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Charming Riverside Hotel in Pitlochry
Victorian Buildings and Modern Comforts
McKays Hotel, spread over 2 Victorian buildings, offers a blend of historic charm and modern amenities. Each room features an LCD TV, private bathroom, and complimentary WiFi for a comfortable stay.
Delicious Dining and Entertainment
Indulge in freshly baked pastries and full Scottish breakfasts in the cosy dining room. The restaurant serves classic Scottish and international dishes made with fresh local produce. Don't miss the live music every Friday and Saturday night at 9pm for a lively atmosphere.
Convenient Location for Exploring
Located just 260 meters from the main railway station, McKays Hotel is the perfect base for exploring Pitlochry. With attractions like Blair Atholl Distillery and Pitlochry Salmon Ladder nearby, and Pitlochry Golf Course and Blair Castle just a short drive away, there's plenty to see and do during your stay.
Book your stay at McKays Hotel now for a memorable experience in Pitlochry!
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
15 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 4 guests
4 adults · 3 children
Beds
Queen bed (151-180 cm wide), Queen bed (151-180 cm wide)
Room details
Garden View
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide), 2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
15 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 1 guests
1 adults
Beds
Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
10 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 3 guests
2 adults · 2 children
Beds
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide), Sofa bed (Variable Size)
Room details
20 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
20 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
12 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Queen bed (151-180 cm wide)
Room details
17 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 1 guests
1 adults
Beds
Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
10 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Queen bed (151-180 cm wide)
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
12 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 4 guests
4 adults · 3 children
Beds
Queen bed (151-180 cm wide), Queen bed (151-180 cm wide)
Room details
68 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide), Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
15 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 3 guests
2 adults · 2 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide), Bunk bed (Variable Size)
Room details
20 sqm
In-room amenities
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Provider-sourced guest reviews.
Very comfy beds, great shower pressure and great location. Good breakfast selection.
No lift, parking was full when we arrived so had to park in a paid public car park.
Good location, room was adequate for one night stay.
Food and drink prices more expensive than expected.
We loved Pitlochry and our suite was in a perfect location, clean and comfortable!! We had a wonderful time!
Always like pitlochry and McKay's is perfectly situated
They have now introduced a self service breakfast which depending what time you arrive there's not a lot left and we don't always want a fried breakfast when we stayed there before my wife liked to start the day with the smoked salmon and scrambled eggs which didn't seem to be available any more and if it was it wasn't well advertised personally i would sooner pay a little more for a breakfast menu and have it served to the table also the room was very nice but we didn't like the view of the car park when i booked i thought i had booked a room at the front of the hotel my own fault should have phoned and checked.
Very organised hotel and restaurant Spotlessly clean and our bed was soo comfortable
I liked everything
Breakfast lovely and location great
Attention to detail as quite a bit of dust on tv table
Our room was very large for Euro standards, on the back of the building, windows on two walls, separate sitting area, quiet. Was great to spread out and relax.
McKays food was not outstanding, but there are several other options within a short walk.
Food and surroundings
We stayed in the townhouse across from the main hotel. Because of the old single glazed windows it was quite noisy. There was no mirror in the room area except in for one in the bathroom, which was steamed up after showering. So it was not ideal when preparing to go out.
Jättemysigt hotell i en mysig mindre stad som passade perfekt att övernatta på under resan. God frukost!
Great location. Comfortable room. Shower was not great - very weak pressure and either scorching hot or freezing - maybe a trick to it?? Handy to have restaurant/bar onsite. Great breakfast spread. Lots of stairs - Stairs could be a challenge for someone with mobility issues and no one seemed available to assist. Parking first in best dressed as only parking for 12 vehicles but information offered on alternatives. Able to leave car in car park until 12noon on checkout day which was really great.
Stairs were a challenge. Bathroom sink teeny tiny - shower water pressure very poor and water temperature hard to control.
Centralt och bra läge i Pitochry, bekväma rum och mycket bra frukost. Trevlig personal som snabbt ställde ordning rummet åt oss.
Schön eingerichtete Zimmer, sauberes modernisiertes Bad.
Välstädat och fint rum. Mycket god frukost.
