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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
Suite | Living area | TV
Mckays Deluxe Room | 2 bedrooms, premium bedding, individually decorated

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services

Explore the area

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138 Atholl Road, Pitlochry, Scotland, PH16 5AG
  • Pitlochry Festival Theatre
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Bells Blair Athol Distillery
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Edradour Distillery
    ‪4 min drive‬

Room options

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Mckays Superior Rooms | 2 bedrooms, premium bedding, individually decorated

Mckays Superior Rooms

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(17 reviews)
  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 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 | 2 bedrooms, premium bedding, individually decorated

Mckays Deluxe Room

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

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Standard Cottage | 2 bedrooms, premium bedding, individually decorated

Standard Cottage

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

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Townhouse Family Room | 2 bedrooms, premium bedding, individually decorated

Townhouse Family Room

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bunk 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 Single Beds

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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 Single Bed

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Suite | 2 bedrooms, premium bedding, individually decorated

Suite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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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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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
(6 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

McKays Hotel Bar & Restaurant

Edwardian hotel with 2 restaurants and bar/lounge
This smoke-free hotel features 2 restaurants, a bar/lounge and a snack bar/deli. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a meeting room, express check-in and tour/ticket assistance are on-site.
McKays Hotel Bar & Restaurant offers 39 accommodations with a hairdryer and free 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 on a daily basis and an iron/ironing board can be requested.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.
Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at McKays Hotel Bar & Restaurant. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Rob Roy Way - North. Features include free WiFi in public areas, plus 2 restaurants and a bar.
  • Free WiFi
  • Enjoy a bite to eat at one of the 2 restaurants
  • Cooked-to-order breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Amenities include a meeting room, a terrace and a fireplace at reception
  • Guests have great things to say about the helpful staff and the clean guestrooms
  • Steps from Rob Roy Way - North and 10 minutes on foot from Pitlochry Golf Club
There are 2 restaurants on site, along with a nearby snack bar/deli. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. A terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden are also featured at McKays Hotel Bar & Restaurant.

This Edwardian Pitlochry hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy a cooked-to-order breakfast daily from 8:30 AM to 10 AM.
On-site venue – This restaurant specialises in local cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.
On-site venue No. 2 – This restaurant specialises 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

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

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

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

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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
The front desk at this property is open daily from 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM.
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

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

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 314 out of 586 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 176 out of 586 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 62 out of 586 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 17 out of 586 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 17 out of 586 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Corinne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Love Pitlochry and McKays is the perfect location.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

sara

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely room
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable, clean and staff were friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Morna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good friendly hotel. Centre if Pitlochry. Live music at weekend.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Brian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The room was updated and clean. The bed was comfortable. We ate in the restaurant and the food and atmosphere were excellent. We were worried that the live music might be a problem when we were ready to sleep. It wasn’t- we could not heard the bar at all. However, all night a compressor or fan would come on intermittently for about 30 seconds to a minute each time. The longer it lasted the higher pitched it became. The unit was on the roof of the kitchen which was outside our (and other rooms) windows. Very annoying and difficult to sleep. Too bad because we really liked the place otherwise.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Holland

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The receptionist was not friendly at all couldn’t even manage smile and had very sarcastic answers to question ie is there parking in the back? “ how should. Know I can see back there” not very welcoming!! But the hotel is good and location is good , not very comfortable bed.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lindsey-Anne

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

8/10 Good

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Comfortable room. Good choice of dining and reservable well into the evening. Room would have benefitted from more effective blackout as street light outside
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Lynn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

W

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

Would recommend

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marni

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

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Linda

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

john

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

Never again

Not as expected attick room which was at the end of what could only be described as a Rabbit warren. A new concept to me is they do not make up the room unless you ask no hot water or heating on second night Staff on the bar were very good not so sure about reception. Would not stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

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

8/10 Good

David

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

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel, would recommend, just be wary of service charges on the bill.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Laureen

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

10/10 Excellent

June

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A deceptively spacious hotel with lovely individual rooms. Quiet too although on the main street. The breakfasts were delicious with lots of choice. Would thoroughly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Ali

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
There was nothing wrong with this property. Our room was fine but access to the rooms, out the back of the restaurant having walked past people eating, was not ideal. I had to report the hairdryer as it was making a terrible noise and overheated which I feared could be dangerous. Breakfast was satisfactory.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Knowledge from staff very well received. All amenities excellent. fantastic size of tv but maybe too big for the time you stay, would have preferred smaller tv and a mirror on wall for drying hair, make-up etc. Still a great hotel! Thanks McKays.. Mrs.B.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Richard

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
McKays is not so much a hotel as a pub complex with rooms. Our room was excellent, quite newly decorated with a great bed and a good TV. It did overlook the compressors for the pub equipment in the yard so if it's warm and you want the window open it's a bit loud. Otherwise the room was great, bathroom and shower were excellent. There is a very small car park so don't rely on getting your car in, and on-street parking nearby is difficult. There are public car parks nearby which are free from 6pm to 8am. Location is really excellent, right in the centre of Pitlochry. Staff didn't seem terribly happy. There is a residents entrance which gets you out towards the back of the place and the car park but there's some sort of drain which means you're always stepping over a trickle of foul-looking liquid as you enter or leave. A rubber link mat might sort that. McKays is a complex of bar/restaurant, ice cream stand, fish and chip shop and there's a townhouse across the road, so it's not quite a small family run business. The above sounds overly negative but to summarise, our room was excellent, some issues were sorted very quickly, and the central location is hard to beat. Car parking would be the only deal breaker in terms of our returning.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Colin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly hotel. Staff are excellent. Good that they allow dogs.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025