The Pitlochry Hydro Hotel

The glory days of Victorian and the Empire are behind us, so we have to accept that these sort of hotels are past their best and struggle to compete with modern hotels. However, for the price, this hotel is excellent. Don't expect perfection, and the Savoy it's not, but the staff were top notch. We felt welcome and right at home. We were travelling on classic motorcycles, and had a bracket broken on the panniers. The maintenance guy could not have been more helpful. We asked if he had and flat bar and if we could borrow some tools... But no. He came and had a look, measured up and went away to make a new bracket. He wouldn't accept a tip so we gave it to reception to pass on. If you're a bit fussy and picky then this may not be the place for you, but if you're laid back and chilled, you'll love it.

friendly clean welcoming pet friendly highly recommend

An excellent location just a short walk to the Main Street. Friendly and attentive staff. Dog friendly - my dog enjoyed the live music in the bar with some doggy treats and a bowl of water brought over by the barman. Spacious room with great facilities - we booked a superior room with a view and it didn’t disappoint. A comfortable bed, coffee making facilities, shower gel and of course a lovely view with big traditional sash windows - just gorgeous. Dinner both nights were excellent, the first night we dined in the restaurant and ordered from the main menu and I couldn’t fault a thing. Delicious, well presented and lovely staff again. the second night we enjoyed burgers in the bar from the local butcher, these were toasted on a brioche bun served with chips and coleslaw and again - absolutely delicious. Bar prices were fantastic in comparison to other places we’ve travelled to in Scotland for mini breaks. Barman was friendly and attentive. Decor in the bar was lovely with books to read or games to play whilst you relax - we chose the dominos. Swimming pool and facilities were lovely. Overall we had no complaints for our stay. Having read previous reviews - I was worried. But when you’re paying 275,or in the region, for 2 people for 2 nights - what are people expecting? Is it the fanciest hotel we’ve stayed in - no. However for the price we paid we have absolutely no complaints with the hotel and everything we got. We’ve stayed in places where one night is more than 2 here so we knew it wouldn’t be as up market and we were more than ok with that. But judging by previous reviews from others - they were expecting a Rolex for a Casio price. We got a lovely big room, kept warm all night, lovely hot showers in the morning,breakfast too, for less than £70 each a night, after a worldwide pandemic and during a cost of living crisis…pretty good to me!! We definitely will be returning with our dog.

Despite being understandably dated, it is nice and clean. Really lovely staff. The cleaner is a credit to the Hotel and should probably be paid more to keep her, or him.

Breakfast was excellent, from porridge, full English, and pastries plus lots of tea/coffee. Staff were very nice and smiley. Dinner was part of our deal, and was really nice. Different each of the two nights. As it was our anniversary, we had afternoon tea, which we both agreed was one of the best. The sandwiches were so fresh, but the cakes were to die for and plenty of them. We upgraded to a superior room with a view, which was very well appointed and clean. Drinks were a reasonably priced. We had absolutely no complaints and would recommend the hotel.