Rummet var lite väl varmt och vi fick sova med fönstret öppet trots att vi bodde i markplan.
Excellent central location. Good staff. Good breakfast. Dog friendly. Car park at rear - please don’t forget to register car details at reception desk on check in to avoid hefty fine by third party.
The hotel is lovely and in a great location Breakfast was amazing
The prices at the bar. 2 drinks 1 beer and 1 glass of prssecco at £21.45. We had dinner out so cant comment on food prices.
Rooms were lovely
Could have done with more staff in the bar area only 1 serving and big queue
Centtale ligging en privé parkeren zei het beperkt. In het weekend live muziek.
Locatie op T- kruising zodat je in de volle verlichting van voertuigen zit te dineren.
De ligging is prima, parkeerplaats bij het hotel en de bar in het hotel is prima.
De kamer, er past een twijfelaar in en er hangt een tv nog kleiner dan het scherm van je laptop.. maar het matras is het ergste, veren staan nog in onze rug!
My request for a lower floor room resulted in Room 101. Although there are a few stairs, it was worth the effort. The room is perfect! A very comfortable bed, choice of pillow, and a wonderful shower! Breakfast was delicious, extensive selection of continental and cooked. The staff are very helpful and friendly. Great location for the rail station, and shopping.
Everything was great.
Location and the friendliness and the breakfast is excellent
Zero
Das Frühstück war sehr gut. Das Cottage war auch sehr schön.
Upon arrival we were accommodated in one of the apartment buildings across the road from the hotel which was a surprise and wished we could have stayed longer. So spacious, clean and had everything you would need for at longer stay. Very happy and would highly recommend.
Nothing but signage to apartment 2 could have been a bit clearer as it was in the basement and wasn't easy to find at first.
Location
Only 12 parking spaces for whole hotel including their additional accommodation along the high street. Ended up parking on the street. Dogs everywhere, in the restaurant, in the bar, at breakfast. Had I known when I booked that ‘dogs stay free’ I wouldn’t have bothered booking. Dogs should simply not be allowed where people are eating. We had to leave the restaurant earlier than planned and find somewhere else to have a drink pre and post show because of the number of dogs in the lounge. We won’t be back.
Fantastic
Pillows not comfortable need replacing
La ubicación es excelente, un pueblo precioso y con muchos establecimientos Personal muy amable y atento, como en todo el país Gracias!!
La ducha del aseo y su sistema con termo regulador de agua, muy malo
Fantastic location — the cottage sits right beside the hotel and next door to the fish and chip shop, perfect for an easy meal. The staff were really helpful at check‑in, and breakfast had lots of options for both grown‑ups and little ones.
Not much to dislike at all. Just be aware that the parking is around the back of the hotel, so you might need a few trips when carrying bags, and the stairs in the cottage are on the steep side.
Really lovely room - great view - and great ensuite. Super handy for train and also theatre.
Just above the bar and quiz night so could hear the quizmaster (although it didn't go on too late). Repeated messages pushing to make dinner reservation (even when I had) Very disappointing meal, half of which was inedible. Limited gluten free choices. Skipped breakfast on that basis. Would stay again, but eat elsewhere.
Location
Attic Room. Comfortable but seen better days. Shower useless.
Location
TV system Poor feedback on emails Poor comms with offshore reception
Location superb
No lifts
Lovely room
Very expensive for food and drinks
Great location. Free parking (albeit limited). Room service ("make my room Bonnie") on demand very good (especially fluffy towels). Big bed in superior room. Reception staff v. helpful. Fantastic breakfast with a toaster that actually toasted and a great Nespresso coffee machine.
Bar service very slow and drinks expensive. Sports tv in lounge intrusive, had to shout! Dogs have no place in a restaurant (on chairs and paws on table!!). We ate twice in the restaurant. Food "ok" but not outstanding. We left hungry on one occasion because our order was missed and we'd waited long enough. Prices generally in Pitlochry are high.
