Macdonald Woodland Lodges at Macdonald Aviemore Resort

Good location , clean and very comfy beds. Family break which we all enjoyed. Six children under 5. So they enjoyed the swimming and the soft play. Great that the chalets were close together.

Children loved the activity room but unfortunately was only opened on the Saturday. Also advertised coffee machine with pods and there was no pods.

The cabin was spacious and clean Breakfast was lovely location excellent and facilities around resort good

The pillows are not good There was no wifi (we were told there was a fault but not sure if this was correct) also poor 4g which made watching tv, ordering food online, looking up activities etc very difficult. There was no tea or coffee or dishwasher tablets which I am sure we got last year. The pool was very cold. For the price paid I think it was a bit disappointing (compared to last year)

Very spacious, good layout (although kitchen is quite small), clean, great location. Lovely wood burned too. Whilst lots of reviews said the lodges felt dated, we did not think so at all. Amenities were also a nice extra especially the soft play for our little one which was super quiet this time of year

For the price we paid this time of year, everything was great. However for the price it usually is, the lodge needs some small updating mainly in the kitchen. There is no oven which makes self catering for any longer than a few short days difficult. The TVs are also ancient, but were provided in each room. Unfortunately, the steam rooms were out of service during our stay whilst we were there and the sauna also had some issues not fully warming up. The lady at reception had no idea and the employee at the activity center wasn’t aware of timelines for this to be fixed (we were there for 3 nights/4 days and it wasn’t working the entire time). We wish we would have been informed about this prior to arrival as this was part of our decision to book this place. The pool whilst quiet, which was great, was on the cooler side (especially for tiny toddlers) and seemed only half filled with water which made swimming for tall people quite difficult so we couldn’t use the facilities as much as we’d hoped. Also, whilst we were there the weather warmed a bit and all the snow melted whilst it rained in between making it extremly icy (black ice) everywhere. Whilst grit was provided directly outside the lodge, the paths everywhere else were nearly unwalkable. For a family resort we really would have expected for the paths to be cleaned or made safe for walking, especially with small children.

The location of the resort is great

The property felt tired, some of the tech didn't work, and it certainly was not as luxurious as I was expecting.