Macdonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Spa

4.0 star property

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Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; British cuisine, golf course views
Golf
In-room safe, desk, blackout drapes, soundproofing
Indoor pool
Indoor pool

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
$109
includes taxes & fees
Mar 1 - Mar 2

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Cardrona, Peebles near Edinburgh, Peebles, Scotland, EH45 8NE
  • Place, Macdonald Cardrona Golf Course
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Leisure Club and Spa at Macdonald Cardrona Hotel
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Place, 7stanes - Glentress
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Airport, Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪46 min drive‬

Room options

Deluxe Room, 1 Double Bed (Super Deluxe Double)

  • 269 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Accessible King)

7.0 out of 10
Good
(6 reviews)
  • 215 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(11 reviews)
  • 215 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 Double Bed (Deluxe King)

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)
  • 238 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed (Standard Double Family 4)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 215 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 Double Bed (Deluxe Family 4)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 238 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(39 reviews)
  • 215 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Macdonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Spa

4-star Peebles hotel with 2 bars/lounges
A full-service spa, a golf course, and an indoor pool are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a restaurant, 2 bars/lounges, and a health club are onsite.
Macdonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Spa offers 99 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers and hair dryers.

This Peebles hotel provides wireless Internet access for a surcharge. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Guests can play rounds at the 18-hole golf course and enjoy other recreation facilities including a health club. In addition to an indoor pool, other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

The onsite spa has massage/treatment rooms. Services include facials, body scrubs, body treatments, and manicures and pedicures. The spa is equipped with Turkish bath/hammam. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy.
In addition to a full-service spa, Macdonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Spa features a golf course and an indoor pool. The hotel offers a restaurant. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's 2 bars/lounges. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.

Business-related amenities at this 4-star property consist of a business center and a meeting room. This business-friendly hotel also offers a health club, a sauna, and tour/ticket assistance. Onsite self parking is complimentary.

Macdonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Spa is a smoke-free property.

Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10 AM.
Renwicks Restaurant - Overlooking the golf course, this restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Reservations are required.
Spikes Bar - Overlooking the golf course, this bar serves lunch and light fare.
Lounge and Cocktail Bar - Overlooking the golf course, this cocktail bar specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare.
24-hour room service is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: WiFi (GBP 10 per stay)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 24 per person
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Lounge and Cocktail Bar
  • Renwicks Restaurant
  • Spikes Bar

Things to do

  • 18-hole golf course
  • Fishing
  • Full-service spa
  • Golf
  • Golf driving range
  • Health club
  • Indoor pool
  • Sauna
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business center
  • Conference space
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • In the mountains
  • Picnic area

Full-service spa

  • Aromatherapy
  • Body scrubs
  • Facials
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Massage
  • Spa treatment rooms
  • Turkish bath

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2003
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Separate bathtub and shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

The property will be renovating from October 16 2025 to March 31 2026 (completion date subject to change). The following areas are affected:
  • Elevator
During renovations, the hotel will make every effort to minimize noise and disturbance.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 20.00 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 15.0 per night

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 24 per person
  • Fee for in-room wireless internet: GBP 10.00 per stay (rates may vary)
  • Pet fee: GBP 20.00 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 15.0 per night

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation

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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Macdonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Spa Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 314 out of 918 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 292 out of 918 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 179 out of 918 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 90 out of 918 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 43 out of 918 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Matthew, Stockport

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Didn't have the breakfast but an amazing hotel to stay at! Room's are really clean and spacious
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Gilbert

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Functionality for connecting to WIFI is user unfriendly, I was the third person having to return to Reception to have it enabled. Room cold on arrival, room heater functionality complex, no instructions availability. Toilet cracked, bathroom tiles cracked, rust on the handles for people with limited mobility. Everything about the Cadrona indicates faded glory with petty efforts to squeeze further savings out of running costs
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not much choice for hot vegetarian breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

richard

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Scott

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

erkan

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The rooms were so dirty and outdated no staff available at night.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jay

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice room thou pretty cold on arrival. Receptionist was friendly as were the heath Spa team. Argentinian guy behind the bar was quite annoying. Hotel a little tired in places but served its purpose
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

sharon

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ceri

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

Nice

Nice
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sheila

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay . Spacious room . Good shower , very comfortable bed . Blissfully quiet & beautiful view .
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Diana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice spacious room though a bit tired. Comfortable and clean. Nice atmosphere in the hotel. Evening meal not so so in parts. Lovely setting and decent golf course.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Elaine

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A lovely hotel even if tiles in the entrance are strange as they look like mucky footprints . Evening dinner menu was limited and food awful . Don’t order Chicken tikka ! Room was lively but things like the muck round the soap dispenser were a bit concerning as to when it was last cleaned or filled . Breakfast choice and quality of food lovely but the areas around the Bain Marie’s were littered with spoiled food and clogged serving spoons and the food was always cold and even on our two week days busy from 9 am so had to wait over twenty minutes for a table .
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

kimberley

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
The only complaint we had was the expensive meals inc b’fast and dinner,
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Tim

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andy

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Pamela

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
There was nobody at reception to check me in and I had to wait a while but the staff were friendly. Ordered room service which was not great as dish was slightly cold and I was charged quite heavily for the convenience! Room was quite noisy as above the area of the bar where people could sit outside.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Sean

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

6/10 Okay

joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Decent stay. Main reason I chose here was that it listed it had laundry facilities (according to its details on Expedia), only to come and find out there are no laundry facilities. Ended up having to find a hacky way to get my laundry done. But other than that, it’s a decent place for the night: spacious, comfy bed, front desk was really nice. It was good for a night, but wouldn’t really want to stay any longer honestly
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Fiona

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel in beautiful surroundings.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Craig

Traveled with family
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Properly needs attention, unclean restaurant tables dirty not cleaned. Staff can do better
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

James

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Prepare to work for your stay

Even though it was a little dated, the hotel was nice and comfortable. It’s a beautiful location and we did lots of walking and enjoyed the pool and steam room. However the service was poor at best. Breakfast was pure comedy. On the night of stay, I was frustrated to have to wait 15 mins plus to order a drink and then despite sitting patiently at the bar for 15 mins, the bar served someone who arrived behind me. We waited so long to be served we went to another local pub for more drinks. Breakfast was hilarious. We waited 30 mins to be seated in a queue, whilst looking at at least 10 empty tables. The food was quite nice but the service was so slow to clear tables that other hotel guests started clearing and cleaning tables to help get the queue moving. Never seen anything like a child cleaning tables at a hotel his parents paid for. Some young lass was literally telling staff what to do. Then to top it off one of the candle heaters under the food somehow grew to an actual fire. Another guest in a strong Scottish accent shouted ‘Fire. There’s a fire. Is there a fire extinguisher or a blanket’ to which no staff responded. Some guy put out the fire and everyone cheered. Breakfast was funny and quite tasty.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025