Crieff Hydro Hotel and Resort Review

Christmas Party nights ,great food ,company and entertainment

Have been coming for many years and have great memories. Never had a bad trip, the worse part of each visit is when I have had to go home x

The Crieff Hydro is a great place to visit for short or long stays. It has loads to do for all the family

Place excellent some staff a little rude and let it down. Others great however helped to make up for it

There is great and interesting restaurants, I loved the segway trail and it was an amazing place to go even for just one day!

Great for family holiday location with countless activities to do

Great service and food after doing the outdoor treetop adventure

Great food but the beds were very hard and the pool was a bit rubbish.Also you have to book just about everything.Really kind staff.

Was at a company Conference here great facilities and very nice rooms.

Really nice family hotel. Loads of plans to do with kids, fabulous location and quiet place.

Views and location fantastic, I stayed in a self catering lodge which was again fantastic the only reason I haven't gave it five stars was it lacked entertainment for the young kids unless you wanted to use the nursery/child minder service but for older kids my boy couldn't do everything he wanted to do. Well worth a visit

Tired, run down, under invested. Needs a damned good spruce up. Food poor. About the only thing in its favour is that it's cheapish, but not cheap enough to justify the poor quality.

We had booked a discounted dinner, bed and breakfast package including a bottle of fizz and booked a session in the Victorian Spa. Arrived slightly late for our spa slot so the staff called down to arrange for a later slot on check in. We had an executive room on the first floor which was comfortable, clean and comfortably furnished. Dinner was pleasant but (other than a rather spectacular dessert) what set it apart was the service. Across the board, the staff were helpful and attentive but not intrusive. Always happy to help. I was very impressed and wish we could have taken part in more of the wide selection of activities available!

Nice venue staff where great. Very expensive for drinks

Had a fantastic afternoon with friends, service was great staff friendly and helpful lovely location

Loads of things to do, great for the kids, not too expensive. Perfect recipe for a great long weekend.

I spent the weekend here at a conference. I found reception was well staffed
by professionals who listen, answer questions promptly and smile as if no
request is too much trouble. I was offered assistance if required. My ground
floor room was spotlessly clean and very comfortable. Nothing disturbed me
at night.The conference was very well organised. Meeting rooms were clearly
named and very easy to find. It's a beautiful venue. Why some guests seem to complain about everything that doesn't suit them I don't know. Maybe they have
high expectations while I didn't arrive with any. I heard "Dinner service took too
long" or "we had to queue up for breakfast". My thoughts turn to how I never felt hungry for long or in need of anything because it was already planned and provided.
I was sad to leave because it was so relaxing and I hadn't enough time to try out everything! Thank you from me to all the warm friendly and helpful staff who work very hard to make and keep Crieff Hydro what it is, everyone's country home.
See you again soon!

Good experience. Hotel rooms could do with updating and a bit of a refresh. Would not say this is an ideal place for a romantic getaway hotel overrun with kids. Food was great and activities at action Glen were brilliant especially the quad biking.

Beautiful surroundings and beautiful Hotel, absolutely love visiting here.

Relaxing atmosphere, great staff, food and service.

Avoid room 239 if you get it. Sandwiched between two lifts, you can hear everything and everyone, and they can hear you! Zero privacy, pokey room

Huge family friendly hotel complex in beautiful Perthshire. It's not perfect but it is pretty good at what it's supposed to do.

Great hotel with great facilities and such a good location for a family holiday. We loved our time here and will definitely be back. The staff in Big Country kids club were just brilliant and so helpful and friendly and what a great facility. Our lodge was lovely and we will definitely be back

A great family hotel nice rooms food ok with pleasant staff.

Beautiful hotel, rooms are excellent and food was amazing

Stay was average hotel needs some decorating as very dated. Some holes in bedroom walls etc. Restaurants expensive and limited. Still a fun enough experience but slightly expensive for a dated venue I feel.

clean place.friendly staff and quick services.I liked here.

It's my dads 40th bday and we all came here as a surprise and it was amazing. The building is beautiful, all of the staff is really kind and there are loads of things to do. Personally I loved the pool and spa area. I was only here for 2 nights but I loved it and will definitely come back again!

Would definitely recommend a visit here. Hotel is beautiful. Activities were fantastic and food was amazing. Would definitely recommend The Meikle Restaurant - super tasty and excellent service!!

We come here a lot, it's great for families. It's so relaxing, but it does have the adventure side to it too! A holiday for all ages really!!

