The Lodges @ Barra Castle

Come for the castle, stay for the food!

Pros: The lodge is quaint and cosy with thoughtful interior design touches. The guest information is outstanding - the owners have thought of everything. They provide milk, tea/coffee, cooking oil, herbs, salt \u0026 pepper etc etc AND lovely snacks and their own jam. We liked that the lodges (and cafe, event space and farm) are family owned. The cafe is gorgeous - lovely design, amazing food and wonderful staff. We particularly enjoyed the honeyberry ice cream.

Cons: The only thing that could have been better was a softer lighting option in the living space.

It was nice and quiet staff were lovely will be back.

Pros: I liked that it was quiet and that it was beautiful.

Lovely and quaint place to stay.

Pros: Clean cosy and welcoming. Comfortable bed and nice bed linen. Good kitchen,microwave would have been useful. Welcome snacks. Would love to stay agin and would recommend.

A lovely base for a family break

Pros: It was brilliant and so nice to be next door to the farm shop! The welcome hamper was a lovely treat too

High standard and comfortable stay.

Pros: Warmth of lodge on arrival. Lovely touch of having snacks too. The toiletries in bathroom were very nice.

Cons: The car park at the front of the lodge could have been bigger. Awkward to park. There were no spaces when we arrived so we had to wait as did t want to walk from other car park with all of our luggage - especially as ground was still icy from snow.

Pros: Fantastic. Hospitality basket best l ever had. Good food next door and 15% voucher off. Has everything you need. Lodge was spotless. Bed comfortable. Would recommend to anyone.

Cons: Nothing not to dislike

Pros: Loved the property and shop has the best coffee in Scotland. Delightful staff who couldn't do enough to help us with luggage etc. Would have given a 10 but two things broken in our lodge (bathroom skylight and one button on toilet cistern.)

Pros: Clean and comfortable apartment in fantastic surroundings. We loved the gifted berries, not to be missed!

A most wun'erful place to stay with fresh berries t'boot!

Pros: What a treat - the rural locale no more than a stone's throw from supplies, the lovely castle grounds, the beautiful rooms, the comfy, comfy bed. And the the gift basket with snacks and fresh berries from the farm across the road turned out to be a lifesaver, as we had all manner of transport woes getting to the Lodge, and hadn't been able to get a crumb for most of the day 'til then. Also a testament to the beauty of the place is that once we got inside from the tropical-storm outside, a wave of calm and ease came over us. We suddenly didn't mind that the weather had totally scuppered the day. And we got the best sleep we had throughout our holiday. Breakfast is available just next door at the lodge's cafe, and it's scrumptious (and they have more berries for sale if you eat through the gift basket like we did). Only regret is that we stayed just one night.

Lovely lodge in a beautiful setting

Pros: Lovely property in a beautiful setting. Well appointed with everything you need for a short stay. Generous welcome basket included their own grown strawberries and raspberries which were delicious. We ate at the adjoining farm shop and the food was delicious. Location was great for us, just 10 mins from Inverurie. Would defo stay again if we were back in the area.

Cons: Not dislikes but a couple of small issues that may help others. We did not realise we had booked a lodge (Seton) that was accessed via an outside wooden stair. Don’t recall that info being shared in any of the ‘blurb’ we read before booking the lodge. Not an issue for us but it would be for anyone with mobility issues. Bedroom has a large window in the ceiling directly above the bed but there is no blind to cover it at night. We stayed over the summer solstice and it was broad daylight from 2.30am, not great for sleeping. Same in the lounge area if you were going to be using the sofa bed.