The Garret

The first thing that greets you as you enter the hotel is the smell of stale beer, not the best of starts. The room we were shown to had no wardrobe only a small rail with 3 hooks and 3 mismatched hangers - presumably left by previous guests, I have never been in a hotel room without a wardrobe. We were there on the hottest days Scotland has seen in recent years and I asked for a lighter duvet to replace the 10.5 tog duvet which was on the bed and was told that that was the only weight the hotel had. This weight is NOT suitable for use in the summer. Our room wasn't serviced on the first morning and on enquiring, I was told that you need to ask for this - absolutely astonishing. Sloppy housekeeping on the second day. The best I can say about the breakfast was that it was alright; nothing to write home about. All in all, a very disappointing stay and we won't be back.

We arrived just in time to unpack and go to dinner. The food was excellent and we finished off the evening with a few drinks before heading to bed. Breakfast was superb and set us up for a walk around Kirkcudbright. Music in the afternoon was to my taste, as was the beer. I look forward to visiting the Garret again.

Great staff/breakfast A lot of our issues were our own. We arrived too early to check in on a holiday so there was nothing open where we could pass the time. Our room was on the third floor and my husband just had surgery so I had to schlep the heavy bags up the stairs. That's all on us. Even the loud pub guests exiting and waking us up is understandable. The bed, however, might as well have been a bag of cats. Very lumpy and uncomfortable. The good news was the delightfully friendly staff and delicious breakfast before we left. And it was only one night so anyone can survive a bag of cats for 1 night.

Great hotel And Location Lovely old pub, we were very late getting in as ferry was changed but smooth check in and friendly staff.

Nuce relaxing stay here after a long bike ride. V comfy and central in town.

Quiet little town, hotel was a great location to walk around and explore. It looked like the room had recently been renovated with new carpet and paint. Highly recommend for an overnight stop.