Ballater Hostel
About this property
Comfortable Accommodations
Ballater Hostel in Ballater offers family rooms with private bathrooms, walk-in showers, and soundproofing. Each room includes a hairdryer and shower facilities.
Essential Facilities
Guests enjoy a lounge, shared kitchen, full-day security, bicycle parking, luggage storage, and free WiFi in public areas. The property provides a seating area and TV for relaxation.
Local Attractions
Located 19 km from Aboyne Golf Club, 32 km from Craigievar Castle, 34 km from Kildrummy Castle, 41 km from Crathes Castle, and 37 km from Banchory Library. Aberdeen Airport is 62 km away.
Activities
Skiing, hiking, and cycling are popular activities in the surrounding area. The hostel staff support guests with local knowledge and activities.
Languages spoken
Availability
We Price Match
You can claim a refund for the difference if you find your reservation cheaper on another website.
Just remember to reach out after booking with us. If you file your We Price Match claim via email, you'll need to provide us with a screenshot of and a link to the other offer. You can also file a We Price Match claim over the phone by calling our Customer Service. In any case, the other offer must be online and available when we check.
We Price Match checklist
- The other offer must be for the same property and accommodation type.
- The other offer must be for the same check-in and check-out dates.
- The other offer must have the same cancellation policy and conditions.
- The other offer must be for the same number of occupants.
- The other offer must have the same add-on/meal plan.
- The better deal must be in the local currency of the property.
When can't you make a claim?
- If the other offer is on a website that doesn't reveal the property or accommodation type you'll be staying in until after booking.
- If the other offer is available on an opaque, suspicious, and/or likely-to-be-fraudulent website.
- If the other offer is part of a loyalty or rewards program, where the price is reduced by the property or website for actions like repeat business, logging in, using a coupon code, referring others, or any other action that reduces the original price.
- If your current reservation is a "Partner offer" (these are labeled as such on our platform and are provided by partner companies) or if you're comparing the other offer to a "Partner Offer" on our platform.
- If you cancel your booking.
- If you book a single-unit property, which by nature can't be available elsewhere.
- Stays reserves the right to make the sole determination regarding a customer's eligibility to receive the price match.
Found your booking cheaper elsewhere?
- Look for "Found this room cheaper elsewhere?" on your confirmation page.
- Validate that the cheaper offer meets all the requirements (review checklist).
- Save the link to the cheaper offer (example: www.hotel.com/93203920).
- Take a screenshot (or multiple) making sure all the relevant data is captured (review checklist).
- Contact Customer Service.
- After claim validation, we will amend the reservation price (if possible) or provide further instruction for you to claim an after-stay refund of the price difference.
- Stays reserves the right to make the sole determination regarding a customer's eligibility to receive the price match.
Live pricing is temporarily unavailable.
Interested in this property?
Submit a booking request and well follow up with availability for your dates.
House rules
Parking - please note Ballater Hostel has no car/motorbike parking. However, it is possible to pull up outside the hostel to unload and then there is loads of free parking available in the village.
Towels - All private rooms include towels (superior private, budget private and 4 bed private). Beds in shared mixed dorms, as well as sole use of dorm rooms (the 6 and the 8 bed), do not include towels. Whole hostel bookings do not include towels. Towel hire is available @ £2 a towel (for duration of stay, not per day!)
Payment - A 10% non refundable deposit will be charged upon booking. Remaining balance due no later than one week prior to arrival. A reminder regarding the balance due will be sent out via email (with easy payment link) 3 weeks prior to arrival (to give you plenty of time to pay). Should the balance not have been paid by one week prior to arrival we will attempt to take the remaining balance using the card you booked with. Should the card not work, your booking will be cancelled.
GROUPS OF 9+ - Please note that groups of more than 8 (who are not booking the whole hostel) MUST contact us directly so we can confirm whether the reservation is possible. Reservations of 9+ (who aren't booking the whole hostel) who do not contact us are NOT CONFIRMED.
Legal information
FAQs about Ballater Hostel
- Superior Private Room
- Quadruple Room
- Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
- Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
Guest reviews
Superb
James
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
review category group of friends · Quadruple Room
Anthony
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
solo traveller · Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
Facilities of Ballater Hostel
Internet
- Internet services
Parking
- Shared kitchen
Safety & Security
- Fire extinguishers
- CCTV outside property
- Smoke alarms
- Key card access
- 24-hour security
General
- Non-smoking throughout
- Heating
- Family rooms
- Non-smoking rooms
Activities
- Horse riding
- Bowling
- Cycling
- Hiking
- Canoeing
- Skiing
- Fishing
- Golf course (within 3 km)
Media & Technology
- Shared lounge/TV area
- Lockers
- Luggage storage
Health & Safety
- Access to health care professionals
- First aid kit available
- Hand sanitizer in guest accommodation and key areas
- Staff follow all safety protocols as directed by local authorities
Transportation
- Board games/puzzles
Other
- Physical distancing rules followed
- Cashless payment available
- Guest accommodation is disinfected between stays
- Linens, towels and laundry washed in accordance with local authority guidelines
