Glen Orchy House

We stayed in room 11 upstairs in June 2024. The room was very small, with a low ceiling under the dormer. The double bed was small with a tiny duvet that barely covered the bed. They had maybe run out of clean sheets as instead of a bottom fitted sheet on the mattress they had used a valance sheet which didn't stay on. The mattress was hard foam, not sprung, which I found hard to sleep on. The bedside lights had odd lightbulbs, one was too adark and one ws too bright. There was one large window in the room with good views but it quickly steamed up as there was a lack of ventilation in the room. The window opened fully into the room with no way to lock it at a certain position to stop it blowing open or stop the rain coming in. The bathroom had a bath with a shower hose attached to the taps which worked surprising well, although it leaked a bit. There was no fan in the bathroom so again no ventilation. The bathroom was also dark. Breakfast was very good. Dinner at the asian restaurant on site was excellent. The staff were very friendly.

Clearly trading on past reputation of previous owners. Old AA 4* sign up in reception (2017) but not listed as AA rated on AA website. Lounge has a number of seats in a circle. Room dingy, bed poorly made (valance used as a sheet on the mattress), towels thin and pillows lumpy. Room numbering/direction arrows confusing as signage suggests that some rooms could be on two floors. Notices in bedroom/bathroom in name of previous owner. Window covered in condensation in morning so window vent must be blocked. Could not open window to tilt, so could not have window open overnight. No effective ventilation from bathroom. Breakfast poor. Black pudding very thin, bacon leathery, toast sparse.

This is probably the worst place I’ve ever stayed. I arrived to be ‘greeted’ by the very grumpy and unfriendly Thai owner who really couldn’t have cared less. The room was up numerous stairs (I had a lot of luggage) and was lack lustre, in desperate need of re-decorating and some decent furnishings. The towels were thread bare, the duvet too small for the bed, the pillows were smelly and bed linen only fit for recycling. I couldn’t face breakfast as the breakfast room smelt musty and grubby and was in desperate need of a deep clean. I do not recommend this establishment and couldn’t wait to leave.