Dakota Edinburgh Reviews Summary

Category: Hotel

Address: Ferrymuir, Queensferry, South Queensferry EH30 9QZ, United Kingdom

Phone: +441313193690

Rating: 4.5
based on 276 reviews.

Staff Service

Pros:

  • "The staff were very helpful and friendly."
  • "The staff are friendly, helpful and courteous."
  • "Exceptional service!"
  • "The staff was so wonderful from checking me in to helping print out a document I needed."
  • "Fantastic place, staff are friendly and eager to help anyway they can."
  • "The staff in particular were all exceptionally helpful."
  • "First class customer service. The staff are nice and friendly."

Cons:

  • "Worst guest service, poor quality rooms damp sheets hair stands."
  • "Our AC was not working and though they tried to fix it it still was way too hot."
  • "Hotel staffs are not helpful at all and they seem to be very rude."
  • "The reception staff were rude and unhelpful."
  • "The waitress clearly had an attitude problem and whilst it was busy which was stressful she didn't bother to take our food order for over 30 minutes."
  • "Service very slow, took over an hour any time we ordered our complimentary champagne to our room and wasn't cold."
  • "Went in for a couple of drinks, we waited over 25 minutes and still nothing arrived. Absolutely appalling service."

Room Quality

Pros:

  • "The rooms were spoiled because they were so dark."
  • "Our room was very clean with a comfortable bed and everything you needed."
  • "Loved the room. Wasn't huge, but not cramped as well."
  • "Always clean and a nice room."
  • "The room was beautiful. The exposed brick was very charming."
  • "Room was very clean, bed comfortable, bathroom clean and again room is very well decorated and stylish."
  • "The room was luxurious and beautifully decorated."

Cons:

  • "The rooms quality are a bit run down."
  • "The room is ok but doesn't meet the expectations that I have for Dakota."
  • "The room was a disappointment as I booked a king executive room which turns out to be a small room with a double bed."
  • "The bottle of conditioner, shampoo, and body soap in the room were very dirty."
  • "There also wasn't a convenient location to plug the hairdryer."
  • "The rooms are dark and with poor lighting if you are a makeup/getting ready girlie."
  • "The room, a bit dusty, was nice decorated but in really low light."

Location & Accessibility

Pros:

  • "Great location; short drive into Edinburgh or to the airport."
  • "The hotel located in a beautiful little town, easy to locate."
  • "Great food, brilliant cocktails, amazing atmosphere."
  • "Nice quiet neighborhood and not far from the Queensferry waterfront."
  • "Also great location at the end of the Fourth Road Bridge, great views, and a short walk into South Queensferry."
  • "The hotel was conveniently located near the airport, had friendly staff and great facilities."
  • "The hotel is situated in Queensferry which was the perfect location as we could enjoy the small village of South Queensferry and the Forth Boat trip."

Cons:

  • "There's not much around in terms of the location."
  • "The hotel is located in the south of Queensferry, 20 minutes walk into town, there are few pubs and restaurants."
  • "Not too far from the airport and just outside the centre of South Queensferry which is a lovely little place to visit."
  • "Not sure we liked being so far out of Edinburgh though so not sure we would have chosen to stay there ourselves."
  • "The hotel location isn’t amazing if you want to go into Edinburgh."
  • "It’s about a 45$ ride to Edinburgh if you want to visit each way."
  • "We found the hotel too dark and dimly lit."

Food & Dining

Pros:

  • "The restaurant is also noteworthy: Everything (ambience, choice of food, cuisine) is excellent."
  • "The restaurant service was absolutely fantastic and I couldn’t complain about anything."
  • "The continental breakfast had really great options and the Scottish Breakfast had plenty of food and was good as well."
  • "Breakfast was delicious."
  • "Food was excellent as always and recommend trying the seafood curry."
  • "The food served in the restaurant was soooo good."
  • "The restaurant was nice as well: large choice and very good starters and mains."

Cons:

  • "The other person's breakfast was not correct and poorly cooked."
  • "The food was overpriced for what it was I would say."
  • "The grill mostly served fish and steak/beef dishes and didn’t provide much of a choice for us."
  • "While the fillet steak and my cheese sauce were fabulous, the skinny fries and mushrooms were extremely disappointing."
  • "The dinner was very tasty but overpriced."
  • "The food though is overpriced and minimal."
  • "My chips were cold. My husband's breaded chicken (Ceasar salad) was soggy and quite bland."

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