Stranraer Castle Kennedy Gardens Hotels

"Stayed here recently and had a really pleasant experience. The hotel is a bit dated, but I actually quite liked that—it has a bit of character. The staff were very friendly and welcoming throughout our stay. The price was reasonable, and the room was spacious and comfortable. My daughter especially loved the facilities, particularly the swimming pool and games room. There was plenty to keep her entertained with table tennis, snooker, pool, and even indoor bowls. Overall, a great stay and good value for money. Would happily return."

"Food was excellent but a little over seasoned for my wife. The broken window latch still needs attention as well as a dripping shower nozzle. Beautiful location and the waterfront was delightful. We enjoyed our two night stay"

"Really good breakfast, room very comfortable and clean, staff very helpful and polite overall a lovely stay at a beautiful location "

"My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Kenmuir Arms hotel. Located in a wee picturesque village we found the staff friendly and accommodating. Room one was very clean with a very comfortable king-sized bed and the shower had great water pressure. Highly recommend the creative food prepared by international Chef-Patron Christopher Dougan (recently awarded in February 2025 Scotland's Dining Discovery of the Year and 5 AA Gold Stars and 2 AA Rosettes). Every meal was creatively prepared with local ingredients and fine dining flair, yet not overly pretentious. Chef was very accommodating for my request for gluten-free tasting menu at dinner. Every dish was delicious and it was a delight to not know what dish was coming next. The full Scottish breakfast with homemade sausage, black pudding, and haggis was a great way to start each day. The pub had selections of local beer and spirits. We were visiting the area to see Sam Heughan’s Galloway Distillery. It was a treat every afternoon to have drinks made with Harbor Hills Gin and Sassanach Vodka on the patio near a babbling brook and a stone bridge."

"Staffa are very nice if over worked a bit. Standard rooms not nice and would recommend sticking to superior style rooms."

"Room been upgraded comfortable Staff very pleasant nothing a problem breakfast freshly cooked to order Only had a couple of drinks as stayed one night looked well stocked bar"

"We had a lovely stay at Daisy Cottage, the house was clean and perfect for our family. "

"Yes very welcoming very quick responce to hot tub issue.very happy would recomend and stay again"

"What can I say about Kinvara except WOW! It was FANTASTIC! We stayed for 4 nights, and because Kinvara is so spacious and disabled accessible we were able to bring my Dad, who has Parkinson's and, with that, mobility issues. Being a bungalow with step free ramped access and having the grab rails in the bathrooms and the wet room was just perfect for our needs. We had 5 adults and 3 kids and there was more than enough room for all of us. All the rooms were so spacious with plenty of storage for clothes, and the dining area was just beautiful, overlooking the garden and the field of sheep behind. The kids loved the garden and the play area with the pool table and dart board and loved sitting playing board games in the dining room with all the natural light coming in. The house heated up really quickly too when the central heating was on which was great for Dad. It was super cosy for him sitting in the living room reading his paper or watching tv while we prepared dinner- and the wee hatch through to the kitchen meant we could still see him and he could shout if he needed anything! It honestly ticked all the boxes for us, we are booking again for next year!! The location is excellent, a great play park 2mins from the property and a short walk to shops and into town. Such a beautiful place to stay and lovely owner! Every one of us thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Kinvara. Highly recommend!!"