Holborn Hotel
Holborn Hotel descritpion
The Holborn is a family run hotel situated in Thurso, a 5 minute walk to the beach. It offers bedrooms with private bathrooms, tea and coffee making facilities, TV and free Wi-Fi.
The hotel is also within walking distance to the center of town, river walks and quaint harbor areas. The Castle of Mey and the Orkney Ferry Terminal are all nearby.
The hotel‘s restaurant, The Red Pepper, has a varied dinner menu. During the day, a bar meal is available at Bar 16 which boasts a jukebox and a pool table.
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Facilities of Holborn Hotel
Outdoors ：Grounds
Pets ：Pets are not allowed.
Food & Drink ：Restaurant | Bar
Internet ：Free!WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.
Parking ：Free!Free private parking is available on site (reservation is not needed).
Services ：Room Service | Packed Lunches | Baggage Storage | Meeting/Banquet Facilities | Fax/Photocopying
General ：Non-smoking Rooms | Family Rooms | Heating | All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private) | Designated Smoking Area
Reviews for Holborn Hotel
Review 1：It was a little noisy in the room because there is a single entry point for the restaurant, bar and hotel.
Review 2：The staff were very helpful, the bed comfy and the room clean. Good breakfast.
Review 3：Eh. Nothing in particular. The restaurant was a bit pricey but the breakfast included in the price was good. Nothing that I didn't really like, I just didn't love it.
Review 4：It was what it was. It was a good location to head over to Orkney, which is why we were there. Breakfast was good. A bit expensive but on par with the accommodation in the area.
Review 5：I did not have any hot water for a shower for washing and in the end boiled a kettle to wash.
Review 6：The staff were friendly.The food was good, and the breakfast was superb.
Review 7：'24 hour cancellation' not 24 hrs before checkin time but before 00:00 before checkin. Parking Welcome - not clear where reception was Very small sink so difficult to fill kettle Soap dispenser changed but not opened, too me a while to figure it out.
Review 8：Location Food Bed
Review 9：I didn't like Room 14 as it is located next door to the Take Away where the Saturday night drunks gathered from midnight onwards, shouting and swearing and were heard in the vicinity until approximately 3.30am!! I should have asked for another room but didn't. I was convinced that my window was open but unfortunately it wasn't! My pal got another room elsewhere in the building and heard no such racket. Great hotel but Room 14 should be soundproofed at the weekend.
Review 10：Lovely wee hotel, nice staff, comfortable room and awesome breakfast
Review 11：The room was well presented and the breakfast was excellent. There is limited hotel parking but I got a space easily. There is a really nice bar and restaurant down stairs which I couldn’t hear from my room. The reception desk is never manned so you end up going to the bar to get assistance but all the staff were really nice and helpful. The WIFI didn't work during my stay and I had a punctured tyre on my motorbike so needed to get a replacement. The young man behind the bar was amazing help getting me the details of the nearest garage. I’d definately stay here again.
Review 12：It was a Friday night, and music in the bar went on until 1am (normally I would be in the bar, but I had to get up early). The noise in the street went on until well after 2am.
Review 13：The restaurant is excellent. The single room, while small, was very comfortable.
Review 14：Very high price for very small single room. Limited breakfast choice if you didn't fancy a fry up.
Review 15：Not much.overpriced online. Cheaper by walking in off the street. Has a pub attached and the beer was good.
Review 16：The bathroom was the size of a small closet and moldy. The room was run down and tacky.
Review 17：Nice staff,very helpful. The restaurant was very nice.
Review 18：There was confusion over our room being double booked. I guess the other couple complained more than we did because we ended up on the top floor with an angled ceiling directly above the bed. This meant it was physically impossible to sit up in bed! Having just cycled 400 miles I didn't have the energy to complain any more!
Review 19：Food was very good
Review 20：Very minimal parking, that said, plenty in pay & display. Room notice advises on local parking though.
