Rivendell

I booked in for 1 night with my daughter as we were down at a sports event. It was a late decision and didn’t look at reviews. Room was dated, sash windows in poor condition/ draft as windy, carpets old and not the cleanest looking. Looks like a nice old house once upon a time.

We arrived 6:45 pm to find lights out and nobody home. Entry is by key box, there's no one on sight in the evening or overnight. There is no common area. The new owners have converted all common areas to rooms, so you live in your room the whole stay. There is no longer a restaurant either. Some of the rooms enter from the car park like a motel. It has been chopped up to maximise profits, losing all its charm. Very disappointing after having booked an "arts and crafts" guesthouse.

A lovely Arts and Crafts house (by a student of Rennie Macintosh) which has many nice features. It does not run a reception so make sure you ring the number on the door to get the code to access the key safe which holds your room key. The staff, when present, are lovely and the breakfast is cooked by a chef who knows how to make a great breakfast. Rooms are clean and showers work well but the building could use a bit of TLC. Parking is good although its location is a fair walk into the town centre. Shame that some sort of domestic fight on our first night resulted in the police being called and we did not sleep too well as a result. Pleased that the rest of our 4 night stay was undisturbed. For an excellent meal in a smart restaurant we'd recommend the 20 minute walk to Casa Mia. The road outside is very busy at peak hours but not noisy at night.

We have just enjoyed an overnight stay at Riverdell B&B. Check in was easy with ringing the number on the front door, to be guided through using the keysafe and self checking into our room. Comfortable and clean room, very powerful and hot shower and good amenities in the room. Breakfast this morning was very fresh and tasty, not greasy at all. It was super filling to set us up for a day exploring then traveling home. We would definitely stay again as it's great value to include breakfast too. A perfect treat to a week of Scottish camping.

We enjoyed a pleasant couple of nights at this quiet b and b,not far from the main road and close enough to walk to the town centre.The room was comfortable and clean,there was plenty of choice for breakfast(full breakfast recommended).Tea and coffee making facilities in room.Staff were friendly,welcoming and helpful. Our only suggestion to improve a visit would be install net curtains in downstairs rooms.Our room with garden view had no privacy,and the sight of a guest in a front room wandering around in his underwear as we returned to the accommodation on Sunday evening was not appealing!

Excellent stay lovely bnb, very comfortable, quiet with everything you need was provided. Mindful of some of the negative review here firstly I would point out this isn’t a hotel it’s a bnb, the breakfast was delicious and the staff were just lovely. The room was clean spacious and comfortable, had tea /coffee facilities, I had an adjacent bathroom which was clean and comfortable with all facilities in good shape, there good parking facilities and a brisk walk to town took me 20-25 mins. When staff weren’t onsite it was simple and quick to access me key and thereafter there was no need for anyone to be there as I could come and go as I pleased. For sure it’s a bit dated but not that it affects you or stay negatively. All in all I had a grand 3 days here and definitely will be back. Thanks to all at the Rivendell.