Reviews of The Pines Guest House
The Pines Guest House East Road Elgin, Elgin, IV30 1XG, United Kingdom
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Reviewed: 1 September 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 29 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewAll excellent!
Thank you, pleased you enjoyed your time here
Reviewed: 14 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewPlace is perfectly clean, it has its special charm. We enjoyed it so much
Thank you
Reviewed: 30 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewWe felt very comfortable throughout our stay and Lyn and Lee coud not have been more helpful.
Reviewed: 20 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewCosy and confortable house. Good location to visit the town and the Spreyside.
All was good.
Reviewed: 14 July 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewThank you and would be lovely to see you again
Reviewed: 29 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewVery good breakfast. Location beautiful .
Thank you and lovely to meet you both
Reviewed: 24 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewBeautiful property, lots of character and history. Owners were engaging and friendly. Breakfast was excellent and lots to choose from. Off street parking and plenty of local places to visit
There was nothing I didn’t like
Thank you. Pleased you enjoyed your stay
Reviewed: 15 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 2 June 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewComfortable stay in this lovely guest house wth welcoming hosts. Very handy location for my visit to Elgin, walkable to town and restaurants, with a lovely breakfast.
Reviewed: 28 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewLovely room, well appointed fittings, excellent bed and pillows! Hosts were terrific!
Thank you. Pleasure to meet you both
Reviewed: 20 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewLocated near the city and the room is clean and comfortable
None
thank you, lovely to meet you all
Reviewed: 18 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewGorgeous deluxe accommodations in a great town! The accommodations themselves were the highlight including the host, Lyn. We were in Speyside for the Annual Whiskey Festival and Lyn helped do research for transportation to/from other areas! The House is pretty, kept us beautifully, and very comfortable.
All good. We walked to won and to busses without any problems.
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. Pleased you enjoyed your stay
Reviewed: 15 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewGood size bedroom with comfortable bed. Plenty of parking and friendly owners. Breakfast selection was excellent.
Nothing other than some traffic noise.
Thank you for staying with us
Reviewed: 13 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 10 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 6 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewIt was on a very busy road but we knew that when we booked and it didn't prove to be a problem. Our hosts were very accommodating and friendly and the breakfasts were superb.
Thank you for staying with us
Reviewed: 30 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewThe property was very clean and inviting! Lynn and Lee were great hosts, so sweet! The breakfast was incredible!
If we were to list something we didn’t particularly like about this stay it would have to be the shower! It was tight and the water was very difficult to manage but could always be worse!
Thank you for your kind words, we shall check the shower over, it may need replacement, thank you for raising it for us
Reviewed: 11 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewVery friendly owners/service providers. near central position such that all of Elgin’s amenities are within walking distance. Hotel was clean decor is contemporary. Free of road parking. Rooms, clean, warm and comfortable. Who needs more?
Nothing leaps to mind
Thank you for visiting again, pleasure to see you.
Reviewed: 24 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 25 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewLovely owners, very clean, comfy bed. Walkable to town centre. Nice breakfast.
We booked a room here at the last minute due to a cancellation at nearby accommodation. The cost for one night was £109 so we were expecting something special for our money. The house and room were very nice, but not 'special' as we had hoped. It was definitely not worth the money. Photos suggest the hotel is tucked away in the countryside, actually next to a busy road. No fridge in room. TV had apps that had to be logged in to. No terrestrial TV. No available socket next to bed.
Thank you for your review. It’s difficult to gauge what “special” is. Your good points really cover all the aspects that a guest house offers, our bio says we are on the main road, photos of the property show the gardens that it sits in with no suggestion of being in the countryside especially as it is a 10 minute walk to the town. We made a decision not to have a fridge in the room just to accommodate some milk due to space and possibly noise irritation from it. I hope that despite these things you managed to enjoy you night with us
Thank you for your review. It’s difficult to gauge what “special” is. Your good points really cover all the aspects that a guest house offers, our bio says we are on the main road, photos of the property show the gardens that it sits in wit… Show more
Reviewed: 30 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 30 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewExcellent stay. Owners were great. Breakfast was delicious, 10 out of 10
Thank you, very happy you enjoyed your stay. Lovely to meet you all
Reviewed: 28 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewSuch a beautiful historic home and continues to be a great place to stay. The owners are particularly generous with their time and attention to detail. With my visit being in Winter I was happy to see I had electrical blankets on the beds. Showers had an abundance of hot water and the home was decorated lovely for Christmas. Breakfast choices were varied and super coffee being served. Complimentary bottles of water and snack bars and chocolates also in abundance.
Rooms maybe a little cooler than I’m used to but I was visiting from Australia
Thank you for staying with us. Please you enjoyed your stay
Reviewed: 11 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewBed and pillows were very comfortable, linen smelled fabulous. Nice and quiet too.
Towel was a little small but was nice and fluffy
Thank you, we hope to see you again