A fairytale castle, this hotel has everything you could possibly want for a romantic getaway with your loved one. From owl encounters to archery and walks in the stunning estate grounds, you’ll not want to leave your surroundings, especially once you discover the sanctuary of the Aqueous Spa. Here, you can enjoy Scotland’s first hydro spa, complete with Turkish steam bath and hydro pool before you give in to the ultimate relaxation with one of the spa’s beautiful bespoke therapeutic and beauty treatments.
A venue offering good leisure facilities, such as swimming pool, steam room, sauna and treatment rooms, but not a specialised spa location
Local Attractions
For Da Vinci Code fans you can go and see Rosslyn Chapel as featured in the film. Edinburgh is 20 minutes away. There is plenty to see and do in that magnificent city.
Romantic Weekend
This resort is perfect for those looking for a romantic getaway
Scenic Location
Picturesque landscape and well located for those looking to go walking or cycling
Architectual Excellence
This resort is noted for its architectural heritage
Spa & Leisure
Sauna
Steam Room
Hydrotherapy Pool
Relaxation Room
Experience Showers
Car Parking
The Dalhousie Castle is in a perfect location, a wonderful retreat away from the hustle and bustle. The Aqueous Hydro Spa is proud to be the first of its kind in Scotland. There is everything your body could wish for… a hydro pool, a Turkish style steam bath, a Roman style sauna with under-floor and seat heating, Kneipp hoses and foot baths to cool down the body and encourage circulation, a tropical rain and cold fog shower and the Tepidarium Conservatory to recline and look out over the marvelous grounds.
Do not miss out on the wide choice of treatments designed by Darphin and Finders. The only trouble you will have is choosing which treatment you most desire. You can also book a hair appointment in their Hair Salon.
Hotel & Accommodation
Hair / Beauty Salon
Pet Friendly
Restaurant
Dating back to the 13th Century, this castle sits in acres of woods and parkland overlooking the River Esk.
The Scottish welcome is a wonderful start to your stay. The 36 rooms boast beautiful fabrics, tartans, tweeds and twills. Surround yourself with period furniture, carpets and rugs. All rooms have en-suite facilities, telephone, TV and Radio, iron and ironing board, hairdryer, gorgeous fluffy bathrobes and comfy slippers.
If you fancy a treat, book into one of the 7 secluded rooms in the 100 year old Lodge. There is also a suite where you can hideaway in true luxury.
If you are looking for traditional Scottish Banquet, look no further. An ancient stone stairway guides you to the striking barrel vaulted dungeons – home of the Dungeon Restaurant and ‘Secret Bar’. Alternatively you can eat at The Orangery, where the menu is lighter offering Continental flavours alongside popular Scottish dishes
Location
Dalhousie Castle,
Hotel and Aqueous Spa,
Bonnyrigg,
Edinburgh
EH19 3JB
30 minutes from Edinburgh City Centre and Edinburgh Airport
Overall it was a very pleasant experience. My first in a spa.
We wished we had had more time allocated to have our lunch before the therapy appointment started. So, we felt a bit rushed as the therapist came to get us as we were a bit late.
Perhaps this needs to be addressed.
Perhaps there needs to be better communication then between organisers and spa destination about timings.
Better communication would be better at the spa resort itself also.
No-one really explained the afternoons procedure. Not at reception or at dining. Eg. Explanation of what IS part of the experience package food-wise. Where to go etc. We felt we had to keep asking.
Lounging around making the most of the sauna, steam room and plunge pool was the easy bit.........
Wonderful day at the spa. The spa itself is very small and lots of equipment was out of order which was a shame. However, treatments were fantastic and the staff were great. I would say you can't spend more than 2 hours in the spa itself as there isn't much there. Also a real shame that there are no hairdryers in the male changing rooms and also only 1 shower working. The afternoon tea was fantastic.
