Earl's Hill
Earl's Hill, Ellon Riverside Path, Ellon, AB41 9LH, United Kingdom- Site
Historic Coaching Inn Overlooking River Ythan
Charming Cornkist Restaurant
Indulge in delicious meals amidst stained glass windows with various dining options including breakfast, lunch, high tea, snacks, and à la carte dinner.
Elegant Rooms and Self-Catering Apartments
Experience stylish and elegant rooms at New Inn Hotel, with the option for self-catering apartment accommodation for added convenience.
Convenient Location for Golf and Sightseeing
Just a 10-minute drive to Newburgh on Ythan Golf Club and within walking distance to the ruins of Ellon Castle, our hotel offers the perfect base for exploring the area.
Book your stay at New Inn Hotel today to enjoy a historic retreat with modern amenities and picturesque views of the River Ythan.
Check-in from
03:00 PM
Check-out by
11:00 AM
Parking
FREE
Children
Allowed
Pets
Not allowed
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
26 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
26 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 4 guests
4 adults · 3 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide), Sofa bed (Variable Size)
Room details
58 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 4 guests
2 adults · 3 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide), Sofa bed (Variable Size)
Room details
30 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide), 2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
26 sqm
In-room amenities
1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed
280 sq feet
Layout - Bedroom
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Digital channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Hair dryer and towels
Practical - Iron/ironing board, desk, and highchair
Non-Smoking
Sleeps
Up to 4 guests
2 adults · 2 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide), Sofa bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
26 m2
In-room amenities
3 King Beds
Layout - 3 bedrooms and living room
Food & Drink - Kitchen
Practical - Highchair; cribs (free) available on request
Need to Know - No rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Sleeps
Up to 6 guests
6 adults · 5 children
Beds
3 King bed (151-180 cm wide)
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 1 guests
1 adults
Beds
Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
20 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 6 guests
6 adults · 5 children
Beds
Queen bed (151-180 cm wide), Queen bed (151-180 cm wide), Queen bed (151-180 cm wide)
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Provider-sourced guest reviews.
Location. Nice room very friendly staff
Not a great view. Ate in restaurant. Starters and desserts pricey
Accueil agréable, appartement situé a l'arrière du batiment, très calme. Propre, fonctionnel.
Friendly staff comfortable bed very clean room . Great food in restaurant in the evening
At breakfast there was food on the floor that hadn't been cleaned up from the night before.
Location
Stayed a saturday night. VERY loud music playing until 1am. Party central. Hard to sleep. Shame.
Location, parking, room, bar and restaurant.
Nothing I can think about
Nice location Nice Staff Lovely Breakfast
Mattress was solid and so uncomfortable. Restaurant was so busy couldn't get reservation or food in bar. Bedroom was above bar area, which was very loud and noisy, especially on a Saturday.
Polite, helpful staff! Very Clean everywhere. Great food!
The loud music below our room, not so much the music but the bass was very loud.
Had everything we needed & parking right outside.
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Accueil agréable, appartement situé a l'arrière du batiment, très calme. Propre, fonctionnel.
The hotel was great. I had a beautiful room with lots of room. The breakfasts were lovely and the staff were excellent.
Great hotel very friendly,clean and superb atmosphere in a fantastic location
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Stanza molto grande, letto ampio e comodo, personale gentilissimo. Avere sia il pub sia al ristorante all’interno è sicuramente un plus. Parcheggio interno riservato, ottimo e largo.
Nice breakfast our room was clean and tidy when we arrived.
Electric shower over the bath, bit precarious for a pensioner as the sides of the bath taper in from the top reducing the area to stand on.
It was perfect in every way 👍👍
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Amazing property and room!
Clean, easy to find and extremely friendly staff
Excellent breakfast and dinner Kudos to the staff lady Who so diligently helped us move from our first room to the second. We had requested the move because of the wedding right next to our first room. She was so so helpful and pleasant. She had long hair and was an attractive, middle-aged woman, many thanks to her.
