Macdonald Aviemore Hotel at Macdonald Aviemore Resort

Facade/entrance, Natural landscape, Bird's eye view

6.8

Good(1,668 Reviews)

Hotel in Aviemore

4-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Great for petsBring all your friends and family, even the furry ones

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Pets allowed and more

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About this hotel

Located within the Cairngorms National Park, the Macdonald Aviemore Hotel at Macdonald Aviemore Resort is part of the Macdonald Aviemore Resort which boasts a collection of 4-star hotels, a choice of restaurants and bars, as well as extensive leisure.

Amenities

Pool

Pets allowed

Internet / Wifi

Parking

Laundry

Hot tub or spa

Wheelchair accessible

Gym or Fitness Center

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Aviemore

Nearby attractions

Highland Wildlife Park

11.9 mi

Landmark Forest Adventure Park

10.2 mi

Available Rooms

Standard Double Room

1 Double • 10 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Triple Room

1 King • 21 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Classic Family Room with Sofa Bed

1 Sofa • 21 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Double Room

1 Double • 21 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Classic Family Room - 3

1 Sofa • 21 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

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Macdonald Aviemore Hotel at Macdonald Aviemore Resort

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6.8

Good(1,668 Reviews)

Hotel in Aviemore

4-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Great for petsBring all your friends and family, even the furry ones

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Pets allowed and more

Book with confidenceWe partner with the top travel sites so you know you're getting a great deal on the perfect rental

About this hotel

Amenities

Pool

Pets allowed

Internet / Wifi

Parking

Laundry

Hot tub or spa

Wheelchair accessible

Gym or Fitness Center

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Aviemore

Nearby attractions

Highland Wildlife Park

11.9 mi

Landmark Forest Adventure Park

10.2 mi

Available Rooms

Standard Double Room

1 Double • 10 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Triple Room

1 King • 21 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Classic Family Room with Sofa Bed

1 Sofa • 21 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Double Room

1 Double • 21 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Classic Family Room - 3

1 Sofa • 21 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Reviews

6.8

Good(1,668 Reviews)

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8.0

Jul 2024

Excellent hotel/resort we are already planning our next trip!

Excellent location! Great hotel for families and furry family too. A bit tired in places but overall really good! Our daughter loved the pool and soft play and the breakfast was great so much choice! Restaurants were pricey but I think that's just the way of it now.

Pool area needs a bit more cleaning and freshening up. But overall we loved it!

6.0

May 2024

Lovely back drop, pity about some of the facilities in the hotel

The breakfast was good and the food in the evenings. The swimming pool was great for the kids.

The bar in hotel was only open on one of the nights and didn’t have any beer left. It would’ve been good to have somewhere within hotel to get a drink and to sit and also to get ice & fill up water bottles.

1.0

May 2024

Never coming back

Location was good

Swimming pool changing room was atrociously filthy Soft play area was not kept to a safety standard Bars was not open during the evening Staff felt inexperienced, slow and had no customer care.

6.0

May 2024

Lovely hotel but as a mum of two kids I felt a bit unsettled the first night!

I love Aviemore and the hotel was also lovely

Sadly as a single mum of two young kids I was alone on the corridor with just young men almost 15 of them in-between! No other families around! I felt really scared and I didn't sleep the first night! Please keep that in mind for other single parents when you give them their rooms!

7.0

May 2024

Clean and comfortable

Room was nice and clean. Young boy on reception was lovely, nice and friendly with my sons. Didn’t catch his name but was from Edinburgh and only been there a few weeks.

4.0

May 2024

Good location with potential if some money is spent upgrading

Location

Bar in hotel closed, no place available onsite to eat evening meal, staff attitude poor.

7.0

Aug 2023

Staff were very helpful and polite. Breakfast was good and in general we were comfortable.

Was in a good location

The room could do with a refresh. Particularly in the bathroom where the silicone has come away from the tiles. The sofa beds were not particularly comfortable and the door lets in too much light from the corridor. It would have been good if they could have an evening restaurant or buffet instead of the expensive restaurant on the other side of the resort. Definitely needs some improvements aesthetically as it looks a bit tired.

