Spacious enough dorm, nice garden views. Large kitchen and dining facilities, well equipped. Good email communications in advance. Those in dorm generally respected the traditional early to bed early to rise ethos not often found in the more urban YHA's and even some of the...More

I stayed here for 3 nights in May 2017 in a private room. The room was basic with a heater for Cold days. The toilets and shower rooms was acceptable clean. I cleaned the pot and pans in the kitchen before I used them. The...More

Just had a great weekend at this hostel we hired out, good facilities very close to Braemer Village and good public transport from Aberdeen direct. Shops and restaurants in the village. Locals very welcoming.

Having been to other YHA hostels in Scotland, this experience left a bit of a sour taste. The good stuff - a beautiful old building, lots of board games, comfortable beds and very warm. However, for £270 for 2 rooms for 2 nights I expected...More

I nearly always use SYHA and find then more than adequate if sometimes a bit in need of some TLC. Braemar needs a lot of TLC, a deep clean and some investment in the equipment. Sticky tables, ingrained dirty carpets, kitchen equipment well past it's...More