The Royal Hotel Tain

3.0 star property

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City view from property
Lobby sitting area
Superior Double Room | Premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated
Reception
Bar (on property)

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services
  • Bar
  • Laundry
$135
$113 nightly
$135 total
Total with taxes and fees
Jan 30 - Jan 31

Explore the area

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High Street, Tain, Scotland, IV19 1AB
  • Place, Tain Through Time
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Browns Gallery
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Glenmorangie Distillery
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Airport, Inverness (INV)
    ‪57 min drive‬

Room options

Single Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(5 reviews)
  • 118 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Double Room

7.2 out of 10
Good
(7 reviews)
  • 194 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Double Room Single Use

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • 194 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed

Twin Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 194 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

Twin Room (Single Use)

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • 194 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 2 Twin Beds

Superior Double Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 215 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

Tain

When you a stay at The Royal Hotel Tain in Tain, you'll be next to a golf course, within a 5-minute walk of Tain Through Time and Browns Gallery. .This golf hotel is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Tain Golf Course and 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Glenmorangie Distillery.

What's nearby

  • Tain Through Time - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Browns Gallery - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Tain Golf Course - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Glenmorangie Distillery - 2 min drive - 1.7 miles
  • Royal Dornoch Golf Club - 15 min drive - 11.0 miles

Getting around

  • Tain Station - 4 min walk
  • Inverness (INV) - 55 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Dornoch Castle Hotel - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Surf And Turf - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Greens Restaurant - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Courthouse - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Milk & Honey - ‬12 min drive

About this property

The Royal Hotel Tain

Hotel in Tain with free breakfast and a restaurant
The Royal Hotel Tain offers 25 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, slippers, and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Stay in one of 25 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and slippers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and coffee/tea makers.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, wedding services, and a banquet hall.
Grab a bite to eat at the hotel's restaurant, which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). A complimentary full breakfast is served daily.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and luggage storage.
Guests are offered a complimentary full breakfast each morning.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Onsite parking available only on request

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • 9-hole adjacent golf course
  • Library

Family friendly

  • In-room crib
  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • ATM
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business center
  • Meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Free crib
  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service

More

  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 11 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 11 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 11 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 15.0 per night
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 15.0 per night

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
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve onsite parking
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Royal Hotel Tain
Royal Tain
The Royal Hotel Tain Tain
The Royal Hotel Tain Hotel
The Royal Hotel Tain Hotel Tain

The Royal Hotel Tain Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 107 out of 304 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 114 out of 304 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 51 out of 304 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 21 out of 304 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 304 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Great breakfast in old hotel.

I had a pleasant stay. There are a few simple things to improve on but it is an old building and it may not always be straightforward. Wi-Fi was strangely weak even though there was a router outside my room. Only slight issue was whilst the welcome was friendly there was little information given out on matters such as WiFi codes and breakfast times. I would happily stay again just for the fantastic fried breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Jack

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a very sad hotel. Super dated, grubby, I was ill from my evening meal, one member of safe, weird music for dinner and breakfast, place smelt like it was rotting in front of me.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Ralph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It is ok. Lovely if you appreciate old buildings.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Senga

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Gordon

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Nice staff hotel needs upgraded
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Mark

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff very friendly and breakfast was good. The property is looking tired in urgent need of refurbishment. We stayed in room 24, the curtains didn’t cover the full width of the window, wallpaper was hanging off the wall, the electric radiator in the bathroom had insulation tape wrapped around the connection, tape was along the top of the bath side panel, the tv is positioned at 90 degrees to the bed which is not ideal for viewing, one bedside light kept flickering.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

kathryn

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stop off point with a good breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Annette

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Elspeth

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Heiko

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Abigail

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

Great stay!

Great stay - room was spacious & clean. Good dinner & breakfast, lovely friendly service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Cathie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Lovely breakfast. Very convenient location. Friendly and easy to book
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

David

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

Avoid at all costs!

Dirty rooms, tv’s done work, windows held open but cut of pieces of wood/timber. Dirty bathroom’s and a shower that does not work! If knew how to ask for a refund I would. Loud and nosey guests all night long with no night manager to contact
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Gavan

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

larry

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Options were acceptable, nice old hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sallyanne

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

Royal Hotel Tain

Staff very friendly and good excellent. Very helpful and allowed early check in.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

matt

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great overnight stay, very comfortable bed, a great breakfast. The room was comfortable and spacious/ I will be staying here again that's for certain
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

David

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
WE were overcharged on bar drinks on the first evening. The issue we tried to resolve with the staff, but they refused to accept, paid a £7 refund which ultimately reduced the Bill from £85.00 down to £70. after discussions. The drinks we had however, base don the individual drinks price could not be added up to £70.00. Consequently we used an alternative outside bar for an evenings drink. Additionally, room 19 had no bathroom mirror. The only mirror was the other side of the room. The television in the room was not connected nor had a coaxial cable to connect it so it could not be used. It was also a small television and not the standard 32" TV one would expect. We will not use this hotel in future.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Tinu

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I have to say that I was a bit dubious of my upcoming stay here after reading so many negative reviews. We really enjoyed our one night stay here. We were in such a huge room which felt so incredibly spacious. The staff were friendly and worked really hard to ensure that guests enjoyed their stay. Yes there could be some decor improvement as a little dated or worn but none of this really impacted our stay. The breakfast was nice and the staff were accommodating with any additional request.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A 3 day, 2 nights golf trip was excellent, with the hotel location, value for money, & 2 first class full breakfasts all significant contributions to a great weekend.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Laura

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The room was spacious and comfortable but a bit outdated. The room had an enormous window and the blind, when pulled down was ill fitting so the light woke us up at 5am. The TV didn't work which was disappointing. The hotel was generally dusty and needed some TLC. However, dinner and breakfast was very good and the staff friendly. and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Logan

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Dave

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Awful

Its got parking is the only positive. A once beautiful building left to rot. The staff they had tried his best but wanted a lot of help. Wallpaper hanging off walls, musty smell, avoid at all costs.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was comfortable and a large comfy bed, nice en suite, the food was excellent big enough portions. Nice comfy settees in lounge . The manager was very pleasant and always had time for a chat. Would definitely stay here again .
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025