My husband purchased this spa day for my birthday and it was very much needed. From the get-go, we had trouble finding the spa in the castle and there was no staff around to help us. We followed some small signs on the wall throughout the maze of hallways to finally get to the spa area. There were only two chairs, which were taken, so we had to stand in the hall to fill out our forms. Once we got in and changed, we went in for our massages. The ambiance of the massage room was nice, but the massage therapist seemed inexperienced and fumbly. I've had many massages before, and although the warm massage oil was nice, it was basically the equivalent of a friend rubbing your back. Our package included 2 hours of use of the spa facility, so we were keen to take advantage of that as well. Overall, the facilities were just sad. Most things were broken or ill-maintained. The strong back water jet, when in use, sprayed water all over the room, over people and their hanging robes, and all over the floor, making it impossible to wear slippers. The tropical shower temperature handle was broken, so you either got frozen water or scalding hot (and I like really hot water). While there was a sign that it was under maintenance, and water temperature could vary, it was unbearable and quite frankly, a safety concern. The Turkish steam room was the nicest bit, but the equipment was broken you had to fill up cups with water (from either the foot bath, bothering the people trying to use it) or the soaking pool, running back and forth to get enough water to make it steam. The steam bowl was cracked, so the water even flowed out of the cracks, making your efforts a bit in vain to begin with. The floors were heated, which was nice but in the sunroom, the floors were so hot they burned you. While the staff did recommend you wear slippers if your feet were "sensitive", since the floors that you have to go to have about 3 inches of water, you would have to go back to the front and get your slippers and dry off your feet once you get there to be able to try and enjoy some sunshine and have a cup of tea. Overall, the spa was small, overcrowded, and under maintained. The tea was ok, but more than three small sandwich slivers per person would have been appreciated. Overall, I am a very forgiving person and was hesitant to criticise a gift, but my husband agreed that under no circumstances would we be returning and it was definitely not worth the cost.
The best massage I have ever had. The staff were so friendly and although not the biggest spa I have been in it was really cosy and so comfortable. I would give it 5* but for the size and facilities.
What a lovely day me and my daughter had in a beautiful setting. We had the Spa to ourselves and the treatments were a lovely, relaxing experience. All staff were attentive and so willing to please. All I can say is Thank you. x
Very small, hydro pool was disappointing as only 2 people could really use it unless you’re happy to just stand in it. The treatments only lasted 15-20 minutes! On the deal it says 30 minutes, this was very disappointing. On the plus side I have to say the afternoon tea was absolutely delicious.
Over crowded in tiny facility. No swimming pool. Staff were polite but clearly stretched and therefore less available. Stunning setting but numbers should really be limited to 6 in the spa at the most.
Great venue, spa and treatments provided. All staff helpful nothing was too much trouble for them.
Booked through spabreaks was very easy and any changed needed to made where arrived out without a problem. Would highly recommend
When we arrived staff were very friendly, however we had booked for treatments for 1pm and lunch for 2pm and had an email to confirm this with spa breaks but were told that it was booked for a later time due to no confirmation from Dalhousie castle back to spa breaks.
Bit of hassle to get through the the voucher department to book, once through the women was amazing. Castle was stunning, staff friendly, afternoon tea was a very high standard, spa itself was good however the hot dry room was cold and I thought the foot spa was a bit pointless. Hydro pool was relaxing and heated floor was nice.
The therapist was lovely, and my treatments were both fantastic, food was excellent. My only negative would be that the spa itself is pretty run down, dated, old, tired, very small and could do with an overhaul. Though it wouldn't stop me from visiting again,really enjoyed my time here.
We really loved our "couple duo spa day" ... the Venue is fantastic and from our first step in the staff had great care of us.
We sincerely recommend a visit
Thank you
:)
The spa was very small and did require some upgrades one of the steam rooms wasn’t working g and the foot spa had lots of dead skin floating in it which wasn’t great also the treatment was booked for an hour and we got about 40 mins as they took us late and the set up time etc.
Brilliant hotel. Amazing room overlooking the countryside. All the staff very really friendly and helpful. The food was amazing and can't fault the quality or service.
40th anniversary present from Son and Partner. Complimentary drink at meal courtesy of hotel. Room upgraded. Staff in hotel and spa all very helpful and courteous. Meal in Dungeon Restaurant was amazing. Will definitely go back.
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