Just fine the way it was
3 of us had 3 separate rooms during our 2 night stay, the reception staff were very welcoming, rooms were immaculately clean and very well maintained as was the full hotel top to bottom, beds super comfy, bathrooms sparkling & spotlessly clean & overall room size was large with adequate storage for clothes etc. In the morning guests are welcomed in to a really pleasant dining room by a lovely bright & bubbly lady member of the hotel staff. After being shown to your table, guests can place their orders from a wide selection of quality cold or hot food & drinks. Evening meals were really nice & correct portion sizes for ourselves. The hotel is excellent, well maintained, all staff super friendly, food was excellent & priced to suit most budgets. We can highly recommend a stay at New Inn Hotel & we’ll be returning guests when in the area again. Excellent!!!!
The staff were lovely and the breakfast was amazing
Lovely hotel, friendly staff & excellent breakfast in a good location
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Excellent in every way - great food, warm welcome, good service, perfect location. We live in Ellon and eat at The New Inn regularly - just ourselves, with friends or with family - in groups of different sizes from two to twelve. We can recommend The New Inn wholeheartedly.
We had a family meal in this very attractive spotlessly clean hotel.Staff were welcoming and friendly. Exciting new menu which was difficult to choose from, I loved all! First class service as was the food. Highly recommended and I’d advise to book as it’s a very popular place.
We were here recently to celebrate a friend's 50th birthday. We opted for a cocktail making class/Afternoon Tea. The Afternoon Tea was delicious, a great selection of sandwiches, sausage rolls, scones & fine pieces. We then had a brilliant time learning how to make 3 cocktails in a private room and nothing was too much bother. Afterwards, we headed down to the bar for an evening of live music, which finished off our evening perfectly! A big shout out to Kathleen, Ryan, Will & Megan for looking after us. 100% recommended the New Inn.
Nice location
Very noisy at night. Our room was above the beer garden.
We stayed at The New Inn Hotel in Ellon while attending a family wedding nearby and we were delighted with our choice. The first thing that stood out was the friendliness of every member of staff. They are an absolute credit to the hotel—nothing was too much trouble and we were made to feel genuinely welcome throughout our stay. A special mention for the kindness shown when our nephew phoned to ask if he and his family could call into the hotel to get changed before the wedding. After checking with reception, they didn’t just say yes—they very kindly gave them a room to change in. Such a thoughtful gesture that went above and beyond and one we really appreciated. We had dinner in the hotel the evening before wedding and it was excellent. The breakfasts were equally enjoyable with plenty of choice and everything well prepared. We would highly recommend The New Inn to anyone visiting Ellon, we wouldn’t hesitate to return.
Room door lock was broken but was sorted by a member of staff quickly
Excellent hotel in a good location. Ample car parking.
Lovely, spacious room. Great location and excellent breakfast.
Shower too low for taller people.
Everything hotel staff very friendly very comfortable and amazing service really nice people well looked after loved the stay was more than happy x
Clean and tidy Staff friendly and helpful
The staff Frances and Karen were exceptional,, welcoming and caring in their duties. Thank you also to the young staff who were on duty for breakfast each morning.
Breakfast the first morning was great, the second morning not so good.
Das wunderschöne alte Hotel liegt im Zentrum von Ellon, ist mit dem Auto gut erreichbar, inklusive ausreichend Parkplätze für Hotelgäste. Die Mitarbeiter sind alle sehr aufmerksam, freundlich und super hilfsbereit. Die Zimmer sind von ausreichender Größe und bieten mit einem kleine Schreibtisch plus einem Sessel genügend Möglichkeiten, nach einem ereignisreichen Tag im Umland zur Ruhe zu kommen, bevor man ins extrem bequeme Bett fällt. Das Bad war etwas klein, aber mit einer geräumigen Duschkabine. Es war alles sehr sauber und authentisch und liebevoll eingerichtet. Das Frühstücksbuffet erschien auf den ersten Blick etwas übersichtlich, aber in Kombination mit den Optionen von der Karte mehr als ausreichend. Überhaupt waren die Speisen sowohl beim Frühstück als auch beim Abendessen hervorragen, innovativ und es war immer für jeden etwas dabei. Zu den Gästen gehören auch viele Ortsansässige, was eigentlich immer ein gutes Zeichen ist. Für den Abend empfiehlt es sich, vorher einen Tisch zu reservieren. Zum Hotel gehört auch ein Pub, der an den Wochenenden verschiedene Events im Programm hat. An unserem Ankunftstag gab es live Musik mit einem DJ und ich hatte erst die Befürchtung, dass man die Musik in den Zimmern hören würde. Aber obwohl unsere Zimmer auf dem Stockwerk direkt über dem Pub waren, habe ich nicht einen Pieps gehört. Durch die Lage im Zentrum von Ellon kann man die Stadt sehr gut zu Fuß erkunden und im direkten Umland gibt es zahlreiche Sehenswürdigkeiten für Tagesausflüge mit dem Auto. Von meiner Seite eine klare Empfehlung sowohl für ds New Inn Hotel als auch für die Gegend. Wenn wir können, kommen wir wieder.
