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newtiger09
Stayed in Jun 2024
Travel with friends
5.0/5
Outstanding
Posted on Jun 25, 2024
This is a gorgeous hotel and property. We loved exploring the stony beach, having drinks on the deck and admiring the gorgeous scenery, and our excellent Indian dinner and delicious buffet breakfast. Top notch service and very comfortable accommodations. Highly recommended!
Response from Property: Dear Guest, Thank you so much for your recent stay at Whispering Pine Lodge, A Blacksheep Hotel & your review. I am delighted & it is of great satisfaction to read that your stay with us was much to your liking and comfort. Glad to further learn that your dining experience was thoroughly enjoyable at our on the Loch restaurant and that our newly done deck seating and walk on our private pebbled beach enhanced your stay experience. It is valuable feedback such as yours that inspires our team to strive for excellence and to make sure that our guests leave the hotel with fond memories. Your recommendation to others looking for a peaceful Highland Hotel is greatly appreciated. We hope to get many more opportunities to recreate the magical moments lived by you during this visit in your future visits to your home-from-home as well. Yours Sincerely, Puneet Asawa Hotel Manager
Lincam
Stayed in Jun 2024
Couples
3.0/5
Posted on Jun 19, 2024
This is an old facility with questionable plumbing. Needs some TLC. The majority of the staff is courteous. Unfortunately the weather was drizzly and the midges were ferocious. The dining was good and breakfast was a nice buffet. All amenities are extra $
Response from Property: Dear Lincam, Thank you so much for your recent stay & your feedback. We look forward to welcoming you sometime again in the future. Yours Sincerely, Puneet Asawa Hotel Manager
Annadeegan
Stayed in Jun 2024
Couples
5.0/5
Outstanding
Posted on Jun 16, 2024
The most incredible location imaginable. This hotel is set in the most perfect scenery. Beautiful hotel, room was immaculate. High quality bedding and a great night sleep. Staff are friendly and service is great. Dinner in the restaurant on two nights and everything was gorgeous. Breakfast buffet is impressive. Sitting on your balcony or the terrace or any of the seats on the private beach is just heaven. I cannot wait to go back
Response from Property: Dear Annadeegan, Thank you for choosing to stay at the Whispering Pine Lodge, A Blacksheep Hotel, and also for your wonderful review. We are delighted to know that you had a wonderful stay, your kind words for our team are highly appreciated. We are pleased to know that you found your room very comfortable, our enviable location much to your liking and that you had a great start to each morning with the delectable breakfast served to you. It is valuable feedback such as yours that inspires our team to strive for excellence and to make sure that our guests leave the hotel with fond memories. We hope to get many more opportunities to recreate the magical moments lived by you during this visit in your future visits to your home-from-home as well. Yours Sincerely, Puneet Asawa Hotel Manager
JaneJennifer
Stayed in Apr 2024
Couples
5.0/5
Outstanding
Posted on Apr 26, 2024
I can vouch for the cabins, they are wonderful! Two big en suite bedrooms upstairs; kitchen, dining room, living room downstairs. Incredible views of the loch. We were just 100 ft from water’s edge. There was construction in the main hotel, so they moved us here. What a stroke of luck! The cabins seem new and are very clean. They’re like little houses rather than cabins. Service here is great, and so is the spa, which is right inside the hotel. Only 2 things to consider: The pictures make it look like this lodge is very isolated and quiet, but it is right on the main road. Didn’t bother us, but our room was in the loch side. Also, our original room inside the main hotel (before we moved) was smaller than I’d expected from the photos.
6/9
Response from Property: Dear Jane, Many thanks for your recent stay and fantastic review, It is satisfying to read that you thoroughly enjoyed your recent stay with us at Blacksheep Cabins. Am delighted to learn that you thoroughly enjoyed the time that you spent at our on-site spa and that your dining experience at our hotel was equally enjoyable. While you stayed with us we were trying to add a few newer facilities for resident guests such as the Gym, Sauna & Hot Tub all of which are ready now so I thank you for your understanding. The entire team at Blacksheep Cabin looks forward to welcoming you again sometime soon, for a little more leisurely stay next time and to try some of our new facilities. Yours Sincerely, Puneet Asawa Hotel Manager
Guest User
Stayed in Aug 2024
Other
5.0/5
Outstanding
Posted on Aug 27, 2024
We didn’t stay at the hotel, but had a super meal, served by very polite and attentive staff. The restaurant has a fantastic picture window looking over Loch Lochy and the Munros behind. We’d walked them that day, so it was extra special for us.
Guest User
Stayed in Aug 2024
Other
5.0/5
Outstanding
Posted on Aug 12, 2024
We had dinner at the lodge the food was excellent. The people were friendly and gave us good suggestions. I loved the Indian food. We had an issue with our return taxi and they went above and beyond to help us. Thank you again for the great experience :-)
ElizabethW2392
Stayed in Jul 2024
Couples
2.0/5
Posted on Jul 10, 2024
Thought this place was over priced for the location and standard of the facilities. The views are nice but the pizza bar was not opened when we were there and we couldn’t get a drink on the out door deck area which was a bit weird because it was advertised.
