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Royal Marine Hotel

4.0 star property
4-star beachfront hotel near Brora Beach

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2 bars/lounges
Lobby sitting area
Standard Suite, 1 King Bed, Garden View | Living area
Exterior
Deluxe Double Room, 1 Bedroom, Accessible

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Pet-friendly
  • Parking included

Explore the area

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Golf Road, Brora, Scotland, KW9 6QS
  • Place, Clynelish Distillery
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Brora Beach
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Place, Dunrobin Castle
    ‪12 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(9 reviews)
  • 6 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Double Room, 1 Bedroom, Accessible

Deluxe Double Room, 1 Bedroom, Accessible

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

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Deluxe Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Garden View

Deluxe Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Garden View

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 6 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Twin Room, 1 Bedroom, Garden View

Deluxe Twin Room, 1 Bedroom, Garden View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 6 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, individually decorated, desk, iron/ironing board

Deluxe Double or Twin Room, 1 Bedroom

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • 6 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 King Bed

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Standard Suite, 1 King Bed, Garden View

Standard Suite, 1 King Bed, Garden View

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 6 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Partial sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Suite, 1 King Bed, Garden View

Superior Suite, 1 King Bed, Garden View

  • 6 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

About the area

Brora

On the beach.You'll be within half a mile (1 km) of Clynelish Distillery and 2 miles (3 km) of Brora Beach with a stay here. Loch Brora and Carn Liath are also within 6 miles (10 km).

What's nearby

  • Clynelish Distillery - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Loch Brora - 7 min drive - 5.9 km
  • Brora Beach - 7 min drive - 3.2 km
  • Dunrobin Castle - 12 min drive - 11.5 km
  • Royal Dornoch Golf Club - 29 min drive - 34.1 km

Getting around

  • Brora Station - 7 min walk
  • Inverness (INV) - 84 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Dunrobin Castle Tea Room - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Golspie Inn - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Coffee Bothy - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Cocoa Skye - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Trawler - ‬9 min drive

About this property

Royal Marine Hotel

4-star beachfront hotel near Brora Beach
There's a restaurant on site. You can unwind with a drink at one of the 2 bars/lounges. Free breakfast is served daily. WiFi is free in public spaces.

The business-friendly Royal Marine Hotel also features a terrace, a garden, and a fireplace in the lobby. Free self parking is available.

This 4-star Brora hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 21 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • 2 bars or lounges
  • Meeting rooms
  • Cooked-to-order breakfast (free)
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • No smoking on site
  • Dining venue
Royal Marine Hotel offers 21 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and designer toiletries. Each accommodation is individually decorated. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided on request.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Travel crib

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM on weekends
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • A restaurant

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Low-height counter and sink
  • No elevator
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Wheelchair accessibility

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

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

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 17

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 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

  • Pets: GBP 20.00 per pet, per night (maximum GBP 80.00 per stay)
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

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

  • Pet fee: GBP 20.00 per pet, per night (maximum GBP 80.00 per stay)
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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

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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and debit cards. Cash is not accepted. 

We should mention

  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

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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Royal Marine Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 167 out of 231 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 45 out of 231 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 231 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 231 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 231 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel, located near to the beach, the staff were very helpful and breakfast was very good
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kaiying

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very cozy place with great taste, breakfast excellent, all the staff we met are so nice
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Shirley, Nicholasville

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great location. The beach and golf course are just around the corner. The room had two single beds which I thought was odd for a premier king. They did offer to push them together with a king size quilt, but i don't really consider that the same. The evening meal was very nice, but staff a little awkward. They didn't seem to understand what a gin martini was, and how to bill it. I'm being a little picky.. They're close to getting a 5 star review from me.. it just wasn't quite perfect. Would stay again though, location was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Food in restaurant lovely including breakfast. Attentive staff Lovely room
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Peter

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Lovely location, disappointing experience