Wenn ich unbedingt etwas schreiben muss, dann dass das Wetter etwas kalt war, dafür kann aber weder das Hotel noch die Stadt etwas :)
Sehr gepflegte, saubere Unterkunft. Alles hat funktioniert. Das Essen war hervorragend. Auch unser Hund war willkommen. Wir haben uns sehr wohlgefühlt.
Staff brilliant to accommodate, breakfast had lots of choices. Beds comfy, everything you'd need.
Great self contained apartment
Very clean and comfortable room. Excellent service from staff.
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Staff very friendly and accommodating, great food and comfy bed
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Staff molto gentile e disponibile, in modo particolare la signora della colazione (adorabile) ed il ragazzo alla reception. Colazione con un'ottima scelta di piatti caldi a base di uova e varie opzioni di cereali/barrette. Parcheggio disponibile e comodo.
il tavolo per mangiare è per 4 persone e noi eravamo in 6
Das Restaurant welches integriert ist, war ausgezeichnet und das Personal sehr freundlich. Toller Service und sehr gutes Essen mit einem tollen Preis / Leistungs - Verhältnis.
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Sehr freundlicher und aufmerksamer Service. Frühstücksbestellungen wurden frisch zubereitet, Sonderwünsche waren möglich. Gute Betten, sauberes Bad. Großer Parkplatz.
The breakfast is very varied and superb choice - my husband loves the Scottish Fix. The accommodation is clean and spacious and very quiet. The Cornkist restaurant provided lovely evening meals and was busy the whole time which implies there is good food to be had. Excellent for the price
Amazing location, hotel is lovely, great food too.
Our room was over the kitchen and the bins so it was noisy and the constant whirring from i think air con or fan was a bit annoying! However, stayed before in better rooms, probably best to upgrade i think. Also the times etc on the information in the room didn't state when the restaurant closed , we missed it on the Sunday as we were down later at 8.30pm and no food on . That was it really.
The property is clean , warm and quiet. One couldn’t tell there were activities downstairs. For me that’s 👌🏾
Smokers by the door. 👎
Pristine , stylish and very comfortable . We ate extremely well in the restaurant.
An intrusive noise from an adjacent empty commercial property
Staff members were friendly & helpful. There was safe parking for my car. Room was clean & the shower worked well. The food served in the restaurant was tasty. It was nice to walk out the front door & be able to have a walk along the riverside on a well maintained path.
Vriendelijke ontvangst. Kamers en badkamer zijn ruim Koffie en thee faciliteiten aanwezig
Soggiorno di una notte per cui è troppo poco per dare un giudizio completo. Comunque lo staff è stato gentile, struttura pulita e confortevole, buona colazione preparata al momento. Parcheggio enorme molto comodo e gratuito nel retro. Buonissimo rapporto qualità/prezzo
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The staff were first class, room was clean and very comfortable, food in the restaurant was excellent, will definitely be back
100% perfect I am originally from Ellon and this was the first time I'd ever stayed here for the night. I will definitely come back x
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Le personnel était souriant, avenant, et humain. Les chambres étaient spacieuses, propres. Les dîner et petit déjeuner nous ont permis de découvrir la gastronomie locale. Je vous conseille vivement cet établissement !
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Really enjoyed our overall stay, restaurant was excellent and the bar with live music was enjoyable. The staff even offered us an early breakfast on the Sunday as we were going to play golf, which was greatly appreciated.
Friendly staff, good accommodation, nice food.
Room too hot and no obvious way to regulate temperature.
The property was lovely and clean.
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Lovely spacious hotel with great facilities. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Room was perfectly adequate. Great restaurant and bar. Easy parking.
Pillows could have been plumper.
Live Music. Bed fantastic. Good breakfast.
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Very clean, staff were great, food was excellent
Mattress was to soft I felt like I was sleeping on the hard base 😔
Food was very good both breakfast and dinner.
Clean and tidy flat with option to make meals
Bathroom on ground floor.
