The Border Hotel

Property class: 3
Kelso hotel with restaurant and bar/lounge

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Enjoy your visit to Kelso with a stay at The Border Hotel. Guests looking for a bite to eat can check out the restaurant, and the bar/lounge is the perfect spot to grab a drink at the end of the day.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Bar
  • Non-smoking

Main amenities (6)

  • Restaurant and bar/lounge
  • Breakfast available
  • Meeting room
  • Wedding services
  • Banquet hall
  • Hiking/biking trails

Feel at home (6)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Pets allowed
  • Digital TV service
  • Premium bedding
  • Free self parking
The current price is $110
$132 total
includes taxes & fees
Oct 4 - Oct 5

Room options

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View all photos for Standard Double or Twin Room, Ensuite, Mountain View

A neatly made bed with a red blanket, a fluffy pillow, and a decorative wall with floral wallpaper.

Standard Double or Twin Room, Ensuite, Mountain View

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 Double Bed

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A neatly made bed with a red bedspread, two fluffy pillows, and a wooden nightstand with a lamp.

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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A neatly made bed with striped bedding, two decorative pillows, and a bedside lamp on a nightstand.

Superior Double Room, Ensuite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Triple Room, Ensuite

A neatly made bed with a blue quilt and multiple pillows, a window with curtains, and a view of a green landscape.

Triple Room, Ensuite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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A stone building with a sign reading "The Border hotel end of the Pennine Way".

Family Apartment

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 King Beds

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About the neighborhood

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Kirk Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Kelso, Scotland, TD5 8PQ

What's nearby

  • Pennine Way - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Floors Castle - 20 min drive - 19.3 km
  • Northumberland Coast - 45 min drive - 53.0 km
  • Bamburgh Castle - 49 min drive - 57.6 km
  • Alnwick Castle - 57 min drive - 63.7 km

Getting around

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 105 min drive

Restaurants

  • The Plough Inn
  • ‪St Cuthberts Coffee Shop - ‬8 min drive

About this property

The Border Hotel

  • Enjoy your visit to Kelso with a stay at The Border Hotel. Guests looking for a bite to eat can check out the restaurant, and the bar/lounge is the perfect spot to grab a drink at the end of the day.

At a glance

Hotel size

    • 6 rooms

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
    • Contactless check-in available
    • Early check-in subject to availability
    • Minimum check-in age: 18
    • Check-out time is 10:00 AM
    • Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

    • There is no front desk at this property
    • The host will greet guests on arrival
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18

Pets

    • Pets allowed (dogs only)*
    • Service animals welcome
    • Food and water bowls available

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas

Parking

    • Free onsite self parking

Other information

    • Smoke-free property

Property amenities

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast (surcharge)
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/lounge

What to do

  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Mountain biking nearby
  • Fishing nearby

Working away

  • Meeting room

Services

  • Wedding services

Facilities

  • Banquet hall

Room amenities

Be entertained

  • Flat-screen television
  • Digital TV channels

Home comfort

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

Sleep well

  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Premium bedding
  • Pillowtop mattress

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

More

  • Guidebooks/recommendations
  • Local maps

Fees & policies

Pets

  • Service animals exempt from fees
  • Pets are allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10 per pet, per stay

Policies

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
This property does not have elevators.
Guests can rest easy knowing there's a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit on site.
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash.
Credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard, American Express
Cashless transactions are available.

Property class

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.

Also known as

Border Hotel Kelso
The Border Hotel Hotel
The Border Hotel Kelso
The Border Hotel Hotel Kelso

Frequently asked questions

Does The Border Hotel offer free cancellation for a full refund?

Yes, The Border Hotel does have fully refundable room rates available to book on our site. If you’ve booked a fully refundable room rate, this can be cancelled up to a few days before check-in depending on the property's cancellation policy. Just make sure to check this property's cancellation policy for the exact terms and conditions.

Are pets allowed at The Border Hotel?

