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The Boat House

Deshar Road, Boat of Garten, Aviemore PH24 3BN, Scotland
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2013 via mobile

My husband, sister-in-law and I went to the highlands for a bird-watching trip--primarily to see Capercallies at the Osprey Centre. The Boat house was an ideal location, and we were pleasantly surprised to have such a friendly welcome from the owner--Harry. Although he claimed he wasn't a birder, he gave us so many helpful tips on where to go and... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 February 2013

I stayed for a second time at this excellent guest house for a week and used it as my base for a winter wildlife photography trip to the Highlands. The place is clean, warm, comfortable with plenty of off-road parking and the proprietor is friendly and welcoming. The generous breakfasts were delicious, served promptly and with a smile. (Ask for... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 October 2012

We stayed at the Boat House after our first day of walking on the Speyside Way - quite a short and easy stroll from Aviemore. We found a spacious bedroom with comfortable beds, and a very good shower in the bathroom, which was equipped with big bottles of shower gel, shampoo and handwash. The generous breakfast was well cooked by... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 October 2012

We stayed 3 nights in two different rooms: the large family room (3 single beds and an en-suite) and a small double room (yes, it is small but that was not a problem for us. It is big enough if you don't have tonnes of luggage), also with an en-suite. Both rooms were clean and comfortable with amenities for tea/coffee/hot... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 September 2012

sadly, they'd already left for South Africa, but there was still plenty to see in the area, the room, despite being described in another review as "very small", was more than adequate for our needs, with a large, comfortable four poster bed, and a selection of beverages and toiletries in the room and en-suite facilities. Breakfast was excellent, , with... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 August 2012

WE had a late arrival, but that was no problem. Harry recommended that we head into Aviemore for a meal at the Cairngorm Hotel. We had no chance in the local hotel as we had not booked. However, what a brilliant recommendation! Superb meal. Breakfast with Harry was excellent - good choice, well cooked; just what it should be. Thoroughly... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 July 2012

My husband and I stayed here one night in May while walking the Speyside Way. This was by far our least favorite lodging of the 6 places we stayed during the walk. The room was so small that the only way a person could walk around was if the other one was lying on the bed. Furnishings were spartan and... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 July 2012

The Boat House Guest House is clean and comfortable with a warm and friendly owner who is full of tips and anecdotes to help make the most of a visit to this most beautiful part of the planet. The bed was comfortable, there were plenty of clean towels and toiletries as well as tea, coffee and biscuits in the room.... More

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theboathouse, Owner at The Boat House, responded to this review
23 July 2012

thank you for your review we are pleased you enjoyed your stay with us and had a good holiday in the wonderful area we take on board what you have said about coat hooks , we do have wardrobes in every room , however i understand that putting a wet coat in a wardrobe isn't ideal we also provide a... More

York, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 July 2012

We arrived at this guest house after a long cycle ride and we were told that they had no knowledge of the booking. After a short wait we were allocated the three bedded room which was clean and comfortable but our friends were put into a very small room. This room had a four poster bed which took up most... More

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Management response:
10 July 2012

once again we apologise for the confusion , however 10mins before you arrived another group of 4 arrived with a simalar name and my step mother let them in ( i was attending an appiontment) thinking they were you and checked them into your rooms your party then arrived and she tried to accomodate you aswell giving you alternative rooms... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 June 2012

Stayed at the Boat House in May. Clean, comfortable, absolutely adequate. Paper thin walls--we could hear everything the couple next to us were saying, and since they came in after we were already in bed, it was annoying. They weren't speaking loudly, but it felt like they were in the same room with us. Breakfast okay, nothing special. We stayed... More

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Management response:
10 July 2012

we are glad you found things here to be clean comfortable and adaquate we are very sorry to here that you were disturbed by other guests in a neighbouring room , i'm sure they weren't just talking normally , occasionally we have guests that come in late and unfortunaitly have no respect for others who may be sleeping etc i'm... More

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Address: Deshar Road, Boat of Garten, Aviemore PH24 3BN, Scotland
Region: United Kingdom > Scotland > Scottish Highlands > Badenoch and Strathspey > Aviemore > Boat of Garten
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Free Parking
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Ranked #3 of 3 B&Bs / Inns in Boat of Garten
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Official Description (provided by the hotel):
A friendly family run guest house located within the Cairngorm national park near to ski,golf, fishing,wildlife, rspb ospreys,steam railway, climbing, and everything Aviemore and the Cairngorms has to offer etc the list goes on pet and child friendly etc. 1/2 hour from Inverness airport with good bus and rail links too. ... more   less 

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