Macdonald Highlands Hotel at Macdonald Aviemore Resort

3.7 / 5.0

Good(2,385 Ratings)

Hotel in Aviemore

4-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

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

High-end valuePrice for this property is higher than average in the area

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Pets allowed and more

About this hotel

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

Amenities

Pool

Pets allowed

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Balcony or Patio

Hot tub or spa

Wheelchair accessible

Gym or Fitness Center

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Aviemore

Nearby attractions

Highland Wildlife Park

12.1 mi

Landmark Forest Adventure Park

10 mi

Available Rooms

Standard Twin Room

2 Single • 226 ft²

Sleeps 2

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

Standard Double Room

1 Double • 226 ft²

Sleeps 2

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Deluxe Double Room

1 King • 226 ft²

Sleeps 2

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

Family Room

1 King • 226 ft²

Sleeps 3

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

Standard Family Room

1 King • 226 ft²

Sleeps 4

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

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Macdonald Highlands Hotel at Macdonald Aviemore Resort

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3.7 / 5.0

Good(2,385 Ratings)

Hotel in Aviemore

4-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

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

High-end valuePrice for this property is higher than average in the area

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Pets allowed and more

About this hotel

Amenities

Pool

Pets allowed

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Balcony or Patio

Hot tub or spa

Wheelchair accessible

Gym or Fitness Center

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Aviemore

Nearby attractions

Highland Wildlife Park

12.1 mi

Landmark Forest Adventure Park

10 mi

Available Rooms

Standard Twin Room

2 Single • 226 ft²

Sleeps 2

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

Standard Double Room

1 Double • 226 ft²

Sleeps 2

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

Deluxe Double Room

1 King • 226 ft²

Sleeps 2

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

Family Room

1 King • 226 ft²

Sleeps 3

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

Standard Family Room

1 King • 226 ft²

Sleeps 4

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

Ratings and reviews

3.7 / 5.0

Good(2,385 Ratings)

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5.0 / 5.0

May 2024

Hotel review

The room was lovely food really good staff very friendly great hotel definitely be back

There wasn't anything I didn't like

4.5 / 5.0

May 2024

Very good accommodation.

On cycle tour and bikes were locked away overnight. Good leisure pool.

2.5 / 5.0

May 2024

We enjoyed our trip but the hotel was very "tired" and really deserves to be updated and upgraded.

location. friendly staff

Very outdated and in need of refurbishment

4.5 / 5.0

May 2024

Good fo bikers on tour.

I was on my brand new motorbike and i was able to park the bike right outside the window and i felt very confident it wouldnt be messed with.

Coffee and toast at breakfast came well after id finished my full English .

0.5 / 5.0

May 2024

Poor

Location of the property and access to soft play and swimming

Over priced bar. Staff for the majority of the stay was fine Duty manager on lates would not take our complaint Issues with fire alarm sensor, fire alarm went off 4 times during our stay 3 times during the day and once in the evening. Screaming kids everywhere unable to settle We ended up checking out early and moving to another hotel. Very poor from the management team as they would not log a complaint on their system.

4.5 / 5.0

Nov 2023

Excellent hotel but do winter time please sort out heating in room

Beautiful location . Staff in restaurant were excellent . Easy check in even though busy . Food in restaurant for buffet breakfast was amazing . A very comfy bed

Only the one issue we had was that even with wall radiator our room was cold . The room never seemed to heat up even though radiator was on full heat .

2.5 / 5.0

Nov 2023

Ok but not as good as I thought

Location was good parking and use of the pool was good

Facility was a bit run down. The breakfast was average and most of the staff seemed bored!! The steam room at the pool was disgusting and in need of a clean same as the floors at the pool

5.0 / 5.0

Nov 2023

Great for a lovely break

Friendly staff nice atmosphere about the place

Nothing

2.5 / 5.0

Nov 2023

The stay was as relaxed as we had expected after looking forward to unwinding it wasn’t as relaxed as our ispectations

We had to que for over 35 minutes in the morning for the hot breakfast that we ended up skipping on both days

It was very noisy and loads off kids running aroundattending a dance competition that we were not informed about

4.5 / 5.0

Nov 2023

Really enjoyable stay, lovely staff

Location, staff, room, breakfast - all Excellent

Swimming pool fabulous but showers freezing.

