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 free WiFi, a lounge, shared kitchen, full-day security, bicycle parking, and luggage storage. The property features a seating area and TV for relaxation. Local Attractions: Balmoral Castle is 11 mi away, CairnGorm National Park 29 mi, and Glenshee Ski Center 25 mi. Aberdeen Airport is 39 mi from the hostel. Guest Satisfaction: Highly rated for its friendly staff, excellent kitchen, and comprehensive service support.
Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.1 for a two-person trip.
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Chris
Namibia“Very friendly, nice communal kitchen and lounge set-up. Kitchen roomy and well-stocked, and the lounge also spacious and comfy. Location is great, parking nearby.” - Jacqueline
United States“The property was very clean. Location excellent. The kitchen was well stocked with pans for cooking. Tea, coffee and hot chocolate were complimentary. Rooms comfortable and bathrooms clean. Dan, the owner, was interesting and enjoyable to talk with.” - Ian
United Kingdom“Clean , comfortable, very helpful staff and in a great location.” - Larry United States“This is a great independent hostel, warmly welcoming, cozy, and comfortable. We stayed in a six bed dorm, which had an attached toilet and shower, while we attended the Braemar Highland Games. You can trave by bus from Ballater to Braemer but be...”
- William
Australia“I cooked my own breakfast, all the required utensils were there” - Theodor
Germany“Great shower and kitchen. It also provided a dry room for any wet clothes and the beds were comfortable.” - Brian United Kingdom“Had a great stay, me and my son had never stayed in a hostel before but it was great I would highly recommend it”
- Martha United Kingdom“The place is lovely in all aspects. I really loved it”
Bernadette United Kingdom“The hostel was clean and comfortable. Very good facilities and the hosts were great Had a great night sleep”- David United Kingdom“Kitchen facilities were fantastic and staff really helpful Nd friendly.”
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House rules
Child policies
Children of all ages are welcome.
To see correct prices and occupancy info, add the number and ages of children in your group to your search.
Crib and extra bed policies
The number of cribs allowed depends on the option you choose. Check your selected option for more info.
There are no extra beds available at this property.
All cribs are subject to availability.
The fine print
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 canceled.
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.
