We stayed overnight on a Saturday, as part of an organised tour of Scotland, and initial impressions were O.K. particularly given its excellent location. However, we were given a room on the first floor directly above the function room were there was a wedding on. We were tired and looking forward to an early night but the wedding party went on and and on until about midnight; with a live band including drum kit.

All we could do was lie in bed listening to the music / noise willing it to end. I suppose the wedding guests might have enjoyed the noise but we certainly didn't.

Why oh why cannot hotel staff ensure wedding or other party guests be automatically given the bedrooms above the function rooms concerned, or would that be too difficult to organise.. Or is it that the hotel staff just cannot be bothered. Probably the latter.

I note an earlier review dated 3rd March 2008 with similar sentiments, so obviously a recurring problem. So you have been warned if you wish to stay a Sarurday night, and at your risk, or take some ear plugs...

We stayed at the George for 1nt to celebrate our first wedding anniversary and we were both really disappointed.

Firstly, we arrived just after 4.30pm and still had to wait for our room which was only 5mins but you don't expect to wait when you arrive after their stated check-in time of 3pm.

First impressions of our room were brilliant the room looked lovely, very spacious however we looked out of the window to find scaffolding right next to our window- although there was no work getting done at the time we stayed it was still very off putting. Secondly we noticed some marks on the wall and ceiling which looked like dampness- I wanted to ask to move rooms but as we were in a rush to get out for our dinner we didn't bother but when we came back we wish we had as the room was FREEZING COLD!! The air con was at 32degrees but obviously not working we had to call down to reception for an extra heater.

It didn't end there either I know these are just silly little things but when you book a 4* hotel that is what you expect. The bathroom had a terrible smell whenever the light was on (assume the extractor fan) and the bed covers and towells had holes in them.

I wrote our comments on the comment card and we handed it to reception when we checked out- we tried to explain to the girl on the desk of what the problems were but she just smiled and said yes.

I don't normally like writing bad reviews about a hotel however we had such an unpleasant stay here I would really hate anyone else to go through this as it really did spoil our 1st wedding anniversary celebrations.

Stayed in January this year, and have nothing at all to complain about - had a truly great time. Great room, location, everything was nice and clean. Had to wait an hour though for our room to be ready on the check-in. Staff were ok.
Visit the bar for cocktails, they are pretty amazing! - good size as well, not like usual, even though a bit more expensive.
Would love to go back.

We went to the Geroge hotel for 3 nights for a long easter hotel with our two childrens (4y. and 1.5 y). The room was really nice, 4* standard but would not recommend this hotel for families with young children. Staff at the restaurant (incl breakfast) were not friendly with the children and didn't want to see them walking (and it is quite difficult to ask them to stay seated 1 hour while waiting for diner). Restaurant was quite disappointing in term of quality either. But the location is central and all the touristic things to see are in a walkable distance from the hotel.