3.0 / 5.0

Nov 2023

Okay stay but could be improved

Really nice interior to the room. Good quality breakfast. Staff friendly and helpful. Really great central location in Aviemore, easy walking distance to all amenities and short drive to other adventures. Lots of different options within the resort itself, cinema, shops, pool, restaurants.

The shower was stone cold, however the bath gave warm water - reported to reception staff who said they would send maintenance out to have a look. Pool locker rooms feel a bit tired and some lockers out of order and changing rooms with no locks. Again pool showers freezing. Partner used the gym but no real weights to use so partner decided to use pool instead.

0.5 / 5.0

Nov 2023

Disturbing Sleepless night due to awful guests above our room.

The staff were lovely and room was Ok in need of a bit of a refit.

At around 11.00pm the couple in the room above us decided to hang out their window smoking and chatting on mobile phones on loudspeaker. This went on for several hours and when asked to be quiet they just gave us abuse and refused. The smoke was wafting into our room as our window was open due to the room being very hot. At about 2.00pm they decided to be quiet after a domestic dispute which we heard every word of. We told the receptionist in the morning and she said that someone from the hotel would contact us but we have heard nothing at all from anyone and that was 5 days ago. Not really ideal.

3.0 / 5.0

Nov 2023

Could have been lovely .

Good location, nice room, quality breakfast

Room was not serviced despite being out all day. Returned at 4pm to an untouched room.

4.5 / 5.0

Nov 2023

Staff wonderful and attentive. Facilities for adults and kids very good.

All under one roof and close to village

A wee bit noisy one night. Probably a wedding but nothing that would stop me going back as I’ve done often in the past. Breakfast a bit disappointing compared to past experiences with some items cold or short.

5.0 / 5.0

Aug 2023

Staff went out of their way to make our stay perfect.

Location was perfect

4.0 / 5.0

Aug 2023

Very good

Location and services

Restaurants close at 9pm.

3.5 / 5.0

Aug 2023

Hotel was fairly good but the restaurant wasn't great

A good selection of food for breakfast, and the staff were very friendly. The room was clean and the size was fine, with the room kept at a good temperature for me. I liked the pillows, and I was pleased with the hairdryer available. The bathroom was nice with some good options for soaps. There were lots of spaces available for parking, and we were able to park in a place where we could see the car from the hotel room. There are a few shops nearby which is handy. The location is great for going on relaxing walks.

No plug sockets for my phone near the bed. Decor in the room felt a little dated (though clean). TV didn't have many channels. Although the restaurant staff were friendly, despite being a couple, we were sat between several families with small children while other (older) couples were sat a little further away in a more quiet section. The dinner at the hotel restaurant was quite expensive for what it was. The way the restaurant was laid out made it seem like it was a bit of an afterthought, especially the toilets. We would have rather had dinner in town, but we didn't know you needed to book in advance for these, and we were turned away (obviously this isn't the hotel's fault but it will be useful to know if you are looking to stay there).

4.0 / 5.0

Aug 2023

Very good

Good location close to Station which suited as was visiting the Strathspey Railway

Confusing layout of resort

4.0 / 5.0

Jul 2023

Family weekend getaway

Pool and soft play for the kids

The restaurant was running out of food well before the cut-off time for breakfast (15 minute wait for more to be cooked). Shortage of food because of delivery problems.

1.5 / 5.0

Jul 2023

We thought for the money we had spent, we would have received better service or the rooms to be more modern.

Outdated!

Staff was poor. Place is getting old and not maintained very well.

2.5 / 5.0

Jun 2023

short stay disappointing

room size

staff less than welcoming at reception. gentleman pushed past me in queue and reception ignored the fact. Resturant food prices were exceptionally high for what was served. noisey room

4.0 / 5.0

Jun 2023

Had a great time and will be back

Fantastic facility’s very friendly staff .

Hotel rooms and lobby could do with a update

5.0 / 5.0

Jun 2023

As expected

Good facilities, good dinner options, and the lady at the Laggan bar was just great.

The hotel looks understaffed at the moment, which resulted in only being able to use the pool at specific times, and a fairly late check-in, by 16:00.

3.0 / 5.0

Jun 2023

it was comfortable but lacked ambiance.

it was on our way to Edinburgh.

it was outdated and dark.

