Blackaddie House Hotel

We stayed at Blackaddie for a family event for an evening in the Pheasant room. Clean, well appointed room, although up a rather narrow staircase, we were offered assistance with our bags by the proprietor. Room had plenty of storage, large comfortable bed, and a bathroom with bath and walk-in shower. The room was cosy and quiet. Plenty of choice for breakfast, and the food was delicious. We didn't dine in for dinner, but the menu looked delightful. There were a couple of choices - bar-meals and fine dining, both looked like there was plenty of choice at whatever price point suited.

My wife & I stayed in the Waterside Cottage. The cottage could do with a wee bit of TLC but apart from that was perfectly OK. Beautiful location with a small garden overlooking the river. Dinner was exquisite. The owner is the chef & he is clearly very experienced in the kitchen. Sea food & meat dishes were beautifully presented with much care and attention. The hotel has a kitchen garden where many of the ingredients are produced. The young waitress, Kaylan (I think) is a real character and entertained us with her patter. She should do stand up comedy. I am totally bemused by the recent comments of another guest who claimed that her husband said it was the worst meal he had ever had. I am a 67 years old male who has eaten in some very fine restaurants both in the UK throughout Europe and can honestly say that dinner at Blackaddie House is up there with the best. It is sensational.

We spent a very enjoyable couple of days at this hotel. It is conveniently located within the walking distance from the town, but also out of the way enough to be quiet and relaxing. There are plenty of nice walks in the vicinity. The room we stayed in (Mallard) had a wonderful view over the river Nith, and it was a pleasure watching the sun set from our window. Bath robes and nice toiletries were provided. We had dinner at the hotel on both nights. The food was tasty and reasonably priced. Breakfasts were also good quality. Overall, a great family run hotel, and a relaxing break.

We stayed in Ptarmigan room this week and we were glad we chose this hotel. The hotel was selected by us as a convenient staying point for a family funeral sadly. However, we could not have chosen better and the kind service and lovely comfortable surroundings were indeed the “looking after” we had hoped for and did not disappoint. The room was plush and had every detail carefully provided, to include a lovely coffee machine with coffee pods as well as tea and kettle, bottled water, dressing gowns, jacuzzi bath, rainfall shower, Elemis toiletries, even a lovely teddy on the bed - just the ticket. We found the huge bed comfortable and room silent and dark at night, so we managed to sleep well. Breakfast was delicious and plentiful, extremely tasty full Scottish. The owner was friendly and kind when he got chatting and discovered why we were there, the lady at breakfast was so cheerful and made us feel nice too, all staff were fantastic. Sadly, it is unlikely that we will be in the area again, but if we were we’d not hesitate to book again, and can recommend for a luxurious Scottish experience. Thank you for making a sad time more comfortable.

My wife and I have just returned from a wonderful stay at this hotel. On arrival we were warmly greeted bybthe host who was attentive throughout our stay and couldn't have done done more to make us feel welcome. We stayed in the Grouse suite, which has a beautiful four poster bed and relaxing spa bath. The food throughout our stay was excellent, much higher standard than you would normally expect at a country house hotel and well worth the price. The surrounding area and scenery are beautiful and it felt like a romantic home from home. Couldn't recommend more highly, and can't wait to return

Definitely not 4 star! This place really oversells itself and as a result is really disappointing. We had a very poor welcome and no assistance with our luggage. Our room was clean, characterful and spacious but we had to use the kettle on the floor. The restaurant was jaded and had cheap unironed table linen. The food was advertised as fine dining but it was well of the mark. Not a place I’d return to or recommend.