Guest houses tend to be smaller than hotels and larger than bed and breakfasts. They usually have around 4 - 6 bedrooms and offer a wide range of facilities combined with friendly, personal service. Ballater, Braemar, Balmoral, Aboyne, Strathdon and Banchory has a wealth of accommodation.
Details of a full selection of the Guest Houses in the Royal Deeside and the Cairngorms area are listed below.
Royal Deeside and the Cairngorms DMO works with the top businesses in the area. To find out more about any guest house or to contact them, or book through their website, please select from the list below which is in alphabetical order.
Glendavan House - 5 Star luxury suite accommodation in Royal Deeside.
A 5 star bed and breakfast built as a shooting lodge in 1886 and set in 7 acres of natural woodland overlooking Loch Davan in the Cairngorm National Park.
Furnished to the highest standards, each suite combines bespoke and antique furniture, Victorian features and luxurious fabrics with state of the art, modern facilities. Accommodation at Glendavan has been tailored to offer every guest a little bit of luxury in a relaxed and informal manner. The grounds are home to varied Highland wildlife including red squirrels and roe deer. The loch is a protected bird sanctuary. Thousands of greylag geese settle on their journey south, sharing territory with whooper swans, mallard ducks, moorhens and a family of otters.
Dinnet, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB34 5LU
Tel: 013398 81610
Email: info@glendavanhouse.com
Glenernan is an elegant Victorian "Grand House" which has been tastefully converted into a spacious and homely Guest House with ample off road parking, excellent en-suite accommodation, power showers, colour TV and complimentary tea & coffee trays in each room. A hearty breakfast menu is provided with fine Scottish smoked salmon being a speciality, a real "Jewel in the Crown"!
37 Braemar Road, Ballater, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5RQ
Tel: 013397 53111
Email: enquiries@glenernanguesthouse.com
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The Kildrummy Inn is located in the heart of rural Aberdeenshire on the main A97 Donside road heading to Strathdon just a couple of minutes drive from the Mossat junction.
Its location makes the Kildrummy Inn an excellent base for touring this beautiful part of the Grampian Mountains & beyond.
Ideally situated for both the Whisky & Castle trails with Kildrummy’s own historic Castle & tranquil gardens just 10 minutes walk from the Inn front door!
As well as catering for visitors & tourists, Kildrummy Inn is renowned for its excellent cuisine & hospitality making it a very popular place to dine!
Kildrummy Inn has:
4 tastefully decorated en-suite letting bedrooms
Welcoming lounge bar
3 separate dining areas
Guest lounge
Function hall
Caravan & camping club CL site with 5 pitches
Ample parking
Garage storage for motorcycles
Kildrummy Inn Kildrummy, Alford, Aberdeenshire, AB33 8QS
Tel: 019755 71227
Email: enquiries@kildrummyinn.co.uk
A relaxing and comfortable home in the heart of the stunning Cairngorms National Park. Located in the picturesque village of Braemar, Cranford is just 8 miles from Balmoral Castle and close to the start of the Whisky Trail.
We offer rooms suitable for couples, families or groups of friends each with en suite bathrooms and free WiFi access Cranford makes an excellent base for touring Scotland, walking or biking adventures.
We offer a range of hearty and wholesome breakfast options, prepared with ingredients from local suppliers, secure storage for bikes/skis/boards etc plus a drying room and laundry. There is also a detached self catering cottage available which sleeps two in a double bedroom and features a cosy woodburning stove in the lounge, a spacious kitchen/diner and an enclosed garden. Pets are welcome.
15 Glenshee Road, Braemar, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5YQ
Tel: 01339 741675
Clunie Bank Road, Braemar, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5ZP
Tel: 013397 41642
2 Netherley House, Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB35 5QE
Tel: 01339 755792
Glengairn, Ballater, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5UQ
Tel: 013397 55582
Station Square , Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB35 5QB
Tel: 01339 755996
28 Braemar Road, Ballater, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5RL
Tel: 01339 756334
9 Glenshee Road, Braemar, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5YQ
Tel: 013397 412 75
7 Main Street, Tomintoul, Ballindalloch, AB37 9EX
Tel: 01807 580766
Cluniebank Road, Braemar, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5ZP
Tel: 01339 741330
Glenkindie, Aberdeenshire, AB33 8SS
Tel: 01975 641 216
3 Braemar Road, Ballater, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5RL
Tel: 01339 755699
10 Glenshee Road, Braemar, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5YQ
Tel: 013397 41679