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Balcary Bay Country House Hotel

Auchencairn | Near Castle Douglas, Gatehouse of Fleet DG7 1QZ, Scotland
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Balcary Bay Country House Hotel
4.0 of 5 stars 68 Reviews
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 30, 2012 NEW

We have just returned home from a two night stay at this hotel and could not fault anything about the place, the food was first class, the service was too, thanks for a lovley stay .

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Wilmslow
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 28, 2012 NEW

I visited for lunch with my mother.Was somewhat taken aback when we were ignored by the bar man on duty when we were arrived.We had to help ourselves to menus and as a result missed the fact that there was a specials menu and missed having the most interesting dish of the day.Maybe this put me in a bad mood... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 9, 2012

The food was good but the welcome could have been better.

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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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79 reviews 79 reviews
Reviews in 40 cities Reviews in 40 cities
34 helpful votes 34 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 3, 2012
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Dined here on a Saturday night recently. We were staying in Kirkcudbright and The Balcary Bay had been recommended to us. We were not disappointed. Arrived a little later than our booking time but we were shown into a Lounge area where menus were presented along with some rather appetizing canapes. Our meal was excellent - starters and main courses.... More

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Ayr, United Kingdom
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 22, 2012
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I know the coastline of this part of the world very well having been coming here for 48 years, but what a wonderful place for a getaway from it all break Balcary Bay is, though we only spent one night we felt so relaxed and refreshed it felt like longer. The hotel sits almost right on the high tide mark... More

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Fleetwood, United Kingdom
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 8, 2012
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We visited this hotel and quite a few others at Easter-time as we wanted to find a place to stay in August with my Mother-in-law for her 90th birthday. It was a beautiful day and the location and view took our breath away. The facilities in the ground floor rooms was ideal for my Mother-in-law and our dog was also... More

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carlisle
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 5, 2012
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my girlfriend and I stayed here for her birthday in mid october for one night and I couldnt fault it one bit. we were a bit late arriving so it was dark so we never saw the view until we woke up in the morning...and wow what a view. The meal was top notch and the service of the waitresses... More

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Glasgow
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
31 helpful votes 31 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 6, 2011

We stopped here for lunch during a visit to the area - the building is lovely and set in a great location on the shore. It is extremely clean and well maintained and the staff could not be friendlier. The building itself is quite old but it has been extensively modernised. Will definitely return when we are next in the... More

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Scotland
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 30, 2011
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Visited for three nights including dinner. The hotel, staff and food greatly surpased all expectations. Cosy real fires and beautiful wild sea views in public areas were welcoming and meant you could cosy up indoors all days if the weather was bad. The rooms were also high quality with lovely personal touches (fruit, choccies, teddy bear and magazines). The highest... More

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York
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 25, 2011
3
people found this review helpful

We decided to visit this area and stay at this hotel at very short notice and (having read the earlier reviews) were a little hesitant when booking as only standard rooms were available. We were given room number 18. Well it seems we needn't have worried and we saved ourselves some money because the room was absolutely perfect - spacious,... More

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Address: Auchencairn | Near Castle Douglas, Gatehouse of Fleet DG7 1QZ, Scotland
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