7th August 2007
A fine time
Dunkeld
If your ever in the Perth area and you want to spend a wee bit extra cash on a nice place to stay, this is the place. This is a superb hotel set in beautiful grounds with the Tay perhaps 100 meters from the hotel.
The fishing is good but even if it's a bit slow you can get service right down to the water. Fill yer boots! If your like me, you may take it a bit far and have one too many and fill yer waders as well.
If you like golf, there's a wee 9 hole course a couple of miles away.
There's a pool, sauna, steam room, massage, archery, shooting, quads and a tremendously well stocked bar. I even enjoy the walks there, which makes the excellent food all the better.
My wife and I got married in Dunkeld Cathedral, which is set at the entrance to the estate. Perhaps because of this I'm a wee bit bias.
The only downside is that it's no longer Stakis and is now a Hilton. This in itself shouldn't have caused problems, it's just made it a bit more expensive and the booking service cannot be called anything other than crap. I've cancelled plans to visit twice because I had to book through an international call service that didn't seem able to book the rooms I wanted at the time I wanted. Terrible service, hopefully they've scrapped it by now. Phone the hotel direct and hope they don't redirect you to the service.
If you want to spend a wee bit more, try the Duke & Duchess suites things that make you go mmmmm!