Name: Forss House Hotel
Address: Forss, Thurso, Thurso, Thurso, KW14 7XY, United Kingdom
Rating: 9

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Everything about this hotel won us over. Every staff member was polite & friendly from the moment we arrived, it was like staying with family.
Beautiful location, wonderful food & very comfortable bed/room!
Great selection (possibly hundreds) of Whisky & other spirits, the local rum (1 mile away) & local whisky (8 miles away) were very nice indeed.
Everyone was so accommodating & we cannot wait to return.
Our 3 little dogs were the stars of the show. We arrived in the evening yet the morning staff had already been told about them & could not wait to meet them - this made our hearts smile.
Lulu says “thank you for the breakfast sausages & she has now had one very healthy little girl!”
Thank you to everyone @ The Forss House Hotel!

Everything about this hotel won us over, it was like staying with family!

The room was nice and the breakfast was good but you should be aware of the restricted menu if you don’t like seafood - and there was only one unusual vegetarian option.  There were no prices on the menu apart from a £65 charge per head for a three course meal - and having only a main course, which we did, was charged at almost £40 each.  This was for a small piece of cod, some mashed potato and some kale.  Very poor value.  Due to the quality of the rest of the establishment, this was a disappointment.

Comfortable Stay but Overpriced Food

What a beautiful hotel staff excellent,room was large as was the bathroom,spotless,meal and breakfast was lovely,so peaceful and nice walk around the grounds,the staff very helpful,made to feel at home as soon as we walked into the hotel

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Arriving late we were greeted by Evan, who was absolutely wonderful. We received a free room upgrade and he went to the extra effort of providing us a late night dinner! 

The staff were some of the friendliest we have met and the whiskey choices were rare and old. £8-£250 per nip, but not pretentious and pushy as the pints were also great. The staff were trained in whisky tasing and spent the time teaching and talking to you either as a novice or a expert. 

The room had duck feathered pillows and duvets with its own parking and a garden space for the dog. A hidden waterfall walk and a beautiful view. 

For a last minute stay we were overly impressed. Wether its the comfy beds or the whiskey tasting we will defiantly be coming back.

Whisky, Friendly and Clean! NC500 Must visit!

An absolute gem of a place just along the road from Thurso.  We don't typically need an overnight stop in Caithness, but due to current ferry timetables, thought it was best on this occasion, and very fortunate we found Forss House.  A beautiful country house, with riverside walks, this was ideal as we had our dog. Sometimes a lot of hotels are 'dog friendly' as a marketing tool, but FH go above and beyond with welcoming dogs.  We had one of the fishing lodges (Falls I think), which was perfect because it was ground floor, with it's own door, and has a little vestibule which is perfect for housing our four-legged friend.  Breakfast was superb in the morning, cooked to order with high quality ingredients.  Sad that we were only staying overnight - will definitely stay longer next time to enjoy the simply wonderful Forss House and its grounds!

Perfect dog-friendly country hotel

Being on your honeymoon and finding yourself in a nightmare... the room received for our stay did not correspond to what was indicated on Booking.com
Ours was a Garden View King Room, and we were assigned the Hairy Mary.

In particular:
 - the room did not have a double bed, but rather two paired single beds
 - the bathroom is not like the one shown in the photo, and here I want to make a clarification: in the presentation photos of the king room on Booking there is only a side photo of the shower, there is no entire photo of the bathroom.  But, given that all the other photos of the structure show the presence of renovated bathrooms, with very luxurious metal bath tub, it was more than legitimate to assume that there would be the same design.  With a smaller size perhaps, but certainly not what we ended up with.  An old, ruined bathroom, with an outdated tub and absolutely not renovated

Overall, I'm sorry to note that the room, despite having a high cost (€623 for 2 nights) was absolutely not up to what was promised.  Furthermore, when faced with our request for a refund via booking, the structure refused any compensation, even in front of the photos. Uncommentable.

This Is catfish. Luxury? Where?

This was the third night of our NC500 road trip.
After the disappointing experience of the previous night in Dornoch we were hoping for an improvement and it certainly was!
Beautiful building in woodland with all the latest facilities - Someone has spent the cash here without doubt!
The staff were very helpful and check-in smooth and uncomplicated.
Our room was on the ground floor near to the bar and restaurant - a blessing as we had heavy cases!!
What a huge room with a downstairs bathroom which had a huge chrome bath and walk-in shower.
We spent some time in the bar for pre-dinner drinks and sampled some of the many whiskies available and then into dinner.
Excellent food, excellent service and reasonably priced (not cheap but VFM).
We slept well in the super comfy bed and ate a hearty breakfast before departing to the next location.
It was a pretty-much faultless experience and highly recommended.
We would most certainly return.


Five Star Experience

We were able to get a last minute booking on our NC500 trip with Forss House Hotel and we feel so incredibly lucky!! We are staying in the Fisherman’s Cottages which are warm, quiet, cosy and beautifully appointed. We also treated ourselves to a meal in their restaurant which we would highly recommend with amazing food and warm friendly staff. Thank you for a wonderful stay!

Last minute stay

We really enjoyed our stay here with friends. The breakfast and 3 course evening meal  was very good and the waiters were really nice and friendly and extremely  efficient. 
It’s an older building so is a bit quirky. We had a wonderful room  a very comfortable bed and a marvellous bathroom. The only thing I found annoying was all the noise from people walking around very early in the morning eg 5:30am. Would highly recommend.

Well worth a visit.

Such a lovely stay at Forss House, we wished it could have been longer.  A small hotel with a lovely cosy feeling and extremely friendly staff.  Food was great for dinner and breakfast.  We wouldn’t have changed a thing - our room was lovely with a great en-suite roomy shower.

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