6/10 Good
Good place to explor the many distilleries in the close area.
Sascha
Sascha, 1-night trip
Craigellachie Hotel of Speyside
Victorian hotel in Aberlour with 2 bars/lounges and restaurant
Located in a serene rural setting, Craigellachie Hotel of Speyside offers an inviting atmosphere with full breakfast, a cozy library, and fireplace. Relax at the on-site restaurant or unwind with WiFi and 2 bars nearby. The helpful staff has earned top marks from previous guests.
Wonderful
Popular amenities
- Bar
- 24/7 front desk
- Pet-friendly
- Non-smoking
Main amenities (9)
- Housekeeping (on request)
- Restaurants and 2 bars/lounges
- Room service
- 24-hour front desk
- Library
- Reception fireplace
- Meeting room
- Wedding services
- Banquet hall
Feel at home (6)
- Private bathroom
- Coffee/tea maker
- Bath or shower
- Flat-screen TV
- Bathrobes
- Free self-parking
£162
includes taxes & fees
23 Nov - 24 Nov
Why we love this property
Victorian-era marvel
Marble fireplaces and ornate crown moulding honour the Victorian heritage of this hotel. Tall windows frame the city skyline.
Locally-sourced flavours
Dine at the restaurant or unwind at 2 bars. Free full breakfast features locally-sourced food, with vegan and vegetarian options for every palate.
Room options
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Showing 4 of 4 rooms
Comfy Room
Very good
Highlights
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Bathrobes
Designer toiletries
Hairdryer
Espresso maker
Electric kettle
- 20 sq m
- Sleeps 2
- 1 King Bed
Snug Room, Double
Wonderful
Highlights
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Bathrobes
Designer toiletries
Hairdryer
Espresso maker
Electric kettle
- 15 sq m
- Sleeps 2
- 1 Double Bed
Snug Room, Twin
Excellent
Highlights
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Bathrobes
Designer toiletries
Hairdryer
Espresso maker
Electric kettle
- 15 sq m
- Sleeps 2
- 2 Single Beds
Luxury Double Room
Exceptional
Highlights
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Bathrobes
Designer toiletries
Hairdryer
Espresso maker
Electric kettle
- Sleeps 4
- 1 King Bed
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About the area
Victoria Street, Aberlour, Scotland, AB38 9SR
About this property
Craigellachie Hotel of Speyside
Enjoy your visit to Aberlour with a stay at Craigellachie Hotel of Speyside. Guests looking for a bite to eat can visit the restaurant, and the 2 bars/lounges are nice spots to grab a drink at the end of the day. Fellow travellers love the helpful staff.
At a glance
Property amenities
Room amenities
Special features
Dining
Spey Inn – On-site restaurant. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required.
Quaich Bar – On-site bar. Open selected days.
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Craigellachie Hotel of Speyside Reviews
Wonderful
9.2
Cleanliness
8.6
Location
9.0
Staff & service
8.6
Eco-friendliness
8.6
Property conditions & facilities
What guests liked
- Breakfast was consistently described as excellent, nice, and delicious with a good variety of options. (12 reviews)
- The restaurant and bar served great food and provided excellent service with a wide selection of options. (7 reviews)
From real guest reviews summarized by AI.Popular mentions
RoomService staffFoodRestaurantBreakfastLocationBedWhisky barBuildingBathroom10/10 Exceptional
If whiskey is your thing, this is the place
Don't miss the Quaich bar ( over 700 whiskeys) and have Oscar help you make a selection. A delightfuly informative young man.
Karen
Karen, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
We have had a lovely stay , very happy with everything.
Verified traveller
1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Great hotel, brilliant staff and food was fantastic
Andrew
Andrew, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Amazing property that is in the ideal location. Great staff and the restaurant and whisky bar is perfect. Must stay!
Joe
Joe, 2-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Staff were very good and our stay was very relaxing
Margaret
Margaret, 2-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Lovely spot in a tiny town known for excellent whisky
Meredith
Meredith, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Great location for whisky tours.
Minor
Minor, 2-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Comfortable rooms. The bed was slightly uncomfortable but not awful. The staff was friendly and polite. The food in their dinner restaurant was very good. I had the goat pie and it was delicious. Breakfast was very good and the wait staff was super helpful. Would absolutely stay again.
Tina
Tina, 2-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Staff were so helpful and friendly and really made us feel at home.
Kevin
Kevin, 2-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
This was the perfect place to disconnect and enjoy the peace of the area. Staff was great and accommodations clean and comfortable.
Also - best restaurant in the area - try the Haggis bombs.
Benjamin
Benjamin, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Family trip of a lifetime
Cozy and a very clean place to stay. Staff very nice. Perfect for the 1 night stay we needed
Janet
Janet, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Small town, great hotel
Nice hotel in Craigellachie. Don't miss the scotch bar if you want to try a wide variety of scotches. The restaurant and the bar on the lower level has great food. All of the staff were friendly for aur one night stay.
Dwight
Dwight, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Really nice Hotel with friendly staff. Room was really comfy and clean. Breakfast was excellent, I had the Eggs Benedict both mornings. Calum from the Quaich Bar is really friendly and helpful.
Benjamin
Benjamin, 2-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Visiting Distilleries in Speyside.
