Glen Clova Hotel & Luxury Lodges

Excellent breakfast. Excellent location if you want to be in the middle of nowhere. Half hour drive to Kirriemuir the nearest town. Excellent evening meals.

Communication can be improved. Glen Clova is in a poor signal area for Wi-Fi. I could only communicate with my family via WhatsApp and email. My room (Dreish) did not have a landline telephone. My mobile has Wi-Fi assist but not Wi-Fi Calling which the staff use. Also on 7/9/2024 I was attending the Braemar Games which is a 2 hour drive from the hotel. I had booked myself in for dinner but the staff had said to ring the hotel if I wasn’t going to be back in time. I rang the hotel several times and nobody answered! The hotel was fully booked for dinner that evening including my table but the staff were too busy to answer the telephone! Also I didn’t realise when booking through booking.com that my hotel booking did not include breakfast. Something to consider! Also don’t book the Mayer room in the steadying, the room looks out onto containers for the laundry! I didn’t accept that room luckily the Dreish room was available all week. It was in the steading with a view of trees and a glimpse of the mountains in the background.

Location

The standard of food at dinner was not great given the price. Ambience of restaurant questionable in that the tables are so scarce and far apart plus the lighting needs looked at. We would have preferred to sit in the bar which was lovely but when we arrived it was as hot as a sauna! Breakfast buffet would benefit from fresh options rather than tinned fruit etc.

Cleanliness

Size of room

Glorious position, ideal for hiking along and around the glen. Fabulous staff who made us feel like part of the family. Good food and very comfortable room

Very nice, and confortable!

The location

Nothing

Great location and lovely staff