We chose to stay in the Royal Marine because we were golfing in Brora and its location is perfect. The architecture of the building is beautiful and the interior has, mostly, been well restored. Our room was fine, clean and comfortable. Unfortunately, all our experiences in the restaurant and bar were spoiled by poor service. The staff seemed uncertain, as though they had not received adequate training. Errors were basic, e.g. bringing main courses before starter plates had been cleared, handing hot plates across others with the expectation we would take the plates from them, forgetting to bring items we had ordered. We had high expectations of the hotel but felt very disappointed with the overall experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Stephen

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Disappointing Brora Stay

The room was fine and the bed comfortable but the room was not serviced very well, bathroom floor dirty, towels not changed at all during our 3 night stay. The restaurant is overpriced and the sevice slow especially at breakfast time ( we waited 40 mins for our breakfast one morning). Not enough staff to cope at busy times. The food was average and did not justify the high prices.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

ian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A top property to plan into any highland trip, especially the NC500. Faultless no, but any issue was addressed immediately and in a professional manner
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Graeme

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well, where do I start? The good point or the bad points. The good point, the room was a good size and the bed comfortable. Towels were good and shower was powerful. Room serviced timeously although a dirty cloth was in the bathroom when I checked in. The bad points, a fair few I am afraid. Food in the restaurant is not great. The speed of food appearing would suggest that it is all pre cooked and simply warmed up. £16.00 for four small overcooked queen scallops is not great and the beetroot starter was of ppor quality imo. The icing on the cake, the ice cream sundae, £12.00 for three scoops of chocolate ice cream with a chopped up imitation Mars Bar and some chocolate sauce served in a small bowl. The restaurant manager looked positively embarassed when I challenged her about it and in fairness it was quickly removed from the bill. Once the food was served no-one was in the slightest bit interested in how things were. Breakfast was not much better, stale cornflakes in a large bowl were the highlight. No sugar for tea and coffer on the individual tables and you just get told it is on the buffet table, fine for one cup but have more than one and you need to carry the cup back and forward. Would you like toast? Yes please, have one slice and one measly piece of butter. Breakfast on the second day was in fairness significantly better than first day but the butter and sugar issues remained. Charging the money that they are they require significant improvement in many areas.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Reward for help from friends

We've visited this hotel for years. It has been renovated tastefully and the food is excellent. We took friends there.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mari

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

amazing

Amazing, a really serene hotel by a beautiful beach. Great food in restaurant
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

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

8/10 Good

Alistair

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No need
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

jorgenson-low,

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Linda and Shanna were excellent. Small issue with our party that was very efficiently resolved without stress on our part. Great employees.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Robert

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I would have preferred a 3 foot bed when in twin...fell out a couple of times. I bit noisy with deliveries in early morning at side of hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Jennifer

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

8/10 Good

Robert

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

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel will definitely stay again
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Characterful building, 2 mins walk to beach.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jennie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Travelled with a child and we both greatly enjoyed our stay. Made to feel very welcome and found our room comfortable and clean. Netflix was a bonus for the 9 year old! We dined in the restaurant and both loved the food, finding it good quality and delicious. Kids menu had enough choice. We will be returning for another visit, as it is a beautiful drive up the coast and lovely to stay in an older property which has character.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Helen

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room we had was a disabled room and not at any point were we told of this at check in. My partner is 6’4” and I’m 5ft 5, everything is for wheel chair guests so we had to bend down for the mirrors the shower was far too low for my partner .The light in the bathroom was not good for applying makeup on . When asked if everything had been good at the hotel , I told the receptionist that I wasn’t happy with the room she said she would have upgraded me if I had said on arrival !! Makes no sense - I didn’t book a disabled room and therefore should have been told or we should have been placed n another room that was available. Plus I had issues with the tv and had to get 2 people to come and sort it out and they couldn’t get the subtitles removed at all . This was very disappointing as the food and service was good. 10% has been taken off my food bill.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jill

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

Great Brora hotel ideal for NC500

Brilliant hotel with great service. Lovely comfy rooms in a wonderful village.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Ali

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Lovely hotel exterior and downstairs. Our room was very small and overlooked a roof which was a disappointment. The staff were all lovely and the food was excellent. Overall we enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

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

Brora at it’s finest

Lovely stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Bruce

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