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Carlton Hotel

2.5 star property
Hotel in Forres with a bar

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Bar (on property)
Front of property
Traditional Double Room | Free WiFi
Exterior
Reception

Reviews

7.2 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Bar
  • Pet friendly
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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Comfort Room | Free WiFi

Comfort Room

Highlights

Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Family Room | Free WiFi

Family Room

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Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Family Triple Room | Free WiFi

Family Triple Room

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Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Basic Quadruple Room | Free WiFi

Basic Quadruple Room

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Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Room | Free WiFi

Standard Room

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Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Basic Double Room | Free WiFi

Basic Double Room

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Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Traditional Double Room | Free WiFi

Traditional Double Room

Highlights

Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
67 High St, Forres, Scotland, IV36 1AE

What's nearby

  • Moray Coast Trail - 1 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Grant Park - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Ben Romach Distillery - 2 min drive - 1.2 miles
  • Brodie Castle - 7 min drive - 4.0 miles
  • Findhorn Foundation - 9 min drive - 5.2 miles

Getting around

  • Forres Station - 12 min walk
  • Inverness (INV) - 32 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Forres Fish Bar - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Mosset Tavern - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Brodie Countryfare - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Kimberley Inn - ‬8 min drive

About this property

Carlton Hotel

Property highlights
Carlton Hotel provides a bar and more. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • Full breakfast (surcharge)
  • Guest reviews speak highly of the helpful staff
Room features
All guestrooms at Carlton Hotel include amenities such as free WiFi.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 10 per person
  • A bar/lounge

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • No elevator

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 15

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from noon - 11:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10 per pet, per stay, plus a deposit of GBP 10 per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 10 per person
  • Pet deposit: GBP 10 per stay
  • Pet fee: GBP 10 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Carlton Hotel Hotel
Carlton Hotel Forres
Carlton Hotel Hotel Forres

Frequently asked questions

Is Carlton Hotel pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property. There's a deposit of GBP 10 per stay and a fee of GBP 10 per pet, per stay. Service animals are exempt from fees.

How much is parking at Carlton Hotel?

There is free parking nearby.

What time is check-in at Carlton Hotel?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at Carlton Hotel?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Carlton Hotel located?

Situated in Forres, this hotel is within a 5-minute walk of Moray Coast Trail, Dava Way, and Grant Park. Suenos Stone and Ben Romach Distillery are also within 1 mi (2 km). Forres Station is 12 minutes by foot.

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Carlton Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 42 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 42 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 42 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 42 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 42 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

machel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great value. Decent room, free drink voucher, free breakfast. Friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shaiju

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice property with excellent staff service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Helena

Comfortable sleep and good breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay

The hotel/pub looks like an 'old man's pub' but the rooms are very comfortable and clean. The breakfast was very tasty and Claire was amazingly helpful and friendly by pointing out the best places to eat.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Tricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very unique, beautiful, and comfortable. The pub was lively! Very interesting place to stay, would return.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Greg

Liked: Staff & service
the staff that this hotel was extremely helpful. Basic hotel good for a couple of nights stay
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Theodore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was old but affordable but lacked parking nearby.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Baxter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was cozy and clean, staff was extremely friendly and enjoyable to talk to. The bar/pub downstairs was a great chill atmosphere filled with people who clearly knew and loved each other. Plenty of options for food in the area, and the pub was priced very reasonably. Will absolutely be staying again
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Rebekah

Liked: Staff & service

Inverness and The Highlands weekend

A long weekend in The Highlands. Visiting many historical and tourist sights.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Samuel

Very cute place right in the center of town. Comfortable bed, lovely staff, charming town.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Skye

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really great staff and comfortable stay. There are stairs and no lift so it’s not suitable for people with physical disability. It takes time to get the water running hot but the place was quite nice and much better than I expected from the ratings. Breakfast was not that great but the complementary drinks and coffee machine in the room was a nice bonus.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Heather

Liked: Property conditions & facilities

Decent sleep, but skip the breakfast

The rooms are clean and comfortable, though a bit noisy late at night (but they gave earplugs…). No lift, so did have a lot of stairs to climb. The main disappointment was the breakfast. Poor quality food, overcooked, wrong items, and scarcity of food on buffet. Staff were friendly and helpful; checkout was easy.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Maxwell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The room was clean and recently decorated but building was old fashioned.The staff were very friendly and efficient
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Sandeep

