The Gordon Arms Hotel

We just popped in to Gordon Arms as we were exploring Huntly Castle and the area nearby. On a Friday there’s a steak night so we had a go for it. Absolutely fantastic! Quality food the beef medium well with veggies excellent. As for dessert the polite and kind staff recommended to try their mint cheesecake. Just divine, not sweet, exploding in mouth. A very good place, worth a visit when you’re nearby. Good value for money as well.

The hotel is functional. Rooms and bathroom are very small. Housekeeping staff was great and found me a hairdryer as soon as I asked. No one at reception on the weekend so you need to check in at the pub next door. Location, however, is excellent, if you plan on driving the castle trail for the next few days.

Faulty towers makes this place look good! Landline number that is advertised doesn’t exist. Practically impossible to make contact on either of the mobile numbers and when you do you get asked to text to which no response. No response to emails or on messenger either. When the mobile finally gets answered you just get fobbed off by the owner. The rooms are dingy and the hotel in a poor state of repair. The cost of the room considering the state of the place is a joke. The only good thing I have to say is the staff were pleasant and the breakfast decent. Not sure how the owner thinks he can run a hospitality business without any communication. Would definitely not return!

Stayed 2 nights and was very disappointed the bed and room were clean but the windows are falling out of frames and general decor was outdated and not the best Corrodors had musky smell all time door locks not very good There is no real facilities in the room just kettle Breakfast was ok but served in the bar which wasn’t the cleanest The entrance canopy is about to fall on someone as it’s clinging to building by a whisker In it’s day this must have been a great place but won’t be back Staff were nice but value for money it’s disappointing

Myself and some friends were staying for the weekend whilst attending a wedding. When we arrived we heard grumblings from some other wedding attendees that there had been a booking confusion. Thankfully our rooms were not included in this so we were able to check in. The rooms themselves were fine. The bathrooms could have maybe had a bit more attention given to them but it wasn't disgusting. The rooms were however lacking in a few things: there was no bin for a start, one of the rooms didn't have anywhere to hang clothes, and we all had to share around an iron and ironing board on the morning of the wedding. The beds were also clearly sourced cheap and were not particularly comfortable. My room in particular was also boiling in the evening even with the window open, making it difficult to sleep. Breakfast in the morning was also a bit of an ordeal. We arrived with plenty of time and that's definitely a good thing as it took between 10 and 15 minutes to even get served (despite the fact there were only a dozen or so people in total at any given time). After having our orders taken it took about an hour for the food to come out and even then it would only come out in small waves despite all of us being sat at the same table. On the last day my friend and I had time to go back to our rooms, get showered and completely pack up before the food arrived. The food itself was very tasty and clearly sourced from local, fresh sources. We were brought toast to "tide us over" but no plates so it mainly had to sit there going cold as the staff spent most of their time in the kitchen. I can only assume they had about 1 hob and had to cook each item individually as it shouldn't take an hour to do a friend breakfast. I do need to stress though that the staff, when we saw them, were very friendly, polite, and apologetic for all the issues we had been experiencing. They seemed clearly aware of the issues present. From my understanding the hotel was recently sold and perhaps the new owners are struggling to catch up with all the issues that had plagued the last establishment. Overall I think for what we got the price was way too steep at £140 a night.

Clean room. Comfy beds. Good night's sleep on both nights. Hearty very tasty breakfast on both mornings. Hopefully we'll be back up and can't wait to see how the refurb is going. It will be great to see this beautiful old building back to its former glory, from what we saw the owners are doing well.