Duke Of Gordon Hotel
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Fast facts
Check in from: | 16:00 |
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Check out before: | 11:00 |
Pets | Pets not allowed |
Amenities
Wi-Fi
Parking
Front desk 24 hour
Restaurant
Non-smoking
Laundry
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Duke Of Gordon Hotel
Duke Of Gordon Hotel features a garden, terrace, a restaurant and bar in Kingussie. The property is around 1.1 km from Kingussie Golf Club, 1.7 km from Ruthven Barracks and 3.5 km from Highland Folk Museum.
Reviews from 
Anonymous traveller
Comment: 24 Aug 2026
Stayed in: Aug 2026
Hotel was great clean and staff were very helpful breakfast was good and we stayed for tea which was good 😊 I would stay again and I can't wait till next time the room was lovely and clean and bed were comfortable 😊 thank you for a loverly stay it will not be my last visit to you
Anonymous traveller
Comment: 2 Aug 2026
Stayed in: Aug 2026
At this price point, offering rooms like this is treating customers like fools.
We knew we weren’t booking a luxury hotel, but there are some basic standards that should still be met. A 120 cm (4 ft) bed advertised as a “very large bed”, a baby cot provided without a mattress, faulty bedroom lighting, and a bathroom tap that leaked constantly… It’s simply unacceptable.
None of this reflects the price being charged. It really feels like the hotel is counting on the fact that guests will never come back anyway.
Without a doubt, one of the worst hotel experiences I’ve ever had. Save your money and stay somewhere else if you don’t want to pay a premium for a room that doesn’t even meet the most basic standards.
We knew we weren’t booking a luxury hotel, but there are some basic standards that should still be met. A 120 cm (4 ft) bed advertised as a “very large bed”, a baby cot provided without a mattress, faulty bedroom lighting, and a bathroom tap that leaked constantly… It’s simply unacceptable.
None of this reflects the price being charged. It really feels like the hotel is counting on the fact that guests will never come back anyway.
Without a doubt, one of the worst hotel experiences I’ve ever had. Save your money and stay somewhere else if you don’t want to pay a premium for a room that doesn’t even meet the most basic standards.
Couple
Comment: 23 Apr 2026
Stayed in: Apr 2026
A warm and freindly experience
Booked here for one evening on our trip. Really freindly and helpful staff. Comfortable and spacious room. Clean rooms and hotel and the bar and restaurant were good. The food at dinner was a limited choice but the food was good, and good value. Breakfast was a good choice buffet. Bar was reasonably priced and offered good choice of drinks . Only grumble woukd be it was quite warm in the hallways and room. Ev chargers located a 2 minute walk behind the hotel in the medical practice car park.
Anonymous traveller
Comment: 19 Apr 2026
Stayed in: Apr 2026
Clean room, bar prices a bit steep.
Food was a good standard.
The staff were great , good humoured and professional.
Food was a good standard.
The staff were great , good humoured and professional.
Couple
Comment: 4 Apr 2026
Stayed in: Apr 2026
Such a shame
We were travelling from afar and decided to stop for the night once we’d had enough driving. We found the Duke of Gordon Hotel on Google and the website sounded ideal for a reasonable price. Unfortunately, our experience didn’t quite match what was advertised.
Parking was the first challenge, as access to the car park was blocked when we arrived. Inside, we were greeted by a lovely member of staff who explained they were short‑staffed and that dinner service was finishing soon, so we needed to commit to eating straight away. We completely understand staffing pressures, so we dropped our bags and headed straight down.
At the bar, the young lad serving seemed overwhelmed and didn’t acknowledge the queue. A more senior staff member stepped in and took over, but she handled the glasses by the rim, which isn’t great practice. Drinks were reasonably priced, though.
The dining room itself is huge, yet all diners were squeezed into one small area. Every table had bread already placed on it, even when no one had been allocated to sit there. We chose the £27 three‑course menu. Starters were tomato soup and a ham and pea terrine. The soup was bland and lacked seasoning, and the terrine came with two stale crackers. Mains were sausages, which were okay, though the gravy was very watery. Desserts were the biggest disappointment: the lemon meringue was overpowered by raspberries and inedible, and the apple sponge was smothered in jam, lukewarm, and didn’t taste of apple at all.
Heading back to our room, we noticed how unclean the communal areas were — cobwebs on light fittings, dust on surfaces and ledges, and threadbare carpets. We hoped the room would be better. At first glance it looked clean, but again, the higher surfaces were dusty. The TV was positioned so awkwardly that darker scenes were almost impossible to see. On a positive note, the bed was very comfortable, the water was hot, and the building was warm throughout.
The staff truly were the highlight — friendly, polite, and doing their best under pressure. Sadly, that’s the only real strength at the moment. The whole experience felt a bit like Fawlty Towers, which is a shame because the building itself is beautiful and could be wonderful with some updating and a thorough deep clean.
Both of us work in hospitality, so we always try to be fair and understanding, especially knowing how much reviews can impact a business. We don’t enjoy leaving negative feedback, but we also feel it’s important to be honest. With some investment, better cleaning standards, and more support for the team, this hotel could be so much better.
Parking was the first challenge, as access to the car park was blocked when we arrived. Inside, we were greeted by a lovely member of staff who explained they were short‑staffed and that dinner service was finishing soon, so we needed to commit to eating straight away. We completely understand staffing pressures, so we dropped our bags and headed straight down.
At the bar, the young lad serving seemed overwhelmed and didn’t acknowledge the queue. A more senior staff member stepped in and took over, but she handled the glasses by the rim, which isn’t great practice. Drinks were reasonably priced, though.
The dining room itself is huge, yet all diners were squeezed into one small area. Every table had bread already placed on it, even when no one had been allocated to sit there. We chose the £27 three‑course menu. Starters were tomato soup and a ham and pea terrine. The soup was bland and lacked seasoning, and the terrine came with two stale crackers. Mains were sausages, which were okay, though the gravy was very watery. Desserts were the biggest disappointment: the lemon meringue was overpowered by raspberries and inedible, and the apple sponge was smothered in jam, lukewarm, and didn’t taste of apple at all.
Heading back to our room, we noticed how unclean the communal areas were — cobwebs on light fittings, dust on surfaces and ledges, and threadbare carpets. We hoped the room would be better. At first glance it looked clean, but again, the higher surfaces were dusty. The TV was positioned so awkwardly that darker scenes were almost impossible to see. On a positive note, the bed was very comfortable, the water was hot, and the building was warm throughout.
The staff truly were the highlight — friendly, polite, and doing their best under pressure. Sadly, that’s the only real strength at the moment. The whole experience felt a bit like Fawlty Towers, which is a shame because the building itself is beautiful and could be wonderful with some updating and a thorough deep clean.
Both of us work in hospitality, so we always try to be fair and understanding, especially knowing how much reviews can impact a business. We don’t enjoy leaving negative feedback, but we also feel it’s important to be honest. With some investment, better cleaning standards, and more support for the team, this hotel could be so much better.
Excellent location
Newtonmore Rd, Kingussie, PH21 1HE, United Kingdom|0.18 km from city centre
Check in and check out
Check in from:
16:00
Check out before:
11:00
Good to know
Pets not allowed
Please contact the hotel for details about adding extra beds.
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