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The Caledonian, Aberdeen

3.0 of 5
10-14 Union Terrace, Aberdeen AB10 1WE , Scotland
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Ranked #36 of 66 hotels in Aberdeen
3.5 of 5 stars 108 Reviews
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HongKongFace
Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Senior Contributor
35 reviews
124 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 9, 2012 NEW

I organised an evening business meeting for a small group here at the start of February 20012. The hotel is centrally located within Aberdeen, just a 5 min walk from the rail station. All of the staff were very friendly, polite, professional and efficient. Everything was done to ensure that the booking went as smoothly as possible. In terms of... More

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henderson705
Perth, Australia
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5 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 9, 2012 NEW

Travelled from Australia to Scotland for some time with friends and family. Spent a long weekend here, so that everyone could come a stay enjoy the weekend and not have to worry about driving. Centrally located with lots of restaurants, bars and nightclubs within 5 minutes walk. Nice lounge bar downstairs that catered well for a bunch of lively 45+... More

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Sorely_idle
Dublin, Ireland
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49 reviews
24 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed February 1, 2012

I have stayed at the Caledonian six times in a year but I think this is my last time. I have always been concerned about their pricing policy which seems to based upon when Aberdeen is busy the rate is high and when the city is not busy it becomes more reasonable. Therefore the rate can vary between £80 and... More

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Thistle UK Group, General Manager at The Caledonian, Aberdeen, responded to this review
February 7, 2012

Dear Review Thank you for spending the time to review our hotel. At Thistle we endeavour to deliver a high level of service, and we apologise that you did not receive this during your stay. Regarding our pricing policy. The hotels rates do vary with the demand upon our business, which is a strategy that is followed by most industry... More

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Lainey73
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3 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 25, 2012

My husband and I stayed here for a long weekend break in September 2011. The objective was to explore old Aberdeen and the hotel was ideally placed for this. We were able to walk everywhere and it was very central. We enjoyed the setting, looking out over the gardens but within a few minutes of the city centre. The room... More

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Thistle UK Group, General Manager at The Caledonian, Aberdeen, responded to this review
February 1, 2012

Dear Reviewer Thank you for your kind comments and feedback. I am pleased that you have enjoyed your visit while exploring Aberdeen. I will be sure to sure to pass your kind comments on to the team’s and this means a lot. With regards to our breakfast for convenience for guests we have a buffet breakfast. We also run an... More

Ploughman16
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 23, 2012

We used this Hotel on a Bed & Breakfast basis for a Long Weekend in September 2011. The pictures already listed do Justice to the facilities which we found most adequate for our purposes. It was clean although dated and cosy to the warm side, service with a smile we could not fault and never met one member of staff... More

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Thistle UK Group, General Manager at The Caledonian, Aberdeen, responded to this review
February 1, 2012

Dear Reviewer Thank you for spending the time to review our hotel. It is great to see that you enjoyed your stay with us and I have passed your kind comments regarding our team’s service to everyone this is very much appreciated thank you! With regards to the car park we have 20 free car parking spaces for our residents... More

brentmik
Norway
Reviewer
3 reviews
4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 15, 2012

Just got home from a long weekend in Aberdeen with 4 other couples staying here. Great Hotel, good service and in a perfect postion for everything. Breakfast was good, and all the stave was friendly. Being an old hotel there was some movnment and a little noise from the floor boards in some of the rooms on the first floor.... More

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Thistle UK Group, General Manager at The Caledonian, Aberdeen, responded to this review
February 1, 2012

Dear Reviewer I am thrilled to hear that you had a great stay, and appreciate you sharing your feedback. As you mentioned we are an old building which comes with its own unique charm. No 2 rooms are the same! I would like to express my sincere apologies for the noise levels you experienced while staying with us. As we... More

kay C
Madrid, Spain
Reviewer
3 reviews
4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 11, 2012

Loving the cafe area. Remebered my hot chocolate afternoons there. The room was what I expected. Overall loved myself feeling all continetal in the middle of Aberdeen More

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Thistle UK Group, General Manager at The Caledonian, Aberdeen, responded to this review
February 1, 2012

Dear Reviewer Thank you for taking the time to respond and let us know of your stay. I am thrilled you enjoyed your stay and we look forward to welcoming you again in the near future. Jane Bourque General Manager More

victoriam116
Aberdeen
1 review
1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 10, 2012
1
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I stayed here in December with a friend for a weekend shopping trip in Aberdeen and found the hotel location fantastic! so close to all the shops and bars.. The hotel was clean and the food was fantastic, I would stay here again and would recommend it to anyone visiting Aberdeen.. Food is 100% the best ive had in along... More

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Thistle UK Group, General Manager at The Caledonian, Aberdeen, responded to this review
January 12, 2012

Dear Reviewer Thank you for your feedback and kind comments regarding our restaurant. We have recently introduced our new menu and we have received some positive results. Thank you again and I hope to welcome you to The Caledonian By Thistle in the near future. Jane Bourque General Manager More

JW-relaxed-traveller
Senior Contributor
22 reviews
2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 7, 2012

The Thistle is a decently nice hotel, especially for UK standards. The breakfast is completely adequate. Best thing about the Thistle is that it is in walking distance to the Union Street and all of the eating options. I travel to Aberdeen regularly and have tried almost all of the major brand name hotels. I prefer the Thistle over all... More

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Thistle UK Group, General Manager at The Caledonian, Aberdeen, responded to this review
January 12, 2012

Dear Reviewer Firstly thank you for spending time to leave your feedback. It is great to hear that we are your first choice option when staying in Aberdeen. With regards to the water unfortunately our boiler had broken on the morning of your stay and we now have this fixed. Thank you Jane Bourque General Manager More

Stroller66
York, United Kingdom
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews
8 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed December 11, 2011
1
person found this review helpful

Have spent many months this year travelling upto Aberdeen, rooms Monday thru Friday are at a premium, so you take what you can get. Stayed once in the Caledonia in October. Parking is available with the hotel, but directions could be improved, and its pretty limited considering the number of rooms. The again you gat a lot of overnight stays... More

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Thistle UK Group, General Manager at The Caledonian, Aberdeen, responded to this review
January 3, 2012

Dear Reviewer Firstly thank you for leaving a review. I am sorry that you did not seem to enjoy your stay with us on that occasion. With regards to the car park this is a free residents only car park but as you will appreciate city centre car parking is hard to come by especially free so this is a... More

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