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Alva, CLK
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14 years ago
Good pub good ales the staff are friendly and helpful to and the regulars are so very friendly all in all five star
48 Stirling Street
Alva FK12 5EA
United Kingdom
01259 762884
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Claremont Lodge Hotel
(1 review)
Not far from the station, it's a fairly decent place. My room is the old Master bedroom, and…read morealthough has an added en suite, they haven't wrecked the original ceiling! I ate in the lounge area, and my waitress was nice and friendly. She called me Doll (double L pronounced W) and was polite and attentive. I was the only person there though. I could still catch the dulcet tones of other guests I. The bar, although there was plenty of swearing it was quiet enough. My room is really nice with loads of space. Apparently the old master bedroom. I'm working do no time to explore, but the Wallace monument is a mere stones throw away. My meal of steak was lovely and at £10.99 including chips, salad, coleslaw, tomato, mushrooms and onion rings was totally filling! Nom nom n :-) I'd stay again.
Inglewood House & Spa
(3 reviews)
Great hotel and spa! Spent a fantastic few days at Inglewood House - the rooms are huge and…read morestunningly decorated and we felt very relaxed after visiting the spa! Would recommend.
First off, this place is beautiful. Don't get me wrong. Starting off with the amazing entrance up…read moreto the hotel. The layout of property is quite nice. You have your main lodge which is where the restaurant, bar, banquet room and so on. Then there's the chalet just behind. Large family size as well as single pods. The grand staircase inside right by the check in. We came for a wedding during the weekend. Most guest had reserved the main lodge, bridal party. But since there was a couple of us, we opted for the large three bedroom chalet with hot tub. Two story, cabin with kitchen. But right outside the back, construction was going on. Looked like they were building another one. But what was on the down fall, we had prepaid deposits for the property a while back. When it was time to check out, we found out that we were still charge the full amount. Not just us but a couple of other guest as well. Staffing seemed short of as trying to talk to someone's was a stretch of its own. As well as for breakfast. Came down before it ended. Even within 45 min of ending, they were already starting to take things away. For the price we paid for the cabin, we thought it included the breakfast. Well, that wasn't the case. Waitress told us that it wasn't which we didn't mind paying. But, of course found out later that they also charge us again when we checked out. Paid cash at the restaurant and the card that the room was under was also charged for it. Property is beautiful, but staffing isn't quite on par. They need to get their management and booking together or else there's going to be lots of complaints. Most review for this property would probably be on booking.com as Yelp isn't big in the uk. Just like the other review, they were charge twice just like a lot of us that weekend for the wedding.
Broomhall Castle
(9 reviews)
My wife and I had a great stay here for just one night. The property is wonderful and the owner has…read moreobviously put in a great deal of work to restore it to its current condition but without losing its charm. It seems quite secluded and the rooms were very clean. The bathtubs are awesome, and the bed was very comfortable. The bar and lounge area was relaxing and the staff is incredible! Ian welcomed us in and chatted with us throughout the evening...hilarious guy and great company. The dinner (I had the duck) was delicious and breakfast was great (great breakfast staff, as well...can't remember the woman's name who served it and helped check us out but very wonderful to talk with and provided some great tips). If I had to give an area of improvement, it might be just a better way to get in touch with someone in the main reception area when checking in or looking for something (drink, hairdryer, etc) as the staff is usually multi-tasking and not always in the immediate vicinity downstairs. We were told to holler if we needed anything, so maybe our fault, but didn't want to shout out for help while the staff was busy doing something else. Anyways, it was a charming visit and we'd highly recommend a quiet stay here to get away from it all!
4.5 stars and only because fans would have been great in one bedroom that had only one window and…read moreit was crazy hot. This was the king and double room upstairs which was pretty sparse. My room was down the hall and wonderfully comfy with the sofa even though it's very well worn. Other than that, 5 stars for a beautiful location and experience. We stayed at Broomhall castle on our way to the Highlands. Ian is the Manager and he gave me his cable box when mine wouldn't work. He really went above and beyond! The food here was delicious and the staff was very friendly and helpful. I'd highly recommend checking them out as COVID hit them hard. One other notable thing was the selection of cookies, tea and coffee in the room. Very welcome after a long day of sightseeing. They are very close to the Wallace Monument and then off to Stirling Castle.
