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Macdonald Academy Hotel


Hotel class 4.0 of 5
Aviemore Highland Resort | Invernesshire, Aviemore PH22 1PN, Scotland
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1 of 5 stars
billarif   1 contribution
Fochabers, Moray
Oct 8, 2009

We were booked as a group of 18 golfers to play at the Spey valley golf course and stay all together in one of the their hotels. When we got to the designated hotel at about 4.00 PM we were told that even though 8 of our party had been booked in we were to be relocated to the Academy... more

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5 of 5 stars
lolsim01   1 contribution
Aberdeen, Scotland
Aug 24, 2009 | Trip type: Family
0/1 found this review helpful

After booking a last minute weekend in Aviemore we did not know what to expect. We were however,exceptionally impressed. We stayed in the Academy Hotel in a family room which had 1 double bed, 1 single bed and one sofa bed which was very uncomfortable. The Hotel was very quiet but we were allowed to use the facilities on the... more

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3 of 5 stars
bonvoyagescotland   5 contributions
scotland
Jul 27, 2009 | Trip type: Family

We stayed here for one night on 22nd July after being rained off from our camping trip. We could not get in to the Coylumbridge until the next night and were dreading our stay here after hearing so many bad reviews. We were greeted at check in professionally and the girls were very cheerful. We were allocated our room, and... more

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1 of 5 stars
Bjaffers   1 contribution
Scotland
Apr 14, 2009 | Trip type: Family
5/5 found this review helpful

We have just returned from 2 nights B&B at the Academy hotel in Aviemore and we will not be returning to this hotel. While we did enjoyed Aviemore and the surrounding area, this hotel is extremely noisy at night. We have 2 children under 10 and the noise from the ground floor bar and games room reverberated throughout our first... more

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4 of 5 stars
Joeyoctron   6 contributions
UK
Oct 19, 2008 | Trip type: Family
1/1 found this review helpful

Overall its a decent hotel As been said before the Academy is the least attractive accomodation in in the resort and the decor and lifts etc look a bit dated but the family bar is small which can provide a decent atmosphere. The pipes do groan a bit during in night which again has been said before but overall the... more

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3 of 5 stars
FaeGlasgow   15 contributions
Glasgow
Mar 30, 2008 | Trip type: Business
2/2 found this review helpful

Just returned from a 3 night stay in the Academy hotel. On the plus side, the hotel was very clean and the staff (who were obviously migrant trainees on minimum wage) were very helpful when they were not at the end of their 18 hour shift. On the down side this hotel needs a lot of work. The room temperature... more

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3 of 5 stars
ineedmoreholidays   4 contributions
london
Mar 10, 2008 | Trip type: Family
1/1 found this review helpful

This was my second visit to Aviemore and last time I was there I visited a friend who was staying at the Macdonald so I had really wanted to go back. We stayed in the lower priced building - the academy but could still use the facilities of the other hotels in the resort. The bars in the academy were... more

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1 of 5 stars
aberd199   1 contribution
aberdeen
Apr 20, 2007 | Trip type: Family
4/5 found this review helpful

Stayed at Academy Hotel in Easter holidays with my husband and 2 kids. Room tiny and pretty basic, food in the Food Court was awful - not hot and looked like it had been there since the day before. None of the staff could speak English and we couldn't even manage to order a drink with our lunch. There is... more

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2 of 5 stars
Chris63Glasgow   32 contributions
Glasgow
Mar 19, 2007
2/4 found this review helpful

Our family were very dissappointed int he Academy Hotel. We did not feel that it provided good value for money. On the plus side, the hotel was clean. On the down side, the room was far too small for two adults and two children. We could not walk around the 4 single beds they had crammed into the room without... more

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4 of 5 stars
SheffieldSteve   2 contributions
Sheffield
Mar 1, 2007 | Trip type: Family
3/3 found this review helpful

Stayed during Feb half term excellent value good hotel. Good sized family room with enough space for parents and 2 toddlers. Good location central to Aviemore more

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Aviemore Highland Resort | Invernesshire, Aviemore PH22 1PN, Scotland
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