Wonderful hotel which has its history back to the time of the great spa hotels of the Victorian era. Now bought up to the modern high level hogel standards with full gym, swimming pool and fitness suites. There is a full range of outdoor activities too with high wires, 4x4 driving, golf and much more. Afternoon tea is a wonderful experience.

Big change from our last visit !! Hand sanitizers everywhere good one way system in force. Outside marquee was freezing despite there being at least 7 large heaters which were not switched on. When we asked to have them on we were told they have no gas ???we would have stayed for few drinks if these heaters had been on dont see point of having them really, felt for the comfort of guests it should have been a definate switch on .......Also the cost of main meals was very expensive for what we got... certainly not up to the usual standards of Crieff Hydro.

Was a fabulous stay. Definitely be back soon, team mau

Great place to stay, make sure to upgrade to at least an executive double, long queues on changeover day.

The level of care is superb. There are great facilities there and lovely places to visit nearby.

Amazing location. Great building although it certainly needs better signage as we kept getting lost... but that maybe says more about us.. Also great for kids. They loved every second there.

Awesome day at Creiff Hydro 1st time there but wont be the last staff v attentive, humourous and great fun food superb

Fantastic place for a relaxing break. Loads of activities on site and a very nice adult only spa

I can't rate this hotel highly enough. There is lots to do here, wether you want an active stay or a relaxed one the is plenty to choose from to keep you happy. We had a two night stay here. On the first night we had dinner in the restaurant, I'd recommend going early as it gets quiet later on in the evening, when we left at 9 there were only a handful of guests still in the restaurant.
There is good evening entertainment available in the hotel, there is a good selection of live music most nights.
If you want to take in some of the activities on offer, I'd recommend you book early as they tend to fill up quickly and you can easily miss out.

Just an amazing time at Crief Hydro for October break. Highwire and just playing in the woods before getting back to the amazing view from our apartment. Finishing the night at the bar or dancing with the family. Loads to do or nothing at all, you get to choose. Definitely would go back.

Excellent rooms superb staff and unbelievable amount of things to do even has a cinema

We went for a weekend with a small wedding party and I cannot fault the desk staff for bending over backwards to help with all the fine details. The choice of activities was excellent and the staff that run them were fun and enthusiastic which made the weekend enjoyable and very memorable. However....

Our room was basic and comfortable, It was sold as a suite, but it was a basic Hotel room. It was far from clean with so much dust I found myself congested the following day. Room service was awful. We returned to our room at 1.30pm to find a member of staff still in there, but took ourselves down the corridor to allow them to finish as we did indeed want our room serviced. The results were not satisfactory. The floor was left un-hoovered, the bottom bed sheet was not properly pulled across the bed and towels I had left in the bath to be replaced (only 2 of them) were hung back over the towel rail and not fit to be used the following day. I did note earlier in the morning bedroom doors propped wide open with no staff in them and it was obvious the room was still occupied. This is an awful situation for anyone with valuables.

On the first night we were sat in the brasserie bar beside the kitchen entrance and a member of staff twice hit the back of my husbands chair with a glass tray from the dishwasher, yet said nothing. During a meal in the Meikle a member of staff bumped into another member of our party and dropped glasses. Those that were still on the tray were man handled and still used to serve champagne - while I have no doubt the staff members hands were clean I watched the glasses not being picked up by the stem. I had to ask for a replacement glass.

The food was a little hit and miss. I love to eat fresh smoked salmon and feel I can only do so when in certain places. The Crieff isnt one of them. Fresh salmon doesn't smell "fishy" but my plate was ripe and I couldn't eat any of it. My husband sampled it and agreed it wasnt fresh, also this starter was sold as a salad and there were hardly any leaves to warrant such a description. Second night at the Meikle and the carrots served Al dente and again not as advertised on the menu. My husband had an awful time eating a plate of meat with little to accompany it.

Bar staff were rude, having once been told "we dont serve that here" rather than arranging to bring one up. Then later forgetting a drink when an order for a round was placed and despite being spoken to about it at the time, the barman turned around and rushed back to the bar, ignoring what we were saying. My friend had to go back to the bar for his drink while the rest of us were a little miffed and we received no apology for the additional wait.

I have rated it poor against the 4 star rating of the hotel and promise that the hotel offers. It was a very expensive weekend for the service we received.

breakfast buffet was excellent. Some of the facilities are a little dated and the beds were like slabs of cement. Good selection of activities on offer and picturesque location.

