About this property
The Royal Golf Hotel is located overlooking the first tee of the Royal Dornoch Golf Club. Many rooms have stunning views of the course and the sea. The Royal serves a full Scottish breakfast and the Conservatory Restaurant, which benefits from panoramic views, offers a wide range of dishes made from fresh, local and seasonal ingredients. The hotels Morris Bar stocks wines from around the world and over 35 malt whiskies. The Royal Dornoch Golf Club is regularly rated one of the top 20 courses in the world and there are 20 golf courses within an hour’s drive of the hotel. Dornoch Cathedral dates back to the 13th century but nowadays the area is better known for its hiking and fishing. The town is just over an hour’s drive from Inverness Airport and 20 minutes’ drive from Tain Railway Station.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.6 for a two-person trip.
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Most popular facilities
- Free parking
- Free WiFi
- Non-smoking rooms
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Bar
Guest reviews
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Jonathan
United Kingdom
“Very nice location, friendly staff and very relaxing, only one thing is this is a dog friendly place but we were restricted to certain parts of the hotel so was slightly disappointed, but one of the staff took a shine to our dog and extra treats...” - Lynn
United Kingdom
“Great location, very friendly and helpful staff and comfy room” - Alastair
United Kingdom
“Location is very good for my visit to Dornoch. Having stayed here 5/6 times a year I would say the breakfast was no where as good as it has been over the last 30 years of visiting!!” - Judith
United Kingdom
“We had a large spacious room & bathroom. Staff were very welcoming” - Andrew
New Zealand
“Brilliant location for golf at Royal Dornoch, comfortable bed and really friendly staff” - Colin
United Kingdom
“The staff were just fantastic, probably the best thing about our stay. The bed and room were super comfortable and the food, breakfast particularly was 1st clasd.” - Carol
United Kingdom
“Lovely homely feel. Made to feel very welcome, even the guests chatted to each other in a relaxed atmosphere. Great location, easy walk to town or beach. Also close to location’the last witch of Scotland’ which is a moving true story about Dornock.” - Gary
United Kingdom
“The hotel location was great, close to the beach. Breakfast was lovely, the staff were very helpful. Bedroom was a good spec and had tea and coffee facilities.One electric car charger did actually work, big bonus for anyone in an electric vehicle.” - Julie
United Kingdom
“Lovely hotel with lovely food staff very friendly nothing too much trouble. Large room which was very clean bed very comfortable. Lovely location right on the beach great for after dinner walk with the dog” - Lorraine
United Kingdom
“The beautiful rooms big bathrooms and a wonderful comfy bed”
Hotel surroundings
Restaurants
- The Conservatory Restaurant
- CuisineScottish • Local • International
- Open forLunch • Dinner
- AmbianceTraditional
House rules
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
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Cot and extra bed policies
The number of cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.
There are no extra beds available at this property.
All cots are subject to availability.




The fine print
Please note that for bookings of more than 5 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.
When travelling with pets, please note that an extra charge of £20 per dog per night, capped at £80 per dog per stay applies
In accordance with government guidelines to minimise transmission of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), this property currently isn't accepting guests from certain countries, during dates where such guidelines exist.
Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), please ensure that you are only booking this property following the local government guidelines of the destination, including but not limited to the purpose of travel, and maximum allowed group size.
It is not possible to stay at this property for Coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantine purposes.