Name: Turas-Mara Guesthouse
Address: 25 Castlehill Road, Ayr, KA7 2HY, United Kingdom, 25 Castlehill Road, Ayrshire, KA7 2HY, UK
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $65 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 9.7

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Guesthouse Turas-Mara Guesthouse

25 Castlehill Road, Ayr, KA7 2HY, United Kingdom –

Ayr Railway Station: only 4 minutes away! (1,050 feet by foot)

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Everything. Breakfast was outstanding, the proprietress was friendly, attentive and fun. The rooms were big by UK standards, very clean and very comfortable. Walking distance from everything.

Motravelin, United States of America

the breakfast was lovelly plenty of choice loved the comfy bed room was really nice on suit was was very good

Philip, United Kingdom

Had a very nice experience. Staff very welcoming and friendly. No complains to be fair.

Khwaja, United Kingdom

The locals cation was excellent. The host was very friendly and helpful. The room was immaculate and beautiful, the bed wonderfully comfortable, and the breakfast was exceptionally good with wonderful choices.

Anonymous, United States of America

Excellent hosts, central position, very comfortable and clean, you can feel like in your home

Dorina, Romania

Room was comfortable breakfast was lovely shower cubicle was fairly small

Scott, United Kingdom

Lovely stay, fantastic breakfast and the room was very clean and comfortable, we had a fantastic time loved every minute of it, fantastic host very friendly and made us most welcome, would definitely recommend this guesthouse.

Mae, United Kingdom

the bed was really comfy, room was exceptionally clean, plenty of beverages including filtered drinking water Jackie very friendly and great knowledge of Ayr breakfast was excellent great choice of cereals and cooked breakfast had great choice of sausages,beef slice or link, smoked or unsmoked bacon eggs to your own liking everything cooked to order. The train station 2 minutes away from guest house, great bus service too, outside guesthouse, town centre 5 minutes away on foot.

Janet, United Kingdom

If travelling by train the station is just 5 minutes walk away.The room was very clean,comfortable and quiet.Jackie the owner was lovely ,very friendly and helpful and I felt very comfortable as a single traveller.Would recommend to anyone.

Joanne, United Kingdom

The room was very clean and bed very comfy. Owners very friendly and gave us a key early. Breakfast had lots of choices and cooked nicely.

Moira, United Kingdom

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What guests loved the most:
“Everything. Breakfast was outstanding, the proprietress was friendly, attentive and fun. The rooms were big by UK standards, very clean and very comfortable. Walking distance from everything.”

Motravelin United States of America
“the breakfast was lovelly plenty of choice loved the comfy bed room was really nice on suit was was very good”

Philip United Kingdom
“Had a very nice experience. Staff very welcoming and friendly. No complains to be fair.”

Khwaja United Kingdom
“The locals cation was excellent. The host was very friendly and helpful. ”

United States of America
“Excellent hosts, central position, very comfortable and clean, you can feel like in your home”

Dorina Romania
“Room was comfortable breakfast was lovely shower cubicle was fairly small”

Scott United Kingdom
“Lovely stay, fantastic breakfast and the room was very clean and comfortable, we had a fantastic time loved every minute of it, fantastic host very friendly and made us most welcome, would definitely...”

Mae United Kingdom
“the bed was really comfy, room was exceptionally clean, plenty of beverages including filtered drinking water Jackie very friendly and great knowledge of Ayr breakfast was excellent great choice of...”

Janet United Kingdom
“If travelling by train the station is just 5 minutes walk away.The room was very clean,comfortable and quiet.Jackie the owner was lovely ,very friendly and helpful and I felt very comfortable as a...”

Joanne United Kingdom
“The room was very clean and bed very comfy. Owners very friendly and gave us a key early. Breakfast had lots of choices and cooked nicely.”

Moira United Kingdom

Turas-Mara is a beautifully maintained, family-run guest house offering good food and free Wi-Fi. Both Ayr town center and Ayr Rail Station are less than half a mile away.

There are 4 golf courses within a 3 miles radius of the property, including Belleisle, Dalmilling, Prestwick and Prestwick Saint Nicholas Golf Clubs and bespoke golf packages can be arranged.

Turas-Mara is totally nonsmoking. All the bedrooms have a TV with digital Freeview, and facilities for making tea and coffee.

There is private parking at the rear. At the front there is a well-tended garden which is overlooked by the dining room. For guests leaving before 07:00 a takeaway picnic breakfast is available.

This is our guests' favorite part of Ayr, according to independent reviews.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.6 for a two-person trip.

This property is also rated for the best value in Ayr! Guests are getting more for their money when compared to other properties in this city.

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Good for couples – they rated the facilities 9.5 for two-person stays.

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Located in the top-rated area in Ayr, this property has an excellent location score of 9.7!

Want a great night's sleep? This property was highly rated for its very comfy beds.

