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Reviews of Strathearn Hotel

3 out of 5
Strathearn Hotel
2 Wishart Place, Kirkcaldy, Scotland

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 84 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 23 out of 84 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 19 out of 84 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 84 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 84 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Lynne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
we loved our stay the staff are great and good food too the cakes are lush our room was big and lots of space with a sofa too , only thing was our room had sweeky floor boards
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

JandT, Adelaide

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, beautiful old building, great breakfast. Unfortunately we arrived during storm Ciara which gave problems with the boiler resulting in no hot water when we arrived. Not what we needed after a 24 hour trip from Australia. We had to go meet family for dinner without having a shower. We had lukewarm water next morning but after that it got better. The staff were very apologetic and offered us a change of room as room 4 where we stayed was very slow to get hot water. It was a lovely big room though and we had already unpacked so we decided it wasn't worth moving. We had snow, sleet and rain during our stay but our room was nice and cosy. Enjoyed our stay overall.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great value for money, good accommodation, lovely staff.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Travelled on business and stayed the one night. Stayed in a single room which was compact, but functional. Evening meal was excellent, varied menu and home cooked. Great VFM. Have to say though, the breakfast in the morning, probably the best I have had - Full Scottish Breakfast and it was exceptional. Helpful staff and attentive - lady on Reception at checkout was extremely pleasant. Would visit again and recommend 100%
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Jean Michel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Impressive building.
Huge building, labyrinth...Old atmosphere, good condition, large room, quiet. Good restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Anthony

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
I stayed 2 nights and unfortunately my room was directly above the function suite. I was not made aware on my arrival that there was to be a function that evening that included a loud disco and karaoke until the early hours of the following morning. When I complained the next morning I did receive a sympathetic response being told that there was no function planning that evening. The shower in the room ensuite produced only lukewarm/cool water. Whilst the staff were pleasant this was not an enjoyable stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location of property was good and our room had lovely view. Shower in room was difficult at times due to being an old property with old piping. This would not deter us from returning.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Marcin

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Room comfort
Wouldn’t return
The single room was clean, but tiny. Like a cell. The bed was very small. The room looked directly into another room - just a few feet away. I was woken up very early each morning both by other residents and also staff walking up and down the corridor talking quiet noisily. Breakfast was good. The members of staff I met were friendly and professional however there didn’t seem to be enough of them.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sara, Perth, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute little hotel. Food was average though and the waitress seemed irked that we were a party of 3 and all the tables were set for two! And then we did not order a drink! We felt a bit unwelcome in the restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Nice hotel keeping a lot of its character from when it was built, nice staircase , cornice and ceilings. Very good location for NT properties Falkland palace 20 mins .Culross . Ravenscraig Park opposite nice walk up to castle ruins, and in the opposite direction Dysart harbour and harbourmasters house with cafe. Staff very good, food excellent, Compliments to the chefs .
Stayed 5 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value in a classic Scottish manor house
Upon entry to the reception area my wife and I were greeted by a roaring wood fire in the lobby fireplace. Terrific on a chilly, damp Scottish day.The check-in was a breeze. The room was clean and nicely appointed. We even had a deck! Aside from the lounge area, there is a whisky & gin bar for more intimate conversation and relaxation. The restaurant was busy and everything we ordered during our two night stay was top notch. The hotel is within walking distance to the harbor area. However it seems Kirkcaldy has seen better days. Not one restaurant, tea room, shop, etc. near the water's edge. As we picked Kirkcaldy as a "base" for exploring the Fife southern coast it was just fine. The hotel is reasonably priced and if St. Andrews is your target, it is only a hour away via a pleasant drive along the coast of the Firth of Forth.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Such a beautiful old building that has been upgraded. Very quiet. Friendly staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

2/10 Terrible

paul

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Not impressed
Kept awake by noisy guests in room next door. No one in hotel to address it. No hot water in the morning
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from strathearn hotel on 16 Apr 2019
Good Afternoon,Im really sorry you did not enjoy your experience when visiting the hotel. We appreciate your comments ,and we will continue to strive to achieve excellent customer service to ensure complete customer satisfaction,kind regards

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well managed and excellentservice in the restaurant.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019
Response from strathearn hotel on 16 Apr 2019
Thank you for your kind comments,we are pleased you enjoyed your visit

8/10 Good

Lori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Strathearn Hotel on 14 Feb 2019
Many thanks for your good review,hope you can visit the hotel in the future,kind regards

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A defo returnable
Great friendly & very helpful staff breakfast was fab
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Sally

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Kirkcaldy Gem
The Strathearn offers a clean and authentic Scottish accommodation. The breakfast was a fabulous offering of eggs, pancakes, fruit, yoghurts and cereals. Within walking distance to the beautiful ravenscraig park and the towns of Dysart and Kikcaldy. Our room was very clean with lots of room. Will return again!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Jean-Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A nice old mansion that need some update.
This hotel is in an old mansion and our bedroom was #6 near the heating/boiler system which was very noisy and lots of vibration and reverberances in our room when running. Fortunately it does not run all the time. The hotel appearance is outdated but still with some charm. Our mattress was worn out, the springs making noise - not very comfortable unfortunately. We stayed only one night. The room is very spacious but the bathroom is very small. The breakfast was very good. Some other rooms might be better than the one we have but cannot tell.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

vidyut

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic stay , great food & service . Superb
Fantastic stay
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ethel

