About this property
Comfortable Accommodations: The Barrel in Ballater offers family rooms with private bathrooms, walk-in showers, and free WiFi. Each room includes a TV, electric kettle, and carpeted floors. Dining Experience: Guests can enjoy British cuisine at the traditional family-friendly restaurant, serving lunch and dinner with vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options. The bar provides a relaxed atmosphere for evening drinks. Leisure Facilities: The hotel features a sun terrace, outdoor seating area, and live music. Additional amenities include free parking, bicycle parking, and free WiFi throughout the property. Location and Attractions: Located 40 mi from Aberdeen Airport, The Barrel is near Balmoral Castle (11 mi), CairnGorm National Park (29 mi), and other attractions.
Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.8 for a two-person trip.
Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap
Most popular amenities
- Free parking
- Restaurant
- Free Wifi
- Non-smoking rooms
- Family rooms
- Bar
- Breakfast
Guest reviews
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Kerry
United States“Great Scottish experience, sleeping above a pub in an authentic small town after meal downstairs. Perfect. Room was immaculate. Great to have a couple coffee shops down the street as well.” - Pacheco
United Kingdom“Very nice and friendly staff. The venue is in the centre of the village.” - Ruth United Kingdom“Tiny room with no storage, but perfectly fine for me. Everything worked. Bar food was great.”
- Ian United Kingdom“Room was clean and comfortable, food was good, staff were excellent.”
- Elizabeth United Kingdom“Central location in middle of lovely Ballater village. Our room was clean and cleaned both days we were there with tea tray and fresh towels replenished.Nice en-suite, room and en-suite looked to be recently updated. Great value breakfast- full...”
- Jo United Kingdom“Ideally placed in the centre of the village. A nice buzz to the hotel with live music on in the evening. Reasonable food. Comfortable bed”
David United Kingdom“Recently refurbished to a very high standard. Although our booking didn’t include any food, we decided to have dinner in the bar. We were served with the best steak pie that either of us has eaten. Furthermore it was served with delicious chips...”- Karen
New Zealand“It was comfortable, clean and a wonderful location with free parking. The staff were very friendly.” - Joanne United Kingdom“Location was right in centre of Ballater, staff were brilliant, check in was great. Room was really clean, comfy and had everything we needed. We had evening meal here and food was excellent, service was great, staff were really busy but all three...”
- Peter United Kingdom“Super room, exceeded my expectations. The room was newly decorated and had everything I required.”
Hotel area info
Restaurants
- Restaurant #1
- CuisineBritish
- Open forLunch • Dinner
- AmbienceFamily-friendly • Traditional
- Dietary optionsVegetarian • Vegan • Gluten-free
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
This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.