Parking and convenience / good showers
Was suitable for my stay
Comfortable bed. Good sized room.
The hotel was clean. The staff were lovely. Food was excellent. Room was spacious.
The staff are excellent especially the lady who served us for breakfast. Location is perfect and the facilities are great.
The New Inn is just round the corner from Phil Anderson Financial Services Ellon office so it is very handy for staff to stay in.
Hotel was comfortable, staff were very helpfull and friendly, food was excelent.
Stayed with friends here for the weekend. Great experience from start to finish. Lovely clean rooms, comfortable. 2 of our friends rooms the heating wasn’t working but were supplied with heaters. Manager always asked if everything was alright. Food was amazing , even had a great gluten free options for my hubby who is caeliac. (No problems whatsoever). Highly recommend and we Will definitely be back
Clean modern rooms
We always stay here when meeting friends in Ellon, we all have a meal here as the food is great, we've been coming here for over 20 years, and know staff that's still here all this time
Property was centrally located and had parking which was a bonus. Had a fantastic bar with amazing staff and live music. Restaurant had a fab breakfast.
There was nothing to dislike .
Clean room with very comfortable bed Breakfast excellent
Very friendly staff, rooms comfortable and food plentiful!
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Perfect stay at New Inn hotel. Lovely, spacious room with large bathroom (with amazing water pressure and hot water in the shower!). Breakfast in the morning was delightful - cereal etc available from a buffet, and hot drinks and cooked food available to order. All staff were friendly and helpful. Also had a lovely dinner at the Cornkist. Would definitely stay again if in the area!
Great hotel, cannot fault it.
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The staff were so friendly and accommodated us with our questions and happy to help with a place for meetings that I had. I couldn't have ask for more and all staff were amazing. Thank you for making our stay easy, comfortable and very pleasant.
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Room was spotlessly clean and the bed really comfortable. Food in restaurant was excellent
Nothing we didn’t like
Brilliant atmosphere. From was fantastic. Good was really good
Room exactly like pictures, easy to check in and out.
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Staff and rooms were brilliant
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A fab stay! My room was warm, comfortable, spacious and clean. Had all the usual facilities. Any staff I encountered were friendly, helpful and accommodating. Breakfast was delicious. I had a brief 1 night stay at The New Inn, but I would happily recommend this hotel to a friend.
Simply a beautiful country inn Lovely room - although quite a hike up the stairs to get there Beautifully refurbished and clean Super staff Gorgeous food Staff very accommodating
Pointing out procedure with hotel parking ahead of arrival ...... but it probably was written somewhere
I came here with my girlfriend earlier in the week for a good old slap up pub lunch, we had no booking but knew we needed something of the aforementioned style. So we chose the new inn hotel. When we arrived the place was empty, which filled me with equal amounts of optimism (as we wouldn’t be waiting too long for food) and worry, as I started to consider maybe the pub was intentionally avoided by the locals? The menu we were given was fantastic - it tailored every need for every type of person, with burgers, steaks, mac and cheese, and even some oriental dishes were on offer, however I wasn’t impressed for much longer as the waitress who served us promptly informed us that the grill was out of order - i was strung with melancholy and frustration at this point as my intention was to have a beef burger, however I didn’t let this curtail the meal, or my mood for too long. I ordered a mac and cheese, with salt and pepper chips, with some prawn cocktail sandwiches too. The mac and cheese was fantastic, creamy, stringy, and had that sharpe edge that all Mac and cheeses need. The prawn cocktail sandwiches were also delectable, creamy, tangy, and fresh prawns, on a fluffy piece of white bread. However, I was deflated by the salt and pepper chips, which were soggy, and didn’t have much taste beyond a strong hint of pepper. I certainly didn’t leave the new inn feeling disappointed, but would I say it was incredible? Probably not. But would I say it was what I was after. Yes I would, and I would recommend it to anyone visiting the area.
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Cleanliness
8.81/10Beautifully refurbished and clean.
Service
9.28/10Super staff, very accommodating and friendly.
Location
8.82/10Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Room Quality
9.27/10Lovely, spacious room with large bathroom and amazing water pressure.
Amenities
8.8/10Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Value for Money
8.26/10Good value considering the overall experience.
Food and Beverage
8.81/10Gorgeous food; breakfast delightful.
Overall Experience
9.18/10Overall enjoyable stay and would recommend.