7.0

Aug 2023

Good

On site Tesla supercharger. That's about the only reason I stayed here. Staff were great.

Very dated decor and low quality furniture and fittings throughout.

8.0

Aug 2023

Delighted we switched to Highland Hotel on the resort

Switched to Highland Hotel, great for bar and restaurant

Aviemore hotel looked aged

5.0

Aug 2023

Passable

Staff were friendly, grandchildren enjoyed the pool

Lack of staff, rooms not being cleaned, couldn't get into restaurants as again no staff. Leisure facilties & rooms dirty, no contingency when activities rained off. They did not seem bothered when asked about it

7.0

Aug 2023

Good

Swimming pool, kids disco, play area for kids

Dreadful place, atmosphere wasn't cheery, just wasn't welcoming, soft play area was like a sad place to sit and trying to smile while kids were running around. Cafe at soft play area didn't have any music on, no cakes, poor choice of coffees and drinks. Staff in general was more interested being on their phone then actually on guests. Cinema was playing movies at the same time as disco.. Which has to choose one of it... Which could be organised better. There was no fun, the only smiling people/staff and engaging were at the disco. This place have such a great opportunity for being a fun place to stay but it's lacking of energetic, bubbly fun people.

6.0

Aug 2023

It was just OK

Lots to do for the kids

Staff were busy talking on the phone when you were in the reception. English was poor with staff members. Dated and old furnishing.

3.0

Aug 2023

disappointing needs a refresh

Room, location

tired and needs a refresh, depressing bar, couldnt check in until an hour after advertised time

7.0

Aug 2023

Great location but expensive to stay and eat on the site.

Good location, bathrooms modernised, staff great and breakfast excellent.

Pricey in the restaurants and not worth the money for the food on offer, better value in Aviemore Main Street a few hundred yards away, corridors quite dowdy. Outside windows covered in moss and dirt.

10.0

Jul 2023

Exceptional

Excellent.

The mattress was slightly firm for my preference.

8.0

Jul 2023

Very good

swimming pool and activities perfect for families

check in at 4pm but everything closes at 6pm

1.0

Jul 2023

Regretting booking here. Would not recommend and will not return

Location Pool

Room size Not 4 star standard Poorly maintained Tired and low quality

7.0

Jun 2023

Good

Great location! Room was clean and comfortable. Decor was outdated but that was expected as per the pictures. The resort was really big and spacious but the weather was so hot we didn’t spend much time in the hotel - we went to loch morlich. Breakfast was lovely and good selection. All staff were lovely and helpful. Pool facility was great.

If you are staying for one night like us, check in is quite late in order to be able to use the facilities like the pool before it closes and be able to go back your room. The children’s play park needs a bit of maintenance.

3.0

Jun 2023

The location is so nice that you can forget about how horrible the hotel was.

The location

It's so old and needs refurbishment. The toilets don't have any exhaust (at least didn't work). So I had to finish my perfume every time someone used it.

8.0

Jun 2023

Was nice, would return but definitely stay in a lodge.

It was clean, everything was a short walk away. there is lots of children to do, the pool was great with the toys and floats etc available and the soft play and play park were great. only had breakfast in the hotel and it was nice. with small children we felt restaurants opening at 6 was too late by time would get fed so we went out each night.

It could do with some updating. Also, we had to request to move room as there was so much furniture in the room my 2 children (4 & 1) and ourselves kept falling over everything. In the small bedroom there was a double bed, 2 single beds a cot, 2 arm chairs, a round table, a desk and chair. Most staff were friendly but came across 3 rude individuals - 1 on reception and think he realised and tried to be nicer.

4.0

Jun 2023

Disappointing

Breakfast had plenty of choices both hot and cold.

The dining room tables and chairs have certainly seen better days. The table tops have a mottled look due to half of it missing. It makes the tables look unclean and they are in fact sticky to the touch which is quite off putting. The chairs are old and look as if they have been picked up from jumble sales at various locations. The gardens and outside of property require attention. Weeds on patio and paint flaking off outside walls. Obviously little or no maintenance taking place.

7.0

Jun 2023

Good

slides and wave machine not working. we were not informed of this in advance and as it was a beautiful day we would have gone else where had we known, a big disappointment to our grandson who was looking forward to the slide an wave machine.

