Shorehead Guest House

The biggest, fluffiest towels, and the friendliest owner. Slept really soundly on a very comfy bed, in an impeccably clean room, amidst beautiful decor. And of course the views over the harbour are fabulous. Highly recommend Shorehead Guesthouse and look forward to staying again.

This is not a traditional B&B because: (1) The Host is not onsite overnight. This caused a problem with extremely noisy quests that were yelling and running the stairs until 2:30 a.m. and smoking on the back porch with the door into the building open; (2) There is not a prepared breakfast but instead a less than continental breakfast set up with cold cereals, a single type of unripe fruit, toast that you make, and store bought (not even from the bakery section) snacks; (3) Nothing is marked in the kitchen for this self serve breakfast set up so we had to hunt the drawers and cupboards for flatware, cups, mugs, plates, etc. plus the kitchen itself was rather messy with so many people serving themselves and leaving detritus behind. It was also odd that the heat was only turned on for 1 hour in the morning and 1 hour in the evening.

The location is very convenient, restaurants are nearby and the town centre isn’t far away. It could have been cleaner and tidier, it seemed like it was done sloppily. The breakfast which was included is self-serve and everything on offer were sugary snacks, cereal and yogurt. Would have been great to have healthy options as well.

A lovely guesthouse located right on the harbourfront in Stonehaven - very pretty itself, and in a very pretty harbour. Helpful hosts who allowed a late checkin and checkout - thank you for a wonderful stay!

This is the second time I've stayed at this property this year. It's clean, affordable, and very conveniently located—and the host is absolutely lovely. This time we rented three of the rooms and had a wonderful time in Stonehaven. Will be back again in the future—and hopefully for longer!

The place was nice, the room was excellent. The only issue I had was that we were left to our own devices (some would see that as a benefit) in the morning. I had to hunt for cutlery and crockery for breakfast, juice and milk in the kitchen fridge, made my own coffee, no fresh pastries, etc. Just not what I expected for 150 quid a night.

Sadly this B&B is living on its past glory. The owner does not live on site . Our bedroom was very cramped with one window that only opened a few inches and overcrowded with furniture. We did try to open a window in the guests lounge but that did not open at all. Again a safety concern. It is now very dated and in places dirty and unkept. Cleaning issues were very noticeable in all places. Breakfast we were told was continental which you helped yourself too . It’s classed as a B&B but the kitchen was open and guests were cooking their own food. Which again did give us some safety concerns. The only good thing about this place were the beds which were very comfortable and clean. £130.00 for one night for two which in retrospect we should have left and demanded our money back . I do have photographs that I’m happy to share privately.

By far the best guesthouse my fiancée and I have stayed at - the rooms are truly beautiful and the amenities are excellent, opulent luxurious comfort at its finest! Jane was so kind to us and we can’t thank her enough. Thank you ♥️

Wonderful little B&B! Beautiful view and great location to walk to castle.