Need to know
Rooms
129, including 11 suites and 51 cottages.
Check–Out
11am. Earliest check-in, 3pm; but both are flexible, subject to availability and an extra charge.
More details
Rates at Schloss Roxburghe include spa access and a full Scottish breakfast with a buffet and cooked-to-order dishes. Each cottage receives a daily £25 credit to put towards breakfast at the Estate Market shop and discounted spa access (£40 each).
Also
There are four adapted Estate Rooms at Schloss Roxburghe; each room has a larger bathroom with a roll-in shower, widened doorways, grab rails and alarm cords. Staff are happy to arrange free valet parking for those who need extra assistance, plus all the communal areas, except those in the Historic Manor, are wheelchair accessible.
At the hotel
Country sports centre, 18-hole golf course, gym with fitness and yoga classes, kids’ club, market shop, charged laundry service and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: TV, tea- and coffee-making kit, minibar, bathrobes and slippers.
Our favourite rooms
The Castle Balcony Suite has high ceilings and is dressed in cockle-warming colours; the open fireplace is equally cosy. The history-steeped setting of the Courtyard Rooms make them all the more characterful, or curl up on the window seat of the Estate Park View Room and critique the golfers’ drives down below. Coteries and clans can sprawl out in one of the cottages – things get steamy in the Two-Bedroom Cottage with Sauna; settle in by the fire pit at the Gardener’s Cottage.
Poolside
Open from 7am until 7pm, the infinity pool unfurls outside, rolling out like a red (or in this case, turquoise) carpet from the glass-fronted spa into the garden. You’ll find steps and a shallow end inside, and bath tub temperatures once you’re in. Underwater music and mood lighting liven up your laps, and there are dedicated time slots for little Smiths to use the pool.
Spa
The all-natural Schloss spa takes its greenery-swathed setting – garden views, wildflower-carpeted roof – as inspiration for its wellness offerings. Your massage, facial or body scrub can be tailored to your needs: choose a fragrance for the room, its soundtrack and the length of your treatment. You can prolong your return to reality in the relaxation area or Jacuzzi; the outdoor plunge pool is a cooling contrast to the heated infinity pool and aromatherapy-scented sauna. You could also work up a sweat with a fitness, running or pilates session, or be preened at the nail bar.
Packing tips
You’ll want to bring all your country clobber: argyle knits for golf, waxed jackets for clay pigeon shooting, Dubarry boots for rural romps, and Pringle sweaters for afternoon tea.
Also
The hotel’s 18-hole championship golf course follows the winding River Teviot and has viaduct views. There are challenging bunkers, a driving range and putting green, plus kit to hire and a clubhouse for pint-fuelled debriefs.
Pet‐friendly
Four-legged friends are very welcome: for £30 a night, a bed, bowl and some treats are provided, plus restaurant Charlie’s has a menu for dogs. Pooches must be on a lead around livestock and are not allowed at 1745 Bar, Sunlaws and the spa. See more pet-friendly hotels in Kelso.
Children
Welcome; extra beds for under-12s and baby cots can be added free to some rooms; there’s babysitting available, plus dedicated children’s hours at the pool, and an eco-minded kids club with a programme of activities rooted in nature.
Best for
All ages.
Recommended rooms
Baby cots (free) can be added to some Courtyard and Estate rooms, and you can opt for up to two extra beds (free) for under-12s in selected suites.
Crèche
Kio Kid’s Club uses the vast estate as a verdant playground to teach children aged four to 12 about nature and looking after the environment. Under-fours must be accompanied by a parent; the club is open five days a week from 9.30am until 5pm.
Activities
Over-12s can take a turn at croquet, archery, horse riding, fly fishing and clay pigeon shooting.
Swimming pool
Under-16s can splash in the heated pool from 9am to 10am and 4pm to 5pm, every day.
Meals
Charlie’s has a children’s menu.
Babysitting
Available from £20 an hour (on request and with advance notice).
Sustainability efforts
This eco-conscious estate is as green-fingered as it is green-minded: the Schloss Roxburghe team run tree-planting programmes, rewild acres of surrounding land, and attract local fauna to the estate’s wildflower beds, beehives and owl boxes. Energy-saving devices are used across the hotel and golf course; solar panels are installed on each cottage; single-use plastics are being phased out, and waste is composted or recycled. Plus, the staff are as local as the suppliers, whose produce is celebrated at farm-to-table dining spots.
