Review of Castle Campbell Hotel, Dollar - a room with a view
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Good - charming bedroom furnished in very appropriate style with beautiful view of Dollar Burn, good breakfast, very friendly staff
Bad - some of the public areas could do with refurbishment, old fashioned bathroom, a bit expensive at £55 for a single room.
Rating out of 10 - 8
I stayed at the Castle Campbell Hotel in Dollar in the county of Clackmannanshire in central Scotland for one night in August 2008. The best rate I found at the hotel using the HotelsCombined price comparison site was £55 for a single with LateRooms. I checked on the hotels own site booking service and the price was £67.50.
My initial impression upon entering the hotel was that the public areas could do with refurbishment in particular the stair carpet looked very worn.
The very friendly young receptionist showed me to Skythorne, my room for the night. It was a small double room. As soon as I entered the room I felt quite at home and very serene in the charming country style decor. But it was the view of Dollar Burn from the window, made even more lovely by the window box which really impressed me. My room was at the side of the hotel. If you had a room at the front of the hotel there would probably be some road noise.
My first move was to make a cup of tea and there were 2 pieces of delicious home made shortbread on the hospitality tray. However the bathroom was rather old fashioned with quite a fiddly shower over the bath. The carpet in the bathroom was past its sell by date.
Breakfast was very good with some local strawberries and raspberries available. There were also a couple of fish options on the menu.
I enjoyed my stay at the Castle Campbell but I did feel it was little expensive especially given that the bathroom and the public areas need some attention.



























