Review below ▼ Highly Recommended | small country house hotel
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Great food and great sports near Pitlochry
Awards 2010 > Fishing Hotel of Year | Hospitality Gold Medal [Sophie McGown]
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VS 4 stars | Foodstars™ 4
Rooms 13
Close to Pitlochry this hotel's a prime choice run with enthusiasm by the highly engaging McGown family. Prime? Well, start in the quaint fishing-themed bar where brilliant light meals are served with style and a log fire burns; or dine beautifully in the contemporary-classy Two Sisters restaurant. Bedooms in main old house, a handsome turreted lodge, all have a good taste country feel – witty fabrics, posh wallpaper abound. “Slightly indulgent”, the owners call it, rightly. Rooms from modest to posh four-poster ones with spa baths. Also deluxe Gate Lodge. Enjoy treatments. A desirable, exclusive beat on the river Tay is on offer, also a terrific fishing ‘hut’ to which the hotel delivers food and drink. The McGowns know country sports inside-out and dispense charming hospitality with all.
Need to know
> Rooms vary considerably in size, shape and features; best to ring and have a chat first
> Families or groups can be well accommodated and the hotel excels in exclusive use
> East Haugh bedroom has antique pine four-poster and a real peat fire; 2 other four-poster rooms
> Courtyard rooms are adjacent and mean no climbing of stairs; best option for dog owners
> A separate “love nest” (to quote Lesley McG) in Gate Lodge offers privacy and luxury
> Fresh, delicious country food is served 7 days in the bar in season; in winter, book lunch
> The Two Sisters restaurant is a modern Scottish dining experience of high quality
> Chef / patron Neil McGown recently represented Scotland in NYC; holds Médaille d’Or 2009
> Fishing Hotel of the Year title was won in 2009 and 2010; full beat details including video
> Woodlands is a 3 double / twin bedroomed self-catering cottage nearby
We love…
…Wonderfully fresh, flavoursome food – once had mountain hare in chocolate sauce – amazing! Menus
…Those four-poster bedrooms with their luxurious feel, Molton Brown toiletries,extra gadgets
…East Haugh bedroom with its smoulderingly romantic real peat fire: Come on baby light my…
…The expertise and facilities the owners can offer those who love fishing and country sports
…The idea of a small wedding here; they love doing it and it would be an event out of the ordinary