What a week, beautiful cottage and beautiful weather in our favourite place

A great base for the Ballater Walking Festival Comfortable, warm and well appointed near the village centre.

Our stay at Bertie Cottage could hardly have been better. We love Ballater, especially the Golf Road area, and this property was first class: comfortable, clean and nicely situated. Would go there again in a flash. The heating worked without my really understanding it, as did the TV. Loved it.

Thank you so much for allowing us to spend the week at Bertie’s. We had hoped for some skiing but alas the slopes weren’t open, however the area is so fabulous we had a brilliant time anyway, lots of walking in the surrounding mountains and lochs. Ballater is a lovely village friendly people and some great shops especially for food , everything you need. The cottage is so comfortable warm and homely and very well equipped, just wished we could stay longer.

Bertie Cottage is a real gem. Cosy, homely and in a fabulous location, being handy for everything and yet peaceful and quiet. On arrival, there was a lovely loaf of local bakery bread waiting for us, along with teabags, coffee, sugar and a dish of chocolates. Such a thoughtful touch - thank you Catriona. The cottage itself was immaculately clean and tastefully decorated and really felt like a home from home. The log burning stove was lovely to come back to after a day of hiking and there was a good supply of logs and kindling ready for us. We all slept well, thanks to the very comfortable beds and made full use of the corner bath - especially after climbing Lochnagar! Our dog loved his holiday and enjoyed playing in the garden, which was safe and secure and on a sunny day, was a lovely little sun trap. A wonderful holiday and we hope to visit again!

Loved Bertie Cottage.... beautiful cottage, well equipped, in a very central location with easy parking and a shed for bikes. The garden was a real sun trap and much bigger than it looks in the pictures! Despite being so close to the village square it was very quiet. Definetly one to come back to!

Great cottage, walking distance to supermarket ( Co-op). Very cosy with log burning fire. Comfortable beds and bed linen v good quality. Beautiful understated decor, plenty storage space. Lovely garden area ( unfortunately not able to use due to weather) Ballater great place and lots of walking, outdoor activity in the area. Also great cafes in Ballater.

Comfortable cottage with everything you might want including a place to lock up your bicycles. Great to sit outside on the deck in the sun and enjoy a cup of tea after a day of walking or cycling. Good location to get into the Cairngorms with all the amenities of Ballater on the doorstep.