Name: Glenskirlie House & Castle
Address: Kilsyth Road, Bonnybridge, Bonnybridge, Bonnybridge, FK4 1UF, United Kingdom
Rating: 9

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Glenskirlie House & Castle

Bonnybridge

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Beautiful hotel with lovely rooms. Ate in the hotel for dinner on both nights. Food was really good and lovely breakfast in the morning. Staff all very friendly. Would highly recommend this hotel. Close for visiting the kelpies and the Falkirk wheel.

Beautiful hotel

Had a great overnight stay, the room was very comfortable and very tastefully decorated,  the bed was large and very comfy. Breakfast was excellent,  the chief came out to speak with us which was a nice touch. The staff were all very friendly. Soft drinks a bit expensive.

A lovely stay

Beautiful hotel, rooms very luxurious , staff very friendly , and can't  do enough for you, ample  food very tasty, and snug bar nice and cosy, location handy for visiting kelpies  and falkirk wheel. Ample  car parking  nice walk along canal just across road.

Short trip with family

Luxury rooms quirky, excellent customer service
Wow factor building 
Food outstanding fresh quality ingredients 
Quiet out of the road location nothing to do though so be prepared 
Beautiful for intimate occasions lovely grounds especially seasonal

Wow factor luxury first class service

Went for lunch. Nice surroundings but food very bland. Had pate, chicken tortilla, cheesecake. Struggled to cut through tortilla,  rice bland as was tortilla filling. Pate not great. Cheesecake was okay. Disappointed- i expected this to be better. Service good.

Service good, food very average and bland

A very warming welcome was waiting for us upon our arrival. The rooms are individually unique in that they are all completely different in decor. Beautiful decor through out. The food was exceptional a defo 11 out of 10. Staff were very helpful and engaging. Massive carpark 

Unique and welcoming 

Hotel is very local to us and got a great deal for Dinner B&B with itson so booked a last minute stay. 
Hotel is Beautiful both inside and out with very large parking area and meticulously maintained grounds. 
I quite liked the interior decor, nice furnishings and well illuminated, clean fresh and comfortable seating with the front lobby. There is a small bar but as others have said this isn’t manned all the time but there was never a long wait or issue getting a drink. Outside rear seating area was pleasant but lacked any atmosphere, something as simple as an outdoor speaker playing music would have a positive improvement here. 
Bedroom was lovely, clean with fantastic quality bed linen, massive fluffy towels, brilliant sized bath plus molton brown toiletries was a pleasant and welcoming surprise. We didn’t get a great nights sleep but this was due to the high temperatures that day and nothing to do with the quality or comfort of the bed, shame no Aircon but understandable in this old Castle. 
We found all staff very friendly with a smile on their face and more important welcoming. 
For us where this Hotel Fails miserably is the quality of food, set menus and cheap quality food both during the evening meal & breakfast, such a nice open restaurant space let down by poor tables, seating and generally complete layout that could be massively improved.

Beautiful Castle Hotel, with fantastic rooms, friendly & Welcoming Staff But poor Quality food unfortunately

We were gifted a present of one-night DBB at Glenskirlie.
On arrival we were informed that: -
1 We had been upgraded to a mini suite.
2 If we wanted a drink, pre/post dinner, there was no bar but if we sat in the lobby someone would look in and take our order.

On entering our room, we were bowled over with the very OTT décor and furnishings. My wife had always wondered who actually bought their furnishings from TK**X, now we know.
I can only assume the “suite” element of the description was the table and 2 chairs that were by the window and could be screened off from the rest of the room by a set of curtains.
The lovely free-standing bath was not practical. I found it difficult to get in and out of. My sympathy goes out to who ever cleans the room. Over the bath was a rain shower and 2 curtains that covered the front and back of the bath but no protection was offered to the space at the end of the bath, where any splashing inevitably ended up.

Prior to our dinner we made our way to the lobby and waited for someone to come and take our drinks order. After a few minutes we left the lobby in search of said someone. Lo and behold, opposite the restaurant was a “bar”. I ordered drinks and asked the server (who looked as if her goldfish had just passed away) if we were OK to have our drinks in the bar. She replied that people generally had their drinks in the lobby. I then asked what was the purpose of the bar, the girl stated it was kept for use by the wedding party. On asking if there was a wedding on that day, she informed me that there was not, by which time I was a tad confused.

My wife ordered the chicken terrine and chicken for her main. I ordered haggis bon bons and the burger. The chicken terrine was more akin to a small slice of chicken breast left over from the Sunday lunch. The tasteless haggis was wrapped in, what I can only guess was a soggy batter. My burger was tasty and well cooked, my wife’s main course was unremarkable. When it came to dessert, we thought we would cut our losses and settle for ice cream. I asked for a scoop of banana ice cream and a scoop of vanilla and my wife stated she would have the same. On receiving the desserts, I was given 1 scoop of banana ice cream and my wife was given 1 scoop of vanilla. I have often seen supplements on set menus for the likes of scallops and steaks but never in my life time seen an additional charge of £0.80 if I opted for a slice of cheese as an extra topping on my burger. 

We retired to the “bar” and had a couple of drinks. The beer was decent and my wife enjoyed the “Strawberry Flyer” cocktail. Given the lack of atmosphere in both the bar and the lobby, we retired to bed fairly early. The bed was very comfortable and we slept well.

Given our dinner experience, we were apprehensive about breakfast. Unfortunately, our fears were justified. Already on the table were a flask of tea and a flask of coffee, which could have been there for 1-2 hours. The only thing on offer prior to the cooked breakfast was fruit juice and small packets of cereal. No yoghurts, no fruit (tinned or fresh), no croissants, no pastries, nothing. I cannot understand why the order for the cooked breakfast was taken by the waitress. Why not just have it as a buffet, as it certainly wasn’t cooked to order? I can state this with confidence as the time between ordering and serving did not allow enough time for cooking. This coupled with fact that the bacon had morphed into a sheet of plastic, the potato scones greasy/rubbery and goodness knows how long the soggy scrambled eggs had sat under the heat lamp.

In summary, I realise that the above comments on the bedroom furnishing are a thing of personal taste but the quality of the food and limited menu choices are reality. I did not see any benefits to be achieved by complaining at the time as I don’t imagine anyone was going to dash out and buy better ingredients and recook our meals. The food did not reach the dizzy height of decent pub grub and the hotel is totally devoid of any atmosphere. I am at a loss as to the 4-star rating.


Very Disappointing

We stayed here recently in a magnificent room and everything was top drawer from the gorgeous food to the exquisite decoration . The staff were outstanding , especially Ryan and Lynne , Nicole and Hannah were charming and most helpful . We shall certainly return to this superb establishment and I highly recommend a visit . Antonine's Wall is nearby and the countryside is perfect for walks . 

Fairytale Glenskirlie Castle 

This is a very nice Hotel; very unusual in it's decor.  Rooms are stunning, although bathroom a bit cold - no radiator there.

Meal was very nice, although could have been a bit more choice.  Breakfast wasn't great in it's choice, as only 3 cereals, and no dried fruit or fresh fruit, nor anything else was there. No fried eggs choice - only scrambled.  Also, no toast, rolls or jam available. Outside area at terrace has a few broken slabs, with some uneven, particularly at top of steps before descending - needing a bit of work done there for safety particularly.

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