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Ballater Hostel

Ballater

Located in Ballater and within 18 km of Balmoral Castle, Ballater Hostel features a shared lounge, non-smoking rooms, and free WiFi. The property is set 47 km from CairnGorm National Park, 19 km from Aboyne Golf Club and 25 km from Corgarff Castle. The accommodation provides a shared kitchen, and luggage storage for guests.

Each room is equipped with a private bathroom, a shower and a hairdryer, and certain rooms at the hostel have a safety deposit box. This is such a lovely hostel! Beds were super comfy, excellent water pressure, great kitchen with free tea and coffee. Staff were super friendly and helpful!

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9.2
Superb
259 reviews
Price from
£25.60
per night

Braemar Youth Hostel 3 stars

Braemar

Braemar Youth Hostel is housed in a former shooting lodge in extensive grounds in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park. It offers a mix of traditional interiors and modern furnishings, offering an ideal base for outdoor activities and exploring Royal Deeside, the Cairngorms, Glenshee and The Lecht. Braemar is tiny and the hostel is just a short walk down the road from the centre, where the 201 bus stops. Facilities are excellent : large kitchen with all facilities and storage space, a breakfast room, a dining/meeting room and a large sitting room with tv and sofas. My dormitory was spacious with very comfortable bunk beds and lockers. (You need your own lock). There are large washing machines and dryers in the drying room(where you can hang wet outdoor clothing and put boots etc,) (Full large load with powder and drier for £6). You can arrange to have hostel breakfast forc an additional fee. WiFi is excellent when working but has minutes when it cuts out, but that goes with the location and probably affects the whole village,

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8.1
Very good
121 reviews

Highlander Bunkhouse

Huntly

Featuring a bar, Highlander Bunkhouse is located in Huntly in the Grampian region, 1.1 km from Huntly Castle and 45 km from Elgin Cathedral. The property is situated 12 km from Leith Hall Garden & Estate, 27 km from Kildrummy Castle and 32 km from Delgatie Castle. The accommodation provides a shared kitchen, luggage storage space and currency exchange for guests.

At the hostel each room comes with a shared bathroom and bed linen. The staff are all great and very helpful and friendly.

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6.3
Review score
6 reviews
Price from
£79
per night

The Smugglers Hostel

Tomintoul

Situated in Tomintoul, 43 km from Balmoral Castle, The Smugglers Hostel features accommodation with a garden, free private parking and a shared lounge. The property is set 16 km from Corgarff Castle, 23 km from Abernethy Golf Club and 23 km from Grantown Museum. The accommodation offers a shared kitchen and free WiFi. A fantastic and well equipped hostel which had plenty of space for our large family holiday (8 adults/8 children). The hostel was cleaned to a really high standard and was lovely and warm within a few minutes of turning up the radiators. While we didn't meet our host due to it being a community run hostel, all the information about our check in was provided well in advance to ensure a seamless arrival and check out. We will definitely consider booking again when we are next exploring the Highlands!

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7.6
Good
89 reviews
Price from
£25
per night

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