Response from Property: Dear Guest, Many thanks for choosing to stay with us at Whispering Pine Lodge & for your feedback following your stay with us in reply to your feedback, we would like to apprise you that, Our pizza bar is in an outdoor space, on days when the weather conditions are not very conducive for us to operate the outdoor restaurant, pizza & BBQ grills are offered to the guests at our indoor Burns bar so that guest can relish the food option from our outdoor restaurant irrespective. Further Upper outer deck is fully serviced and our patrons are served Food ( as per restaurant hours) & beverages throughout the day on all days throughout the week, again since it's an outdoor venue and subject to weather conditions but if our guests still wish to use this space our team would be happy to serve. Trust my replies help. We look forward to welcoming you again sometime soon in the future. Yours Sincerely, Puneet Asawa Hotel Manager
Madhulika A
Stayed in Jun 2024
Family
5.0/5
Outstanding
Posted on Jun 7, 2024
We had the pleasure of staying at one of the cabins here. The cabins right off the loch was breathtaking. They were very well appointed, clean, and had everything one needs. The staff was very helpful and courteous. I wish we would have stayed here longer.
Response from Property: Dear Guest, Thank you so much for your kind review of our cabins, we are delighted to learn that you thoroughly enjoyed your stay and found our team members warm and sincerely caring. Your generous words of praise for our cabins, Location, and team members are much appreciated and will be treasured. The entire team at Blacksheep Cabins looks forward to welcoming you soon again. Yours Sincerely, Puneet Asawa Hotel Manager
Guest User
Stayed in Apr 2024
Couples
3.0/5
Posted on Apr 25, 2024
A beautiful hotel in an even more beautiful surrounding. The loch and the pebble beach was a highlight. The room itself was quite dated, and the lack of air con meant it was very warm. We were put in a disabled room so the bathroom was a wet-room so soaking after a shower which was quite inconvenient. Hotel itself was relatively loud, with staff door and another door right outside the room leading to a fair bit of noise. Door to room needed to be jammed with paper to stop it shuddering. Earplugs necessary. Friendly staff and Good breakfast.
Gillianfre
Stayed in Apr 2024
Couples
3.0/5
Posted on Apr 3, 2024
Hotel was very nice. Good attention to detail and the staff were very friendly, What let the hotel down was our room, we stayed in room 19 which was sold to us as a Delux room, It was very very small, they have a small double so not sure how small that must be as we could not move in our room, There was also what looked like a smoke detector with a green light right above the bed which light the room up so my husband had no sleep at all. Dinner was fabulous and the highlight! Breakfast was a bit disappointing as we sat down ate our breakfast then was offered black pudding sausage etc that was not out with the buffet after we finished eating instead of being advised at the start, I would go back and give them another go as it was very nice Hotel I would just make sure I had a big room.
Response from Property: Dear Gillian, Many thanks for your recent stay with us and your feedback We are delighted to learn that you were overall impressed by the Hotel facilities & that you found our team members sincerely caring & warm. In regards to your feedback about room size, I would like to apprise you that Whispering Pine Lodge is a boutique hotel where room sizes/décor can vary even in the same category, the category you booked had fairly bigger other rooms overlooking the mountains but since at check-in, you mentioned your desire to stay in the room with a Loch view this particular room was offered to you. Further am disappointed to hear about your breakfast experience, please be rest assured that your feedback has been noted well and has been addressed with the team. We are thankful for your recent visit & entire team at Whispering Pine Lodge looks forward to welcoming you shortly again. Yours Sincerely, Puneet Asawa Hotel Manager
delphines643
Stayed in Mar 2024
Couples
5.0/5
Outstanding
Posted on Mar 30, 2024
Absolutely incredible hotel! Such lovely rooms, super clean, lovely touches in the room. The turn down in the evening with tunnocks tea cakes left on the bed. Bed super comfy and large, great powerful shower. Breakfast was amazing, a true gem. My partner is coeliac and they had so many options for him. Can’t wait to stay again.
Response from Property: Dear Delphine, Many thanks for your recent stay with us and your review, we are delighted to learn that your stay experience at our hotel was much to your liking and comfort. We are thankful for your patronage and the entire team at Whispering Pine Lodge looks forward to welcoming you next time your travel brings you to Highlands Yours Sincerely, Puneet Asawa Hotel Manager
Guest User
Stayed in Mar 2024
Couples
5.0/5
Outstanding
Posted on Mar 8, 2024
Arrived at the hotel around 4pm and were given the Queen of Scot’s suite as an upgrade and wow what a room. The size and quality of the room was brilliant and the views are stunning. Dinner in the restaurant is a must with great service and attentive staff and high quality foods. Again the pre charged service fee was applied which I had removed as it is just not right and should be illegal. The buffet breakfast the next morning ticks all of the boxes and set us up for a great day ahead. Overall the venue is out of this world so please stay here.
