Ballathie House Hotel

I can't comment on the rooms as we had lunch, the egg and cress sandwich was so good, just the right amount of mayo. The location of Balathie House is so beautiful and the views are breath taking on the river. Staff were great and the service was top, thank you.

Absolutely stunning hotel. This is my second visit and the standard in every aspect is outstanding. The staff are so friendly, professional, attentive without being overpowering. The food is phenomenal!

A stunning country house hotel. The grounds are amazing with various walks along the river and through the trees. The dinner was outstanding, staff were very helpful and were discreet but available. Breakfast was also delicious with hot and cold buffet options available. There is a bar and lounge/drawing room where you can have drinks as well as the large dining room with views across the lawns to the river.

There are a large number is established trees in the grounds which adds to the atmosphere. If you want a quiet room with views of the river choose the Riverside rooms in a separate building a couple of minutes walk along from the main hotel. Each room has an outside seating area either on a little patio or balcony. Perfect for enjoying the view. Will definitely visit again!

My wife and I have just returned having spent the afternoon having afternoon tea. The waiter was excellent. Wish I got his name. So attentive and informative. The food was absolutely delicious. Would recommend to anyone. The setting is beautiful.

My wife and myself were at Balathie house for afternoon tea on Sunday the 15th of May. The sandwiches and cakes were absolutely splendid as was the service. Each item was explained to us by the very knowledgeable gent who served us. All in all good value for money.

Afternoon tea today was wonderful. Two courses of 3 tier cake stand. First was savoury second was sweet washed down with lovely Punjabi tea made specially for the hotel.

Fantastic afternoon tea and stay over in one of the Riverside rooms. Only gave it 4 stars as main house could do with some TLC decor wise, but this did not spoil my stay

Just home from a fabulous night at Ballathie house. Such a stunning location, we had a nice big room, with a view over the river and so relaxing. Dinner was excellent, nice wine in the bar served by Michael, who along with the rest of the staff cannot do enough for you. A full Scottish breakfast to send us on our way. We will be back.

Lovely stay. Fantastic staff that are attentive and on hand to accommodate all your requirements. Dinner is absolutely amazing. The food is absolutely mouth watering. Simply WOW. Thanks to everyone for all your hard work.

We had our wedding at Ballathie on 18th December. The hotel did a brilliant job throughout and were thorough to the finest detail. Our party stayed on the 17th as well and the team really helped make it a brilliant weekend. The food was outstanding and the service was top class. Jalal ran our wedding and was particularly supportive all weekend. Thank you! Laura and David Black

I have just had a lovely afternoon tea with my Daughter, Mum and Mother in law. It was such a lovely setting and the food was delicious. A great way to start the festive period and I will return again soon

Beautiful hotel and restaurant in an even more beautiful setting. Staff were excellent - attentive without being intrusive, accommodating, helpful, and friendly. I was here for a private function and the food was excellent, especially the cheese board. When my taxi was early they happily provided the driver with a coffee while he waited. Even better - they're dog friendly. Will be coming back to stay in the hotel as I can't imagine a more perfect, quiet spot to see the best of Scotland's countryside

The staff, attentive, courteous and friendly. Food, breakfast, could have been hotter, however; due to it being a buffet style, that is not possible. Great food though. The room however; was disappointing. It was very tired and the window frames were very dirty, mouldy and needed repairing and repainting. Photos available. Would come again, however; it just needs some investment in updating and restyling. Thank you products

The whole stay was absolutely wonderful, the staff were courteous and were very helpful. The food was excellent and the chief and the staff involved with the restaurant are to be commended. Will be staying again.

Just back home from Ballathie, my sister and myself had a wonderful stay, breakfast was delicious and our beds were so comfortable. Highly recommended beautiful hotel with fabulous views and lovely staff who couldn't do enough to make our short stay perfect

Our afternoon tea was so delicious and delicate. We enjoyed our lovely view of the gardens and river. The facilities were superb. Staff were both professional and attentive. The hotel is in a beautiful setting. A very special place to be.

The Hotel is lovely and the food is exceptionally good. We had a room outside the hotel, Sports Lodge, which was a bit basic but had what we needed. I would definitely go back but would book a room inside the Hotel.

The hotel and rooms are nice. The bathrooms are big. We appreciated the customer service which was good. Our issues were the large amount of wasps in our room. I believe there's a nest somewhere, and as it was a very warm humid night we had our window open. When it rained we had about 7 wasps enter the room and fly about. Within our group, all the other rooms also had wasps.

There was no air-conditioning or fan in the rooms and we were very hot. The TV is not on the wall across from the bed, so you can't see it. There are very few plug sockets due to the older nature of the building. Their toiletries are amazing and the shower was excellent. The room was very clean and we felt very welcome.

Beautiful hotel in an idyllic setting. The riverside suite was very comfortable and clean, with excellent facilities. Food in the hotel was superb, the 5 course evening meal was Michelin star quality. The Staff are very polite, attentive and helpful. We had a fantastic stay and will definitely return.

Great service, attentive staff, food superb, heating is on, too warm, but a great hotel, in a great location

The surrounding scenery of this Hotel was absolutely beautiful. The main entrance is as a small castle blended in natural nature. Some of the rooms have direct access to the local river. Although being a 4 star hotel, the services were way higher than that. We had guest's from America and out of all the hotels we stayed for our 10 days trip. This was the absolute favourite one.

The grounds are pretty, and the non-british members of staff are wonderful. But that's all the good there is to say. When you enter, look to the right and notice a wall of awards that suddenly, and tellingly, stop about 10 years ago. The place is in massive need of a renovation. The decor is dated, the hotel's heating is completely broken, windows are covered in mould.

The receptionist is stuck up, uncommunicative, and randomly goes missing for chunks of time; but only when she isn't messing around on the Internet ignoring customers. Emails to the hotel go unanswered for weeks. There's another woman who's job is to sit upstairs in a cleaning cupboard and browse the Internet all day too. Which I only mention because I would also like to be paid to do nothing all day and sneer at people. In conclusion. Don't bother. Visit the grounds, have a walk by the river, but don't fork up 100 a night for it.

We had a great weekend stay, very relaxing the views and gardens were beautiful. The rooms comfortable. Compliments to the staff who looked after us extremely well. I have already recommended Ballattie to many friends and family. Well done to all.