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The Knowes Hotel & Restaurant

3.0 star property

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Double Room, Ensuite
Lounge
Lobby
Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite | Terrace/patio
Restaurant

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services
  • Bar
$164
$136 nightly
$164 total
Total with taxes and fees
Jan 25 - Jan 26

Explore the area

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43 Market Street, Macduff, Scotland, AB44 1LL
  • Place, Macduff Marine Aquarium
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Duff House
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Macallan Distillery
    ‪60 min drive‬

Room options

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Double Room, Ensuite

Double Room, Ensuite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds
  • Sea view

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Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite

Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite

Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite, Sea View

Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite, Sea View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds
  • Sea view

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Superior Double Room, Ensuite, Sea View

Superior Double Room, Ensuite, Sea View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds
  • Sea view

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About the neighborhood

Macduff

With a stay at The Knowes Hotel & Restaurant in Macduff, you'll be a 4-minute walk from Macduff Marine Aquarium and within a 5-minute drive of Banff Museum. .This hotel is 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from Duff House and 2.6 mi (4.3 km) from Inverboyndie Beach.

What's nearby

  • Macduff Marine Aquarium - 6 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Duff House - 2 min drive - 1.6 miles
  • Speyside Cooperage - 59 min drive - 43.9 miles
  • Macallan Distillery - 60 min drive - 44.7 miles
  • Relax - 60 min drive - 43.6 miles

Getting around

  • Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) - 68 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Market Arms - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪SEAFIELD ARMS - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Garden Arms Hotel - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Frying Scotsman - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Mini V-Grill, Alberts Cottage - ‬12 min drive

About this property

The Knowes Hotel & Restaurant

Hotel in Macduff with a restaurant and a bar
The Knowes Hotel & Restaurant offers 19 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 19 guestrooms.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as karaoke or take in the view from a terrace. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access and wedding services.
At The Knowes Hotel & Restaurant, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Breakfast is available for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, a business center, and luggage storage. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and a meeting room. Free self parking is available onsite.
The Knowes Hotel & Restaurant has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free extended parking on site

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Karaoke

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business center
  • Conference space
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

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

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

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Knowes Hotel Macduff
Knowes Macduff
The Knowes Hotel Macduff, Scotland
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The Knowes & Restaurant
The Knowes Hotel & Restaurant Hotel
The Knowes Hotel & Restaurant Macduff
The Knowes Hotel & Restaurant Hotel Macduff

The Knowes Hotel & Restaurant Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 133 out of 204 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 49 out of 204 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 204 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 204 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 204 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Drink options are good, wine on the expensive side but food is excellent, can’t ask for more
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Darren, Portland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice modern clean hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jacqui

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous new room with sea view. Stayed many times and food always excellent too.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ritchie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Excellent

An excellent hotel. Staff were very nice and attentive. Food was excellent. Although slightly expensive the quality was worth it.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alan

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

Great hotel /great food /great staff

Excellent rooms -nice decor -very clean. Good menu choice -first class food - Staff very pleasant and welcoming. Would def recommend and will certainly be back
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel. Vastly exceeded my expectation. Lovely spacious room. Mine had a terrace where it was nice to sit with a beer or glass of wine while the sun went down. Restaurant is fantastic for breakfast and dinner. Only slight niggle is frustrating WiFi which has to be rejoined at least daily and frequently more often.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jean-Pierre

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

kyle

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

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

Great week

Nice clean modern hotel with exceptional service from staff at all times. Room was spacious and the sea view was great to wake up to every morning. Food in the restaurant was of a high standard and breakfast was fantastic.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Neasha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Highly recommended! Everything about my stay was great. The staff was wonderful and helpful. The room was spacious, comfortable and clean. I would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alison

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

10/10 Excellent

Bruce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thoroughly enjoyed our 2 night stay. The meals were excellent, however I’d recommend that you book your time of eating in advance of staying at the hotel because the week end was very busy and we didn’t get served our meal the Saturday night until after 8 pm.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bruce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The breakfast menu was excellent as was the dinner menu. Only problem was that we should have booked a a dinner time before arriving as it was extremely busy on the Saturday and only time left was 7.30 so it was well after 8 pm before we actually ate. The bed was very comfortable but pillows we thought weren’t high quality so spoilt our sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

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

10/10 Excellent

Ronnie

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is a newly renovated hotel. Excellent room, food and staff. I’ll not stay anywhere else for future trips in that area.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

10/10 Excellent

Neasha

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kimberley

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

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
From the moment I walked in I thought wow! The room was absolutely superb. Spacious, modern, clean! The food was excellent and the staff fantastic. I was just passing through and it so exceeded expectations. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel phoned on morning of arrival and asked what type of bed we required (double or twin) we arrived in the afternoon and we were shown to our room and asked if we wanted to book for dinner in the evening as it was busy. Our room was new and had an added bonus of a balcony which was great as the weather was nice enough to sit out. The bed was really comfy, room has tea and coffee facilities and a fridge, the bathroom has toiletries provided and a large walk in shower. There is also a hairdryer in the bedroom. Breakfast at the hotel has a good selection of cereals fruit juices, bread and cooked items.
Sunset from the balcony
Sunset from balcony
TV area along with tea and coffee making facilities and clothes hanging space
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kimberley

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel has just been updated. Rooms are amazing
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Edward

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

Excellent with one exception

Our stay was excellent with friendly staff ,excellent food ,clean and well appointed room but for the noise from the room’s automatic doors always sounding as if someone outside was slamming the door shut.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025