Historic Village, Rare Find, Amazing Views

The apartment surprised me and my wife, it was even more than we wanted. You can come here with friends or family. There is a living room and a second bedroom. The apartment is very warm, a wonderful quiet location, 20 minutes drive to the mountains.

There are no objections here, the only thing I wanted to ask was that they provide a couple of good sharp knives to the kitchen. Maybe this is my personal desire since I am a chef, and they are always poorly sharpened for me, especially my knives. But overall, everything is great.

Great location, fabulous views, very clean comfortable and a real home from home feeling.

Nothing to dislike

A really lovely clean apartment with lots of space, we could happily stayed longer. An easy walk along the high street into the village which takes less than 5 minutes to reach the centre.

Great location, comfortable and warm

Very difficult to use key box on dark night!

Cosy and comfortable

Apartment was clean and comfortable.

Had difficulty accessing lock box for keys as it was dark when we arrived. Instructions stated that extra towels were to be found in bathroom. As we could not find these we requested more and we were confronted by a very rude and hostile cleaning lady which quite frankly ruined our stay.

The property is very well situated and was very clean. It does look slightly different from the photos though.

The property had a smell of stale smoked which was not enjoyable and the mirrors in the property were all hung at very low not ideal for girls and there was a distinct lack of enough mirrors. The bed linen is not very nice and everything just felt a little run down.

Location was perfect and nice and quiet.

Finding the key box was an issue to start with not an easy location. Shower needs fixed in the main bathroom as was leaking ,and water coming up through the floor in en-suite shower room .

Location

Keys were in a lock box which took us 30 minutes to find and only with the help of another resident. You need to go into the landscaping to get to it, needs clearer instructions and a photograph of the location

The apartment had all the basics we needed. There were nice views of Craigendarroch from one side of the flat. The family bathroom was very nice. Easy car parking. Location was fantastic and easy for access to the town. We particularly liked the soothing gentle sound of the river in the background at night.

Maybe we just have a sensitive nose but there was a strong offputting odour in one of the bedrooms (similar to one of the reviews from 2021) - that smelled like cigarette smoke and/or mould mixed with damp sheets and that seemed to permeate the whole apartment if the windows were closed. This probably explains the multiple air fresheners but we found the smell was overwhelming in the bedroom at times. One of the towels left out for our use smelt very strongly of dog (we changed it). The kitchen might have benefitted from a few more things, such as kitchen roll to mop up spills, for example. Having stayed in several places around Ballater over the years (we keep coming back because it is so good), there are other holiday stays in the town that may offer much more indoor and outdoor space and amenities for the same price or less that may be better value for money if available,