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A hotel with a view and outstanding comfort
An excellent hotel which should have a higher rating. Excellent beds, bedrooms and views. The hotel is very comfortable with a gin and whiskey bar. There is a separate bar and restaurant which serves very good meals at value for money prices. The hotel is located close to the coast and a park which provides excellent coastal walks. It is within walking distance of the town. Locals make good use of the hotel adding great character to the hotel. Staff are friendly. The hotel is suitable for couples and families but more senior persons may struggle upstairs to bedrooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Joan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very Basic
Very basic. Could do with some curtains on the windows. Blinds don't keep out the light at 5am in May! And a full length mirror would be handy. But it was clean.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Gaylyn, Preston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous three star batting above its 3 star rating. Excellent value for money and staff just wonderful
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Mrs Ruth mitchell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff excellent and room clean
Staff very friendly and helpful, food very well priced and good. Room very clean.

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay
Good food friendly staff

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had a lovely time room very clean and spacious food good and staff very friendly and helpful would recomend anyone to stay there great value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

Darren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very pleasant stay.
Evening staff were really nice. The hotel is very smart and clean. The bar was good, I ate starters which were more than enough for me. The bedroom I had was large and clean. The ensuite was clean and big enough. The shower was poor. Very hot but not enough power for a workman!! The breakfast was enormous. Reception was not open for me to check out at 7:30am, so had to go back later to on to get my receipts.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Irene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Value for money
Booked for 5 nights. Room allocated on arrival was cold and draughty but were given another immediately. Larger and better !!. Full Scottish Breakfasts were superb. Evening dinner menu great value for money, but would recommend booking a table in advance weekends as it is very popular with locals. A good sign. Staff really friendly. Would recommend this hotel as very good place to stay although not too close to town.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just what I needed it for a quiet night and breakfast was good
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

2/10 Terrible

Cameron

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel has closed down
The hotel was closed two months ago. We turned up because a hadn't been told. Not impressed with still being asked about it by Hotels.com even after complaining. Still waiting for them to come back to me with refund and comp.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Done a runner ?
I can't really give a positive review of the hotel as it was closed! I visited a work associate on Thursday 21st May to be informed that the owners of the hotel had mysteriously vanished overnight the local paper reported that this had left people who had booked stays and weddings in limbo. Luckily my colleague booked me into another hotel in the town the Beverage Park Hotel and that was just great.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

OK overnight stay
It was non peak season and they seemed to be a little off their game. The furniture and the decor were out dated, even for a Victorian style hotel. Some of the staff were not very friendly, giving an appearance of being annoyed when we wanted to check in/eat dinner. The rooms were very small. I am 5'5" and had trouble standing in the shower. They were out of most draft beers advertised and only had one tape working.Overall it was a perfect location if you are exploring the Fife region. It's central to a lot of attractions in that area. However the less than warm reception and the worn out decor force me to give it 3 stars (and only because I think we were catching them on an off day)

6/10 Okay

George, Wakefield

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Food and table waiter service excellent!
Although the food and waiter service was excellent, both my wife and I felt the staff and there polite efforts to please were let down with poor shower fixtures and fittings, the curtains where cheap and almost transparent but the bedding and linen was clean, we conclude the room that we stayed in was basic but would defiantly rebook, I estimate that just £100 would fix the above negatives.

6/10 Okay

Alex, Warwick

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Cheap but comfortable
A little unorganised but clean comfortable bed well worth the money paid for area and staff friendly

6/10 Okay

Peter, Woodham

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Strathearn Hotel
Fine for a nights sleep, if its luxury your looking for go else ware. Dining room very cold but an excellent breakfast.

6/10 Okay

Michael, Glasgow

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Interesting historical context and great character
This is a good small hotel with good personal attention from staff.

8/10 Good

Dave, Aberdeen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
nice place
I have stayed here 3 times for some old works reunions, and the rooms are clean and the staff are very friendly. The hotel is in a quiet area and the park opposite is great for a morning walk to clear out the cobwebs. The breakfast is the only food i have had there and it is pretty good with generous helpings.

4/10 Poor

Bill, British Columbia Canada

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fawlty Towers -
Staff were very nice but the Hotel is poor and does not exude the character it should have

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
basic
Stayed here for one night on business. The rooms are very basic and really need redecorated especially the bathroom.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Yan Li

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

addled57, portland, OR

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
time to enter the 21st century folks
Nearly everyone at this hotel was friendly and helpful and kind. But to charge over $100 a night for what felt like a run down dormitory room is completely out of line to me. 1when I asked one o rd the ? if ess st people there whether they had so do, the answer was "what room are you in?" To which I replied what rooms,have WiFi. Same reply. I also got a room for my daughter. 70 pounds each. Neither of or roo knob s had WiFi. Only . Only 2 rooms had it. Now come it would cost less than $100 to get anther router for the upstairs. If I :) a ess known I Would Have to read and reply to emails typing on the Sstairway at 3 am instead of my room, I never would have booked it. Not a peep about that very serious lack of services on their website or hotels.com. a Few days later I had to b we in Anstuther. All the hotels were booked so asked at the tourist board who said they might be able to find something for a 4 counselling fee. When I brought up the Smugglers Inn they said they were not allowed to speak of that place. Only room left on town. 30 pounds a night and it was beautiful and comfortable.