Friendly bar within the hotel, great value food good service and close to town centre and railway…read morestation. Pub quiz on a Sunday night
The Royal Oak Hotel
Obviously a popular choice with a younger (or at least young-ish) crowd and the only place we found…read moreselling a locally produced Williams Brothers product. The bar's windowless but does offer a decent sized seating area out the back with a separate smoking area. The bar's well stocked for spirits and bottles, has a couple of screens for the football and the toilets were well maintained.
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A great wee pub right next to the Larbert Train Station…read more The boyfriend and I were early to dinner with our family so we decided to stop in here for a quick drink. I'd never been, but the boyfriend has been a few times with mates on the way back in to Glasgow. I really quite liked this pub. It was very cozy and dark, but not in a creepy way, more of a woody way. With loads of drink choice on offer, there's really a drink for everything. There is a huge coffee and wine list and loads of whisky as part of a whisky trail that is on offer if you ask. The bartender who was working was super nice and friendly with everyone who came in. It felt like home. One of the plus sides of this wee pub is that they offer scampi fries as a wee treat to their patrons. The boyfriend and I quite love a bag of scampi fries with a cider, and even more so (which they also have) are bacon fries. Delicious. I could definitely see us coming back here again when we're in Larbert.
I love this place, friendly staff, outside tables, good beer and a good whisky selection. My…read morepartner isn't so keen as the toilets leave a bit to be desired. A nice, well worn pub.
Another place that a lot of the locals rave about. Giving it a three star based on not honoring…read morewhat was offered when checking in. First timer for us but our friends and family have been numerous times. I believe it parts of a hotel. Restaurant alone is quite beautiful. Perfectly decorated with a nice modern vibe. Bar area fully stocked with whatever you desire. There's also a floral wall outside for all you IG needs. Service was good when we arrived. Reservation maybe required as most places seemed to always be booked and full. There was tables available when we arrived but it did filled up as dinner went. Menu wise, plenty to choose from. As well as the drink menu. Didn't go to crazy this time as I was only craving a salad. We did share some mussels between the table. Everyone meals did all look amazing. Service was good with our waitress. Everyone who was working all was quite friendly and attentive. Downfall, they don't know anything or heard of Yelp. Even though they have a page. We showed the waitress the Yelp page when we checked in for the 10 percent off food. She seemed ok with then until a manager came over to look at it. She didn't know or heard anything about it as well. Even showed her the page, asked her if this was the right location with address. She agreed. Then she went to ask someone else, assumably someone higher. They didn't offer the discount. Don't know what the deal was, but no one knew what it was all about. Why have a Yelp page for your business with reviews and an offer when check in and not honor it.
Always AMAZING!!!!!!!! Great experience as per usual; food and service 10/10!! Great selection on…read morethe menu and ingredients are always fresh!
Abbot Ale, Timothy Taylors and Guest Beers. Good Atmosphereread more
stoped here on the way home from holiday,the food was very good reasonable prices ,friendly…read morestaff,menu had plenty to choose from.
We stopped in here to have a drink at the bar while we were doing laundry down the street. The…read morebartender Mike was so friendly and great to chat with. The beers were nice and Mike recommended some gins I had never hear of before that were delicious. We are definitely keeping this on our list for hotels to stay at next time we are in Edinburgh because of the nice service we received in the bar.
I only had mac 'n' cheese, but I have to say it was the best of it's ilk I've had in Scotland's two…read moregreatest cities, it was lovely and cheesy, the pasta was perfectly cooked and it had a very slightly toasted top. This would be enough to get it four stars from me normally, but here's why I marked it down. Firstly, put more of a different cheese on the top and toast it even more - perfect - but mac 'n' cheese can never justify a five so I have to take other people's comments into consideration. My partner enjoyed her scampi and chips, but two other people I was with said that her chicken and his fish were a bit overcooked and dry, hmmm not so good! Pretty good for a pre or post rugby meal though I reckon.
College town pub room stay , close to uni and Wallace plus the castle. Close to Edinburgh airport…read more Food is ok at the bar below.
what a place, what a buzz, I will be back very soon. Their beer is fantastic try the pornstar…read more Beer it is brilliant, also their rooms are to die for.
