Our room was clean and comfortable. We did however have a few problems during our stay. Firstly the proprietor tried to sell us champagne breakfast in our room and we felt awkward by refusing it. Also, although we are not fussy about names, we felt it a little rude to assume they can call everyone by first name without asking first, it did feel very weird. Food was very good, however, we plumped for DB&B thereby paying an extra £20 pp per night for food to be included. When we arrived the menu was in our room and we chose from this menu only to find when we arrived for dinner that we had a different menu to the one in our room. Some items were the same but some had a "small" ?!?!charge to be added to them. This seemed acceptable until you find out that although you have paid £20 per person already for the meal you had to pay an extra £4.25 for a starter or dessert (normally averaging £6 each) and an extra £6.25 for a main course (normally averaging £16). Therefore paying £34.75 for a £28 meal. Other hotels we stayed in never contemplated this sort of pricing, we feel it paints the wrong picture of Scottish hotels. Others we have visited have not done this, they are normally straight forward, very warm, welcoming and seem to mean it!!

Myself and my husband have just had our 2nd visit to Columba House and all I can say is it was just as great as the first visit. Very cosy and welcoming. The room was lovely and clean. The food was really nice. It can be a bit expensiv, but if you get the room with dinner. Bed and breakfast deal then it is more than worth it. The whole hotel was clean and the gardens immaculate. If you want someplace to go and relax, put your feet up and watch the world go by then the Columba is a place to go. Bill and Myra do a great job running the place and we for one will definitely be booking again.

This hotel sounded great on the web, but lacked in many areas. The room descriptions were not accurate, and over hyped. Attention to detail severely lacking, with dirty windows, etc in a room that costs well over one hundred pounds a night. We also didn’t see evidence of free use of local leisure facilities anywhere advertised in the hotel. The food in the restaurant is Michelin Star priced, but extremely ordinary. My wife’s meal had to be sent back as it had been cooked till wind dried, and tough as a leather boot. My own dish was poorly put together, and the sauce tasted of OXO cubes. At nearly 20 quid for a main course, there is no excuse for turning out second rate greasy spoon food. After complaining, I’m afraid our weekend was ruined from there on in by sour faced hosts… We won’t be back…