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Greywalls Hotel Greywalls Hotel, with its wrap-around formal walled garden of about six acres, was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1901. We are open all year round. Greywalls was built as a holiday home for its original owner, the Hon. Alfred Lyttelton. Lyttleton, a keen golfer, insisted that the house be built 'within a mashie niblick shot of the eighteenth green at Muirfield'.

With its warm honey coloured stone from the local Rattlebags Quarry, pantiles from Denmark and its crescent shaped symmetry it was always one of the Edwin Lutyen's favourites.
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Stay in Greywalls Hotel in one of our luxurious rooms or suites, or if you prefer more self contained accommodation we also have Colonel's House located 500 yards from Greywalls or The Cottage Rooms, our charming two small and four large cottage bedrooms located at the beginning of the driveway. If you are looking for a very special present for someone, why not purchase a Gift Voucher?
Greywalls provides facilities that match those of many hotels with TV, phone and ensuite bathroom for each of the rooms. We also have 6 self contained Cottage Rooms which are not connected to the main House and are located 100 yards from it. Most rooms enjoy uninterrupted views either over Muirfield and the Firth of Forth, or over the gardens and the gentle rolling farmland to the Lammermuir Hills.
At Greywalls, as well as the main hotel you can also choose from private self contained accommodation. The Cottage Rooms are located at the beginning of our gravel driveway, our charming two small and four large cottage bedrooms enjoy seclusion and the distinctive atmosphere of this unique property.
All rates are per room, per night on a bed and full Scottish breakfast basis and based on 2 people sharing unless otherwise stated. Children up to the age of 7 years in foldaway beds are complimentary, however any meals taken will be charged pro-rata. Extra bed (8 years and over) are 85 per night. Deposit: One night per room deposit is required on all bookings of which 100 is non-refundable. If cancelled before 14 days of arrival date a refund will be given of the deposit paid less 100 that is non-refundable.
Reviews (16)
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Gerry Toms
May 17, 2022
Top draw food and wine at a price to match. Our 2nd visit and hope to return.
Scott Kean
Apr 20, 2022
Stayed recently for just the one night and found the staff to be polite & professional and the place was immaculate & full of charm & history, I would stay again. Scott igl.golf
Kevin O'Keefe
Mar 24, 2022
A lovely old worldly hotel with well trained, polite and friendly staff. We didn't eat in the restaurant, only had breakfast, there was a very good choice which was professionally served and tasted delicious. Our cottage room was warm, very clean and spacious.
Hayden Bissinger
Mar 18, 2022
My mother and I stayed 2 nights at this hotel. Even has non golfers we enjoyed our time! It is a great distance from shops, cafes, and restaurants, and of course the beach! Our service was amazing for our entire stay! We had an afternoon tea here which was amazing and we also dinned for a dinner which was also delicious! Their breakfast which we were sadly only able to have once was just as good as all their other food had been. The rooms were great, very spacious and kept very well. Overall a great hotel experience even for non golfers.
Roza Nicolson
Dec 29, 2021
Always wonderfully welcoming. Today it was just a quick pot of tea by the roaring fire after a beach walk.
Scott Liddell
Dec 02, 2021
Had a very good 2 night stay. Lovely location, good food, staff were all excellent. Room could do with a bit of a refresh and bed was very uncomfortable.
Pb
Nov 25, 2021
Absolutely excellent location for Muirfield. Wonderful character feel to the hotel. Very friendly and helpful staff. Good selection of beers and whisky. Lovely breakfast. Had a single room which was a bit small
Mclean Sinclair-Parry
Nov 21, 2021
Menu was extremely dated when I went. The space is lovely but a bit dated. If it doesn't change it's chime it will be lost to other more modern options around gullane and north Berwick
Sandy Pendleton
Nov 03, 2021
Came for Afternoon Tea in one of the Garden rooms and was a great experience. The cakes, scones, sandwiches, arranchini and sausage roll were all delicious.
South Scotland Lets Scottish Letting Agency
Sep 09, 2021
Dreadfully poor stay. Stayed in the supieor cottage. Linen was so old there were holes and the staff had obviously put the good side on the bed and torn side underneath. Room was cold. Tired looking. No tea making facilities to be found. Breakfast we were told to help ourselves to the continental table. and found nothing really continental about it.

