Room was very fresh and clean, nice shower, exceptionally comfy bed and great nights sleep, sea view from the room, tea/coffee facilities, apparently we were in one of the few rooms still to be upgraded, however we couldn't fault it, was nice as it was. Mattress had just been renewed and it was so comfy we have just bought the same one at home!!! Breakfast was lovely with a wide variety of cereal, pastries etc (everything you would want) to help yourself to and also very quick service with the cooked breakfast and tea and coffees, Cooked food was great and just the right amount. 4 of us all enjoyed our stay and also enjoyed the local area, were visiting family in Buckie and this was just a 10 minute drive/taxi (which hotel arranged for us. Everyone very friendly and helpful.

The people who run it were friendly, excellent and very accommodative. It is well known in the town and is a stone throw from the famous "Bow & Fiddle Rock" .

The room I booked was advertised as "Sea View". But it was merely out of a single window, and just the horizon was visible. It is not at the shore. It is in the town and has a couple of streets before you can get to the street. You can see the sea but that's like watching out of an aeroplane.

Very clean room. Owner lovely man . Did not meet Lorraine.

A warmer welcome would have been nice. We got taken up 3 flights of stairs, given keys and told breakfast was at 8.30 and then told as we booked via Booking.com it would be continental breakfast only. We would have liked to have been asked if we had eaten or like a drink and shown to the bar. Does not cater for special dietary requirements as stated. Vegan, not much call for advised by Lorraine via email, so was asked to bring own 'special food' etc. I gave 36hr notice. In this day and age Vegan/vegetarian should be catered for as standard. Breakfast was cheese, yogurt, butter, milk. I had dry toast and a banana. If they could get this right it would be a perfect place.

In our 4 weeks of touring around Scotland, this was our favourite place to stay. The owners are wonderful and so accommodating, the food is great and it's a lovely place to have a drink at the bar and meet the locals. Plenty to see and do around the area if you enjoy the charm of a small coastal town - the walk from Portknockie to Cullen is a real treat on a nice day. Beautiful view out the window too!

On my next strip to Scotland I would spend the majority of my time at The Victoria. Lorraine & David Boa go out of their way to make you feel comfortable. The dinner was perfect and the breakfast was just what I needed. The pub in the back of the inn was just what I would looking for. The local residents gather there and are so friendly. Originally I was going to stay for one night but ended up staying for three and hated to have to leave.

There is nothing not to like about The Victoria. The Inn, village and people made everything perfect. I would love to live there.

The location, the hotel, our room,the staff, the meals were all wonderful. Everyone was friendly and helpful and the view from our room was fantastic. We really enjoyed our stay here.

Two minor things could have been better. 1. The toilet seat in our room was not secure and kept swinging to one side. Although we mentioned it to the manager, it was not repaired during our stay. It wasn't a dealbreaker as the toilet still worked properly, it was just awkawrd to sit on. 2. We were travelling from NZ and had large suitcases (not overnight bags) which were a mission to get up all the stairs to the top floor. Again, not a dealbreaker as we had requested a room with a splendid view and understood that meant top floor, but a dumbwaiter to move our cases upstairs would have been a godsend.

Victoria hotel is an older property situated a stones throw from the sea front in Portknockie. Inside there is a wide mahogany staircase leading upstairs to the bedrooms and rooms to the dining room, lounge bar and public bar off the corridor. We were welcomed into the hotel and shown directly to our room. It was a little chilly, but Lorraine went straight upstairs and sorted our radiator which was brilliant. We were on the top floor and our room was clean and well presented. It had older style dark wood furniture in keeping with the rest of the property. The bed was comfortable with fresh white bedding. There have been other comments about squeaky beds - it does squeak, but it was so comfortable and cosy it did not affect us. There is a small en suite shower room off the bedroom - slightly variable temperature on the shower but good water pressure especially for an older building. Fluffy white towels were provided and hand soap/ shampoo. Breakfast is served downstairs - a continental style self-service and a hot option if you prefer it. This was cooked to order and the portions sizes were generous - and delicious. We had dinner in the lounge bar, where there was a choice of food including 4 vegetarian options, which was a great surprise. Huge portions of freshly cooked food and very reasonable prices. The public bar had a lot of local people drinking there, so obviously the beer is good. I had a local gin and tonic - Lorraine’s recommendation- and it was lovely. We really enjoyed our stay. It is not a high end hotel, it is a comfortable, friendly and extremely good value hotel and I would not hesitate to recommend it for visitors to the area.

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A warm welcome from the owners and our room was beautifully decorated and furnished. We have stayed at this hotel before and the location is perfect for exploring this lovely coastline. Breakfast is either a continental or cooked choice - there is a large range of items to choose from with lots of fresh fruit, delicious.

Nothing to dislike.

We stayed here for one night at this old charming hotel in a small coastal town. We had a room a the very top of this small hotel, so lots of stairs, but an excellent sea view. The hotel has its own restaurant, which is very convenient, since no other options are available in the town. We had a very nice dinner at the restaurant.

We only had the continental breakfast included, but it was fine. A lot of noise when flushing the toilet.

We booked a spontaneous visit for the bank holiday weekend and loved our stay. The hosts were very friendly and accommodating, the rooms were comfy and warm, we slept very well! The rooms were quiet, but it was lively downstairs with the small reasonably-priced restaurant and separated pub. The breakfast was better than expected. We’ve done a lot of travelling and when you see “continental breakfast”, from experience, it lowers our expectations. But this was not the case at The Victoria Hotel, the breakfast was diverse and very filling. In terms of the area itself, Portknockie is a great mid-sized village with fascinating architecture. It’s perfectly located as we used it as a base to road trip the beautiful North East Scotland for three days. With the new owners of the property I can see The Victoria Hotel getting even better and more popular overtime. It’s clear that they are very passionate about the property.