thinking of the macdonal hotel brand, you think of luxury and a beutiful hotel... i have stayed in various macdonald hotels before and thought they were great until this one... we drove into the entrance and attempted to look for reception which isnt sign posted very well. they are 5 (i think) hotels within this complex. the whole thing looked... more

I agree with an earlier review: you get what you pay for. The rooms are small and bog standard but we found the service to be excellent (especially main desk - nothing was too much trouble) and the main retaurant to be better than expected and the chef and waiters were able to easily deal with special dietary requirements without... more

Hotel rooms are located in several different buildings. Close to downtown-can walk but of course you have noise from downtown at night. No AC. Lots of noise underneath our window as they were doing moisture abatement. Heat was on in our room when we arrived??? Took forever for our room to cool down. Generator for moisture abatement whined all night... more

Enjoyed our stay here, kids loved the swimming pool with wave machine, flume ride etc. Beds were very flimsy and not a great sleep to be honest. Rooms clean and tidy, breakfast was lovely and relaxed and best of all not too busy! Central location for all activitites and right on main town street. more

Have just returned from a trip to Aviemore with my husband and three sons staying in the Woodland lodges at the Macdonald resort. The lodges are well spaced out in a wooded area and were very spacious and clean. They were well equipped and we were able to use the other facilities in the resort - the kids enjoyed the... more

As part of a tour, we stayed at one of the hotels of the Aviemore Highland Resort. Since we were on tour and only stayed there one night, I'm assuming we got what we paid for. The hotel we were in was old, not updated and the rooms were small and quiet hot even with the heat turned down. The... more

The good points about the Highland Resort (where we stayed for 3 nights) : the very friendly well trained staff, the location, the leisure centre, the views from the breakfast room (in good weather) Not so good: the appearance - ugly concrete monstrosity - what were the planning committee thinking? When you first arrive it can be difficult to find... more

I had the misfortune to stay at the Macdonald Aviemore Highland Resort for work one Sunday night and apart from the views from the Aspects restaurant and leisure centre with excellent swimming pool I could not find one redeeming feature about the resort. Be warned as there are two hotels - one is the ugly office block Four Seasons immediately... more

We stayed in the Highlands Hotel in the Macdonald Aviemore last week for 2 nights on a bed and breakfast basis. After checking in at the main reception centre, we drove round to the hotel to be told by the receptionist that the best way to get to our room would be to go back outside and in by the... more