Thainstone House

“Private Dining experience in the Lairds Room”

We regularly host a group lunch at Thainstone House in the Lairds Room. The service and facilities are always excellent, and as you'd expect, the menu choices and food is of the highest quality. If you need to get a small ( 8 - 10) group of key people together to discuss private or business matte... more

We regularly host a group lunch at Thainstone House in the Lairds Room. The service and facilities are always excellent, and as you'd expect, the menu choices and food is of the highest quality. If you need to get a small ( 8 - 10) group of key people together to discuss private or business matters in a quiet, private space with sensitive, top quality staff, I can think of no better place in Aberdeen or the shire.

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“Delightful stay”

A rescheduled birthday night away to a beautiful old house, tucked away , comfortable room, great facilities , delicious evening meal altho not so sure about frozen grapes , fabulous breakfast choices, attentive staff and a very commendable manager, Ian, who is an example of what a passionate hot... more

A rescheduled birthday night away to a beautiful old house, tucked away , comfortable room, great facilities , delicious evening meal altho not so sure about frozen grapes , fabulous breakfast choices, attentive staff and a very commendable manager, Ian, who is an example of what a passionate hotel manager should be.. He goes out of his way to speak to residents and it is the hotels loss that he is on to pastures new .. thank you Ian for the fantastic hospitality at Thainstone House .

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“Birthday Celebration”

My wife and I visited this hotel in February using a voucher she was gifted for her birthday. A nice 3hr drive upto the hotel and met by a cracking drive upto the hotel in the grounds and was easy enough to navigate to reception. Staff were friendly and welcoming. We checked in and headed to o... more

My wife and I visited this hotel in February using a voucher she was gifted for her birthday. A nice 3hr drive upto the hotel and met by a cracking drive upto the hotel in the grounds and was easy enough to navigate to reception. Staff were friendly and welcoming. We checked in and headed to our room. The hotel gave an elegant and luxury feel. When we opened the door to our room we were certainly surprised… the room felt like it was an old storage cupboard it was that small. The bathroom gave the room competition for what was bigger. The complimentary Tunnocks was a bonus but that’s all the room had going for it. The leisure facilities were great and plenty of space here. The dinner menu had great choice and reasonably priced. The taste was really good and service to match! This was also echoed at breakfast time with the quality of the food! I was unfortunate enough to leave something in the room and realised once I had checked out. Staff were fantastic and I got my item back without a fuss. Service and food is great! Hotel possibly missing a trick of having walking routes signposted or on handouts as the grounds looks amazing! Size of the room was a let down.

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“Second visit”

This hotel is a lovely building set in beautiful grounds in an excellent location for exploring the many historic buildings and castles in the surrounding area. This was our second visit so we did not have particularly high expectations regarding our room. An irritation at check in when paying fo... more

This hotel is a lovely building set in beautiful grounds in an excellent location for exploring the many historic buildings and castles in the surrounding area. This was our second visit so we did not have particularly high expectations regarding our room. An irritation at check in when paying for our room was the automatic addition of a service charge when we hadn’t received any service. We had booked a classic king room and were allocated room 214. The room was small and bore no resemblance to the photos on the website and I would question whether it was actually a king size bed. The bathroom was in dire need of an upgrade and both the room and the bathroom would have benefited from a deep clean. We told reception that the soap dispenser was empty to be informed that housekeeping locked everything up at 3 30 ! The dispenser remained empty for our stay. We have stayed in premier inns where the room was of a much higher standard. Like other reviewers I question why this hotel has 4 stars. On the positive side we enjoyed 2 dinners in the restaurant and breakfast was very good. The waiting staff were all very friendly and efficient. It’s such a shame that the hotel is let down by substandard accommodation.

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