Macdonald Woodland Lodges at Macdonald Aviemore Resort

The wood burner was lovely

Location is brilliant

The lodges are SO expensive for what you get. They haven't been updated in over 10 years, nothing is supplied on arrival (tea/coffee/milk) for how much it costs is quite a let down.

Overall, the staff were really nice. We had a fantastic time using all of the hotel facilities with our young family. The breakfast was also very good.

Overall, the lodge was dated. There was no oven which came as a surprise and should be advertised. The photos on booking.com of the kitchen are misleading.

Spacious, all bedrooms had en-suite and everything we needed was there. Great location and the swimming pool was great.

No coat hooks or large door mat as it was snowing the floor got very wet

The lodge is in a great location and is spacious, warm, and clean, which made it comfortable overall.

However, it is very dated and, in my opinion, in need of a proper upgrade. The carpets are tired, bathroom floor tiles are cracked, the shower door does not close properly, and the TV is small and very old. For such a cool looking lodge externally, the interior décor really lets it down. On arrival there were only three small logs provided for the log burning fire, which was disappointing for the first evening. We did request more the next day and received them, but it would have been far better if the lodge was properly stocked from the start. For the price paid, some basic touches were missing. There was a Nespresso type machine in the kitchen but no coffee pods, tea, milk, or similar. Without knowing which pods to buy, the machine was essentially unusable. Small additions like this would have made a noticeable difference to the stay. Breakfast was genuinely disappointing. The choice was very limited and the setting felt more like a school dinner café than a resort breakfast area. Basic items such as fried eggs ran out daily and had to be specifically requested. There was only one toaster for the entire venue, which regularly resulted in queues, and the only coffee option was a large urn serving mass produced coffee. Overall, breakfast felt poorly planned and below expectations for the price.

Great lodge. Very friendly, helpful staff.The walks nearby were lovely. Great location.

The lodge didn’t have an oven and the kitchen wasn’t fully equipped which made cooking difficult. The local restaurants were booked up so we had to travel to eat out. Can fully recommend the Boat Inn at Boat of Garten, excellent!

Beautiful, peaceful and very relaxing and very comfortable.

Nothing at all I loved every bit of it.

The lodge had a nice cosy feel and was spacious. The staff at the amusement complex (swimming) were exceptional (short woman with glasses) very helpful, informative and tentative. Giovanni’s by far the better restaurant based on staff and quality of food.

When we first arrived I noticed we were initially to be in lodge 15 but this was scored out and changed to 05 with no explanation. Felt as though check in was very rushed with lacking information on facilities opening times, new years event or anything else that was going on within the complex. The lodge was lovely and a good location but a couple of issues. External lights, 2/3 not working, cracked wine glass, bathroom with twin beds if door was closed couldn’t be opened from inside. Had to forewarn my 7 year old not close the door fully over. Fire materials were provided but no information on how to make the fire only how to dispose of it. A welcome pack with information on the lodge, what was provided within the lodge and how to operate different things would have been ideal. Aspects restaurant - first night we arrived we went for dinner 8.30pm (29th December) we were met begrudgingly by the person on the check in point and then shown to our table. We were then informed of a fair few items not available on the menu due to running out. We sat and ordered drinks then shortly after ordered food. The starters arrived and we had to request again for drinks. This was after being sat for nearly 45 minutes. Drinks arrived after we completed starters. The mains arrived shortly after but the order of tomato pasta never arrived. Seemed as though the staff were more interested in cleaning up and setting up for the morning. I ended up sharing my dinner with my daughter. The young girl servicing the back area was very apologetic and understanding and a silver lining was she gave the kids ice cream for free which was a nice touch. The food we got was really nice on this evening. We returned to aspects on the 1st January, we could only get a table booked for 9pm due to how busy the restaurant was to be, although we arrived at 8.45pm and there was a fair amount of seating still empty.

The fireplace was great! Lodge was clean and warm. It had all the things you needed for a comfortable and relaxing stay.

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