The Bruce Hotel

The Bruce needs a face lift but served our purpose well. The gent on reception was welcoming and kindly upgraded our room - no offer to help with bags (we are in our 70's. Although a bit tired our room served us well, the only concern was the old school coil spring mattress... you could feel the springs, however we slept OK. The breakfast room was comfortable and the breakfast satisfactory - good service from the young man who was taking orders and serving.

Very poor standard of hotel. The male at reception was not very welcoming. No help offered with bags to second floor as there is no lift. There was not a soul in the bar on the Saturday night. The mattress was lumpy and made for a very uncomfortable night. The room was a good size but very tired looking and not sure why it had a leather sofa in it. The bathroom didn't look particularly clean with blue stain in the bath. The lock on the door was not the most secure which didn't make us feel safe. Breakfast was okay. Decent coffee and toast and choice of cereals. My partner got a cooked breakfast which was good. I opted for the porridge which hadn't been cooked properly. I feel sorry for foreign tourists looking for a flavour of Scotland. They wont experience it here. The whole place needs revamped.

Lovely room comfortable beds nice clean guy at desk was polite and helpful we never eat at hotel lovely views from bedroom window definitely go back sat outside back was relaxing other guests where friendly bathrooms were spotless only problem one windows would not open

A one night stay and it was perfectly acceptable for the price. It’s an old hotel so there are signs of that here and there but the decor is generally good and room clean and comfy. Welcome from the guy on reception was excellent including several recommendations for where to eat given the the hotel’s restaurant is temporarily closed. Top quality cooked breakfast was value at a tenner per head. The water pressure from the shower was painfully poor but that’s a minor quibble - overall, value for money and would stay again. Incidentally, we went to the Crown Bar nearby for food and it was excellent.

You get what you pay for. Basic accommodation, bed and breakfast. Satisfactory. No frills. Rooms and general areas tired. Shower dribbles out like an old man taking a leak. Door lock was dodgy and could have been pushed in with moderate force. Having said that. Owner friendly, no issues. On a budget definitely stay here.

Let me start by saying this was a last minute booking. The hotel we were going to stay at had a broken boiler. There weren’t many people staying. The rooms were tired. Money definitely needn’t spending on whole hotel. Rooms were clean. Breakfast was excellent. Hence the score of 2. We had a lovely meal at the pub next door. We came back to watch the rugby. Just two people including the manager, in the bar. The manager became rude about the English, generally.Not pleasant to listen to. It’s a no from me.