Review 21：Location, staff, room, breakfast. Central to everything you could need for entertainment and eating out. I'd stay again.
Review 22：We arrived at 10pm on a Friday evening after a 16 hour journey. The bar downstairs had really loud garage music until 1am. Unable to sleep until the music stopped.
Review 23：Excellent breakfast, clean room, helpful staff and good location.
Review 24：Very hard to find, entrance is located on side street not on the street listed as their address. Even with GPS we rode around for 30 minutes before asking a local. Desk was not manned but they came when we rang the bell. Hotel is small as were the rooms but they were clean and the wifi worked. The barmaid was helpful when we needed directions to Tesco for medicine. We worried that the carpark would not be available when we returned (only 4 spots) but she stood outside and watched our spot for us!!
Review 25：Clean room and wifi
Review 26：We arrived late on a Friday evening, but were not informed that there would be entertainment in the bar on Saturday evening. Having spent a full Saturday exploring the area we were tired and retired to bed about 9.30pm. At 10pm the entertainment started. what a dreadful noise, drums and "singing" for almost 2 hours. No sleep was possible.I did complain on Sunday morning, but no apology from management recieved. Leaving after breakfast on Monday, a courteous thanks for staying would have been appreciated - nothing. The en-suite facilities were OK. Excellent shower, but the height of sink was obviously catering for very short people. To wet shave without kneeling was impossible. Also unable to fill kettle directly, had to use a plastic cup to transfer water from tap. The Boy racers are obviously a feature of Thurso, but again not easy to sleep with exhaust noises from their souped up cars.
Review 27：Quality of Breakfast was very good. Free Wi-Fi. Comfortable beds.
Review 28：Room awkward to use eg no plug for kettle near tray with tea/coffee etc. Basin very small so difficult to put water in kettle. Towel rail in an awkward place although there was adequate room for a rail in a more suitable space.
Review 29：Staff welcoming and helpful Good breakfast
Review 30：No hot water, not even a dribble
Review 31：I liked the location
Review 32：Nothing
Review 33：Good restaurant and location.
Review 34：The room was incredibly small. Although there were tea and coffee in the room, there was no kettle.
Review 35：Central location, nice staff and nice food
Review 36：Hotel was in a good location for our needs. Room was comfortable and clean. Nice restaurant, good food and bar facilities.
Review 37：Nice bar friendly staff
Review 38：Stayed in annex no wifi Big car limited parking Limited air circulation in rooms
Review 39：Nice helpful staff and good breakfast
Review 40：very accommodating for LEJOGers
Review 41：Room shower breakfast
Review 42：Noisy at night with bikers going up and down, but it was Saturday night.
Review 43：Easy to find hotel. Good facilities.
Review 44：Very small bathroom, cold room and very very noisy at night!
Review 45：No bad experience
Review 46：Food was good and resonable priced
Review 47：Hotel could do with a lick of paint. It's on a road so quite noisy
Review 48：Nice food.
Review 49：left to get on with it just what wee wanted bril
Review 50：Only 3 parking spaces, which was very tight for a large 4x4 vehicle.
Review 51：Food and beer and whiskey very good
Review 52：Nothing bad
Review 53：Parking right opposite, restaurant or bar meals, friendly atmosphere.
Review 54：There's not much anyone could do about October weather in Scotland.
Review 55：Very friendly and courteous staff.
Review 56：Dinner was over cooked, Room very narrow Parking limited
Review 57：Bed comfortable.
Review 58：car parking facilities
Review 59：excellent food.
Review 60：Fish & Clam smell in Stairway
Review 61：Clean room Good food (Diner & breakfast) Free WiFi ( after a while)
Review 62：Lovely breakfast Pleasant staff Comfortable room
Review 63：Stairs
Review 64：Proximity to town
Review 65：Good one night stop. Enjoyed the pipe and drum band playing in the street on Saturday night.
