Our Edinburgh city tour was excellent. Our g...
Scotland | May 20 - May 31, 2025

William
William A.
Canada | Reviewed on Jun 30, 2025

Our Edinburgh city tour was excellent. Our guide was a passionate history student at the local university and was exceptionally knowledgeable.

In contrast, our city tour of Inverness was not so great. Our guide was a local volunteer and community activist but looking back, I am not sure the tour helped us at all. Timing was poor as the market was closed when our guide took us there.

Hotel Reviews
Virgin Hotels Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Authenticity & Character
Old building, well maintained and renovated.
Location
Walking distance to everything!
Staff
Helpful, available and friendly.
Cleanliness & Comfort
Bunchrew House Hotel
IV3 8TA

Looks great, seems understaffed. Dusty, old, needs a deep cleaning, maybe replace some carpets. My sense was that they think they are better than they are, staff are pretentious. The menu is very different, only ate there once but wouldn’t recommend the dining room.

Authenticity & Character
Old, history. Felt like a castle.
Location
Need a taxi or car. No Uber in the north regions.
Staff
All were fine, when you could find someone. No one at the front desk.
Cleanliness & Comfort
The Marcliffe Hotel & Spa
Pitfodels Aberdeen

Staff excellent. Parking is a problem with construction and loss of land to an adjacent development.

Authenticity & Character
Golf theme and many famous golfers have stayed here.
Location
Remote from downtown.
Staff
The bellman was a character, joking, making us smile and a true loyal employee.
Cleanliness & Comfort
Cameron house

One of the best hotels we have ever experienced.

Authenticity & Character
The addition to the original building was done exceptionally well.
Location
Excellent! Right on the lake!
Staff
Lots of them, knowledgeable and friendly.
Cleanliness & Comfort
Cannot get any better!
Hotel du Vin & Bistro Edinburgh
Edinburgh

Awkward location, no valet, nowhere to park.

Authenticity & Character
Maintained the character of an old building.
Location
Central location.
Staff
Not many staff.
Cleanliness & Comfort
Activity Reviews
Edinburgh Old Town Tour
Edinburgh Old Town Tour
Edinburgh

Our guide was passionate, knowledgeable and a pleasure to be with.

Quality of Experience
Learned so much history.
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
We met at the hotel entrance.
Guided Exploration of Haddo House
Guided Exploration of Haddo House
Aberdeen

This location is off the beaten path but an important part of our trip because of family connections. We were pleased to see a photo of our great grandfather in the wall of the cafe!

Explore Glen Affric, Culloden, and Clava Cairns Tour
Explore Glen Affric, Culloden, and Clava Cairns Tour
Inverness

Very interesting.

Quality of Experience
History
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Microphone did not work.
Private Inverness Walking Tour
Private Inverness Walking Tour
Scotland

We could have done this walkabout on our own.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Local specialist: Kateryna Garkavenko