| check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. individually decorated rooms include flat-screen tvs, free wi-fi and tea and coffeemaking facilities; some have 4-poster beds and/or fireplaces. parking is complimentary, as is full scottish breakfast served in a stylish restaurant which also offers a dining terrace and afternoon tea. beside the river dee, this refined hotel in a georgian mansion is less than a mile from banchory golf club, 3 miles from crathes castle and 18 miles from aberdeen. other amenities include a trendy bar, a heated outdoor terrace with river views, and 2 meeting rooms
Aberdeen International Airport 34 min
The Royal Deeside Railway (7 min)
Heritage railway with a mile of standard gauge track, running restored steam and diesel locomotives. Clachnaben (33 min) The Walled Garden (10 min)
Landscaped garden with plants & flowers, surrounded by a functional & decorative stone wall. Crathes Castle (11 min)
Castle with turrets, gargoyles, 16th-century painted ceilings and ancient, great yew hedges. Scolty Hill (7 min)
Popular for hiking & biking, this small hill houses a restored tower monument with viewing platform. Go Ape Aberdeen (10 min)
Adventure-activity chain venue where groups explore the forest canopy via a treetop rope course. Drum Castle, Garden and Estate (17 min)
Jacobean mansion with lavishly furnished rooms and 13th-century tower, plus woodland trails. Bridge of Feugh (16 min) Kincardine Castle (17 min)
Genteel hotel set in a stately Victorian mansion offering an ornate dining room & gardens. Raemoir Trout Fishery (6 min) Banchory Museum (9 min) Stonehaven Beach (28 min) Craigievar Castle (29 min)
Castle dating from 1626, with original Jacobean woodwork, plaster ceilings and portrait collection. The Den & The Glen (20 min)
Child-friendly park with waterfalls and gardens, dotted with fairytale and nursery rhyme characters. Castle Fraser, Garden & Estate (26 min)
Castle tours of medieval Great Hall and Victorian bedrooms, plus tower-top views and walled garden. | 