2.0

May 2023

I really would like a refund it was so bad.

The Pool, the lifeguard was very nice, the lady a reception was very rude. Irrelevant to the hotel rating you don’t want people to rude to you.

The lady at reception at the pool, the building we were in looked in looked like a bad housing estate. The floor was up in reception as they were having a problem with the sewage. You would not get this at the four seasons. I really would like a refund it was so bad.

7.0

May 2023

Not bad, but not good

Choice of menu wasn’t to good, meal deal of £25 was designed for you pick lower than the price or higher, depending how big eater you were. The starter I picked was forgotten, don’t understand why, the restaurant only had 8 people in it.

8.0

May 2023

lovely relaxing family break

liked the location, friendly staff and delicious food

8.0

Apr 2023

Pleasant and comfortable

we were given a free upgrade which was great. I think this was because the hotel was quiet.

shame that not all facilities open although this was stated as a potential thing on booking. Tried to phone hotel in advance and rang for 6 min and no reply. Tried to call reception from the room in the evening but no reply to that either.

5.0

Apr 2023

Passable

Swimming pool was good fun wasn't told we had to book in advance. Fiona was lovely chatty friendly & knew her job .x

Breakfast area old tired looking .no table covers on tables dirty looking .no fresh fruit ie ..apples bananas yogurt for the kids .Room , bulbs missing in ceiling need painting looked old and dirty .door frame broken in room x shower leaked onto floor when in it .Bar prices where you start no wonder the bar was empty..no pool table ?? TV was on but i wouldn't call that to be entertained. Can't get through on phone anytime to talk to someone to book food reservations then you talk to a robot .the fork app is impossible to use even staff commented how bad it was . Must state that you don't mention at anytime on booking into hotel do you need to book things In advance .More hassle than it's worth I say .

10.0

Apr 2023

The hotel was great ! we even booked another night

The location was excellent. The facility's for kids where fantastic and for the price the room as great.

Nothing

9.0

Apr 2023

Superb

Soft play, pool, good breakfast, nice food at aspect restaurant. Rooms good even if there wasn't a divide for a family of 3

Giovannis food was disappointing, food felt microwaved. For the kids menu dont call chicken nuggets pollo milanese to make it sound more italian. Staff didn't always understand what we were asking for or seem that enthusiastic. Would have been good to know what's on ie cinema, activities etc before our booking as we then couldn't change plans but the activities sounded really good

8.0

Mar 2023

Great value, lots for children to do, would return

Location, lots to do for the children, great weather helped! Room was clean and comfortable although a bit small for four of us! Food was great

Chaos with booking tables for evening meals. Had tried to book in advance, party size was wrong each night despite us having email records but no one returned our emails. Staff did the best to try and resolve this for us but so many people in the same position as us

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Aviemore?

The average price for a rental in Aviemore is £115 per night. This rental is £3 less expensive than the average.

Is parking included with this hotel?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Macdonald Aviemore Hotel at Macdonald Aviemore Resort. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Macdonald Aviemore Hotel at Macdonald Aviemore Resort. Enjoy the water!

Is Macdonald Aviemore Hotel at Macdonald Aviemore Resort pet friendly?

Yes! This hotel is pet-friendly. For more information, we recommend contacting the booking provider about animal policies.

What amenities are available at Macdonald Aviemore Hotel at Macdonald Aviemore Resort?

We found 11 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, pets allowed, internet / wifi, parking, and laundry.

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Hotel in Aviemore

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Aviemore

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Standard Double Room

Triple Room

Classic Family Room with Sofa Bed

Double Room

Classic Family Room - 3

Macdonald Aviemore Hotel at Macdonald Aviemore Resort

Hotel in Aviemore

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Aviemore

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Standard Double Room

Triple Room

Classic Family Room with Sofa Bed

Double Room

Classic Family Room - 3

Reviews

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Aviemore?

Is parking included with this hotel?

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Is Macdonald Aviemore Hotel at Macdonald Aviemore Resort pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Macdonald Aviemore Hotel at Macdonald Aviemore Resort?

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