We've been here already eight years ago and nothing has changed. In this place that is something…read moregood. Gourmet breakfast, perfectly friendly and helpful hosts. The rooms are very tastefully decorated - just beautiful. I love the bathroom fittings! Oh, there is one thing that has changed for the worse. You can't have dinner here any more. What a pity. It was as great as the extraordinary breakfast. The Durness region is very remote with spectacular countryside and white beaches.

Kinlochbervie is a lovely area along the coast and it's LITTERED with other B&B's or small hotels…read morethat you should stay at instead of this location. Let me preface this by saying that this was our third trip overseas, and we always look for affordable hotels/B&B's - we are not "hotel snobs" and really only want a clean room, good WiFi and a working TV. The lady who worked the counter and later the bar was lovely and pleasant, the views were fantastic and the WiFi was actually really fast. Everything else was a mess. The building has literally not been updated in at least 25 years, and it shows. Just walking into the front entrance you immediately know it's old and unkempt. The carpet in the hotel everywhere and the room was decades old, stained, frayed on the edges and loose. The bathroom in our room had paneling that was from the 1970's and showed water spots/mildew that indicated it basically isn't cleaned in-between guests. Getting the toilet to flush was an extreme sport that required several pumps of the handle at the right speed/rhythm to get it to flush, and don't you dare look under the tank lid unless you want to see layers of mold and mildew. There was black mold on the wall in our room. Our mattress was a worn out spring mattress but was thankfully free of bedbugs. The bar downstairs is apparently a hangout for the locals, which is fine because seeing the locals is always a treat when travelling - but the bar was full of a dozen or so extremely loud people with their kids. We ordered dinner at the hotel because there's really nowhere else in town to eat and the food was dreadful. The quality was awful, pre-fab and not worth the 15-pound price tag - to top it off, the condiment packets were mostly expired OVER A YEAR AGO. We skipped breakfast because dinner was so sketchy. All in all, it was the first hotel I actually felt icky staying in, and had we the option to sleep elsewhere, we would've, but all the B&B's were full. DO NOT RECOMMEND.

had a really lovely Sunday lunch here today, obviously very popular with the older locals. We joked…read morethat a few looked like they had been coming since the castle was new. The Hotel claims to be the number one whisky bar in the world. Certainly the best I have been to. I was given some excellent recommendations for under £10 each, all cask strength single cask and over 23 years old.

Very atmospheric and a great selection of malts, some pretty rare. Reminds me of a wonderful…read moreArmagnac bar in Gascony. Foreign visitors will love this iconic establishment for its gentle background music and woodsmoke from the large open fire.

4.5 Stars for the bar/drinks (we neither ate nor stayed here)…read more The bartenders were both very friendly. Also, they serve real sized drinks here: pouring 35ml of whiskey (unlike so many other places in the UK that pour a paltry 25ml). Also, they not only had a great selection of whiskeys from which to choose, but they also had some recommended whiskey lists which did not disappoint (the Glen Scotia 15 and the Benromach 15 were both big hits with my tastebuds). I am only deducting 1/2 a star for the ambience, because it is nothing special. But, if you want something nice to sip on, and some friendly bartenders to engage with, make your way to Ceilidh Place.

The customer service is the best. I was here traveling solo and they took great care of me. The…read moresalmon starter was delicious.

The Links House is a remarkable boutique hotel with clean, tasteful decor, immaculate service, a…read morefriendly staff, and a five star F&B program. If you're staying to play golf in Dornoch, you won't find better accommodations anywhere. The hotel has storage for your clubs in a private locker room, a putting green, and is only a few steps from Royal Dornoch's first tee. This is truly a rare gem that shouldn't be missed.