The Garret

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.

This was a short-break stay in Kirkcudbright based on a three-night special price. The superior double room was spacious and the bed very comfortable. Furniture and bathroom are old-style but functional. The room faced the street but it wasn't busy so not noisy. No curtains or blinds on the windows - instead, you have to close internal shutters which was quaint but effective. Breakfast was good - plenty of choice and cooked breakfast made fresh to order. We also had dinner on two nights. There isn't a dining room so dinner is in the bar - so not great for ambience but the food itself was very tasty and great value. Important for us - there was an unusually generous choice of vegetarian dishes. Hotel staff were friendly and helpful. The hotel doesn't have a car park but we had no problem parking in the street in front of the hotel.

The staff were all really cheerful and helpful, particularly Kimberly, however the manageress Missy never introduced herself although we did see her in the pub and she had been contacted about our change of room. The USB sockets in the plug were a good idea but unless you had a long lead there was nowhere to rest the items plugged in. The location was good although there was no onsite parking it was easy to park in the street outside this may have been different in peak season. The room was clean enough. Disliked · We were initially in room 6 but when I sat on the bed I could feel the base beneath the mattress so we asked if we could change and were given room 7 which was a bit better. The radiator in the bathroom didn't work and when we asked about this we were told something about it being switched off as it drained all the heat which I didn't really understand and as our stay was in November on one night the temperature was 1 degree. It is an old building but the condensation on the window in the morning was unbelievable. The blind didn't fully cover the window so light came into the room and we were on a higher floor so no shutters. The fluffy towels needed to be tumble dried to be fluffy so they weren't as per the description. Tried to wash my hair one afternoon at 1630 but no hot water. The food was OK but not fantastic, there appeared to be two menus but we were only shown one, we were on DBB. The breakfast was OK but would have liked some fruit or compote to mix with the yoghurt, no granola just muesli this is personal preference. One evening we went downstairs at 930 pm to get another drink and the bar was in complete darkness, they hadn't warned us that they close early if no customers.

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

A lovely stay at The Garret. Friendly, welcoming staff, always wanted to please. Fresh looking in and out, clean and sparkling. A comfortable room with great bed and bathroom add great food what more could you ask for. Recommend to everyone.

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.