Yes, dogs are welcome. There's a charge of GBP 10 per pet, per stay. Service animals are exempt from fees. Food and water bowls are available.

Is parking offered on site at The Border Hotel?

Yes, there's free self parking.

What are the check-in and check-out times at The Border Hotel?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM. Check-out time is 10:00 AM. Contactless check-in and check-out are available.

What is there to do at The Border Hotel and nearby?

Have fun during the warmer months with activities such as hiking. Additional recreation nearby includes birdwatching.

Are there restaurants at or near The Border Hotel?

Yes, there's an onsite restaurant.

What's the area around The Border Hotel like?

The Border Hotel is located a short 1-minute walk from Pennine Way.

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Reviews

The Border Hotel Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

9.2

Cleanliness

9.0

Location

9.2

Staff & service

8.6

Property conditions & facilities

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What guests liked

  • The restaurant served quality food with huge portions and provided a lovely atmosphere. (6 reviews)
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8/10 Very good

Clean hotel and friendly staff
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10/10 Exceptional

Very lovely staff, had a great time with my dog, they were very pet friendly and i had a wonderful fresh breakfast.
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10/10 Exceptional

This was my 1st visit and I really enjoyed it. I dined here in the evening and for the breakfast, both of which were very nice indeed, lovely soup and burger for my evening meal and a cooked breakfast in the morning. If I’m nearby again I would stay here again.
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10/10 Exceptional

I had a very comfortable stay. The hotel is in a beautiful area and has a fascinating history. A member of staff kindly called me to advise if I wanted to pre-order dinner because I would have arrived after the kitchen closed. The meal was exquisite and a real treat. All team members encountered were very pleasant and customer-focused. Apart from minor wear and tear here and there the en-suite room was great. The full breakfast was hearty and substantial and cooked perfectly.
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10/10 Exceptional

This is a lovely hotel with a friendly welcome. If you've been walking then you'll really appreciate the deep hot bath. There a nice bar with food service downstairs and breakfast was great.
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8/10 Very good

Quiet, rural setting with good walking as it is nestled at the edge ofvthe Cheviots.
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8/10 Very good

Hearty food & a lovely friendly team.

We stayed at the Border Hotel for a couple of nights while walking St Cuthbert’s Way. The bath was a very welcome addition to the bathroom & we certainly made use of it during our stay. The bed was a little too soft & a bit lopsided but after our hikes we slept like logs anyway. This is a no frills hotel but it had everything we needed. Hearty food & a lovely friendly team.
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8/10 Very good

Lovely cosy room and huge bathroom. Unfortunately both windows looked out onto a wall but that can’t be helped. Radiator worked well! The TV picture wasn’t particularly good but I tend to listen more than watch so it wasn’t the end of the world. The tv remote also needed more batteries. I told the staff of these things when I checked out. Breakfast was good although the times of 8am-9am were a little restrictive and I did feel rushed to depart by 10am. However, food was good, atmosphere was great and I’d stay there again
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8/10 Very good

Welcome from staff in bar good, room confortable-no mirror for drying hair . Limited menu in bar for evening meals Great breakfast although the large room was a bit chilly and there were only two table to be served.
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10/10 Exceptional

Just super

Absolutely loved it! Our apartment room was perfect for my and my two sons and the staff could not have been more helpful. Looking for an excuse to go back already!
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8/10 Very good

Dinner and cooked breakfast was very good. Room basic but clean but no heating on when we got in so very cold until we put radiators on also cold eating downstairs on the evening had to put another jumper on to be comfortable
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6/10 Good

This place is somehow underwhelming, especially in light of how much it costs. The woman cooking dinners was clearly under pressure with orders taken after normal finish time for meals. The rice ran out ...who runs out of rice? Some staff were extremely friendly and organised other quite the opposite. Breakfast was quite shambolic with insufficient tables set for everyone and items continually running out. The options were very poor for such an expensive hotel. Sadly they don't need to worry about any of this as they gave guaranteed trade from Pennine Way and St. Cuthbert's Way hikers.
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10/10 Exceptional

