The Kilbirnie Hotel

I visited for a 4 night stay as part of a coach holiday group . My room was clean and everything worked and it was made up every day to a high standard. Our coach party was on a breakfast and evening meal basis ,and I found the food to be of a good standard with around 4 choices for evening meal and a self service buffet for breakfast. I used the indoor pool and sauna every day and both were excellent. The bar was pleasant with plenty of seating and we had a singer to entertain us every night. One small thing that would have made the stay perfect for me would have been to have a roll and butter portion with the evening meal automatically laid out at my place as a bread roll was only offered if you selected a soup starter . The other minor gripe was that the breakfast was exactly the same every day and maybe a variation on how the eggs were done would have been good as it was fried eggs every day and often they were cold or gone hard due to the time they spent in the warm tray before being used . But overall an enjoyable stay and all the staff were polite and professional.

The Kilbirnie Hotel is in a perfect setting, looking out onto the Atlantic Ocean with a lovely view from the front of the hotel. It's very clean and the rooms are a good size with comfortable beds and en suite bathrooms. The restaurant has a good choice of menu and the food was well cooked and tasty. Thank you to Linda, our lovely lady serving breakfast. We had bed and breakfast and also had our evening dinner in the hotel. There's a large bar with reasonable prices on drinks. Diana, the lady that was serving while we were there, was a delight, friendly, and helpful. Tara on reception was so helpful and kind. We had an issue with the shower door in my friends room as it was almost impossible to move and she spent ages trying to help sort it out until the maintenence team dealt with it the next day. So thank youTara, you're a star. The swimming pool and sauna are also good and we swam daily. The indoor pool is warm a reasonable size, very clean too. The main problem at the moment is the building site right next door. The main problem with our stay there, was that although the hotel was virtually empty, we were put in 2 rooms right by the scaffolding by the building site. As the Kilbirnie has very few rooms for people who can't get into or out of a bath with shower, I presume that's why we were put there. We should have been informed of this when we booked as it made a significant difference to our stay. My elderly friend is deaf and decided to stay in her room, even though the scaffolding was right outside her window, blocking any view or light. I complained as the noise was dreadful, only to be told, well, they finish at around 4pm. Sorry, I don't want to stay in a room with drilling, banging, radios blaring and vehicles reversing from 8am to 4pm, thank you. I was given another room and moved myself. I think from then on, we became a problem for the reception staff as we were then virtually ignored. So, as a result, I won't be returning to the Kilbirnie Hotel anytime soon.

Excellent food and drink at reasonable prices. Attended for christmas party and was excellent. Staff were attentive, only downside is that the bar itself needs to be bigger when hosting large groups but this does not detract from the excellent service and quality.

Lovely place to stay and a bargain to boot - indoor pool and outdoor pool open for those brave enough to take the benefits of a cold water dip in November! Car park tight but not an issue with a small car or when there are plenty of spaces...minor issue with a large car park around the corner. Will certainly stay again if in the area.

Went 16/12/24 for turkey and timsel ,the hotel was fully decorated with trees garlands etc , really good display ,The lounges and bar area were spacious with choice of table and chairs and plenty of sofas ,The bedroom was very pleasant ,new furniture and a spacious bathroom ,, Breakfast was self service (plenty of choice ) Dinner had a choice of 3 starters ,3 mains and 3 puddings , enough choice and all served Hot , forgot to say over looking the sea , would definitely recommend it

A little dated but good location and clean. Staff really friendly and helpful.