I don't doubt they are dear boy, but Westerns layout I'd head and shoulders above Dundonald imo?
. They really are very nice and they are geared for golfers. Plenty of wardrobe space, area for your clubs as you enter, roomy living area, sky sports on the tv, cracking showers. All within a 50° wedge of the clubhouse. There are 6 person lodges, which look fabulous, but they are actually a little bit further from the clubhouse. Fine in summer, less attractive when darker. So, big tick for the rooms.
. The blighters are everywhere and some cunning local has them trained. We lost 3 balls entirely, that we saw picked up and taken away, to the canny Scot who no doubt resells them 
. We also saw them picked up and dropped elsewhere and some which were clearly hit up the middle and then never to be seen again, it was the crows guv. Nothing you can do, but be aware what is happening.
Great write up LT!Just back from 3 days at Dundonald. We stayed in the small lodges for 2 nights, 3 rounds of golf. £360.
When you look on their website they talk about staying in hotel rooms. There isn't a hotel, the rooms are little lodges, think Covid garden offices but posh
Before you play you can go to the practive area. Free balls, hitting off grass. There is also a chipping area and a decent sized putting area.
Onto the course. It's a quality course. Lots of shape, humps and lumps, obligatory pot bunkers, huge greens. There were lots of slopes on the greens but the pin placements meant that nearly all putts this weekend were straight. You could see how it could be funked up though. The greens had been tined 2-3 weeks ago so whilst they were good, they were not perfect. That's okay though, it has to be done and it was not an issue. The fairways, bunkers and tee boxes were immaculate.
The course is a real test. You can't be wild off the tees, some of the approaches are very testing. It's a proper course and you can see how tournaments have been held there. We played it three times, 3 very different days in terms of weather, and we did not feel at all bored with it.
One word of warning, the crows
The clubhouse was excellent. They have deliberately not festooned it with golf memorabilia to encourage non golfers to come and eat and drink there. Smart cookies. The food prices were nice pub prices. Starters £6-8, mains £15-17 on the whole. Nothing scary about that. Food was all very nice so we ended up eating there both nights. It was convenient, staff were friendly, atmosphere was good.
All in all, we had a great time and we would all recommend it to anyone.
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Happy to answer any questions but ultimately, we only had positive things to say about our stayGreat write up LT!
Maybe think about playing there with my bro RLBurnside sometime next year.
Those cabins you stayed in, were they 1 or 2 person?
Two person. They had twin beds, presumably could be zipped together for a double if required.
Not suitable for sharing with your middle aged daughter?
No problem at all. I shared with my 25 yr old son. Twin beds, a good metre between you
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MIght have let the daughter have her own, and I share witht he ladNo problem at all. I shared with my 25 yr old son. Twin beds, a good metre between you
Accommodation was excellent
If you do go, there is an Affordable Golf shop about a mile away, ridiculously easy to find. It's pretty impressive and good fun to wander around. I bought a few things there, could have bought moreMIght have let the daughter have her own, and I share witht he lad
Looks like a long drive up is on the horizon
Cheers..