Zentrale Lage, freundliches Personal und tolles Frühstück
WLAN hat nicht bis in unser Zimmer gereicht, zudem war es direkt über einer Lüftung gelegen die sehr laut gedröhnt hat und unregelmäßig lief. Besteck im Zimmer war benutzt
Rooms clean and tidy...car parking on site..hotel centrally located....great choice on the evening menu and very good selection of hot and cold buffet for breakfast
Posizione ottima, camera e letto molto confortevole, comodo ristorante, ottima colazione.
Viaggiavo in bicicletta ed ho dovuto lasciarla all'esterno nel parcheggio dell'albergo. Avrei preferito ci fosse un luogo adibito alle biciclette al chiuso.
Breakfast was good, staff friendly.
Close to the center, very nice staff, good food, nice entertainment with live music in the bar/restaurant.
It was very central.
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Läget, renligheten, bra frukost, bilparkering nära.
Långt att gå till rummet, många trappsteg.
Excellent choice available for breakfast. Located on main road 2 minutes from town centre. Good food in restaurant.
Residents out of hours access door very loud closing
Very clean and tidy. Breakfast and dinner were excellent.
Property and rooms were excellent
Un des meilleurs hôtels en Écosse que j’ai pu faire ! Le petit déjeuner est incroyable.. Pas grand bruit alors que nous sommes dans la rue principale Personnel très gentil Je le recommande vivement !!! Nous reviendrons c’est certain
Great location, clean, spacious and lovely staff
Location great. Food excellent. Car parking included was a nice bonus. Staff lovely and very attentive. Room was very good with a few minor setbacks.
Seating in the lounge/dining area at the front has become very worn and in need of updating. My wife had no suitable mirror that had either lighting or was close to a socket to use tongs/hairdryer. No light around the mirror in bathroom.
Nice. Room and good location with good restaurant
No veggie options on offer for breakfast at buffet breakfast Cutlery needed at toaster cos the honey and jam are there for the toast. Or little pots to take honey/jam to the table.
The accommodation at McKays was terrific very comfortable room very spacious and a lovely bathroom . Good location in the centre of town and a car park at the back
Super Lage Sehr freundliches Personal
Charmant hôtel historique en plein cœur de ville doté d'un restaurant. Excellent petit déjeuner buffet très copieux. Parking de quelques places derrière l'hôtel.
The hotel is in a good location. The location is just not worth going unless you're a pensioner
Some of the staff were rude. The room smelt bad and the shower wasn't clean. The bed was uncomfortable
Typisch schottisch, zentral gelegen an der Hauptstrasse, aber ruhig zum Schlafen. Reichhaltiges Frühstück und gute Küche im Restaurant.
Das Restaurant ist alt und stimmungsvoll, aber auch düster. Das Zimmer wird nicht gereinigt, wenn man nur 3 Nächte bleibt.
Nice location
Room very cramped
Perfect location
Too many stairs
We really enjoyed our stay at this hotel. We found it to be very pet friendly, had great food and entertainment and was in a nice, central location.
Good breakfast, friendly staff, great location
I paid for an upgrade but still got a small stuffy carpark room and bed was quite small
Lovely location and brilliant breakfast.
Location
Accommodation was very poor. Tiny room and even smaller bathroom. Bedside lamp was broken and reported however it wasn’t fixed during our stay. Very squeaky bed which disturbed our sleep all night long. Wi-Fi wasn’t working and £15.50 for a pint of lager and G&T seemed expensive. We mentioned these issues while at the hotel but didn’t receive any feedback from the manager as requested.
breakfast room and dinner were excellent.
the room was a little too hot.
I liked the ease of check-in, the friendliness of the staff, the room was packed with everything we could have wanted, the shower was amazing, the cleanliness, the breakfast was very good quality (the baked beans were actually hot! It's amazing how many places only do tepid baked beans), the way we were asked if everything was ok with our stay at checkout
The tea in the rooms was a bit on the poor side - lucky we bought our own. And the coffee - I love a good cup of coffee at breakfast but the coffee machine was beyond my grasp, I'm afraid. You had to so something with pods and pull a lever and touch a screen...no, not doing that. Maybe having some instant for non-baristas such as me might be useful!
Daß wenigstens ein Teil der Kellner sehr freundlich war. Der Rest war eher rüpelhaft.