5.0 / 5.0

Jun 2023

I brought my 4year old nephew with me and we both had a fantastic time and wished we had stayed longer

very clean and comfortable! beautiful surroundings and lots to do!

parts of the buildings could be modernised and refreshed but it’s not an issue

4.0 / 5.0

Jun 2023

some things annoyed me. I want to be able to book somewhere and have the everything as expected experience. The rooms

Liked the location, the resort is central with the train station and bus stops at the entrance to the main gates of the resort. We booked the Macdonald highland hotel. Reception staff were really nice although the English accent was a surprise but very welcoming and helpful and you were welcomed as you would expect in any resort hotel. Gave us all the information we needed, answered questions and directed us to the location of our room. Lovely reception pool staff. The resort had a pool, sauna, steam room. Our room was nice enough, bed was massive and it was crisp clean sheets, feather pillows to melt in to. The bathroom was nice a big space with shower over bath so option of a bath if you liked. The view was facing west if weather nice got nice sunsets and although you could see a bit of parking and slight industrial when standing looking out, when seated it was beautiful. The birds could be heard, the trees and away from it all feel was bliss. overall very quiet. The room has good sound proof and only heard people when in corridor. The breakfast was lovely and fresh in the Monday with good selection. cereals, porridge, cooked breakfast and continental if you you liked. Resort shopping staff were fab so friendly and down to earth. The room had table and 2 comfy chairs and was very relaxing. The toiletries were lovely. We had bathrobes and slippers. Liked being able ti open the window to let air in. Room was a nice temperature. Lovely fluffy towels. Best of all really was the big comfy bed.

The room was slightly dated. Window was needing a clean. The first Scottish accent wasn’t heard until the pool. after that the restaurant breakfast staff were Scottish but being honest they were not welcoming the supervisor/manager was miserable looking and we just felt that feeling that they didn’t want to help or be bothered. very off putting. The lifeguard at pool watched us waddle our way to the far away side and struggle getting into the pool and she could have said that it had an easy access area. The whirlpool was not on. The toilets in changing rooms were disgusting and stunk of wee. On our second day we had been out expecting housekeeping would have been in to replenish coffee, tea, loo roll as we were meant to have room checked but came back to no coffee, tea and very little loo roll. We phoned reception and were told someone would be up with some but gave up after an couple of hours and didn’t want to phone down again. We were also meant to have conditioner but that wasn’t in our room either. The shower in room in need of a refit. The daft hand rail was in the worst place possible, not sure how it would be any use. The annoying cheap shower hose kept moving and had to hold the thing and wash hair one handed and it kept getting caught up on the tap and putting bath tap on. The water temperature couldn’t be regulated. Hot one min then cold the next. I’ve probably got dandruff and thrush after that shower experience.

1.5 / 5.0

Jun 2023

Would NOT reccomend

The location is perfect.

The prices are inflated for the quality of everything you receive at this hotel.

2.0 / 5.0

Jun 2023

Underwhelming

Ok think it is more suitable for families

The most disappointing thing was the Italian restaurant as although the staff were charming the food was terrible

3.5 / 5.0

Apr 2023

Good location.

the central location is a great feature with lots of free parking. The breakfast was much better on the second morning with all the items available.

the swimming pool wax closed both days we were there.

4.0 / 5.0

Apr 2023

A good stay with no major issues

Breakfast was good. room clean and comfortable.

Dinner was expensive and not to everyones taste

FAQs

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

The average price for a rental in Aviemore is R 2,673 per night. This rental is R 58 less expensive than the average.

Is parking included with this hotel?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Macdonald Highlands 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 Highlands Hotel at Macdonald Aviemore Resort. Enjoy the water!

Is Macdonald Highlands 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 Highlands Hotel at Macdonald Aviemore Resort?

We found 12 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, pets allowed, internet / wifi, smoking allowed, and parking.

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Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Aviemore

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Standard Twin Room

Standard Double Room

Deluxe Double Room

Family Room

Standard Family Room

Macdonald Highlands Hotel at Macdonald Aviemore Resort

Hotel in Aviemore

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Aviemore

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Standard Twin Room

Standard Double Room

Deluxe Double Room

Family Room

Standard Family Room

Ratings and 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 Highlands Hotel at Macdonald Aviemore Resort pet friendly?

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

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