With a stay at George and Abbotsford Hotel in Melrose, you'll be within a 5-minute walk of Saint Cuthbert's Way and Melrose Abbey. .This hotel is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Southern Upland Way - Section A Trailhead and 2.8 mi (4.5 km) from Abbotsford The Home Of Sir Walter Scott.
What's nearby
Saint Cuthbert's Way - 2 min walk - 0.3 km
Melrose Abbey - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
Abbotsford The Home Of Sir Walter Scott - 5 min drive - 4.6 km
Scott's View - 7 min drive - 7.8 km
Dryburgh Abbey - 10 min drive - 11.5 km
Getting around
Tweedbank Station - 3 min drive
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 54 min drive
Restaurants
Tempest Brewing Co - 4 min drive
Quins - 10 min drive
Langlee - 6 min drive
The Salmon Inn - 8 min drive
Alfonso Crolla - 8 min drive
About this property
George and Abbotsford Hotel
Hotel in Melrose with a restaurant and a bar
George and Abbotsford Hotel offers 32 accommodations with coffee/tea makers. This Melrose hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices). Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Make yourself at home in one of the 32 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers, housekeeping is provided daily, and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a banquet hall.
At George and Abbotsford Hotel, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM and on weekends from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. This hotel has 2 meeting rooms available for events. Free self parking is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM and on weekends between 8:30 AM and 10:00 AM.
George and Abbotsford Hotel has a restaurant on site.
Languages
English
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
In-room WiFi speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and public transport
Free self-parking on site
Food and drink
Full breakfast available for a fee 8:00 AM–9:00 AM on weekdays and 8:30 AM–10:00 AM on weekends: GBP 7.50 for adults and GBP 7.50 for children
1 restaurant
1 bar
Conveniences
Banquet hall
Guest services
Daily housekeeping
Front desk (limited hours)
Business services
Meeting rooms - 2
Outdoors
Garden
Accessibility
This property does not have any lifts
More
Smoke-free property
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bed sheets
Heating
Bathroom
Private bathroom
Towels
Entertainment
TV
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
More
Iron/ironing board (on request)
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10:30 AM
Special check-in instructions
The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
Access methods
Front desk (limited hours)
Pets
Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10 per accommodation, per stay (maximum GBP 10 per stay)
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
Food and water bowls are available
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 7.50 for adults and GBP 7.50 for children
Pet fee: GBP 10 per accommodation, per stay (maximum GBP 10 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; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
Property is also known as
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George and Abbotsford Hotel Reviews
Reviews
8.0
Very good
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
Staff very friendly and welcoming, breakfast good quality
Bedroom and facilities were fantastic, bed was so comfortable good quality mattress, great nights sleep.
Would definitely stay again and recommend to friends and family.
Fast service wonderful stay lovely stay nice breakfast
colin
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
10/10 Excellent
ebrahim
10 Aug 2024
ebrahim
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
6/10 Okay
Bradley
Business traveller
10 Aug 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Lovely surroundings with nice walks and places of interest. I suspect the popularity has reduced the affordable options in the immediate area from accommodation, through to dining and spontaneous stops at cafes etc.
Pretty much as expected, although personally I think overpriced for what you receive.
Staff friendly. Breakfast good. Location good. Decent pub next door. Hotel in need of renovation though - extremely tired looking inside and out
Andy
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
10/10 Excellent
Kirsty
30 Jul 2024
Kirsty
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
8/10 Good
Neil
30 Jul 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Reasonable overall - food excellent.
Stayed as a couple for family function. We know Melrose very well and have stayed at the G&A before.
Above all it is good value and has a certain charm
The food is its greatest feature and always pleasantly surprises us with its quality and value for money. Dinner and breakfast are very hard to beat.
However, if you want top comfort you’ll need to pay more and stay elsewhere.
There is still a certain charm but it badly needs renovation.
Where to start?
There’s no lift so we had to carry a pushchair up 3 flights of stairs every time we got back from anywhere
The room was ok but not particularly clean and the bed was far too soft to get comfortable in
Stayed for 2 nights and room wasn’t turned down after night 1, which isn’t too big an issue, but you’d think they would top up your coffees and bring clean mugs?!? Only 2 caffeinated coffee sachets in the room and about 10 decafs!
Breakfast was a shambles!
Too many tables crammed into a tiny room so everyone was on top of each other.
Not enough bread and coffee put out so they ran out every 5 minutes and had to go for more.
No vegetarian options on the very limited menu so asked if they could just do a fried egg on toast each for the wife and I. Half an hour later asked where our food was and was told the large table have all ordered full breakfasts so they’re cooking those first?!?
I wasn’t expecting anything exceptional when I booked this place but some level of hospitality experience / ability is the least you expect when booking a hotel.
Definitely won’t be staying here again!
It’s a maze to get to your room, we opened the door to a stale smell and a room full of spiders and cobwebs. The staff were friendly and cleaned it out after but it wasn’t very pleasant. very basic room. Also they don’t offer multiple items on their drink menu which can be quite confusing. Parking was nice though.
Holly
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
6/10 Okay
Neil
21 Jul 2024
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Staff were helpful and pleasant. Breakfast was very good. Room extremely basic and the hotel generally very tired. Shame...its a lovely old building....but in desperate need of improvement. However, it was clean.
Stay was excellent. It was clean,friendly and good value. Food was excellent. Just a word of warning. If someone in your party has mobility problems then you would need to contact the hotel in good time to arrange a suitable room. There is no lift and a lot of stairs.
Great value, nice hotel with character. Very pleasant staff. Good location in town centre with ample parking. Excellent choice of menu for dinner and also breakfast. On the whole, a really good place to stay in the Borders.
It’s a hard one the hotel is very tired but the bedding and towels are pristine
We had a fabulous nights sleep bed was so comfortable and shower pressure was good