We really enjoyed our short stay! We used the lodging as a central location to visit multiple hotspots all within an hour's drive. The very friendly owners go out of their way to ensure that all your needs are met, including recommendations for where to go and what to see. Dinner and a pint in the restaurant after a long day of touring, and a full Scottish breakfast made to order. Off-street private parking and a comfy room. Bonus - you'll get to meet some local doggies in the pub. Great value.

Really, nothing was wrong! It is an older building with a long history of serving as a carriage house for travelers. A tradition they carry on today.

We stayed here Tuesday 24/06/25 with my friend's doggy, Dexter, and cannot high star this fabulous hotel up enough. Gorgeous place, fabulous food, great ale. Nicky and Mr. Nicky (I'm afraid I didn't catch Nicky's partner's name) are amazing hosts; super friendly, happy to help, and just lovely, lovely people in general. So welcoming to dogs, (our guest name and room was charged to Dexter 😁😁❤️, sadly, he didn't pay, though. We did 😁) and keep those peepers peeled for the photos of puppers past and present all around the bar. If you're really lucky you'll meet gentleman Jasper, the doggy landlord and beer thief extraordinaire, and the gorgeous Suicide Sophie ❤️ Lovely beer garden, fabulous food, welcoming, friendly staff, and a possible haunted bar. What more does anyone need? 11/10 ❤️

Rich & Niki are lovely hosts .. couldn’t do enough for us. Have to give Jasper their Labrador a mention too … friendly boy. It’s a fantastic dog friendly hotel & pub and gave such a fabulous village feel. The room was fantastic, and the bed so comfortable. Everything that you require was available in the room. Food was delicious and a great menu catering to vegetarian/vegans too. Breakfast was included and we went for the full Scottish breakfast which set us up for the day. I can’t recommend The Smiddy Haugh enough and safe to say we will be returning. Of note there is such beautiful countryside to explore and lots of lovely villages and towns nearby to visit including Gleneagles, with Perth & Stirling in easy reach if you prefer larger towns/ cities to explore.

Exceedingly warm welcome to an Inn with plenty of kerb appeal and character. Staff were very friendly, room was lovely, warm, clean and with plenty of tea/coffee etc. Very comfortable bed. Spotless en suite shower room with high quality toiletries. We both had two evening meals and two breakfasts during our stay and the food was excellent. Soups were delicious as were the mains. Scrambled eggs in the morning were top notch. Very accommodating about portion size for loss of appetite but beautifully presented which encouraged eating. Very dog friendly and all the dogs in and out of the busy bar area were incredibly well behaved. Locals were nice and chatty which makes a big difference to guests. Ideally situated for our trip. Free parking. Wonderful building which has been very sympathetically restored keeping the character. Definitely recommend a stay at Smiddy Haugh and we are hoping to be back.

We loved it!

A very warm welcome from the owners, Nikky and Richard. Our room was comfortable and spacious with a private bathroom, plus great facilities such as free wifi and Sky, (and free Sky movies). A spacious, beer garden to the rear with secure off street parking. Great choice of locally produced beers and spirits available and exceptional food on offer. Both the meals we had in the bar and our breakfasts were very high quality, again using locally produced ingredients. Nothing was too much trouble for the owners during our stay and we have enjoyed a very relaxed and comfortable couple of nights here. This is a dog friendly hotel which is spotlessly clean. We will definitely be visiting again. We cannot recommend The Smiddy Haugh enough!

Nothing, apart from our stay wasn't long enough!

We parked up and arrived through the back entrance of the guest house. Really warm welcome, (lovely pub garden area) so helpful, just felt comfortable. Up to our room, lovely lay out. Enough space and everything you would need for your stay. Hair dryer, tea & coffee facilities, and loads!! of places to plug in, yay!! The dining room looked lovely but we did not use it.

I would have to be incredibly picking to think of even one thing I did not like, they had just had new carpet fitted in our room and a joiner had not been in to take a tiny bit off the door so it closed easily. Otherwise it was perfect.

The Smiddy Haugh is in an excellent location for traveling up to, or home from, the top of Scotland. We had a long drive home south, and this was perfectly placed to stop for the night, traveling home after driving from the Stromness/Scrabster ferry after visiting Orkney. The rooms were very traditional, spotlessly clean & comfortable. The staff were lovely and the food was excellent, including the breakfast. We would definitely stay there again.

I can't think of anything that I would criticise. Everything met our expectations and we were very happy to stay there. If you're looking for a modern hotel this is not it, but if you're looking for a comfortable B&B in a great location, this is it.

Ideal stop off on my journey. Great hosts, good parking and location. The room was spotless and well equipped. The breakfast was lovely and very well presented. Being on my own I also liked the fact that I could have an evening meal on site. The menu was extensive enough to find something I fancied, the meal itself was delicious.

The Wi-Fi in the bedroom was poor, to be fair, this was pointed out on the room info.

Perfect stay with wonderful staff and delicious food. This wee hidden gem far exceeded our expectations. A fabulous bar, and cosy dining area, along with a great beer garden. We ordered some food which was delicious, along with two lovingly made cocktails. A very comfy nights sleep, and a delicious breakfast to follow! The service was perfect, staff all so friendly and efficient, they never stopped. We will be back.

Large car park, sky tv in bedroom, scrambled eggs, friendliness of staff, ideal location for a stopover on the way to Scotland, large beer garden, bowl of chips with a pint (we had eaten on the way) - could go on.

Couldn’t walk to a paper shop before breakfast (I am a bit of a ‘saddo’though)