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Douneside House

4.0 star property
Family-friendly 4-star hotel with indoor pool

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Indoor pool
Front of property
Apartment, 1 Bedroom (Casa 23)
Interior entrance
Classic Room, Terrace

Reviews

9.8 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Gym
  • Pool
  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Tarland, Aboyne, Scotland, AB34 4UL
  • Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve
    10 min drive
  • Tarland's Country Kitchen
    4 min drive
  • Insch Station
    35 min drive
  • Aberdeen (ABZ)
    65 min drive

Room options

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Cottage, 2 Bedrooms (Pine)

Cottage, 2 Bedrooms (Pine)

  • 70 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Classic Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Apartment, 1 Bedroom, Wheelchair Accessible (Morven)

  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Classic Room, 1 Double Bed

Classic Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Apartment, 2 Bedrooms (Dounebrae)

Apartment, 2 Bedrooms (Dounebrae)

  • 70 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

View all photos for Apartment, 2 Bedrooms (Casa 21)

Apartment, 2 Bedrooms (Casa 21)

Apartment, 2 Bedrooms (Casa 21)

  • 70 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Cottage, 3 Bedrooms (Gate House)

Cottage, 3 Bedrooms (Gate House)

  • 100 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Double Beds and 2 Twin Beds

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Deluxe Room

Deluxe Room

  • 22 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Apartment, 1 Bedroom (Casa 23)

Apartment, 1 Bedroom (Casa 23)

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Classic Suite

Classic Suite

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Classic Room, Terrace

Classic Room, Terrace

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Apartment, 1 Bedroom (Casa 24)

Free WiFi, bed sheets

Apartment, 1 Bedroom (Casa 24)

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Cottage, 3 Bedrooms (Alpha)

Cottage, 3 Bedrooms (Alpha)

  • 90 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Double Bed and 4 Twin Beds

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Cosy Small Double or Twin

Cosy Small Double or Twin

  • 9 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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The price is CA $143
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About the area

Aboyne

In Aboyne .Stay at this Aboyne hotel and you'll be within 9 miles (15 km) of Cairngorms National Park and Craigievar Castle. Morven and Deeside Activity Park are within 12 miles (20 km).

What's nearby

  • Deeside Activity Park - 14 min drive
  • Craigievar Castle - 16 min drive
  • Ballater Golf Club - 17 min drive
  • Balmoral Castle - 25 min drive
  • Glenshee Ski Centre - 50 min drive

Getting around

  • Insch Station - 35 min drive
  • Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) - 65 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Boat Inn - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Spider on a Bicycle - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Corner House Tearoom - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪The Tavern at Huntly Arms - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Loch Kinord Hotel - ‬10 min drive

About this property

Douneside House

Family-friendly 4-star hotel with indoor pool
As a guest of Douneside House, you'll find an indoor pool, an outdoor tennis court, a health club, and a sauna. Along with a restaurant, there's a snack bar/deli on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi.

A library, a terrace, and an arcade/game room are also featured at the family-friendly Douneside House. Self parking is free.

This 4-star Aboyne hotel is smoke free.

  • 13 guestrooms or units
  • Deli
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Game room or arcade
  • Pool or billiards table
  • Library
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • 1 conference room
  • Dining venue
Douneside House offers 13 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and hair dryers. 50-inch Smart televisions come with digital channels. This Aboyne hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

Dutch, English, Swedish

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini golf
  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee daily 8 AM–10 AM: GBP 17 per person
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Fitness center
  • Indoor pool
  • Mini golf
  • Outdoor tennis court
  • Playground
  • Sauna
  • Steam room

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have elevators
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 50-inch Smart TV
  • Digital channels

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Heated floor (bathroom)
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Towels
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 17 per person

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, debit cards, and cash. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit in each accommodation.

Property is also known as

Douneside House Hotel Aboyne
Douneside House Hotel
Douneside House Aboyne
Douneside House Aboyne Scotland
Douneside House Hotel
Douneside House Aboyne
Douneside House Hotel Aboyne

Douneside House Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 46 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 50 reviews" "

10/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lorraine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic stay at Douneside House. Excellent from start to finish and everything in between - accommodation, staff, facilities, dining (and drinking!) and all set in gorgeous grounds & gardens. Superb.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing grounds. Gorgeous food. Great facilities. Super staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed in the Lady MacRobert room. Quiet peaceful. Staff was excellent. Couldnt ask for more
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leslie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely stay, would highly recommend!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relax and Enjoy
Lovely stay. Very relaxed with delicious food and brilliant facilities. Beautiful gardens and the wider estate is worth exploring.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Douglas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed every aspect of our stay at Douneside House. The facility was spectacular, the grounds were immaculate, but most of all, the staff was ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING in all respects!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We arrived after the dining room was closed (our fault) but they still went above and beyond to provide us with a wonderful meal. We will definitely stay at Douneside House on our next trip.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

john

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent staff
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff, a la carte food, cleanliness, was first class, overall an excellent stay at this beautiful House Hotel! Will definataly visit again soon!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ruth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The stay could not have been any better. Will be back as soon as possible!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

David, Edinburgh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The setting is lovely with amazing views, very friendly welcoming staff and really amazing food, the best food we had any where in Scotland.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Elaine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

thomas allen l., Aylett,VA

Liked: Cleanliness
Coming Home
Beautiful place to enjoy the scenery and get to places we wanted to see, the staff couldn’t have been better!!🤗
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very cosy seating areas with multiple public comfy rooms
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kerry, Melbourne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent stay and would defiantly come back again !
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super Nice!
Interesting history of a very quaint hotel!
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exceptional
Really enjoyed our stay at Douneside, from the welcome and tour, to the health club facilities, to the exceptional dinner. The history of the house was fascinating and the relaxation unparalleled.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don’t go when it is cold
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019