Auld Kirk Hotel

Great place, great food (97539490)

Atmosphere

Expense

A very pleasant stay and have already recommmended the hotel to friends. (107286588)

Staff very helpful and friendly. The location of the hotel is excellent for both sightseeing by car or walking into Ballater to enjoy the pubs and restaurants.

would definitely stay here again. (108016393)

The hotel failed to live up to previous customer reviews. Next time I would avoid the web site add on, by contacting the hotel directly. (97375948)

Hotel was ideally situated and there was adequate off street parking. Furniture and decor were of a high standard.A very comfortable bed but a lighter duvet will be needed in warmer weather. An interesting church conversion.

Heating was off even though the temperature was low.It felt chilly throughout the hotel. Evening meal was special but the menu did not change during our four days. The meal was overpriced, poor quantity but excellent quality.

No overall comment. (97075778)

I can not fault this hotel.Food and accomodation were excellant.

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The hotel was easy to find in a central location within walking distance to the centre of Ballater. The hotel was renovated to a high standard and had a lovely seating / bar area. Our bedroom was very clean and had everything that you may need avaialble - tea/coffee making facilities, bottled water, hair-dryer and iron/ironing board. The bed was also very comfortable. There was a good choice available for breakfast but unfortunately due to the nature of our visit we did not have the opportunity to have dinner in the restaurant. We would recommend this hotel and hope to return for a further weekend break in the future. (99479465)

The hotel was lovely and the room was very clean and homely. The staff were all very pleasant and fiendly and there was lots of choice for a lovely breakfast.

Would stay here again! (99270390)

The atmosphere and the inn keeper.

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This was ideal for a night away the location is perfect for exploring the area eg.Braemar,Ballater itself. I liked this converted church which had retained some of the original features yet been able to modernise bedrooms/lounge and restaurant. Our room was a decent size and had a brand new bathroom in it - the lounge restaurant are both also modernised and the food was of a high standard both for evening meal and breakfast thenext day where there was plenty choice and the food not greasy. Staff pleasant and friendly (99669574)

Very nice comfortable modern decor in lounge bar and upmarket restaurant which served nice food not too expensive

No overall comment. (99430560)

Setting, building and general atmosphere were excellent

Well some building work resulted in there being no hot water for a while which was a pain but resolved quite quickly

We stayed for one night in The Auld Kirk during our week-long trip through Scotland. This hotel was the best of all we visited in this week. The staff is very friendly, the rooms are spacious and comfortable. Food and drink, both breakfast, dinner and bar, are great, adequately stocked. I would recommend this hotel to anyone staying in or near Ballater. (99405628)

Very nice accomodation, with a very nice servicing and ambiance to the old church in which the hotel is stationed.

I cannot recommend this hotel highly enough. The staff were friendly and welcoming and the food was wonderful. Only sorry I won't be visiting again in the near future. (99431885)

It had all the room facilities of a large hotel but with a much friendlier feel.

No overall comment. (99852492)

No overall comment. (99044828)

Hotel in quiet location handy for the village. Excellent food and vry welcoming staff.

Room cold on first night. Shower in bathroom poor.

The website was very good and had all relevant information you would need. The hotel responded promptly with confirmation of our booking. It was a pity we had not got the chance to dine at the hotel in the evening, as the menu looked fantastic. We hope to visit the Auld Kirk again soon with friends to go walking in the area. (3305397812)

Everything about the hotel was excellent. The room was comfortable, the breakfasts were superb, but most of all the staff wre accommodating and really friendly, which made our short stay really wonderful.

A fine place with gentle service. Fine food in an agreeable restaurant .A place to return. (3305093705)

the size of the room

The sanitary equipment should be modernised

No overall comment. (3304973332)

I liked the fact that the church features have been kept ie. the windows in the rooms with the stained glass effect. The staff were pleasant without been intrusive and you were nor left waiting for long to be served food or drink even though they were busy, you were acknowledged in a friendly manner. (3305016284)

Friendly staff and clean, tidy room

There wasnt anything i disliked

Owner very chatty and down to earth which made us feel welcome, food was superb and we will definately come back again. (3305024868)

Descent size room with attractive original features.

Everything was satisfactory

No overall comment. (3304965956)

All details were as described on the site. The people were very friendly and most helpful. Food and service were first class. Our room lived up to expectation and the whole, brief visit was most enjoyable. We cannot find fault at all and certainly hope to return in the near future. (3304875988)

IT WAS IDEALLY SITUATED AND A WONDERFULLY CONVERTED BUILDING.

ABSOLUTEY NOTHING, WE WERE SATISFIED WITH EVERYTHING.