Staff were very friendly and helpful.
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10/10 Exceptional

Great hotel

Nice hotel Food delicious Excellent service
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10/10 Exceptional

Pizer

Very warm welcome relaxed friendly great food Deffo re visit
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10/10 Exceptional

The property has a lot of history and fabulous outdoor area.. the new owners informed us they were putting in a fire pit under the gazebo that will allow customers to experience the outdoor area into the evenings. Fabulous view of the hills from our bedroom.
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6/10 Good

More supportive mattress would have been welcome. Didn’t sleep at all well. Otherwise stay was fine
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4/10 Fair

I would normally say nothing rather than write a bad review but this place was so bad - the room in particular, the fact that no one cared and it showed , the lack of maintenance or bothering about customers , i think other guests should be aware. We could have put up with having to search for someone to check us in, the dirty carpets, battered dirty paint work, incredibly slow service , being made to feel an inconvenience for having dinner ( food was nice when we eventually got it) and not having what I ordered for breakfast, but the room was beyond awful. It didn't have an outside window , but did have a dirty stained carpet, the worst mildew I have ever seen in a bathroom , a mattress that was so soft it must have been ancient . It was so warm with no means of fresh air we were unable to sleep . The mist expensive hotel on our St Cuthbert's way trip and easily the worst
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10/10 Exceptional

Un lugar muy auténtico. El apartamento es perfecto para una familia de 4. Limpio, amplio, cómodo. Dispones de lo necesario para tu estancia. El restaurante sirve comida de calidad y las raciones son enormes. Nos atendieron estupendamente. La zona es preciosa. Esta vez nuestra estancia tuvo que ser corta pero esperamos volver para disfrutar más tiempo del lugar.
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8/10 Very good

The cottage was lovely, food in the hotel was really good, just not enough staff, service was very slow
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10/10 Exceptional

Great value place to stay
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4/10 Fair

Hill walkers paradise. Child unfriendly.

Hotel is very charming from the outside and around the bar area. Set in a quiet village and is clearly a hill walkers paradise. Clearly not a hotel that is suitable for families with infants. Positives - Peaceful, Friendly staff, bed was comfortable. Negatives - Pennine Room (most expensive room in hotel) was filthy. Shower head is disgusting and needs replaced, and when something so obvious is overlooked, it leaves you fearing the worst. Window sills were filthy. Cobwebs everywhere. Light bulbs out. Carpet clearly had a quick hoover over prior to our arrival, but generally still filthy. Really poor when you have an infant who spends most of their time on the floor. No cleaning and emptying of bins in the morning, so room bin was overflowing. Food - first nights dinner, the wife and I both had ordered the chicken pie. One was hot and one was cold. No staff member asked how our meal was. I wasn’t hungry so gave wife the hot pie and I ate the chips. Ordered an omelette for our 1 year old and when it finally arrived, it was severely undercooked. Dangerous for a child of this age. Breakfast service is very slow, fine when it’s adults who can have tea and a chat, but as I said before. Not a hotel setup well for a family with a young child. Floor in breakfast area had bits of food from days prior. On check out - no one asked how our stay was. Can only assume they expect negative feedback so don’t bother asking. Really, really poor. Shame
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10/10 Exceptional

Perfect Stay for The Pennine Way

Lovely hotel and my target now for 3 years in 17 days of walking the Pennine way. It’s a small cosy bar with more restaurant at side and rear. After 16 miles of my last days walking a reals Hot bath was particularly inviting. Would I stay there again? Hell yes! See you in 3 years when I do “a lap of Honour”
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8/10 Very good

Overnighter

Little disorganised but very friendly. Would recommend for an overnight stop.
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10/10 Exceptional

Great staff, beautiful location, lovely food and service.