For the price (at around £70 a night, which I booked online), The Hudson Hotel is actually a…read moresolidly good deal. It's a bit of a hit-or-miss place to stay across the board, but considering it's roughly half the cost of other similar modernised hotels in New Town, it's worth a go. My initial reservations skyrocketed as I showed up for check-in and had to wait a seemingly interminable length of time. With three employees in the lobby and three computer terminals, you'd think that three parties could be helped at a time, but you'd be wrong. Perhaps one of the ladies was a trainee and one a manager that had more important matters at hand, but only one of the hotel staff was handling check-ins... which apparently took the party ahead of me a good solid ten or so minutes to sort. Once past that, my stay was smooth sailing. There's free and decent (though not terribly high-speed) wireless internet throughout the property. My room was as expected for a European hotel. In fact, it quite reminded me of my stays in Rome, with basic single beds, barely enough room to walk around them, and a modest, but serviceable toilet. Toiletries featured products from The Tub, which I've encountered at various other lodgings throughout the country. I always like it when there are large containers meant to be refilled, rather than little individually packaged ones - it seems so much more efficient to me. And conveniently, there's a bar/restaurant attached to the hotel. Whilst pressed for time, I had a decent and affordable lunch there before dashing off to meetings. And the food wasn't half bad, either. As you can tell from my general descriptions, I feel a lukewarm toward The Hudson Hotel. I'd willingly stay here again, but I'd double-check some other establishments in the area for comparable prices before caving into making a booking here.
Great Location Great Staff…read more but the room was way too small and my room was located above there nightclub and it was really noisy
My parents' "local" for a quick meal, they also have a variety of decent beers on tap and football…read moreon the TV. The staff are nice and the food prices, especially when you catch them on a deal, are very good. Never had a bad meal there, either.
Charming helpful staff, a bar that's open as long as you find a staff member, you and, actually,…read moreREALLY tasty chicken curry... close to coastal walk and Edinburgh plus bike paths, if you have a bike. If not, then Edinburgh insanity is close by. ;)
I spent 18 nights in Apartment 2 during the last half of August 2023 and could not have been…read morehappier. I was booked up so solidly during that time -- mostly for the book fair but with some Fringe events as well -- that I sat down in a restaurant only once during my stay. I knew in advance that having a kitchen would be helpful but couldn't have guessed just how helpful. The location of the hotel is incomparable -- I walked everywhere with ease, and the street was quiet no matter how busy Grassmarket or Southbridge were. Just a short walk home to peace. There are Sainsburys every few blocks so you can pick up food easily, and don't miss Nando's for takeaway or dine in. The Edinburgh farmers market is just a couple of blocks from the hotel -- another reason to stay in one of the apartments if you'll be staying more than a few days. The bed was comfortable and the linens were high quality. Housekeeping was completely unobtrusive and thorough. All staff seemed to be as delighted to be there as I was. The bathroom was huge -- mine did not have a tub, but the walk in shower was luxurious and the toiletries smelled like heaven. The bath towels are thick and absorbent, and more like the size of bath sheets. If you will be staying here and are considering a massage during your stay, I strongly recommend the Lush Spa, just a few blocks away and a real value for the money.
Popped to the bar for a drink early on a Friday night. The space is pretty swank, but not snobbish,…read moreand we snagged a nice table with armchairs by a giant window overlooking the castle, lovely. The drinks are surprisingly affordable for such a swish place, and there were some intriguing cocktails. The service was fine. I hate to judge a place on its clientele, but I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Near our table, another group was already completely hammered (at ten at night) and shouting, singing, slurring their words, deliberately pouring beer on the floor (!) and the staff only reprimanded them after the girl climbed into the guy's lap and proceeded to eat his face. For all of their fancy appearance, the Rutland Bar doesn't necessarily attract the classiest clientele, and they'll allow them to carry on regardless of the other patrons, as long as they'll keep buying (even though they should have been cut off long ago).
Excellent accommodation. Very clean and excellent service. An easy place to find and gives easy…read moreaccess to Glenrothes. I ate in the pub next door which serves excellent food.
Holiday Inn Express Glenrothes Hotels with Parking in Glenrothes... Large number of parking spaces…read moreat the front door of the hotel... The staff were very helpful and friendly and the hotel was very clean... the facilities in the hotel were great... We would stay here again...