Breakfast Info

Continental, Full English/Irish, Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-free, Buffet

Free WiFi
Guests consistently rate the WiFi as excellent

Free Parking Available On Site

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Closest Landmarks

Ayr Railway Station
0.2 miles
Ayr Racecourse
0.9 miles
Belleisle Golf Club
1.1 miles
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
2 miles
Royal Troon
5.1 miles
Culzean Castle & Country Park
9.5 miles
Dundonald Golf Course
10.2 miles
Ballochmyle Golf Club
10.5 miles
Glasgow Gailes
10.9 miles
Ardeer Golf Club
14.2 miles

Restaurants & Markets

Morrisons Supermarket
0.1 miles
Various Restaurant
0 miles
Various Cafe/Bar
0 miles

Natural Beauty

Ayr River
0.8 miles
Ocean/Sea
1 miles

Beaches in the Neighborhood

Ayr Beach Golden sand
Swimming

Closest Airports

Glasgow Prestwick Airport
3.9 miles
Glasgow Airport
29.3 miles
Edinburgh Airport
60 miles

What Travelers Love About This Location

“Lovely guesthouse . Immaculately clean . Room decore was excellent with modern en suite . The proprietors were so friendly and helpful . Great breakfast menu in...”

Ann

United Kingdom

“Very friendly owner, room was spotless, very comfortable, everything that you needed, great breakfast, ideal location.”

Lorraine

United Kingdom

“Excellent hosts, central position, very comfortable and clean, you can feel like in your home”

Dorina

Romania

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Check-in

2:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Check-out

Until 10:30 AM

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Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodations type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check what conditions apply to your preferred room.

Children and Extra Beds

All children are welcome.

Free! All children under 2 years stay free of charge in a crib.

All children under 12 years are charged GBP 15 per night for extra beds.

Any additional older children or adults are charged GBP 20 per night for extra beds.

The maximum number of extra beds in a room is 1.

Any type of extra bed or crib is upon request and needs to be confirmed by management.

Additional fees are not calculated automatically in the total cost and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.

No age restriction

There's no age requirement for check-in

Pets

Pets are allowed on request. Charges may apply.

Turas-Mara Guesthouse accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.

Parties

Parties/events are not allowed

Quiet hours

Guests need be quiet between 11:00 PM and 8:00 AM.

The Fine Print

Please can guests expecting to arrive after 19:00 please give an estimated time of arrival in the comment box of their booking form.

Check-in outside of the check-in times is possible, subject to availability and by prior arrangement. Please request this at the time of booking.

Please inform Turas-Mara Guesthouse of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.

This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.

Cleanliness9.8
Comfort9.6
Facilities9.6
Staff9.8

Value for money9.7
Free WiFi9.4
Location9.7

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“Everything. Breakfast was outstanding, the proprietress was friendly, attentive and fun. The rooms were big by UK standards, very clean and very comfortable. Walking distance from everything.”

Motravelin

United States of America

“The locals cation was excellent. The host was very friendly and helpful. The room was immaculate and beautiful, the bed wonderfully comfortable, and the breakfast was exceptionally good with wonderful choices.”

Anonymous

“Lovely stay, fantastic breakfast and the room was very clean and comfortable, we had a fantastic time loved every minute of it, fantastic host very friendly and made us most welcome, would definitely recommend this guesthouse.”

Mae

“the bed was really comfy, room was exceptionally clean, plenty of beverages including filtered drinking water Jackie very friendly and great knowledge of Ayr breakfast was excellent great choice of cereals and cooked breakfast had great choice of sausages,beef slice or link, smoked or unsmoked bacon eggs to your own liking everything cooked to order. The train station 2 minutes away from guest house, great bus service too, outside guesthouse, town centre 5 minutes away on foot.”

Janet

“If travelling by train the station is just 5 minutes walk away.The room was very clean,comfortable and quiet.Jackie the owner was lovely ,very friendly and helpful and I felt very comfortable as a single traveller.Would recommend to anyone.”

Joanne

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Reviewed: January 9, 2019

Dorina
Romania
10

“Excellent”
- • Family with young children
- • Twin Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Excellent hosts, central position, very comfortable and clean, you can feel like in your home

Stayed in January 2019
Reviewed: December 10, 2018

Lucy
United Kingdom
9.2

Awesome
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
comfy bed and friendly

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: October 24, 2018

Anonymous
Gibraltar
10

“Lovely stay!”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
No complaints :)
Excellent location, spotlessly clean and cosy room with en-suite shower room/toilet complete with toiletries. Jackie is lovely, very helpful and makes a wonderful breakfast, thank you!

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: October 16, 2018

Michael
United Kingdom
9.6

Exceptional
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Breakfast was good but I suppose it could be improved.
Friendly staff. Good location. Cheap.

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: October 8, 2018

David
United Kingdom
10

“Everything was fine”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • 2 rooms
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nothing
The b&b was tremendous

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: October 7, 2018

Anonymous
United Kingdom
10

“The Best.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Triple Family Room
- • Stayed 1 night
Nothing.
Everything was super.I will be back for sure.And nothing was a trouble.