Fantastic place. The self-catering lodges are really nicely and thoughtfully fitted out, and feel very peaceful with all the trees around. There's lots for the kids to do, and the free childcare is fantastic - my girl loved the creche facility so much she asked to go back in it! A truly lovely place.

A very nice place with lots of activities to do from all ages. Swimming and the spa are two very popular resorts.

Went to the hub with friends for coffee - initially told drinks only. Sat down and 10 min later were told takeaway coffee only - manager then decided that no drinks if not staying over and asked to leave. Appalling customer service in this day and age.

Great place, friendly staff and very comfortable. I would recommend.

Second visit to Crieff, and the setting is beautiful. Fully able to explore the walks around the hotel and options for how to do it, e-bike hire is pretty expensive, though mostly saw walkers.

Booked into an executive room which was very nice, little warm with heating that didn't quite shut off. Shower was awesome and didn't want to get out.

Food at the Meikle was bland and highly over priced, there was little atmosphere and little flavour to any course. Overheard similar comments from other dinners. Dessert was unoriginal with premolded tarts.

Lovely room worth the price but other elements really let it down as a high service quality hotel.

Spectacular building and surroundings. Plenty activities close by too

Our standard pre-booked room is sub-standard, it's next to the lift and we can hear the lift door opening and shutting each time the lift is used. Our car is much better off than us as it is parked in a quiet & secluded spot. We have been promised a better room for our second night here but does it really make up for a sleepless night tonight?

A handsome hotel in her youth I am sure, but, a little tired and in need of some love and affection!

Breakfasted here and what a lovely experience. Food was good, fresh and plentiful. Staff professional and friendly. Good value for money. Easy parking.

Nice hotel with a lot of facilities. Breakfast is ok, nice that it includes haggis.

All the staff were helpful and friendly. COVID guidance followed strictly helping us feel safe. Location, grounds and activities were excellent

An idyllic location with plenty of outdoor activities as well as spa etc. Don't come here for the rooms!... But an excellent location for a family getaway. Food isn't bad.

Just wanted a cold beer. Totally ignored.staff rude.

It's an impressive building with quite a lot of character. The room was pretty small but ok - nothing to complain about.
But the place attracts a lot of families with noisy kids and so the charm is soon gone. Add badly parked 4x4s and you get the picture.

Breakfast was well below what you would expect in such place with cold eggs, dry black pudding and uninspiring service.
Sauna is a boys but forget about swimming - no separate swimming lane and the place is infested with spoiled kids.
Depends what you after I guess but I much prefer ramblers' hotels with less pretentious clientele

Went their for my Christmas night out..I have no complaints at all.

Great hotel, not overcrowded when we went (Friday of last week of Scottish school term). Brilliant considerate service for family with young children and plenty to do around the hotel. 5 mins walk from crieff itself too which was nice

Post Covid19 visit for the family. Great job the team have done - the new action Glen is phenomenal!! Kids loved it as did we

Terrible experience here - no wheelchair access to half of the hotel - extortionate pricing. Our room was on the top floor, we had a young baby, pram and everything that comes with a newborn and we were put on the top floor with no lift access! The room was old and almost forgotten about, the wallpaper was peeling, carpet was stained beyond belief, bathroom was moudly, window was broken and no travel cot was provided! Breakfast was a riot with only 1 toaster and seating for what appeared to be nearly 600 people! Would not recommend!

Great hotel fur a family getaway. Good deals to be had as well. Lots of outdoor activities.

Stayed the night for our wedding anniversary. Room was lovely and meal was very good. Only downside was we were in a building outside the main hotel which we didn't know about. I prefer to stay in the main hotel as the atmosphere is better. Will definitely go back though.

I was married at Crieff Hydro this weekend, and the service they provided was second to none. From the moment we arrived, they catered for the needs of us, and all our guests. A truely wonderfull location with plenty to entertain adults, and children ofnall ages. Will be returning year after year..

Great experience. Lots and lots to do especially for families. Room was OK. Shower head needed replacing badly and hot water is not consistent at times. Bed was spring and soft. Views were breath taking. Food great. The Italian Piccolo was not the best pizza or Pasta but the Brassiere is highly recommended!!!! Price wise on the high side.. Wait for deals for a bargain if you can. If you can afford it, then go for it as it is still very worth it!!!

Fantastic facilities in a beautiful setting but it's badly let down by the front desk disorganization and administration.

Nice place to eat. Live music was incredible (sidebyside). Room was poor quality, loose tiles, dead bugs on window sill. Dirty under the bed (sweets, papers, dusty) food stuck to my dressing table. The staff were all very pleasant and polite.