9 Victoria Road, Ballater, AB35 5QQ, United Kingdom
#10 of 10 B&Bs and Inns in Ballater
Guests' ChoiceBased on 188 hotel reviews
7.7Cleanliness
8.4
Comfort
8.3
Location
9.2
Facilities
7.7
Staff
7.9
Value for money
7.7
Free WiFi
7.8
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 30 May 2024
Campbell
United KingdomEasy parking and location great!
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 27 May 2024
Gavin
United KingdomMostly good apart from the alarm sounding during the night.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 15 May 2024
Dulcie
AustraliaThe stairs are hard to go up with luggage.
Authentic decor for the area. Excellent location.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 14 May 2024
James
United KingdomWe didn’t get the room that I had booked.
The situation, close to the village.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 5 May 2024
Catherine
United KingdomThe only criticism would be the shower and towels. The shower wasn’t amazing and the towels were very rough.
Location was great, very clean and easy check in.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 4 February 2024
Stephen
United KingdomShower could possibly do with an upgrade.
Location was very good.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 29 November 2023
Greta
United StatesIt was chilly so in two rooms dialed up the radiators. Right after we went bed there was loud repetitive alarm. We found a control panel by front door which showed excessive heat. We quickly turned heat down to almost minimal so in a few minutes alarm stopped.
Safe and quiet.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 27 November 2023
Chandra
United StatesThe pullout couch my teenage son slept on was a older variety, and not very comfortable at all. But he's young, and survived. :)
We enjoyed being in the center of Ballater, and proximity to restaurants, bakery, grocery, old train station. The room was smaller than I recall when I booked it, but adequate for our family of 3. Bathroom was spacious. While we didn't get a chance to eat there, it seemed to have a tasty Italian restaurant downstairs.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 12 November 2023
Anthony
United KingdomNo breakfast
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 31 October 2023
Alexander
United KingdomOnly one issue that could be fixed and that was the drainage rate from the shower cubicle. The shower was excellent, with shower pump and nice hot water, but the slow drainage meant you had to stop sooner than you’d have liked, to avoid overflowing onto bathroom floor. Minor detail I suppose.
Central location, bright, spacious top floor apartment with traditional features throughout. Tastefully decorated and reasonably maintained. Central Heating worked well. Mountain View out south facing Velux window. Access was by a system of key safes and door codes, which meant that having/leaving keys was not an issue and access was uncomplicated. Host met and explained the access on arrival and main features of the rooms and we were left to enjoy our stay in Ballater.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 26 October 2023
Paula
United KingdomNothing we didn’t like about the property.
Great location, room was very clean and comfortable. Very good communication regarding hotel access. Once at the hotel, staff were extremely helpful.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 30 September 2023
Robert
United KingdomWater pressure was a bit of a problem but at least there was advice left to make it better.
Very central. Very comfortable and communication was very positive.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 21 August 2023
Peter
United KingdomNothing all good
Very clean
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 17 July 2023
Audrey
United KingdomThe steep stairs to the room
The room was scrupulously clean
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 25 June 2023
Paula
IrelandComfortable room, easy check-in with room code etc.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 23 June 2023
Cathryn
United KingdomThe bathroom was very warm due to the weather but no fan as in the bedroom .
The location and decor . Great fan in bedroom. Good facilities , large bathroom.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 23 June 2023
Calum
United KingdomBed too small and fitted with an end board. Shower was weak and difficult to control temperature. Expensive without breakfast
Location and really good restaurant
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 11 June 2023
Elizabeth
United Kingdomnothing
Good location
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 7 June 2023
Amanda
United KingdomShame there was no lining or blind in bedroom no. 1 as window was directly opposite a street lamp.
Special touches...bottle of water and wine in room.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 20 April 2023
John
United Kingdomnothing of note
location in town size of the room and general facilities
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 15 April 2023
Kumudu
Sri LankaNo one to talk
Location
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 12 November 2022
Wendy
United Kingdomno heating in when we arrived so was really cold until it heated up
large room and very clean
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 26 October 2022
Linda
United KingdomDecor a little dated but bright family sized room.
Lovely big family room with king sized bed and sofa bed, perfect for our stay with the grandkids. The bathroom had bath and shower facilities, towels were provided. Lovely garden view from the window . Central location in Ballater. Host kept in touch and provided instructions for access to the room.
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 24 October 2022
Karen
United KingdomExtremely low water pressure in shower. Water was also cold. Instructions provided let us know that we should fix this by turning all hot taps on full for a few minutes. Pressure was still extremely low, but we did then get hot water, having followed advice.
Central location and instructions provided by owner for keyless entry system. Great TV with wide selection of channels and Netflix. Complementary wine, teas/coffees, biscuits. Huge, bright bathroom.
Stayed in October 2022
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