An excellent, mid-size four-star hotel, which is situated on the first tee of Royal Dornoch Golf Club, and is absolutely ideal for visiting golfers.
GUESTROOMS
The 25 en-suite bedrooms comprise standard rooms, master rooms and two suites. All rooms are individually decorated and offer a good range of amenities, while some offer great views over the golf course and Dornoch coastline.
FACILITIES
Main Restaurant, Conservatory Restaurant and Tom Morris Bar. Fly-fishing, hill walking, horse riding and bird watching are among the many activities that can be enjoyed locally.
ACCOMMODATION REVIEW
It's difficult to imagine a more ideally located hotel for a golfer than the Royal Golf Hotel in Dornoch. Even in carrying your golf bag, you can stroll from the hotel entrance to the first tee of Royal Dornoch in less than a minute. A hotel since 1938, the Royal Golf Hotel is an excellent four-star facility and commands truly magnificent views of the course and coastline from the restaurant and from many of its guestrooms. Not just convenient in terms of golf, the hotel has the benefit of being located in the town of Dornoch and as such, is close to all Dornoch has to offer.
The Royal Golf Hotel has seen some major recent refurbishments with all the bedrooms, the front entrance, bar and Conservatory all being transformed. Mahogany chests and cherry wood are now common features throughout the hotel and though the bedrooms have been designed in similar fashion, individual touches ensure that no two rooms are alike. All rooms offer private bathrooms, incorporating both bath and shower, while each room has, as standard, a complimentary refreshment tray, satellite TV, trouser press and hairdryer.
As regards cuisine, the Royal Golf Hotel is renowned for keeping it simple but whether you opt to sit down to an informal lunch in the Conservatory, overlooking the golf course and Dornoch Firth; or choose to dine in the main restaurant, the story will always be the same. You will be sampling the best in terms of local game, seafood, Scottish beef and Dornoch lamb. The Tom Morris Bar is the ideal place to relax over a drink either before or after dinner. Offering panoramic views and genuine hospitality, its "Whisky Wall" boasts a staggering collection of over 100 distinctive malts.
ONLINE GOLF TRAVEL RATING
If you want complete luxury, then Skibo Castle is the place. But if you just want an honest to God hotel, with a good choice of cuisine, within seconds of one of the world's best links golf courses, then the Royal Golf Hotel will not disappoint.
Situated in the town of Dornoch, just off the main A9 route about 45 miles north of Inverness, the Royal Golf Hotel overlooks Royal Dornoch Golf Club.
RECOMMENDED RESTAURANTS
2 Quail Restaurant, Inistore House, Castle Street, Dornoch IV25 3SN.
Tel: + 44 1862 811811. Email: info@2quail.com.
Owned and run by Michael & Kerensa Carr, the restaurant boasts an intimate dining room, where diners can look forward to excellent cuisine with honest and attentive service.
Glenmorangie Highland Home, Cadboll, Fearn, Tain IV20 1XP
Tel: + 44 1862 871671. Email: relax@glenmorangieplc.co.uk.
Offering Highland hospitality in a friendly and relaxed environment, the daily changing menu includes the likes of haggis, duck, pheasant and fillet of Ross-shire beef.
Morangie House Hotel, Morangie Road, Tain IV19 1PY
Tel: + 44 1862 892281. Email: wynne@morangiehotel.com.
The Garden Restaurant provides an informal and relaxed setting for lunch or dinner, while Cousteau's Restaurant specialises in local produce, particularly seafood.
Royal Marine Hotel, Golf Road, Brora KW9 6QS.
Tel: + 44 1408 621252. Email: info@highlandescape.com.
If classical style is your thing, you'll like this elegant dining room. The menu makes good use of local seafood but might also feature the likes of lamb with ratatouille and sautéed spinach.
It's difficult to imagine a more ideally located hotel for a golfer than the Royal Golf Hotel in Dornoch. Even in carrying your golf bag, you can stroll from the hotel entrance to the first tee of Royal Dornoch in less than a minute. A hotel since 1938, the Royal Golf Hotel is an excellent four-star facility and commands truly magnificent views of the course and coastline from the restaurant and from many of its guestrooms. Not just convenient in terms of golf, the hotel has the benefit of being located in the town of Dornoch and as such, is close to all Dornoch has to offer.