Very friendly and efficient staff. Very pleasant dining facilites with high quality breakfast. Tastefully converted property which was original and very pleasant to stay in and situated in a lovely part of Scotland. Wish our stay had been longer (3304393338)

Originality and location

Decor slighty out of date eg coloured suite in shower room

No overall comment. (3304233128)

No overall comment. (3304258815)

Most relaxing staff very friendly excellent food

have central heating on in the afternoon

We feel that the information found on the website was adequate. (1893712)

The convenience for the Deeside Area

Reception area. Access to a public telephone that does not require using credit cards.

Short walk to the local shops. Allowing easy access for day trips which were worthwhile. Ballater itself was very clean and offered many outlets to visit.Staff were very friendly and could not do enough for you. (2492497)

Big, airy and roomy.Washroom was good size and the whole room was spotlessly clean.

We enjoyed out stay at the Auld Kirk and if passing through Ballater in the future would definitely stay again. (2483074)

The accommodation was very clean and well looked after, for a smaller hotel the facilities within the room were excellent.

This hotel is very close to the centre of Ballater with lovely views of Craigendarroch Hill. The whole conversion from a church is tastefully and inoffensively done with the six bedrooms including original features, lovely carpets, wallpaper etc. The rooms only have showers as opposed to baths but the bed was very comfortable and the room was very clean and quiet. The staff were very helpful about storing bikes etc (and the sign says they welcome cyclists - they do!)and were uniformly cheerful and pleasant throughout our stay. We ate one night in their own restaurant and although a little pricey (£21.00 for two courses)it was delicious with local products used throughout There is a very cosy back lounge with large sofas, books etc and a small bar which would be ideal on winter evenings. This is a great, very reasonably priced hotel and we are looking forward to going again. (2493871)

Beautiful and tasteful conversion of a church which retained many original features. Great restaurant.

Breakfast was a little bit limited although excellent choice of cooked breakfasts - could have done with more fruit and yoghurts for the weight conscious.

Die Anreise per Auto könnte detaillierter beschrieben werden. Die Zimmer waren groß, hell, gemütlich eingerichtet, verfügen über hervorragende Betten und ein schönes Bad. Der Service war hervorragend, das Essen ausgezeichnet.Das Hotel kann ich unbedingt empfehlen. (2416542)

fantastisches Frühstück und Abendessen

Hotel was very easy to find being centrally located. Rooms were a good size, tidy and had good ammentities. Restaurant was excellent with staff being very helpful and friendly. (2410951)

The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful. Nice small hotel which gave a warm friendly atmosphere.

Decoration appeared to be a bit dated however it was clean and tidy

The hotel was comforable (2326467)

The staff were friendly and the food was excellent

Although clean the bedrooms would benefit from upgrading

No overall comment. (2284342)

Nice quiet area, not too far away from anywhere & very clean.

We had a very comfortable sleep, except when we moved the bed was a bit on the creeky side.

No overall comment. (1973530)

quiet relaxing break just what the doctor ordered (2134201)

very comfortable and relaxing

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A good base for travelling about Deeside, while comfortably close to the amenities in Ballater. Lovely views. (1902838)

Very friendly staff. Dinner at the hotel was wonderful.

Parking at the hotel was available, but awkward because of the original nature of the building. However, on street parking was no trouble.

The food in the restaurant was excellent and breakfast was also good. It's unusual to get decent coffee. It was a cold day and the heating had been turned off in the bedroom/bathroom although they knew we were coming. (1692068)

Good sized shower room, two windows, generally comfortable

Only one problem - the shower in our room (1) got colder when you turned it towards hot and vice versa. A notice saying this would have been useful!!

The staff were friendly, helpful and cheerful. The restaurant had great service and the food was superb! (1617340)

The attached restaurant was fantastic!

Nothing springs to mind as everything I needed to know was all there on the web site (1644889)

The fact that it used to be a church it gave it character

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Generally quite good. Difficult to judge on one night. first impressions were good, however, the bathroom needed upgraded and had no bath. Staff were excellent. Friendly and helpfull. Tarifs displayed in hotel were not fully displayed on the internet. E.G there is a dinner, bed & breakfast package available via the hotel. Only the room price was available on the net. I would go back and stay again.When I book again I will contact the hotel first for the best package. (1556266)

Quiet, peacefull and warm. Good breakfast althogh a bit greasy.

decor in room. bathroom in particular needed upgrading.

Paid for a hotel and got worse than B+B service. (1418684)

Very good breakfast

No staff at all in the evening.

Good (1144342)

Parking not so good

Overall excellent service and quality hotel would go back (1239646)

Range and quality of food excellent, warm friendly atmosphere and staff

restraunt closed for private function one night so residents only have reduced menu in lounge