The Boat Hotel

Arrived after a long hike to chill in front of a roaring open fire in the bar. My single room booking was upgraded to a kingsize bed. So very happy. Room was comfortable, cosy and peaceful despite being on the main road. A varied buffet breakfast to start the day and a cooked menu of full english, porridge etc made to order and served very quickly. Will definitely return as i often spend weekends in the Cairngorms

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Staff were very friendly and helpful. Hotel and surrounding areas very dog friendly

Nice hotel in public areas, very cosy, however our room (suite) was tired and cold. Radiators not working and no fan heaters available. Breakfast not good quality and served lukewarm. Staff not particularly helpful.

It seems we got an attic room as we had to watch our heads in case we hurt oon the slanted ceiling also no lift also price for meals and drink excessive there was no information on transport ie bus times taxi costs no menus in guest rooms or if you wanted a snack at evening no information on area activities yes it was an experience not to go there again

Room was lovely although quite small. Lovely walk in shower. Ate in the bar which was unexpectedly expensive. Would have gone out had we known. Breakfast was good

Staff very friendly and efficient.

Arrived at hotel to be greated and looked down at by manager,very rude and abrupt,definitely wasnt a good first inpression,she finished off her personal call on her mobile before attending to paying guests who were standing waiting, booked a room for 3 people and were given a room for 2 people,not set up for 3 and was told they didnt have an extra bed to give,even though i booked for 3,therfor it should have been sorted for our arrival,manager just seemed to shrug that off, had a meal in the restaurant which again is overly priced for what you recieve and the service was shocking,left to wait ages before ofer taken,bit then rushed out once meal had been eaten,again service rude,things added onto my meal bill that i hadnt even ordered,again manager seemed to not have time to deal with this so told myself to sort it out,as i did this,our drinks were removed and cleared from our table,which were still half full. The room itself could do with alot of inprovements,mould on walls,carpets hadnt been hoovered from previous guests,bathroom had dust and grime on bath, no housekeeping service in our 2 night stay. Breakfast wws freshly cooked however produce was cheap & overcooked, very limited variety for continental stuff,not a big selection,yoghurts sitting out without placed in ice to keep fresh, limited selection of fresh fruit on display and the apples and bananas that were,had seen better days. I defo would not return here again and didntvmake an enjoyable stay.

Our room was very clean, loads of room including large seating area. Bed extremely comfortable & cosy. All staff were friendly and attentive. Dinner was excellent on both evenings. The hotel is pet friendly but dogs were always under careful control & supervision of their owners. The hotel clearly welcomes families and had many non resident diners which indicated a good local reputation too. Happy to recommend to friends & family.

All staff very friendly and welcoming - particularly the ladies at breakfast! Everyone made an effort to interact with our 3 year old which goes a long way. :) very family/ dog friendly. Good food - probably the best cooked breakfast we’ve had in a while, everything was perfectly cooked and great selection. We had a meal in the restaurant too that was tasty! We stayed in a garden room, spacious and clean. Lovely location with great views of the surrounding hills. Would recommend and would stay again.

Loved this hotel, comfortable, good food. Great location by the steam railway station , woodland walks. Hoping to return.

Fine hotel nice room with terrasse outside and huge bathroom. We loved it

I arrived late and the waitress was so helpful and made me feel at home even though i felt i was keeping the kitchen staff back late. Thank you for such a lovely stay. Excellent all round.

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The Boat Hotel was a wonderful place to spend the night. Breakfast was very enjoyable and plentiful. I would stay again.

Was a place full of character. The food and service was excellent. Things that would be good. Either lift or.less stairs

Celebrating my mum's 80th birthday!! Staff friendly and ideal place to stay to explore Speyside!

We booked a deluxe room which was very small and dated with a tiny bathroom you couldn’t turn round in. The bathroom had no ventilation. Twice we returned to our room to find the cleaners hadn’t latched the door so it was unlocked all day and once we returned to find neither key worked. When we left the bathroom towels on the floor to be refreshed they were hung up dirty and I came back to the room to find the cleaner using these to dry the mugs in the room. The ‘manager’ offered to upgrade us but when I mentioned this to the person on reception next day they knew nothing about it. There seemed to be a lack of anyone in charge although the younger staff worked hard - especially the young lad at breakfast who often seemed to be on his own which meant things were sometimes not replenished even though he tried his best. Not a great stay.

Rooms are spacious and very clean,dinner and breakfast are outstanding 10/10,although restaurant was very busy the service was 1st class.

Beautiful area, very nice hotel with fabulous food and really friendly staff

Little understaffed and limited parking, but great staff, good breakfast deal. Great location.

Relaxing area for the hotel, close to golf course and woodland walks. Nice area in front of the hotel to have drinks outside. With the hotel being an old building noise issues between the rooms.

Very good service,friendly staff and nice breakfast too.

Could not get the shower to work. Beds not made up on day 2 though the maids did wash our coffee cups and fold the end of the toilet paper into a point!

Beautiful tranquil setting. Lovely big room, ideal for dogs. Tasty food.

Was excellent food was great Amazing Choice for breakfast Staff were friendly and helpful 4th stay here and gets better everytime

This hotel is in a great location for sight seeing in the surrounding area. The hotel itself is in need of refurbishment and general painting badly needed in areas. The alcohol is over priced, I could go in to a nice restaurant in Inverness and not be charged so much !! The food was decent, albeit I would say pricey for what you get. Staff encountered were pleasant.

Pleasant location

Really great experience with hotel and the place Definitely recommend and would like to visit again

We stayed for two nights in one of the garden rooms. It had a decking area onto the grass. We ate in the restaurant on both nights and had breakfast there too. The room was good, and mostly clean. Putting our case in the shelving area disturbed a layer of dust that you could write your name in. However, the bathroom and linen was clean. The decor was fine, but a bit worn. The bathroom tiles were cracked and the paintwork in it badly chipped. The bed was large, but overly firm, I woke with a numb arm on both nights. The grass area we looked onto was badly in need of a cut and looked unkept. The food was good in the restaurant on both evenings. The cullen skink was superb. Breakfast was not so good. On the Monday morning coming down at 8am I was told that a large group had just left and so many items were no longer available. The person relaying this to me did so in a manner that seemed to accept this as okay, and even if unavoidable, was not something that was out of the ordinary or needed an apology. This reflects a wider uneasy atmosphere in the place. Staff it seemed were busy but it felt a bit unmanaged and chaotic. Booking a table didn't result in clarity on our booking, but the server would confirm our booking and then wander around to find a free table or offer one in the bar to us. Would I stay again? Maybe, but I would certainly look elsewhere and not expect to pay anything above an average price.

Clean comfortable room with modern spacious bathroom.

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