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McKays Hotel Bar & Restaurant

3.0 star property

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Reception
2 restaurants, breakfast, lunch, dinner served; local cuisine
Exterior
Mckays Deluxe Room
Suite | Living area

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Business services

Explore the area

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138 Atholl Road, Pitlochry, Scotland, PH16 5AG
  • Place, Pitlochry Festival Theatre
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Fish Ladder
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Bells Blair Athol Distillery
    ‪15 min walk‬

Room options

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2 bedrooms, premium bedding, individually decorated

Mckays Classic Rooms

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(7 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Townhouse Family Room

Townhouse Family Room

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels, soap

Townhouse Single

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels, soap

Townhouse Classic Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(6 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Mckays Superior Rooms

Mckays Superior Rooms

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(19 reviews)
  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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2 bedrooms, premium bedding, individually decorated

Mckays Single

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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2 bedrooms, premium bedding, individually decorated

McKays Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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2 bedrooms, premium bedding, individually decorated

Townhouse Double Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(9 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Suite

Suite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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2 bedrooms, premium bedding, individually decorated

Mckays Small Double room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Mckays Deluxe Room

Mckays Deluxe Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Cottage

Standard Cottage

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed, 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Pitlochry

With a stay at McKays Hotel Bar & Restaurant in Pitlochry, you'll be next to a golf course, within a 5-minute drive of Cairngorms National Park and Rob Roy Way - North. .This golf hotel is 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Pitlochry Golf Club and 0.7 mi (1.2 km) from Bells Blair Athol Distillery.

What's nearby

  • Pitlochry Power Station and Dam - 8 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Pitlochry Festival Theatre - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Fish Ladder - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Bells Blair Athol Distillery - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Edradour Distillery - 4 min drive - 3.9 km

Getting around

  • Pitlochry Station - 3 min walk
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 79 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McKays Hotel, Bar & Restaurant - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Coach Housr - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Old Mill Inn - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Bridge - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Ballinluig Motor Grill - ‬6 min drive

About this property

McKays Hotel Bar & Restaurant

Edwardian hotel with 2 restaurants and a bar
McKays Hotel Bar & Restaurant offers 39 accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature premium bedding. Televisions come with digital channels. This Pitlochry hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 39 individually decorated guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include electric kettles, housekeeping is provided daily, and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional features at this Edwardian hotel include a fireplace in the lobby, tour/ticket assistance, and a banquet hall.
Satisfy your appetite at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 8:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-in and luggage storage.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:30 AM and 10 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in local cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Onsite venue #2 - This restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 8:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee: GBP 14 per person
  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • 18-hole adjacent golf course

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • In a nature reserve
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • Hardwood flooring in public areas
  • No lift

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 2 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Edwardian architecture
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately GBP 14.00 per person

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.

Property is also known as

McKays Hotel Bar Pitlochry
McKays Hotel Bar
McKays Bar Pitlochry
Mckays Bar & Restaurant
McKays Hotel Bar & Restaurant Hotel
McKays Hotel Bar & Restaurant Pitlochry
McKays Hotel Bar & Restaurant Hotel Pitlochry

Reviews

McKays Hotel Bar & Restaurant Reviews

8.6

Excellent

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 331 out of 616 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 183 out of 616 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 65 out of 616 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 out of 616 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 616 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Gregor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Scott

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was amazing, lovely big comfy super king bed and huge bathroom. The imcluded breakfast was also great. Only drawbacks are the live music at the weekend is extremely noisy and goes on till around midnight. The street noise can also be an issue with the window open which you will want as the room can get quite hot. Overall, very nice place but the lively surroundings bring it down a notch.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Fiona

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff. Room seemed newly decorated, not overly big but king size comfortable bed, nice bright bathroom. Only downside was ill fitting curtains which caused sunlight to enter bedroom a bit earlier than necessary! Not a major complaint - maybe blinds would work better. Parking could be a problem, spaces for around 10-12 cars, first come first served. On a busy main road through Pitlochry so only half hour parking available there. We did find a side street a short walk away where we parked safely overnight. Breakfast had plenty choices, served to your table by friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Gary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel. Newly renovated. Ceilings are very low - if you over 6 feet, you may be uncomfortable. Shower is C- for UK. Very low water pressure. Arrived late so restaurant was closed.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazzing place. Staff are incredible. Will continue to keep going back
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ross

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, walking distance to train station. Very quiet. Great food.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
We stayed in the suite and it was amazing
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel enjoyed the facilities service could have been better very slow at times the exception was one member of staff (Dylan) who worked very hard to cater to the needs of the guests and his manner was excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

CAI JIE BRYANT NICOLAS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Steven

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great small hotel, entertainment all weekend,It's the place to be In Pitlochry.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shaun

Great attentive staff and friendly. Comfortable and clean
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gordon

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great bar although a tad expensive. Rooms are warm and comfortable. Restaurant is good but can be busy. Staff friendly and helpful. Limited parking at rear. Great position on the main road in the middle of town. Visited a few times and will return.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Juliette

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
our room was across the street in the annex of the hotel. so away from the main lobby area. Looked like the annex was being renovated as when you walked in , looked like they were about to put carpeting down. room was on the street - noisy and hot. no fan available and no water in the room except from the faucet.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eric, Shreveport

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed in the cottage for one night, and wish we had time for more. Everything was better than we hoped.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

pat

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

aileen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Room was clean and comfortable. Large bathroom. Limited parking at hotel. Small insignificant reception area for hotel guests. Surely an establishment of this size could do better? Priority for McKays is obviously food and bar areas which were ok. I would not accept room 102 again due to the constant banging of the door outside that led to an inner corridor. We were awakened at 6:30am each morning when movement around the hotel started and people were moving through door into the corridor. Despite us reporting this to reception, nothing was done. McKay’s asset is its restaurant/bar staff who were excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pat

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Juanita

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mari

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Alan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

McKays

Great little hotel in Pitlochry. Room was a little on the small side but staff were amazing and bedroom and bathroom were very clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Mrs Wendy A

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Night away

Staff were very helpful friendly. Food and drink was good there was somd live music that we enjoyed. The toilet in the bar area smelt disgusting needs a good deep clean. Ross was ok but definitely not 5 star
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Fiona

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel, clean, great location, food was lovely and friendly staff. The only reason I put 4 was the room was so hot couldn’t sleep
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Jeannie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We loved Pitlochry and McKay's and the spaciousness of the cottage. I will say it was very loud at night with people going by and cars and house is very loud when anyone moves around. Ear plugs definitely needed for a good night's sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay. Clean room. Excellent staff
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

W

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well worth it ..
Stayed 1 night in May 2025