Dornoch Station

Came here again after a previous visit last year. The new management team in place seem to be making a difference, with excellent servoce throughout the hotel. Rooms are well equiped and spacious, with housekeeping on hand should you require anything. The bar is excellent, with a range of local beers on tap, as well as local gins. Food was superb, and very well presented in the restaurant. Pricey, but would reccomend.

My wife and I have just retuned from a lovely holiday: The Great Scottish Road & Orkney Isles, with National Holidays. We stayed in this hotel for one night on the third evening of the holiday after a long journey. The hotel room was well decorated and comfortable - it was clean, well presented and had excellent facilities. The staff were very pleasant and helpful. The breakfast was of a satisfactory standard. Drink prices in the bar were expensive. We enjoyed our stay. Phil our coach driver was well organised. Thank you.

Dornoch Station Hotel is reminiscent of an upmarket country club, in a lovely countryside setting, on the coast, on the outskirts of a pretty town, and with an attached golf course. We only had the one night, but it was very quiet and comfortable and felt a pity to leave.

Our recent visit to the Dornoch Station bookended a year that brought us so much joy within its revived Edwardian splendour. Our wedding, beautifully curated by Stephen Hayes-MacLeod in April 2024, has called us back to this most comfortable of Highland retreats on a handful of memorable occasions since our family and friends gathered in its sumptuous spaces a year ago. Our anniversary stay was no less happy than all previous visits and we were made to feel equally welcome, looked after and at home. Every square foot of our room was supremely comfortable as ever: from spotless bathroom to the cloud like pillows and sleepiest of mattresses. The setting, just along from Dornoch town centre, and with beautiful views of Royal Dornoch golf course and the beach adjacent to the Dornoch Firth, is perfect. The hotel, with its cosy grandeur and echoes of slower and more considerate times, provides the stage for the Marine and Lawn team to work their relaxed magic. From the warm welcome at reception by Gabriel and Christina, to the jovial and engaging chat in Bar Ross from Cody, the Station eases you in to the most relaxed of days and convivial evenings. Stephen attends to all that goes on and has always ensured we have his team’s attention, adjusting a tiller here, trimming a sail there. Mornings see Bob set out a many-layered breakfast to start your day in true Highland style with his understated charm and positive manner. Evening at the Golden Gorse restaurant provided a five course tasting menu to pause over at each delicious plate and feast with eyes and taste buds alike, courtesy of Lee and Douglas in the kitchen and Liam and Stephen at the table. Leaving the Station is always a challenge, but as ever we packed another set of memories to enjoy in the months ahead. The new General Manager, Matt, is very fortunate to have the team he has inherited. As wonderful as the interiors undoubtedly are, it is the friendliness and warm welcome from all of the Station team that make our visits so rejuvenating and precious to us. We love it here. Thank you.

We stayed here as part of a golfing trip to Brora and Dornoch. This one of the best stays I’ve ever had, the hotel was quiet but the service was absolutely world class. I mentioned in passing we had booked this stay for my girlfriend birthday and we were surprised at dinner with a special Happy Birthday dessert. A lovely touch that was not expected. Thank you for the time you took with us, it has not gone unnoticed.

Stayed for a weekend. The reception and bar area is very stylish and welcoming. Bedroom was comfortable although quite dark, especially around wardrobe. Nice bathroom & shower, Service at breakfast was a huge disappointment. Waiter avoided coming to our table for some reason, and no one else available to order breakfast from. We were on the point of leaving when we tracked the waiter and asked to order, another very lengthy wait, by this time coffee and tea were stone cold. No idea what his problem was but he let the whole breakfast service down badly. No explanation given, we mentioned it at checkout but it seemed to fall on deaf ears. Overall guest relations severely lacking and we won’t be returning.