there's a warmly decorated bar/lounge with a fireplace. meeting rooms are available. understated rooms with traditional tartan bedding feature free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs, and tea and coffeemaking equipment. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. set in a gothic building in aberdeen's west end, this unfussy hotel is 2 miles from aberdeen art gallery and 3 miles from cruickshank botanic garden. freebies include parking and full scottish breakfast, which is served in a casual restaurant that also offers lunch and dinner menus. some add separate sitting areas Aberdeen International Airport 15 min
Provost Skene's House (9 min) Museum, history, and architecture Duthie Park (9 min) Park featuring an expansive lawn area, playgrounds for kids & both indoor & outdoor gardens. Aberdeen Science Centre (9 min) Science centre with interactive exhibits, experiments, hands-on workshops and live shows. The Gordon Highlanders Museum (4 min) Interactive maps, uniforms and weaponry displays tracing the 200-year history of the army regiment. Aberdeen Maritime Museum (8 min) Interactive and multi-media displays on city's maritime heritage and North sea oil and gas industry. The Tolbooth Museum (9 min) Small, preserved 17th-century jail-turned-museum with historical relics & information. Johnston Gardens (5 min) Lush site with streams, ponds, waterfalls & rockeries along with a path, bridge, ducks & a monument. Codona's Amusement Park (10 min) Classic rides like a Ferris wheel, waltzers & bumper cars, plus a go-karting track & indoor arcade. Seaton Park Aberdeen (11 min) Large riverside park featuring gardens, mature trees, green spaces, a playground & a toilet. Aberdeen Art Gallery (6 min) 18th-20th century painting and Scottish metalwork collections in late 19th-century granite building. Brig o' Balgownie (12 min) Drum Castle, Garden and Estate (23 min) Jacobean mansion with lavishly furnished rooms and 13th-century tower, plus woodland trails. David Welch Winter Gardens (9 min) Roomy greenhouse complex with diverse displays of plants & flowers, plus a wedding venue & cafe. Hazlehead Park (7 min) Large public space with sports facilities, a playground, woodland walks and a sculpture collection. Cruickshank Botanic Garden (8 min) Tranquil 11-acre green space established in 1898 with 2,500+ plants, several gardens & an arboretum. |