Craigston is a magical old-fashioned place, well-equipped and clean. We got to live like Lairds for a week as the family opened up their home, complete with fascinating old magazines, artefacts and paintings. Everyone in our group (aged from 10-79) loved it. Thank you to our hosts and to Elisabetta for your kind hospitality.

Preparation until guests check-out, Elisabetta has done a wonderful job to create the family holiday. Guests stayed here have enjoyed their stay, and once in a life time memory created! Elisabetta was very honest around the children's safety with stairs near the room so suggested a better/safer room for them. Well looked after by lovely family at this castle :)

I have to admit that my very first instinct is to gatekeep the wonder that is Craigston Castle because it is such a jewel, but if others had done the same, I'd never have found it myself! My husband wanted to stay in a castle in Scotland for his 50th birthday. It's a relatively daunting process to evaluate all of your options when you're planning on taking a group of 12 from the States to partake. What if it doesn't measure up? What if its amenities are not as described? What if it feels too dilapidated/too modern/too stuffy/too anything and everyone's arrived and there's nothing you can do about it? I am here to say that Craigston is absolutely stunning and simply wonderful in every regard. It took us about a year to plan our trip. Elisabetta, our host, was extremely responsive throughout and gave us an amazing list of resources to make our trip memorable and smooth. (She's also just a lovely person). We were recommended to work with Alister and Daniel of ADR Hospitality Group and that was an excellent suggestion, too. Because VRBO wants me to be concise - I'm forced to bullet point from here on out:- The castle itself is unbelievably gorgeous, authentic, and comfortable. it is legitimately an historic family home with all that that entails, if that makes sense, and it makes all the difference.- The grounds are beyond compare.- It was amazing. - Just see the pics. - Can't wait to return.

We had an incredible time! As a family of 9 Urquhart's, the history of the castle was important for us. It meant the world to us to be able to experience it as a large group. The bathrooms were fully updated and functioning. The kitchen was fully stocked for large groups. We were able to cook several meals on our own, including the fresh haddock we caught in Macduff! The walled garden was a little piece of heaven to walk around in. We were able to enjoy fresh herbs/vegetable, offered by the wonderful house manager, Elisabetta. The kids would walk down to feed and be with the horses who lived next to the garden. We were able to plan clay pigeon shooting, which occurred on property. Was an absolute blast! Elisabetta was such a pleasure to work with and made our stay very easy. Looking forward to staying again in the future.