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: October 6, 2018

Scott
United Kingdom
8.8

“Great value for money would recommend it to others”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Room was comfortable breakfast was lovely shower cubicle was fairly small

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: September 26, 2018

Mae
United Kingdom
10

“Fantastic stay, would definitely recommend this guesthouse to friends and family.”
- • Couple
- • Twin Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Lovely stay, fantastic breakfast and the room was very clean and comfortable, we had a fantastic time loved every minute of it, fantastic host very friendly and made us most welcome, would definitely recommend this guesthouse.

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: September 24, 2018

Janet
United Kingdom
9.6

“We really appreciated Jackie holding our luggage after check out time as we awaited family arriving.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
We could not fault a thing.
the bed was really comfy, room was exceptionally clean, plenty of beverages including filtered drinking water Jackie very friendly and great knowledge of Ayr breakfast was excellent great choice of cereals and cooked breakfast had great choice of sausages,beef slice or link, smoked or unsmoked bacon eggs to your own liking everything cooked to order. The train station 2 minutes away from guest house, great bus service too, outside guesthouse, town centre 5 minutes away on foot.

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: September 21, 2018

MoTravelin
United States of America
10

“A Stand Out in Excellence”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 7 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nothing
Everything. Breakfast was outstanding, the proprietress was friendly, attentive and fun. The rooms were big by UK standards, very clean and very comfortable. Walking distance from everything.

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: September 7, 2018

Joanne
United Kingdom
10

“An excellent place to stay very good facilities,porridge delicious.Ideal location for beach and town”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
If travelling by train the station is just 5 minutes walk away.The room was very clean,comfortable and quiet.Jackie the owner was lovely ,very friendly and helpful and I felt very comfortable as a single traveller.Would recommend to anyone.

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: September 3, 2018

Moira
United Kingdom
10

“Very pleasant and comfortable would go again if in the area.”
- • Group of friends
- • Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Views not too good but we didn't go for views and only stayed one night.
The room was very clean and bed very comfy. Owners very friendly and gave us a key early. Breakfast had lots of choices and cooked nicely.

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: August 28, 2018

John
United Kingdom
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nothing
Lovely breakfast great room really modern.

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: August 23, 2018

Marie
United Kingdom
10

“Jackie was very welcoming.Couldn’t be better. Will be back on a regular basis”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
N/A
Bed very comfy

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: August 20, 2018

Zoe
United Kingdom
9.6

Exceptional
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The staff was super friendly.

Stayed in August 2018

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	Triple Family Room 1 twin bed and 1 full bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom Overlooking the front garden, this room features a flat-screen TV with a DVD player, tea and coffee making facilities, and free Wi-Fi. Room Facilities: • Tea/Coffee maker • Shower • TV • Hairdryer • Wake-up service/Alarm clock • Iron • Radio • Ironing facilities • Sitting area • Free toiletries • Toilet • Private Bathroom • Heating • Bathtub or shower • Carpeted • Flat-screen TV • Alarm clock • Electric kettle • iPod dock • Wardrobe or closet • Garden view • Towels • Linens • Upper floors accessible by stairs only • Clothes rack • Fold-up bed • Toilet paper • Board games/puzzles • Books, DVDs or music for children Free WiFi! Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date / / Check-in Date Check-out Date / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Twin Room 2 twin beds	Show prices
Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom Overlooking the rear garden, this room features a flat-screen TV with a DVD player, tea and coffee making facilities, and free Wi-Fi. Room Facilities: • Tea/Coffee maker • Shower • TV • Hairdryer • Wake-up service/Alarm clock • Iron • Radio • Ironing facilities • Sitting area • Free toiletries • Toilet • Private Bathroom • Heating • Bathtub or shower • Carpeted • Flat-screen TV • Alarm clock • Electric kettle • iPod dock • Wardrobe or closet • Garden view • Towels • Linens • Upper floors accessible by stairs only • Clothes rack • Toilet paper • Board games/puzzles • Books, DVDs or music for children Free WiFi! Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date / / Check-in Date Check-out Date / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Double Room 1 full bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom Overlooking the side and rear garden, this room features a flat-screen TV with a DVD player, tea and coffee making facilities, and free Wi-Fi. Room Facilities: • Tea/Coffee maker • Shower • TV • Hairdryer • Wake-up service/Alarm clock • Iron • Radio • Ironing facilities • Sitting area • Free toiletries • Fan • Toilet • Private Bathroom • Heating • Bathtub or shower • Carpeted • Flat-screen TV • Alarm clock • Electric kettle • iPod dock • Wardrobe or closet • Garden view • Towels • Linens • Entire unit located on ground floor • Upper floors accessible by stairs only • Clothes rack • Fold-up bed • Toilet paper • Board games/puzzles • Books, DVDs or music for children Free WiFi! Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date / / Check-in Date Check-out Date / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content

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