The Lady Maxwell Room at Buittle Castle Arts & Crafts Room in a Medieval Castle
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The Lady Maxwell Room at Buittle Castle Arts & Crafts Room in a Medieval CastleBeautifully appointed the Lady Maxwell Room at Buittle Castle offers the experience of staying in a working privately owned Scottish Castle. The room is on the ground floor with its own private access to the courtyard (with one step) and its own ensuite bathroom with shower. Full Scottish or Continental Breakfast is included and is served in the room. We aim to offer the guests a true 'country house' experience.As part of our effort to reduce our environmental impact gourmet tea and coffee are provided by the house manager upon request.The site which the present tower occupies was once the inner bailey of the medieval Buittle Castle one of Scotland's royal castles and twice capital of Scotland. Buittle was home to Lady Devorguilla of Galloway and the Bailliol Dynasty and later a Jacobite stronghold of the Gordon and Maxwell families who re-constructed the original 13th Century keep into the present L-plan tower c.1500. Buittle Castle unlike many such buildings remains very much a working building and so retains the 'feel' that these buildings had when first built surrounded by formal gardens livestock vegetable growing and pleasure grounds. It is currently home to James the 24th great grandson of Lady Devorguilla and his cousin Tobias who have re-acquired the castle after roughly 60 years of it being out of family ownership. The site is also home to a working printing office specialising in craft letterpress printing and bookbinding and a medieval chapel with an interesting Jacobite history in which services are regularly celebrated in the pre-reformation Use of Sarum.
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| Rating | Review | User | Published Date | Liked | Disliked | Title | Description | Stay | Response | Response By |
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| 10/10 | Excellent | Penny S. | 20 Oct 2023 | Liked: Cleanliness check-in communication location listing accuracy | None | Perfect getaway | Loved the location historic buildings comfortable bed lovely room and delicious breakfast! Wonderful welcoming knowledgeable host! Will stay again! | Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023 | ||
| 10/10 | Excellent | Ruby O. | 30 Sept 2023 | Liked: Cleanliness check-in communication location listing accuracy | None | Amazing stay | Beautiful stay very dog friendly I would really recommend it. Very interesting history | Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023 | ||
| 4/10 | Poor | Nicola D. | 18 Sept 2023 | Liked: Check-in communication | Disliked: Location | Disappointing | By its nature the accommodation fitted in with castle but it was tired and needed attention. We lost sight of the number of cobwebs which had been there for some time. The bathroom sink was badly cracked the toilet seat needed replaced and there was black mould along the edge of the bottom of the shower the accommodation was cold when we arrived and took several hours for the room to be acceptably warm. We have pictures of all the issues we have highlighted. Just to finish Tobias could not have been more helpful but with these many issues this is not somewhere we could recommend | Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023 | ||
| 10/10 | Excellent | Liz K. | 30 Mar 2023 | Liked: Cleanliness check-in communication location listing accuracy | None | Fabulous. Historic. Comfortable. | Such a great and unusual quirky stay in a small castle. Steeped in history - but with a hot tub! Excellent communications delicious well-cooked food and a great hall to eat it in to boot. Unforgettable and highly recommended. | Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023 | ||
| 8/10 | Good | David C. | 17 Sept 2022 | Liked: Cleanliness check-in communication location listing accuracy | None | A canny Castle in Beautiful Scotland | I thought the castle would have been a bit bigger but!!! If it was a bigger price . Never mind 800 years old the history. Mind blowing Loved it | Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022 | ||
| 10/10 | Excellent | Richard H. | 19 Aug 2022 | Liked: Cleanliness check-in communication location listing accuracy | None | Tranquil trip | Really enjoyed our stay at Buittle. The location was superb & the evening meal was delightful. Both James & Tobias were fantastic hosts. | Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022 | ||
| 10/10 | Excellent | Joann G. | 26 Jun 2022 | Liked: Cleanliness check-in communication location listing accuracy | None | Incredibly Relaxing Experience | We had the privilege of staying 6 nights at Buittle Castle. We were looking for a quiet stay in the country with access to local gardens and castles. This property provided everything we were looking for. James Tobias and Tim were exceptional from check in to check out. Breakfasts were excellent and the two dinner meals we had at the castle were so much more than we expected. The meals were 5 star and served in the Great Hall. Wow what an experience! We recommend this bed & breakfast to anyone who wants a peaceful country experience. | Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2022 | ||
| 8/10 | Good | Gillian C. | 8 Nov 2021 | Liked: Cleanliness check-in location listing accuracy | None | Buittle Castle stay | A very enjoyable stay in a unique property. Very congenial host and staff. However we would have liked a TV and tea/coffee making facilities in the room although this was provided by request. Breakfast was very nice freshly cooked though dining room would have benefitted from some heating. | Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021 | ||
| 10/10 | Excellent | Bernadette C. | 18 Jul 2021 | Liked: Cleanliness check-in communication location listing accuracy | None | A special week at Buittle Castle with private dining and afternoon tea | We had the most wonderful week in the Lady Maxwell Room. Tim James Tobias and Angus made our stay a special one. Tim and the team ensured we had plenty of ideas for things to do during our stay even considering physical limitations for us. Tim ensures the bedrooms are immaculate with lovely touches through the week even making an arrangement out of the peacock feathers Perry the Peacock was depositing around the grounds which I had collected. There is an excellent choice for breakfast including vegetarian options using local or home grown produce and Tim yet again manages to take excellent to another level with the thought taken about the food it's presentation and the setting of the table. We were extremely lucky to have a private dining experience in the medieval banquet hall. It was nothing short of superb. Do not miss out if you get the chance to book this or onto a medieval banquet evening. The tour and afternoon tea was wonderful. I could continue writing so much about the staff grounds print shop tea room and much more. Go and visit - you will be so pleased that you did! We are missing our perfect getaway to this wonderful part of Scotland already and cannot wait to return. With much love Bernie and Barry x | Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021 | ||
| 10/10 | Excellent | Sarah G. | 30 Oct 2020 | Liked: Cleanliness check-in communication location listing accuracy | None | Wonderful night away | We stayed in October 2020 one night in the Lady Maxwell Room. The room was wonderful - a super comfy giant bed our own private shower room with a fire place beside the table and chairs for an evening of board games. Our window looked out over the sunken garden which has obviously been a project of many hours labour and much loving attention and looked amazing. We had a clear evening for gazing at the stars but during the night bad weather rolled in and the morning was very wet and windy so we didn't manage to explore the grounds so all the more reason to return. We were served breakfast in our room in the morning because of the covid restrictions which we loved. The food was delicious and took account of our dietry requirements easily. There was something decadent about being served breakfast in our own room in front of the fire while the weather was wild outside. Once we were fuelled with breakfast and packed up the weather cleared and we were perfectly located for mountain biking at one of the seven stanes. The hosts struck the perfect balance of letting us know that they were avaialable to help with anything while still leaving us in peace to enjoy our trip. A fantastic break and we plan to book for next year again. |
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