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Nestled in the heart of Forres, Scotland and just a short distance away from the coast, Ramnee Hotel is a beautiful Edwardian villa full of character and charm.

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Ramnee Hotel & Restaurant

Looking for a quality Highland hotel outside Inverness, which offers country house comforts, style and great food?

Look no further than Ramnee Hotel.

The Ramnee Hotel is an Edwardian villa built in the arts and crafts style and completed in 1907 as a country house. Close to Nairn, Elgin and Inverness Airport, the house is now a hotel, oozing character and charm, offering delightful country house rooms. We have cosy Classic rooms or more spacious rooms with seating areas in Superior and Master rooms (one with Four Poster) and a Family Suite. You can indulge yourself in the tasteful and stylishly-designed restaurant or the lounge bar, popular with locals, which features the very best of Speyside Malts and a huge range of 33 boutique gins. Our wide range of drinks features popular draughts like Innis & Gunn alongside bottled beers, ciders and a huge wine list with inexpensive house wines by the glass.


Our hotel is privately owned and quietly situated at the end of a tree-lined drive, in landscaped gardens, perfectly positioned within the leafy parkland district of Forres, famous for Scotland in Bloom and Britain in Bloom, with its award-winning floral displays. The Moray coast is a fabulous place to visit with historic castles, monasteries, distilleries, Findhorn Bay, the Malt Whisky Trail, rolling golf courses, superb fishing and extensive walking and cycling right on your doorstep. After this exertion, you can unwind at Ramnee and be pampered!

 

Your guestroom comes fully-equipped with top-of-the-range Hypnos bed, fine cotton bed linen and fluffy towels, two fibre broadband lines which are free for residents, flat-screen TV and all the comforts that Visit Scotland rated as 4 stars. Ramnee Hotel (with its certificate of excellence from TripAdvisor) is famous for its romantic Highland weddings, functions and breaks, but is perfect for business bookings, special occasions, dinners or simple informal dining. Our chefs cater for all diets and please visit the MENUS page to see our selection. You will soon discover why people return year after year. We take pets also, so don’t be afraid to let us pamper you and your pooch. Book today!

The Ramnee Hotel is an Edwardian villa built in 1907 as a country house in the arts and crafts style. Close to Nairn, Elgin and Inverness Airport, the house is now a warm hotel near the Scottish Highlands, oozing character and charm, offering delightful country house rooms. We have cosy Classic rooms or more spacious rooms with seating areas in Superior and Master rooms (one with Four Poster) and a Family Suite.


Our hotel is family-owned and quietly situated at the end of a tree-lined drive, in landscaped gardens, perfectly positioned near Grant Park, famous for Scotland in Bloom and Britain in Bloom, with its award-winning floral displays. Take the Malt Whisky Trail, or explore the rolling golf courses, superb fishing, walking and cycling!

Close to Cawdor Castle, Brodie Castle, Culloden and Gordon Castle Walled Garden!

After this exertion, unwind at Ramnee and be pampered!

 

Further afield, you can easily explore Loch Ness, which is one hour away, or through the Cairngorms National Park to Balmoral Castle (90 minutes). Our chefs cater for all diets and please visit the MENUS page to see our selection. You will soon discover why people return year after year. We take pets also, so don’t be afraid to let us pamper you and your pooch. Book today! Accredited 4 stars with Visit Scotland.

Meetings & Events

The hotel's Culbin function room is perfect for business seminars, staff training or meetings. Given the ease of parking and hospitality we offer, it is frequently booked by local companies and ensures anybody needing accommodation can be booked in.Ramnee Hotel is situated just off the A96 in Forres, in the heart of Moray, easily accessible from Inverness Airport (30 minutes) and centrally located with a mainline rail station (Inverness-Elgin-Aberdeen); perfect for trips to Nairn, Elgin or the RAF bases at Lossiemouth.

The hotel's Culbin function room is perfect for your dinners, anniversaries, birthdays, business seminars, staff training or meetings. Given the ease of parking and hospitality we offer, it is frequently booked by local companies and ensures anybody needing accommodation can be booked in.Ramnee Hotel is situated just off the A96 in Forres, in the heart of Moray, easily accessible from Inverness Airport (30 minutes) and centrally located with a mainline rail station (Inverness-Elgin-Aberdeen); perfect for trips to Nairn, Elgin or the RAF bases at Lossiemouth.

Dining

We have three eating venues which give our guests formality or informality.

Celebrations at the Ramnee Hotel

We can cater for all kinds of club functions, association dinners, AGMs, car club meets, birthday lunches, discreet older anniversaries in the private Dining Room, office parties, themed parties, engagements or retirements. Our experienced function staff will take complete care of your booking from start to finish.


We offer a choice of private or public dining areas to suit the occasion: the Varis lounge for small groups, Hamblins private dining room or the Culbin suite ballroom for large banquets and parties.


Dining at the Ramnee Hotel Restaurant

Our menus are carefully crafted using fresh local ingredients from Scotland's natural larder by our team of experienced Scottish chefs. We use local suppliers providing the best the beautiful Moray coast has to offer from the Scottish fishing and farming industries, along with locally produced fruit and vegetables.


Bar Dining

A warm and friendly welcome awaits you in Tipplings bar.  


We offer a delicious Brunch Menu running from Wednesday to Sunday 1030am to 1pm (2pm on Sundays). Additionally we offer the traditional Sunday Roast Dinner from 12pm and all evening too. Do explore our corkage-free Sundays too in January where you can confidently bring along your own refreshments free of charge!

Wine List

Our selection of wines has been carefully 'hand picked' by the management team, who are committed to offering wines to suit all tastes and budgets.  Our taste guide provides an indication of how sweet or how dry your wine selection is, taste undertones, and fullness of body.


Celebrations at the Ramnee


We can cater for all kinds of club functions, association dinners, AGMs, car club meets, birthday lunches, discreet older anniversaries in the private Dining Room, office parties, themed parties, engagements or retirements. Our experienced function staff will take complete care of your booking from start to finish.


We offer a choice of private or public dining areas to suit the occasion: the Varis lounge for small groups, Hamblins private dining room or the Culbin suite ballroom for large banquets and parties.


Dining at the Ramnee Hotel Restaurant


Our menus are carefully crafted using fresh local ingredients from Scotland's natural larder by our team of experienced Scottish chefs. We use local suppliers providing the best the beautiful Moray coast has to offer from the Scottish fishing and farming industries, along with locally produced fruit and vegetables.


Bar Dining

A warm and friendly welcome awaits you in Tipplings bar.  


We offer a delicious Brunch Menu running from Wednesday to Sunday 1030am to 1pm (2pm on Sundays). Additionally we offer the traditional Sunday Roast Dinner from 12pm and all evening too. Do explore our corkage-free Sundays too in January where you can confidently bring along your own refreshments free of charge!

Wine List


Our selection of wines has been carefully 'hand picked' by the management team, who are committed to offering wines to suit all tastes and budgets.  Our taste guide provides an indication of how sweet or how dry your wine selection is, taste undertones, and fullness of body.


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