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

poor brealfast service

Lady received us was wonderful but breakfast team was terrible. Almost everything was finished, the boy was topping up but he was not available easily. it took 1 and almost half hour to finish the breakfast. I wouldn't recommend this place.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gavin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Always stay at the Charlton, 3-4 times a year. Every visit is the same.. warm, welcoming and a feel of home away from home. Staff are great, facilities perfect, location great and parking at rear. Go for the Comfort Room (4 poster bed) as the rooms are bigger, comfier and comes with great facilities.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jani

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Dont stay here - the reviews are beyond inaccurate. I never write reviews, but when I saw the dreadful state of the place and clientele, I politely said I wouldn't be staying and could I have a refund. They declined - which is in keeping with the experience. A truly unpleasant place to stay - I seriously question Expedia's rating system. Dump.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Forres hotel.

Lovely old building, very comfy bed. Right on the high street. Amazing staff. It was quite noisy until the bar closed but it meant we had the chance to meet the friendly locals and have a few drinks. Great weekend break.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Helen

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No designated parking only on street which was full and a block or two away from hotel. area had indigents walking streets, did not feel safe leaving rented car in streets
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
We booked breakfast for 8.30am there were no staff in the building we had no breakfast had to leave. Other guest faced same issue
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

robert

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely Staff but a few niggles

The Hotel is on a street corner and parking nearby is limited we had bags and a child with us and our room was on the top floor and no lift available so 6 flights of stairs the room itself was well presented and clean but this is where the niggles came in our bed sheet had a cigarette burn hole in it and the shower which was very complicated to use the main handle was hanging off had had to be constantly pressed back on it was a windy old day and the top floor windows which where old sash cord type windows and had the wind stopping resistance of a seive however its not all bad staff are lovely breakfast was amazing not sure if we would use again but its not all bad
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Fiona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Need bed fixed as made a noise everytime i moved
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

5

I was rather up set that room we had windows where banging and there was draft coming from them my son was too scared sleep in room so was up all nite so was us me and my wife it shouldn’t of been let out
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

4/10 Poor

Anita

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Review of the Carlton Hotel, Forres.

The room was clean but wires everwhere. Slippy shower room mat. Nowhere to hang towels in shower room. The bin hadnt been emptied. The TV didnt have a remote cintrol that worked. The door outside our room creaked badly and we had crowds of drunk people under the window of our room. We also had a guest making a loud call outside our room at5am. Breakfast was ok though there was no cutlery. The dining room staff and check in staff were very pleasant but the dining room manager was overworked.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

2/10 Terrible

T

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We have stayed in the Carlton before & it was OK, this time it was terrible. Checked in on a Friday for a 7 night stay, Saturday morning mid shower there was no warm water. Went for breakfast, the young lad who was serving on seemed to have no interest in what he was doing, the urn had not been switched on so no hot water for coffee/tea, there was no bread for toast, no fruit. We had to complete a pre order for breakfast so they knew what we wanted so there is no excuse for items to be missing (Black pudding Sat & Sun, mushrooms Tues & Wed) Also the only butter available was a tub of utterly butterly that had the previous users toast crumbs in it.On Sunday he turned the urn on but there was no water in it. From Monday onwards the service was a lot better apart from the missing mushrooms, hot water, bread fruit & individual butters. Our room was not serviced properly I had to ask for it to be done on the Sunday so we got clean towels & replacement coffee & milk, toilet rolls - we resorted to buying our own just in case we were not given any & we were right to do so. The room was only vaccumed once in the whole week & after Sunday I had to ask for it to be serviced on a further 2 occasions, one time we had to leave our key because they had lost the master keys. There was never anyone there to complain to all dealings went through the bar staff or the waiting staff. There was hardly any storage in the room, definitely not enough for 2 people who were staying for a week.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Billy

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Honestly- there was nothing to like. We arrived and had to go looking for someone to check us in. Barmaid came through and did this in a corridor. I asked to use ladies toilet, DISGUSTING didn’t cover it. The room was a basic mis match with no wash hand basin in bathroom but in bedroom??? This place is in the dark ages. We left in the morning and there were glasses some full, some empty, lying all over the floor of the hotel and spilled out over into the street outside. Left us ear plugs but those weren’t equipped to drown out the noise from downstairs. A complete disaster never slept a wink. If not for my husbands poor health I would have left after our function at night instead of morning. Sorry guys…….but you did ask.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023