where to start. Four of us just back from a two night stay. This was a special occasion for my friends daughter's 40th birthday. They celebrated by booking the Cashmere Suite and myself and my daughter wanted to decorate their room before their arrival. We could not have managed this without Ashleigh and Annie who knew what the plan was. We were able to get into the Cashmere early and Robbie, the porter, helped get all the balloons and decorations into the room from the car so thank you to him. He arranged more help from Chloe and Edyta from housekeeping who had obviously done this before and once again we couldn't have done it without them. It was looking beautiful when we had finished. When they arrived the birthday girl was lost for words and so overwhelmed that everyone had gone to a lot of both for her, she hadn't suspected a thing which was what we wanted. Another porter took our own bags from the car to our room which was great. My friend a daughter had arranged to have dinner in their suite on one night and wanted us to join them so the waiters had to bring a heavy table and four chairs from the dining room. Unbelievable how all the staff do their utmost to make your requests happen. So thank you so many times to everyone who helped make this surprise happen. They are all so friendly, and they are a credit to Stobo. We all had a treatment and my therapist (Lynsey) was so good. Now we are all spoilt after our visit las week, but roll on the next time.

The rooms are amazing, the spa is award winning for a reason, and the service is next to none - they even jet wash your car! All in a stunning setting. The weekend packages are not inexpensive but they are pure luxury and the food alone, including lunch when you leave, is worth every penny. I can’t wait to go back.

It’s always so Stobo, so perfect - that’s based on 20 years’ experience & 24 visits. Great for groups, couples, or a solo trip. The facilities are first class, the food fabulous, service special & setting stunning. Thank you for a lovely solo stay, I enjoyed meeting nice people at the communal dining table. See you soon.

I am a regular customer of Stobo. I will sadly never return. At dinner we raised an issue about service and specifically the serving of our wine. Our glasses were filled to top and the empty bottle left in the middle of the table. This could have been rectified by a simple sorry. It was not. No one even acknowledged or came to our table after raising 4 times. In fact I spoke to the food and beverage manager in reception and even then still no acknowledgment at the table. What is more the next day before check out we asked to speak to a manager about it. We had a meeting. Not only was our feedback not acknowledged, my friend was accused of being aggressive to reception staff. I can’t describe how that meeting made us feel and we left cancelling our future bookings …. All of this could have been avoided with the right attention on the evening. My friend is still feeling terrible based on what she was accused of. We were left feeling awful. Since reviewing their own CCTV they have taken all of this back, as they should have reviewed in the first place . Sadly too late. No attempt made to make good or convince us to cancel bookings. We understand it is difficult to find good staff and many are young and learning. But this is not the issue, the follow up, and the way we were made to feel is truly awful. Sadly we will not be back and Stobo need to seriously review the customer procedures and staff training.

Lost a bit of its sparkle Can't believe I am not raving about my Stobo Castle experiences as I did in my previous visit unfortunately this time I can't, this was my second visit and my daughters fourth and both of us discussed there are some issues . We initially booked to stay in castle rooms which are located just a short walk away from the main castle, on arrival at our designated room we were shocked at the standard of the room it was no more than premier inn room. We called reception and asked to me moved to main castle, we paid an upgrade price of £10 each, however we feel let down by reception staff as they didn't ask at any point why we wanted to move rooms, therefore we didn't have an opportunity to give them our thoughts. Room changed, we quickly unpacked and headed to the spa area, this as usual was superb, facilities exactly the same as previous visits, one small point is that it was quite untidy and there were no staff around to clean up Dinner is between 6&8pm we decided not to join other guests but dined as a 2. Starters were okay, mains however were not great, extremely fatty lamb chops, oily gravy, a fennel side dish which was strange. We also noticed that other diners had different veg on their dishes surely all lamb plates should be served the same? When our plates where being cleared we were asked how the food was we politely gave our views only to be told lamb by it's nature is a fatty meat, we are well aware that lamb is fatty but there are methods to stop this being served to guests! Breakfast was ok next morning but we felt that all the cooked items had been in an oven for a wee bit too long Lunch in departure day was nice, we opted for cold buffet we were surprised to see fatty lamb chops being served again only this time they were cold New addition of the cocktail bar is great Not sure what has changed but it most definitely wasn't as good as our previous visits and at around £300 per night for 2 it's not the cheapest

