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The Royal Oak Hotel

Property class: 3.5

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A hotel room with a bed, two chairs, a small table, a window with curtains, and a mirror on the wall.
A garden with a decorative metal bowl, stone pathway, and a wooden fence.
Two wicker chairs with a small round table between them, a potted plant on the table, and a view of a stone bridge through a window with floral curtains.
A dining area with a wooden table and chairs, a wall-mounted clock, and various wall decorations.
A row of traditional buildings with a sign for 'Royal Oak' on the right.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
$112 nightly
The current price is $135 total
Total with taxes and fees
Nov 6 - Nov 7

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34 Castle Terrace, Buckie, Scotland, AB56 4SD
  • Place, Cullen Harbour
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Place, beach near Seatown
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Cullen Millennium Garden
    ‪7 min walk‬

Room options

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A neatly made bed with white linens and a plaid blanket, a bedside table with a lamp, and a window with curtains.

Double Room

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

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A twin bedroom with two beds, a nightstand with a lamp, and framed pictures on the wall.

Twin Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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A neatly made bed with a decorative pillow, a bedside lamp, and a window with curtains.

Single Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(8 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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A hotel room with two beds, a chair, a desk, and a window with curtains.

Triple Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds OR 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About the neighborhood

Cullen

With a stay at The Royal Oak Hotel in Buckie, you'll be a 5-minute walk from Cullen Harbour and 8 minutes by foot from Cullen Millennium Garden. .This hotel is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Cullen Golf Club and 2.2 mi (3.6 km) from Bow Fiddle Rock.

What's nearby

  • Cullen Harbour - 4 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • beach near Cullen Millennium Garden - 4 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • beach near Seatown - 7 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Cullen Millennium Garden - 7 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Cullen Golf Club - 12 min walk - 0.7 miles

Getting around

  • Keith Station - 26 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Rockpool Cafe and Restaurant - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Bijou By The Sea - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Admirals Inn - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Linda's Fish & Chips - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Aspire - ‬8 min drive

About this property

The Royal Oak Hotel

The Royal Oak Hotel offers 8 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This Buckie hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 8 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the hotel's coffee shop/cafe. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
The Royal Oak Hotel has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10.00 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

  • Mastercard
  • Visa

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 10.00 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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
Parties and events are allowed on site
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

The Royal Oak Hotel Hotel
The Royal Oak Hotel Buckie
The Royal Oak Hotel Hotel Buckie

The Royal Oak Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 97 out of 125 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 125 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 125 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 125 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 125 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely small friendly hotel on the Moray Coast staff helpful and meals excellent a very busy restaurant .
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The breakfast was first class, cooked fresh and the staff in the bar, dining room and at breakfast were all very attentive and friendly. I would recommend this hotel
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Caroline and her staff were welcoming and friendly. Food was lovely and great room.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous friendly hotel with amazing food
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room, accommodating breakfast requirements, lovely staff
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We stayed for 4 nights and could not fault the hotel,staff or the food . Staff really friendly and took time to speak to us. We had breakfast and evening meal each day...we could not fault any meal
Stayed 4 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent food both for dinner and breakfast. All fresh and cooked/made on site to order. Well stocked bar at very reasonable prices.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely staff, comfortable rooms, great breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A good hotel with modern clean rooms and a very good restaurant. Staff were helpful and always pleasant resulting in an enjoyable stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely friendly Pub and Hotel. Great food and staff
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great welcome and service from all the staff. I had a small single room and it was just perfect and great value for money. Dinner and were excellent but portions are large so order carefully if you want to have dessert. Fabulous find - I’ll be back
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great breakfast and food overall. Staff very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was very good. Nice accomadation. Though sink had a crack in it.. Breakfast was very good.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great staff who can’t do enough to accommodate & lovely food!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great place to stay

Clean and well looked after, very friendly staff.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Really nice to stay there. Very cozy.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All staff in the hotel were really lovely. The cooked to order breakfast was great.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were all exceptional from the welcome we received and the dinner and breakfast service. The room was clean and spacious. The shower really needs updating but difficult in the tight space available. Spotlessly clean with tasteful furnishings and a well stocked tea tray
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great hotel. Excellent owners and staff

Great hotel with very friendly staff. Great food. Excellent location right next to the beach.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything was great, food, beer garden, parking, access to the beach.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff were excellent
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great staff , nice clean room, nice bed. Excellent breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A very pleasant stay in Cullen. The staff were all very accommodating and friendly. There are really nice walking trails near the hotel
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great hotel in a lovely coastal village

This is a fabulous little hotel which is cosy and friendly. Restaurant food is exceptional.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stay at the Royal Oak every time I visit Cullen. Rooms are lovely, staff is friendly and accommodating and the food is excellent . It's a real gem.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025