We visited the Speyside and stayed 1 night in this hotel
Very authentic place. I will recommend to stay in this hotel, It is located at the heart of the Speyside.
Roberto
Roberto, 1-night trip
8/10 Very good
The world class whiskey bar (over 800 bottles) alone, hosted by a truly knowledgeable somm, made the stay memorable. Overwhelmed, slow dinner service and somewhat dated areas lost a star for us.
Rupert
Rupert, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Great stay at tbe Craigellachie Hotel
Great trip with friends, very comfortable large room with huge ensuite. Excellent choice available for breakfast and adjoining Spey Inn bar offered afforable meals in tbe evening. Quaich Bar offers an impressive collection of whiskies but would be be better if they had a whisky menu to help you choose and also to give an indication of price.
William
William, 2-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Nice little hotel in the middle of Speyside. Rooms are small but cute, housekeeping could pay a little more attention to dusting in not so obvious parts of the room. Restaurant Spey inn has a nice atmosphere, a bit pricy but very good food. Bar Quaiche is just outstanding with a wide selection of whiskey and staff is just phenomenal with recommendations and advice. We had 2 great evenings there with great whiskey in cosy atmosphere.
Alexander
Alexander, 2-night trip
4/10 Fair
Luxury? Frosty welcome, portering our own bags up rain soaked stairs outside, generally tatty exterior and care worn inside. Room OK, bed good, bathroom could use work. No breakfast first morning, good offering the next day. There are better places to stay in Speyside (book well in advance). Very poor value at over $660 for two night stay with one breakfast! Owner and no manager were available on site to address concerns. Stay elsewhere!
Hilary
Hilary, 2-night trip
8/10 Very good
Been at the venue before several times but only for food.
Ribeye steak i had was nice but for £38 you would expect more than 1/2 a grilled tomato and 1/4 grilled shallot as trimmings.
Breakfast nice with real fresh orange juice. Let down by the female server who spent most of the time on her phone and at times with her back to the guests bent over the counter typing on her phone, she was very polite though. i would think such a nice establishment would have a ban on servers using phones while on duty.
Room nice and comfy as described.
My partner really liked the whisky hand cream and wanted to buy a couple of bottles, as advertised in the rooms. Unfortunately they had none for sale, you would expect if its advertised for sale they would ensure have enough stock.
Receptionist very friendly and helpful, first class service. Bar staff also very friendly.
Nicholas
Nicholas, 1-night trip
8/10 Very good
This is our third stay, which is an indication of how much we enjoy staying at the Craigellachie Hotel. The staff are always fantastic and the hotel and it’s location are superb. The rooms are well laid out, nicely decorated and comfortable. The only slightly negative comments I would make are that the hall carpets outside of the bedrooms looked like they would have benefited from a hoover, however this is a minor gripe. I’ve also noticed that the sides to the bath/showers in all rooms are suffering from water damage to the wood panelling, as every room we have stayed in has had a leaky shower guard. Apart from these two minor issues, raised to benefit the staff more than anything, I wouldn’t hesitate to stay again!
Joseph
Joseph, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Arriving here last Monday , the lady on reception was most professional and courteous , explaining where the breakfast would be , the whisky room , the restaurant etc .. my room was detailed as a single ( snug ? ) room and it was perfect for my needs as an overnight stop single traveller . The room was well appointed , the tv was a little off the mark being as nowadays most hotels of good calibre have wall mounted products rather than this little effort that was perched on a little table at the foot of the bed .. but that would be nitpicking .. and I understand after speaking with the nice lady on reception upon leaving that there is a big plan of progressive refurbishment underway so I’m sure in time , any little foibles will be addressed . The hotel is handy for Elgin , it’s on the whisky trail , it’s marketed as a historic whiskey hotel in its own right , it has a fantastic restaurant on site ( Copper Dog ) that I had an amazing meal at , so I will be back in a month or two with my wife to stay again and have a lovely meal .. Free car parking too !
Anthony
4/10 Fair
We were very surprised that this hotel had such good ratings, however it seems most reviews are for the restaurant not the hotel itself. The hotel room was in a state of disrepair. There was extensive water damage in the bathroom and the room was not as pictured. We payed for a king but were placed into a double. The bathroom floor had pieces of toilet paper left from a previous guest and almost every surface was covered in dust/dirty along with various things splattered on the walls and floors. We had to clean our own room before using it. Upon bringing to the hotels attention, it was brushed off with staff stating even they expected higher quality when they started working there and were taken back by the room conditions. We were told due to the age of the building the hotel is trying to improve rooms but that its just an old hotel and that’s what we should expect. No compensation or anything done on the hotels end even though Expedia told me it was up to hotel if they wanted to make any adjustments to our bill which in turn ended up being a back and forth conversation before we gave up with the hotel. I would not recommend this place. The restaurant is the only good thing about this place.
kenzie
kenzie, 1-night trip
8/10 Very good
Dyrt men hyggeligt hotel
Fint hotel, men relativt dyrt at bo der. Værelserne er store med fine badeværelser, men stedet virker lidt slidt.
Spey Inn i underetagen var en hyggelig restaurant/pub, men maden i restauranten var ikke specielt fremragende.
Flemming
Flemming, 2-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Beautiful room in a lovely inn.
Carolyn
Carolyn, 1-night trip
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