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 The Good Hotel Guide 2004 entry for Edenwater House read ... "'A gem in the beautiful borders area of Scotland': it is an old stone manse, run by Jacqui and Jeff Kelly, by the church in a hamlet near Kelso. She formerly ran her own restaurant in Edinburgh 'and her standard of cooking and attention to detail are exemplary', says the nominator.
'Our bedroom, one of only four, was equipped with everything one could need, and had a glorious view over the well-kept garden and beyond, to fields bisected by the shallow-running Edenwater.' In the 'most attractive' dining room, with a similar view: 'The three-course set dinner at £35.00 was one of the best meals we have ever eaten (we are London-based foodies). Having enquired into our preferences and dislikes when we booked, Jacqui prepared a perfectly balanced meal: an exquisite starter of ballotine of scallops and asparagus, followed by baked stuffed sea bass with a good choice of vegetables, delicious goat's cheese on brioche with a green leaf salad and Parmesan tuile, and finally strawberries with warm bavaroise sauce. Wow! A very special dinner. Breakfast was also most inviting, and the choice of unusual juices, fruits and yogurts, followed by a variety of cooked options, concluded a perfect stay. We cannot recommend it too highly. A rare experience.'"
Recommended also by The Which? Guide to Good Hotels (an Hotel of the Year 2005), The Good Food Guide, The Good Bed and Breakfast Guide, the Michelin Red Guide to Great Britain and Ireland, Fodors and Scotland the Best, we pride ourselves in offering first class personal service.
Edenwater House, situated in a tranquil setting in the small rural hamlet of Ednam, two miles from Kelso in the heart of the Scottish Borders, operates somewhat like a small, friendly and very comfortable private hotel. An elegant place to relax in peace and quiet amidst some of the finest countryside in the Scottish Borders. Special emphasis is placed on the cuisine with proprietor Jacqui Kelly recognised as a really talented and innovative chef with a very loyal and appreciative clientele.
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Edenwater House is perfectly located as a base to explore our beautiful Borderlands, to play golf, to fish or shoot, cycle or simply wander peacefully by foot or by car. And at the end of the day enjoy a wonderful candlelit dinner with wines to match.
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