My friend decided that she was too sophisticated for the traditional Hen Night featuring L plates, a veil, a stripper and sambuca shots a plenty and instead opted for a spa weekend at Stobo Castle. It hard work being a bridesmaid and getting dragged to luxury castle spas *sigh*. As much as there is nothing wrong with Stobo Castle I don't really see what all the fuss is about either. It has to be Scotland's most famous spa but I personally believe there are much better ones out there. I prefer a little hidden gem to Stobo which is advertised on the TV and full of tourists. In saying that though if you do decide to visit Stobo I don't think you necessarily be disappointed. A previous reviewer mentioned that the modern spa extension which has been attached onto the side of the castle blends seamlessly but personally I have to disagree. I think nothing is more magical than a Scottish castle and this ugly big thing on the side spoils the illusion for me. The castle is hidden amongst the beautiful Scottish borders countryside and as you drive up to the castle the place just oozes idyllic calm: that is until you see the huge big extension on the side which looks like a public swimming pool. The rooms you can stay in are ok, a little bit beige and bland. I would describe them as comfortable as opposed to luxurious. The spa treatments on offer are ok. There is nothing particularly out of the ordinary but all the usual suspects are there. However I was expecting a bit more from Scotland's most famous spa. I found the interior to be a little bit like a very expensive and posh mental hospital and the fact that everyone was wandering around looking disturbingly calm in dressing gowns only added to this image. The facilities were decent and the staff were very knowledgeable and friendly. I definitely felt more chilled out after our weekend at Stobo but I have to be honest and say a little bit disappointed that the real thing didn't live up to my grand expectations.

Just past Peebles and you are in the middle of nowhere! There are a few packages to choose from, but we had the "Ladies day". This consisited of a facial with a small massage (hands& arms or head or feet) and getting your nails done. The facial was so relaxing - and it helped rejuvenate my skin too! The massage was short but sweet! I could of done with a Body massage but hey! I love my nails though - it's a rare thing to get my nails done as I bake! We went down to the Japanese garden which was beautiful but it does need some TLC as some of the bridges are worse for wear and some areas are cornered off but eventually a delight. It has steeping stones and some lovely plant specimens too! Do wear trainers though! I would say it's quite expensive and i wasn't overly impressed with the lunch. the Courgette and butterbean soup was far too peppery, the tomato and basil linguini dish was just lacking essential flavours for a pasta dish - I'm married to and Itailian so i can russle up a good tomato sauce for a pasta! The pudding was a-ok. They have afternoon tea for 14.95 and one with champagne 19.95? (although give me procescco any day) that i would like to give a try plus they have other treatment packages that I would like to book that offer a full massage and other treatments So it's ok but i've been to another spa and I would choose that over Stobo. It's nice but I'm not quite sure what all this fuss is all about!!

This is located just outside Pebbles it is a health spa. It is open for day visits and overnight stays. I got a gift voucher and used it last year and what a place. There is a nice drive up and it is a castle with turrets. The ground is nice to walk in. There is a Japenese Garden that has a lovely waterfall it is so relaxing here but it is a short walk. The car park is directly outside the entrance where there are boys waiting to take your luggage from the car into the hotel. They also take it to your car after your stay. The reception is up a small flight of stairs and then you enter the hallway and find yourself met with a lovely staircase that splits half way up to go either right or left. There are 3 dining rooms, a library type room with a log fire and newspapers etc. I found it strange as we arrived for an overnight we had to go for a bit of a wonder as we were too early and the room was not ready so I felt overdressed the amount of people walking around in robes. It was strange and felt slightly like a hospital. There is a wee shop where you can purchase soft toys, robes and various shampoos and creams that are used during treatments. The treatments are best to be booked in advance so your sure of getting what you want. The rooms are a good size and the bathroom was lovely and spacious. You get a robe to use and slippers. The swimming pool is a good size with big clear windows that look out onto the lawn, there is a sauna, big jaquizzi and showers which have various options including tropical rain. There are a variety of other rooms. This is truly a relaxing place to stay I would recommend staying over though as you will get so much more from your experience. The food is good we sampled two dining rooms both of which were a good size as you get tea, breakfast and lunch. The price of your visit or stay will vary depending on the treatments although the pool is included in the price. The rooms vary to rooms with restricted views because of the turrets to the more luxurious rooms. A truly relaxing experience just enjoy!