Von in der Früh bis am Nachmittag war ein Aufenthalt wegen des Lärms von Straßenbauarbeiten unerträglich. Die Fenster waren alles andere als schalldicht.
Great location really lovely room breakfast great had our dinner there both nights fantastic meals all smiling and happy staff 👏🏻👏🏻well done to everyone
Good location and very nice room.
Grumpy chef at breakfast.
we asked for a quieter room and were given one straight away. Very helpful staff. Comfortable beds.
Liked the town and the location of the hotel. Room was comfortable and quiet. Breakfast was good
Bar downstairs was a bit of a riot and packed with non-residents and very noisy. There were no arrangements for residents. Bit of a free-for-all really. Food wasn't great and service was slow. It's not cheap here and you'd expect residents to be looked after a bit better than those off the street. Chip shop next door is like a school dinner hall.
The location was perfect for us to walk to the Festival Theatre Staff were nice and friendly
Our room was on the second floor, everything looked nice until we came to the stairs to get to our room, the stair carpet was very grubby and needed to be vacuumed. The room we had was ok but the bin hadn’t been emptied from previous guests, no bulb in bedside lamp, no shower gel in shower. There was a discarded packet of prescription tablets on bedroom floor probably from previous guest also.
Nothing
The room was tiny haven’t experienced that before the view was terrible and noisy wasent impressed would not return again
Posizione eccellente al centro del paese con facilità di accesso ai sentieri per le passeggiate nei dintorni
Everything, staff was very friendly and helpful
Nothing, our stay was perfect right in the center of town
Breakfast buffet great
Spacious room and bathroom. Breakfast buffet was a dream. Good that Pitlochery has not a lot of night traffic and isolation for noise was reasonable , we could sleep well
Flabby breakfast, comfy bed, powerful shower, helpful staff, car park
Only one accessible socket, coffee machine in room wasn’t working, our room was above the alley where the bottle bins were
Perfect
Plenty to choose from.
Expensive to eat in hotel
Hotel very comfortable, clean and in a fantastic location.
Liked the property. One criticism would be that the breakfast was a bit cold. Tasty but cold
I liked the large room with kitchen, dining and living room area
Couldn't get TV on to a normal terrestrial channel. There were no dish cloths or tea towels for the kitchen area.
Location was excellent. Cottage was extremely comfortable and clean. Staff very pleasant and helpful.
Had dinner in the restaurant. Good choice on the menu and food was very good. Service was rather slow but to be fair restaurant was very busy.
Location
Four of us in 3 rooms for 3 nights. The rooms were not serviced during our stay and I reported this on day 3. The receptionist came to the room saying they only had one cleaner. She did a small clean but not her job You cannot charge hotel prices then not service rooms with clean towels, replenish tea coffee etc for 3 nights. Totally unacceptable
Location was perfect. Meals available. Friendly staff.
Pillows
Skvela poloha, mily personal
Snidane by mohly byt o neco pestrejsi, parkovani za hotel ma omezenou kapacitu.
Muy buena ubicación, con su parking detrás para poder dejar el coche. Aún que esté en la calle principal, en las habitaciones no se escucha nada de ruido
Le falta un poco de amabilidad al personal que trabaja allí.
The location was great, the room was lovely.
The car park was full, I picked the hotel as it had parking. That was a disappointment. No mirror in room to dry your hair in front of. No ability keep open the window when it was a warm night. Only one tea bag in room.
I got the townhouse all by ourselves. 2 bedrooms and 1 toilet. Just next to the main house. Check in is at the restaurant n got to wait 20 minutes for one of the waiting staff to come over and hand us the key. They all too busy. Car parking behind is full all the time. So park next block public car park. Breakfast is normal.
Reception should be more forthcoming cos they can see us 4 pax waiting at a tiny corners, tired after driving, but they couldn't help until 20 minutes later n when other guests started to join us with luggage.
Breakfast was very good only issue was the coffee machine both days there was an issue which was rectified
Some of the staff were a bit abrupt we understood they were busy but your in hospitality
Breakfast - good buffet-style breakfast, with welcome addition of poached eggs made to order! Room - good size, well furnished with large, comfortable bed. Spacious shower area with powerful 'rain' shower was most welcome. Didn't dine there. The hotel has a very extensive combined eating and bar area which was busy for lunch and dinner during our August weekend stay: I suspect this town-centre hotel attracts many non—residents for food and drink during peak tourist season.
