Have just returned from a two day break at The Auld Kirk with friends and thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Hospitality, rooms, location and the food were superb.Ballater is a lovely place with such beautiful houses and interesting places to visit nearby.I would recommend and indeed return to The Auld Kirk in the near future. All in all a great hotel... more

Having been previously dissapointed by many of the establishments in Ballater, the Auld Kirk surpassed all my expectations in all areas. Food is excellent, atmosphere and surrounding are unique and stunning. The accomodation is first class, and very comfortable, recently refurbished to a very high standard. The owners have sucessfully managed to marry the historic ambience and features of the... more

I wasn't sure what to expect, but had seen good reviews here on trip-advisor, so I was looking forward to a three day break. I have to say it beat all my expectations. The room was good, clean, freshly decorated with a great modern bathroom. They aren't huge rooms, but have absolutely everything you need. I spent a lot of... more

We booked a room at the last minute direct with hotel. We were offered & accepted a table for the restaurant at the time of booking. And were glad we did. The food was ordered while in the relaxing lounge & freshly prepared with mostly local produce. Delicious & beautifully presented. The staff were friendly & attentive without being overly... more

I stayed here as a last minute booking whilst travelling on business i honestly cannot fault the place other than the restaurant service is very slow more

After another return visit, the Auld kirk just gets better. The rooms have been refurbished to a high standard, and they're not finished yet, there are still some great ideas to be implemented. Peter as usual is very attentive, and will go out of his way to make your stay as comfortable as possible, the staff are extremely friendly and... more

The hotel advertises on its website with a picture of a room with leaded glass windows. Our room was of normal hotel standard-nothing "churchy" in the room, nothing out of the ordinary. It was well supplied, but not as quirky as one would expect from their advertisements. It was called a superior double but I am not sure what the... more

We were in Ballater for a wedding and found the hotel through friends. We arrived to a friendly greeting and shown to our room. The room was small and the decor was not to our taste but it was all very clean and comfortable. We knew we would not be spending too much time in the room so this did... more

What can I add to the already glowing reviews of this fantastic restaurant and accommodation? Our room was lovely with gorgeous views overlooking a heather-clad hill and the bathroom was spotlessly clean and very stylish with lovely freebie body lotions. We were shown to our room and had all of the facilitiies explained to us - so much firendlier than... more