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The Border Hotel

3.0 star property

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Triple Room, Ensuite | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, blackout drapes
Family Cottage, Ensuite | Private kitchen | Coffee/tea maker, electric kettle

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
$139
includes taxes & fees
Oct 2 - Oct 3

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Kirk Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Kelso, Scotland, TD5 8PQ
  • Pennine Way
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Kelso Racecourse
    ‪16 min drive‬
  • Floors Castle
    ‪18 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Double or Twin Room, Ensuite, Mountain View | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, blackout drapes

Standard Double or Twin Room, Ensuite, Mountain View

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 Double Bed

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Family Apartment | Front of property

Family Apartment

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 King Beds

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Standard Double Room, Ensuite | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, blackout drapes

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior Double Room, Ensuite | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, blackout drapes

Superior Double Room, Ensuite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Triple Room, Ensuite | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, blackout drapes

Triple Room, Ensuite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About this property

The Border Hotel

3-star Kelso hotel with restaurant
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a bar/lounge and a meeting room. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include wedding services and a banquet hall. Housekeeping is not available.
The Border Hotel offers 6 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Pillowtop beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. Onsite self parking is complimentary.

The Border Hotel is a smoke-free property.

Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge.
The Border Hotel has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Hiking/biking trails

Family friendly

  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Meeting room

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Pillowtop mattress

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The host will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10 per pet, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 10 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.

Property is also known as

Border Hotel Kelso
The Border Hotel Hotel
The Border Hotel Kelso
The Border Hotel Hotel Kelso

The Border Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 66 out of 110 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 33 out of 110 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 110 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 110 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 110 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Alicia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Hearty food & a lovely friendly team.

We stayed at the Border Hotel for a couple of nights while walking St Cuthbert’s Way. The bath was a very welcome addition to the bathroom & we certainly made use of it during our stay. The bed was a little too soft & a bit lopsided but after our hikes we slept like logs anyway. This is a no frills hotel but it had everything we needed. Hearty food & a lovely friendly team.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Johnathan

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

6/10 Okay

Pete

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
More supportive mattress would have been welcome. Didn’t sleep at all well. Otherwise stay was fine
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dinner and cooked breakfast was very good. Room basic but clean but no heating on when we got in so very cold until we put radiators on also cold eating downstairs on the evening had to put another jumper on to be comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

SHEKH

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Lesley

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Kevin, Camberley

Traveled with pets, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet, rural setting with good walking as it is nestled at the edge ofvthe Cheviots.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

William

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

sally

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Welcome from staff in bar good, room confortable-no mirror for drying hair . Limited menu in bar for evening meals Great breakfast although the large room was a bit chilly and there were only two table to be served.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jenny

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

Just super

Absolutely loved it! Our apartment room was perfect for my and my two sons and the staff could not have been more helpful. Looking for an excuse to go back already!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tony

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

Pizer

Very warm welcome relaxed friendly great food Deffo re visit
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline Ann

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mrs R M

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

Great hotel

Nice hotel Food delicious Excellent service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property has a lot of history and fabulous outdoor area.. the new owners informed us they were putting in a fire pit under the gazebo that will allow customers to experience the outdoor area into the evenings. Fabulous view of the hills from our bedroom.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

LouiseGraham

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
The cottage was lovely, food in the hotel was really good, just not enough staff, service was very slow
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

4/10 Poor

Marc

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hill walkers paradise. Child unfriendly.

Hotel is very charming from the outside and around the bar area. Set in a quiet village and is clearly a hill walkers paradise. Clearly not a hotel that is suitable for families with infants. Positives - Peaceful, Friendly staff, bed was comfortable. Negatives - Pennine Room (most expensive room in hotel) was filthy. Shower head is disgusting and needs replaced, and when something so obvious is overlooked, it leaves you fearing the worst. Window sills were filthy. Cobwebs everywhere. Light bulbs out. Carpet clearly had a quick hoover over prior to our arrival, but generally still filthy. Really poor when you have an infant who spends most of their time on the floor. No cleaning and emptying of bins in the morning, so room bin was overflowing. Food - first nights dinner, the wife and I both had ordered the chicken pie. One was hot and one was cold. No staff member asked how our meal was. I wasn’t hungry so gave wife the hot pie and I ate the chips. Ordered an omelette for our 1 year old and when it finally arrived, it was severely undercooked. Dangerous for a child of this age. Breakfast service is very slow, fine when it’s adults who can have tea and a chat, but as I said before. Not a hotel setup well for a family with a young child. Floor in breakfast area had bits of food from days prior. On check out - no one asked how our stay was. Can only assume they expect negative feedback so don’t bother asking. Really, really poor. Shame
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Pete

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect Stay for The Pennine Way

Lovely hotel and my target now for 3 years in 17 days of walking the Pennine way. It’s a small cosy bar with more restaurant at side and rear. After 16 miles of my last days walking a reals Hot bath was particularly inviting. Would I stay there again? Hell yes! See you in 3 years when I do “a lap of Honour”
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Michael

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

Overnighter

Little disorganised but very friendly. Would recommend for an overnight stop.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Marnie, Sheffield

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff, beautiful location, lovely food and service.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Michael

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

lovely borders cottage

This is great cottage and spotlessly clean and well equipped, only drawback is it has no WiFi which with teenagers is a major problem!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

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

Disappointing!

We didn’t actually stay at this hotel. It was shabby downstairs, and little attention seemed to be given to COVID precautions. The room was slightly better than downstairs, but the curtains were hanging off the rail, the wooden toilet seat had some damage and wouldn’t have been hygienic. To my mind if a hotel can’t be bothered to fix a simple thing like broken curtain hooks, or a worn toilet seat, it does not give guests confidence that it is doing its utmost to keep people safe in these trying times. The bed was large and looked fine, but we didn’t stay to lay our heads there.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020