Live music from bar area filtered through to our room - not loud and candidly, not a big problem for us at the time but worth being aware of this possibility at weekends. At peak season this is a bustling hotel - this was just fine for our short stay. We enjoyed our stay. (It's perhaps not the place for a quiet meal nor for a quiet dram in a comfy residents' lounge.)
Eine gute Lage und geeignet für einen kurzem Zwischenstop auf dem Weg von Edinburgh nach Inverness. Die Bar ist gut ausgestattet und es gab Live Musik. Das Frühstück war umfangreich und sehr lecker.
Das Hotel ist sehr verwinkelt und die Parkplätze reichen nicht für die Gäste aus. Durch Zufall haben wir in einer entfernten Seitenstraße parken können. Unser Zimmer war eine kleine heimelige Dachkammer, mit Minibad. Die Kaffeemaschine auf dem Fensterbrett, der Durchgang zwischen Wand und Bett hin zum Bad wäre durch Koffer komplett verschlossen, wenn nicht der Wandschrank zum "Koffer hineinrollen" vorhanden wäre.
The breakfast was great. The room was large and clean . Great shower .
The sockets at the side of the bed are too low down you have to move bedside cabinets to plug anything in
I liked everything about this hotel. My single room was lovely with a beautiful shower room. The staff were lovely and well trained. The food was excellent (venison for me) and the location could not be better.
Nothing
Good location
On 3rd floor up steps
central location relaxed atmosphere
nothing
Coqueto, limpio y bien situado.
Hacía frío y no tenían calefacción. Un empleado tuvo que dejarnos su propio radiador, muy pequeño y no calentaba lo suficiente. La ventana del baño encima no cerraba del todo Las ventanas mal insonorizadas y toda la noche oyendo el paso de los coches.
I love the location right in the centre of town. The hotel was nicely decorated and very comfortable with everything I needed.
Nothing
Beautiful room. Excellent location.
Public toilets not very clean
De lokatie
Duur
Ottima posizione in centro. Buona colazione.
Il parcheggio non è disponibile per tutti i clienti. Abbiamo cenato al ristorante e non ci è piaciuto.
Me pareció perfecto. Personal encantador. Recomendable 100 %.
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Central position, breakfast,
Location.staff service.parking.appt 1 townhouse.
Price of drinks.
Lovely decor, super friendly staff, and tasty food. The hotel is on the main street, so easy for browsing the shops and galleries and walking distance ( 15minutes) from the festival theatre, which was the reason for our visit.
If you are a light sleeper, you need to keep the windows closed as there is quite a lot of noise from the road outside.
Great location
Friendly staff and good entertainment
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Cleanliness
8.5/10Multiple guests describe rooms and public areas as very clean and 'super clean'; one review mentioned a sparsely furnished room with some cleanliness/maintenance issues.
Service
8/10Staff repeatedly praised as friendly and helpful at reception and generally efficient, but several reports of understaffing in the restaurant and delays at check-in/dinner service.
Location
9.2/10Consistently highlighted as a perfect, central location in Pitlochry with easy access to attractions and people-watching from the street-facing rooms.
Room Quality
8.6/10Many guests report comfortable beds, spacious rooms and large bathrooms; a few mention dated decor or minor maintenance (loose fittings).
Amenities
7.6/10Good amenities such as a pleasant bar terrace and on-site car park (small); issues noted include no lift, small car park/paid parking, and a confusing in-room coffee machine.
Value for Money
7.8/10Breakfast and room quality are seen as good value, but several guests call out expensive alcohol and some restaurant value/price concerns which lower perceived value.
Food and Beverage
9/10Breakfast repeatedly described as exceptional and varied; evening meals generally positive and there is live entertainment, though some service/staffing and pricing issues were noted.
Overall Experience
7.7/10Overall stays were enjoyable with many guests willing to return—strong breakfast, location and friendly staff—tempered by parking limits, occasional noise, understaffing and accessibility concerns.