Guest User
Stayed in Mar 2024
Other
5.0/5
Outstanding
Posted on Mar 1, 2024
WOW WOW WOW!! Everything about this place was fabulous.Staff,room,food the lot.We stayed extra nights as it was so wonderful,this is something in 40 years that we have never done.Cant wait to return.MASSIVE thanks to ALL the staff for making our stay so happy.
Response from Property: Dear Helen, Many thanks for your recent stay with us & your extremely kind review. It was an absolute pleasure for the entire team of Whispering Pine Lodge to welcome you both & Wilson at our hotel. It is of great satisfaction to read that you had a delightful stay experience and that our team could showcase the spirit of ‘True Black Sheeper’, which is a feeling enriched through warmth, sincere care, and a strong sense of nobility towards all our Guests. Your complimentary words of appreciation towards our team and service are highly appreciated. It is valuable feedback such as yours that inspires our team to strive for excellence and to make sure that our guests leave the hotel with fond memories. We hope to get many more opportunities to recreate the magical moments lived by you during this visit in your future visits to your home-from-home as well. Yours Sincerely, Puneet Asawa Hotel Manager
Guest User
Stayed in Mar 2024
Couples
5.0/5
Outstanding
Posted on Mar 1, 2024
This place is awesome. Great customer service, fantastic food and a stunning setting. We stayed for one night and loved everything about the hotel. From the fires in the bedroom to the wonderful bar. We want to come back in April when next up from London.
Response from Property: Dear Marc259, Many thanks for your recent stay with us at The Whispering Pine Lodge, A Blacksheep Hotel, and your kind feedback. We are delighted to learn that your recent stay with us was much to your liking and enjoyable. We are thankful for your patronage and the entire team looks forward to welcoming you next time your travel brings you to Highlands. Yours Sincerely, Puneet Asawa Hotel Manager
Guest User
Stayed in Mar 2024
Other
5.0/5
Outstanding
Posted on Mar 1, 2024
An Exceptional visit, from the moment I first spoke to the Hotel Manager Puneet Asawa, I had a good feeling about this place and the booking- I was not disappointed and it indeed exceeded my expectations; set in stunning Highland scenery with breathtaking and ever changing Loch and mountain views. We stayed in a balcony room, which was very well appointed with the luxury of underfloor heating throughout (no ugly radiators!), and breathtaking loch views. The Hotel in general has been thoroughly modernised- but in a tasteful and respectful way- honouring the old Scottish traditions and decoration; it was very clean and well maintained. Magically lit at night, which was particularly appealing, given the time of year. It also has its own private pebble beach, great for our dog swimming! (they accept dogs- which is just as well otherwise we would not have been able to visit), and photographic opportunities. All the staff were wonderful, friendly, smiley and helpful; in particular Puneet, was very welcoming and professional. The main dining room has a warm and airy feel, with fantastic ever-changing views, through full length glass windows, of loch and mountains. On the first morning breakfast was individually cooked and brought to the table (as the hotel was relatively quiet)- this was cooked to perfection, on the other mornings, as they were busier- a buffet style was available- this wasn’t quite as good- but still of a good quality (I perfectly understand that, it is not practical to individually cook breakfasts, when they are busy); in all cases the choice was good and the service excellent throughout. The menu in the evening specialises in Indian food, Scottish/UK and European menus were also available; I have attained a fair degree of competency in the cooking of Indian food myself- all be it in an amateur capacity, as a consequence of this, I am often disappointed when eating out, not in this case! The potato and cauliflower biryani was of exceptional quality, in terms of presentation, spicing and quality and quantity – it was indeed quite something special- that I have been unable to recreate at home!! The restaurant service was also very good, as was the house red wine- which they hold back for the next evening- if you don’t finish the whole bottle on the first night. The restaurant food and wine prices are a little ‘toppy’, but the quality and service are excellent. One nice touch, in the afternoon a young man would come to our room and offer complimentary bottled water and a cake, this was appreciated. The hotel has an onsite spar treatment rooms, which my Wife commented were excellent. All in all, a big thank you to all the staff, we had a most enjoyable stay, certainly the best Hotel we have stayed at in the UK.
Response from Property: Dear Mr. Gray, Greetings from Whispering Pine Lodge!! Thank you so much for taking out your valuable time to leave your glowing review on Trip Advisor following your recent stay with us. We are overwhelmed by your kind words of praise for our facilities, services & team members. It's satisfying to read that we exceeded your expectations and that our team members' impressed you by there passion for guest service, especially those who are mentioned by name by you would be so proud of themselves. We are pleased to know that you found your room very comfortable, our enviable location much to your liking and that you had a great start to each morning with the delectable breakfast served to you. It is valuable feedback such as yours that inspires our team to strive for excellence and to make sure that our guests leave the hotel with fond memories. Your recommendation to others looking for a comfortable Highland Hotel is greatly appreciated. We hope to get many more opportunities to recreate the magical moments lived by you during this visit in your future visits to your home-from-home as well. Yours Sincerely, Puneet Asawa Hotel Manager