Few bowls of cereals, large bowl of yogurt to spoon from, a bowl of cut of fruit and some fresh juices. There are 2/3 star hotels which provide more. Even a banana. And separate yogurt pots. But here nothing. It was dismal. Breakfast menu. Even worse. Nothing on there for vegetarians or Vegans. My smoked salmon was tasteless. No toast. Just sliced up bread. Ridiculously overpriced for not a lot. Service was slow too. Probably the worst 4 star hotel stay I've been since 2012. Best part was the walk around the garden.
Tania
Jun 24, 2021
Beautiful place, beautiful garden. Staff very friendly and helpful. Afternoon tea very tasty. Highly recommended place to visit.
Elisabeth Forsyth
Apr 28, 2021
Our room had no tea making facilities till asked for. Tissues were missing also had to ask for them. Meals were first class. Breakfast turned into a marathon 1 hour and 35 minutes. Delicious food. Extremly slow service. Staff seemed strained and this made the place feel unwelcoming.
Brian McGonigal
Apr 16, 2021
Under Covid 19 restrictions, the hotel was as welcoming as permitted. However, the usual ambiance of such a delightful hotel was missing. The staff were very attentive and openly expressed wishes that they desperately wanted to return to normal service.
Mo O.
May 05, 2014
Our experience at the Greywalls was only for lunch, which I would rate 4.5 stars. We never would have known or found this place, except we had a driver who suggested we might like to stop for a lunch somewhere "not a pub". And we ended up at a "country house" called the Greywalls! First off, the building, architecture, ambiance, etc. is all fantastic and certainly not something you find every day.

You pull into the driveway to a stunning view of the curved front of the building, walk into what feels like an old-world classic country house, and then are seated in what feels like a living room or family room. Our group were seated on couches and comfy chairs in a room that felt a bit like a study, with a great view overlooking the golf course.

Lunch was great, we had soup and mini-burgers with chips. The presentation of the food was very nice, and the three mini-burgers added up to the equivalent of a decent sized burger. And the burgers themselves were the absolute best I've ever had in the UK. (I'm American and generally find the burgers in UK are not so great.) The chips were also about the best I've had.obviously hand-cut and nice and thick! The service was great, and the prices were reasonable compared to everywhere else we ate during this vacation.
Qype User Erinmw
May 21, 2013
The food was exquisite but the prices were a bit ott! the cleanliness of the place was top notch and the atmosphere was lovely. Although I did feel slightly out of place as a lot of the people were posh and the waiters were polite and posh too! recommended by me!
Tanja R.
Feb 27, 2013
This place is located far away from all the turmoil of every day's life, but still close enough to get into Edinburgh under half an hour. A hidden gem stone! Get first class servings, walk along the sandy beaches, view parts of the Firth of Forth, experience some of the surrounding golf clubs. That's what I did. As soon as you drive into the private pathway you feel like being sent back in time.

The staff welcomes you with elegant courtesy and you are accompanied to your room, feeling at home straight away (some less or more I assume :-) ). The rooms are adequately decorated and very clean. We had a cheaper priced room, but be wary that the cheapest room during off peak season is about 240 for 2 people sharing. Lol. If you can call this cheap.

For single occupancy I think you pay from 210 upwards. it's outrageous that single people are always charged more. As we have the money. When dining you are being served with gallant mannerism ensuring that your needs are being met satisfactory. The food is very tasty and delicious, but take into account that if you eat in the a la cart restaurant you might be hit by a higher than 50 bill charge per person.

So be prepared! The menu changes, such expect to get something different another time around. If you want to spoil your other half - then do! There is no doubt that because of its prestigious and expensive existence this place might only be affordable for special occasions or if you are not hit by recession. But if you are able to go there, enjoy the tranquillity that it has to offer. I know I will be back soon for Afternoon Tea, which is around 18.50 and therefore "just" affordable.