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"What a magical little place this is! Absolutely loved the cabin and all the unique decor and trinkets and the location is breathtaking…so peaceful. The couples hot tub was perfect and nice to relax in after coming back from lovely walks. Well done to the owners of the Sweet Donside Cabins. We’d love to come back."

"Beautiful rooms and lovely setting on river. Very elegant decor and great food. A choice of fine dining or relaxed dining in the charming bar. A lovely relaxing stay and very dog friendly. "

"Really nice experience staff cery attentive lovely breakfast and great location."

"Lovely location and looks like a good gym although didn’t have time to use. No one available at bar etc as limited staff but got served. Extra charge for late check out and breakfast average, not cooked fresh on order"

"Lovely place, friendly staff, good food and nice selection of beer on tap. Will definitely look forward to going back. "

"Room was lovely. Can't comment on food as didn't eat there."

"Our suite was perfect for a 2 night stay. The facilities were excellent: swimming pool, sauna, table tennis, squash and fitness room. All set in lovely surroundings near Ballater. Really enjoyed a relaxing break"

"Room extremely dirty Shower tray was unclean with dirt at bottom Corners of toilet and rooms full of dust Radiators dusty Window sill and skirting had not been cleaned for months Moved to a different room- Spent at least 15 minutes getting the correct key from receptionist - eventually was given a master key since they could not get a key for the room one light in bathroom not working Smoke detector missing from roof Receptionist was pleasant and helpful but requires training Gentleman on duty told us the reason for the room not being cleaned was that the housekeeper was rushed to hospital the night before but that was not substantiated by other staff Another member of staff said that the person cleaning the room had only been in post for a month so he was bound to make mistakes! The gentleman also questioned,infront of other people, why I had bar glasses in my bag - very embarrassing! I explained that the girl behind the bar who was also the receptionist said to take the glasses with me up to the bedroom Dreadful experience overall"

"A lovely stay in a wonderfully cosy space. Peace and quiet, wonderful views and great access to the surrounding National Park. Really couldn't have asked for more and would definitely recommend "