Review 66：The sink in the bathroom is far too little for adult people
Review 67：The location and the restaurant
Review 68：poor parking
Review 69：nice friendly people, comfortable and good restaurant
Review 70：Needs to make up mind as to whether its an accommodation provider or a nightlife centre. The bad band playing to 3am accompanied by female shrieks not conducive to sleep. We have stayed other places with active bars but nothing like this the base was felt through the floor let alone heard.
Review 71：Clean tidy and warm
Review 72：Very limited parking in carpark - five spaces.
Review 73：Helpful staff. Friendly staff. Comfortable rooms. Excellent breakfast. Excellent standard of hygiene. Restaurant in hotel 'The Red Pepper' excellent.
Review 74：* Small car park but we didn't have a problem * They need a bigger sign to make it easier to find! Alternatively, look for the Red Pepper restaurant!
Review 75：* Central location * Red Pepper restaurant (part of the hotel) - excellent venison * Friendly staff
Review 76：My room smelt of smoke sometimes, could be the ghost, just brings character to the Hotel!
Review 77：Food was good in the hotel restaurant, The Red Pepper, close to main street, staff excellent, clean rooms, Thurso lots to offer, lovely walk along the riverbank.
Review 78：Wifi was not working all night. this was one of the main reasons I chose this hotel since I am traveling alone and need to keep in touch with people at home. Nothing could be done about it but a discount might have been in order.
Review 79：For an old hotel, it was clean and comfortable with ensuite bathroom. Breakfast was good.
Review 80：Room was small but we did not pay for a suite in Abu Dhabi
Review 81：Food was excellent. Location was convenient. Staff friendly and helpful. Rooms clean and functional.
Review 82：Very ancient small Decca TV which must have been 15-20 years old. Small flat screen TV's are pretty cheap now, which can be easily wall mounted.
Review 83：Central location, only about 10-15 mins walk from railway station. Lovely breakfast.
Review 84：Room was in attic - could not sit up in bed because of roof slope. Romm facilities not all maintained to highest standard
Review 85：Food very good - restaurant is their strong point
Review 86：There was a live band playing in the hotel bar until 1 o'clock inthe morning which prevented us from sleeping, we were not informed thiswould be the case at check-in. At breakfast we ordered coffee and abreakfast with scrambled eggs and ended up with tea and a breakfast witha fried egg. The staff in the hotel were nowhere to be found and in noway attentive to us.
Review 87：A spacious, modern, warm room.
Review 88：No issues !
Review 89：Friendly staff and quality of food.
Review 90：wifi unstable
Review 91：friendly staff
Review 92：very good resteraunt
Review 93：The hotel provided dinner in the bar and we played pool.
Review 94：Very small bathroom
Review 95：Good shower
Review 96：Room a bit small Overpriced
Review 97：Food
Review 98：Friendly staff. Busy pub w ith good food.
Review 99：size of the room
Review 100：the staff
Review 101：Good Food Helpful Attentive Staff
Review 102：Room size was just a little bit small but facilities still all there
Review 103：Very clean and staff were very friendly
Review 104：Location
Review 105：very friendly staff and very clean accommodation, excellent meals and servicel
Review 106：The Building code requiring auto closing doors on stiff springs.
Review 107：Ground floor in quiet, adjacent building to main hotel and bar.
Review 108：Very hospitable staff, excellent restaurant/food.
Review 109：Coffee in room not replenished.
Review 110：Quiet room at back away from the noise from the road. Excellent food and prompt service
Review 111：Bit difficult to find from Google map
Review 112：Convenience for ferry, good rooms,bistro on site
Review 113：No car parking facilities. Meals stopped before 9pm
Review 114：Friendly Clean
Review 115：Telly was a bit high up to see well
Review 116：Well appointed room and good breakfast. Location ideal for travelling around that part of, Scotland
Review 117：No real ales,
Review 118：Resturant good
Review 119：the staff were all friendly,the room was very clean,the food was good.