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The Waverley Castle Hotel

3.0 star property
Hotel in Melrose with a 24-hour front desk and a restaurant

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The Waverley Castle Hotel, in a peaceful rural setting, offers a relaxing garden, an arcade room, and a welcoming bar. Public areas have WiFi, and the restaurant serves meals in a tranquil atmosphere. Visitors appreciate the attentive staff and convenient location.

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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Individually decorated, iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Standard Double Room

Highlights

Individually decorated
Heating
TV
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Individually decorated, iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Standard Twin Room

7.2 out of 10
Good
(9 reviews)

Highlights

Individually decorated
Heating
TV
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Individually decorated, iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Standard Single Room

7.4 out of 10
Good
(10 reviews)

Highlights

Individually decorated
Heating
TV
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Individually decorated, iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Superior Double Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(7 reviews)

Highlights

Individually decorated
Heating
TV
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
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About the neighborhood

Map
Bat Waverley Castle Hotel, Skirmish Hill, Melrose, Scotland, TD6 9AA

What's nearby

  • Waverley Line - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Southern Upland Way - Section A Trailhead - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Melrose Abbey - 2 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Saint Cuthbert's Way - 2 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Portobello Beach - 53 min drive - 68.3 km

Getting around

  • Tweedbank Station - 14 min walk
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 77 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Ochiltree's Dining - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Tempest Brewing Co - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Kings Arms Hotel - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Ship Inn - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Salmon Inn - ‬6 min drive

About this property

The Waverley Castle Hotel

Hotel in a rural location
Consider a stay at The Waverley Castle Hotel and take advantage of a garden, an arcade/game room, and a bar. In addition to a restaurant, guests can connect to free WiFi in public areas.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
  • Free self parking
  • A billiards/pool table, an elevator, and a 24-hour front desk
  • Guest reviews give top marks for the helpful staff and location
Extra amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with tubs or showers and hair dryers
  • TVs with cable channels
  • Electric kettles, heating, and daily housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Billiards/pool table

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • Elevator

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed seasonally each year. They will be closed from January 2 to February 5:
  • One of the dining venues

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Waverley Castle Hotel pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Waverley Castle Hotel?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at The Waverley Castle Hotel?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is The Waverley Castle Hotel located?

Situated in a rural location, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Waverley Line, Southern Upland Way - Section A Trailhead, and Saint Cuthbert's Way. Melrose Abbey and Abbotsford The Home Of Sir Walter Scott are also within 3 mi (5 km). Tweedbank Station is 14 minutes by foot.

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The Waverley Castle Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 111 out of 386 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 137 out of 386 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 78 out of 386 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 34 out of 386 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 26 out of 386 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great for travelling stop off
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Peter

Check in Service Food All excellent
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Lesley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Lovely Stay

Had a lovely comfortable stay! Staff very friendly!! Had dinner and breakfast and both were very tasty.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great hotel

Beautiful hotel in gorgeous setting. Couldn't fault a thing
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Andreas

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very beautiful place but the building was very old. The staff was very friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice stay

Nice place to stay missed front entrance first night as the entrance from the road was not lit
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Derek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Friendly staff,good for parking,dinner was excellent but breakfast buffet could have been hotter but cold selection was fine.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Karis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Friendly staff, excellent food. Room was a bit basic but did the job however got woken up by noisy at 5am!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Gail

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A bit run down, needs updating but clean, good service, friendly staff
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Glenn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

great value

service was fantastic. Some areas are a little tired but overall it was very good. Particularly good value too.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Edina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Consistent

Great and consistent,especially front of reception,restaurant/catering team and the cleaning services. Well done
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness
A bit dated young staff one night stay very warm heating on in July??
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Eiry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good value for money. Parts of property showing ware. Would be helpful to have light on sign on entrance.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Gerard

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Worst stay ever, do not go there

Extreme outdated and worn, should have been renovated long before. The dinner was so tasteless you can't imagine. Very noisy, you can hear everything what is going on. Breakfast was included, we skipped that without looking, after the experience of the dinner
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Marian

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The shower pressure was weak. Otherwise the hotel was just as we expected.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Good value for money hotel

Just returned from a 3 night stay. Hotel is a little dated but clean we had room 4 on the ground floor which was nice and spacious although no central heating instead we had 2 small electric oil filled radiators which only managed to heat room. Dinning room for breakfast and evening meal had No heating and was freezing. Think every guest commented on it being so cold. Remember you get what you pay for and this hotel is definitely good value for money. I would return but only in the summer months
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Tracey

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Stopover

Had to wait in an unattended ballroom for breakfast because we had the dog, took ages for staff to come, had to walk round the corridors to bring breakfast back. The radiators in the corridors were so hot it was boiling. Its a shame this place could be great and as its up for sale hopefully someone will buy it and make it nice inside again.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Room was basic, old fashioned condensation windows, but probably due to age, breakfast was nice, suppose only bad thing was there was no hot water, so could not have a shower, another guest was mentioning this problem. As i was only there 1 night i did not complain
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Hayley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Need to be clearer about chiefs specials.You have to order in the morning but this is difficult in the first day.dint mind the set menu but it should have the chefs special on the printed nenus.also the fireign visitor's dud nit gave the menu in their language which caused problems. Quiet entertaining for us but not the visitors. The staff looked after us and it was in a great location. The bathroom needed overhall. It was all very clean
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

P

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice building but our room was unacceptable

Didn’t stay. Saw the room and left due to the condition. As no other suitable rooms available we had no option but to leave.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Tammie

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything was fine apart from the food. Not many gluten free options and what was on the menu was out of stock. Also my partners food was not good at all.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Murray

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Ants in the shower

I was disgusted to look in the shower tray and find hundreds of small ants all over the shower tray and under the shower mat!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Bien

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I like the gardens. The property is tired and needs a renovation. Wallpaper is peeling off the wall. The shower drain is clogged and I have to wait 10 minutes to clear the dirty water and wash my feet with clean water again before i step out of the shower.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Alan

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Hotel needs an update. Room was drab(not welcoming at all), marks on walls, woodwork chipped, dusty and ripped chairs. Bedding/towels were clean though and room was large with comfortable bed. No privacy screens on windows on the ground floor room. Wouldn't go back-was glad it was just 1 night!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Laceration to forehead

I have a serious head inju which resulted from the glass shelf which is fixed direct above the wash basin , In mz opinion it is fixed to low and is dangerous . i filled out a form the following morning at reception .
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022