We searched very hard for a nice self catering cottage or apartment close to Aberdeen.
The location was important as we were catching the overnight ferry to Shetland on the Friday evening and we wanted to be fairly close.
After much searching and emailing the only one I could find, that was available for the days we needed, were the converted stables in the grounds of the Reamoir House Hotel.

Now if you read the relevant page on the hotel web site they read very nicely.... Not so I am afraid.....not so at all.

One starts by driving up what has been refered to as the 'drive' up to the hotel... This is full of pot holes - some very deep - impossible to drive up and miss them as they are on both sides of the track... This may seem a small point but this drive is really horrible more a mud track.... there is nothing whatsoever attractive about it. There are felled trees and very rough woodlands either side of the pot holed drive.

Anyway we get to reception and I go in and look for someone and eventually find a young member of staff. I introduce myself and he finds a key and says to drive over to the 'cottages' behind the hotel.
We do this and he walks over and unlocks the door, hands me the key - I say is there anything I should know? - he answers that he has never been in the cottages and knows nothing about them!
Ok well he leaves and in we go.... what a dreadfull disappointment.
The place is grotty ( good word that) -
Threadbare carpets,
Window frames half repaired and half painted ( see photos)
Very poor quality furnishings. 1 small sofa bed & 1 chair - positively uncomfortable
Very spartan and basic cane furniture - really poor.
The doors & windows thin boxwood difficult to open & close.
At best this place could only be described as 'adequet' and that is being kind. The surface mounted electrics & plumbing were unsightly and not very nice.
The decor was basic and bland a few very faded cheap prints on the walls.
It was also dirty, very dirty, cobwebs everywhere, squashed flies & spiders on the walls & windows, the fridge was very smelly (stinking actually). There was nothing.... nothing at all to assist with cleaning not even any washing up liquid. We have stayed at many Self Catering places but never had one so empty of anything, usually there are odds & ends of useful items if only left by previous guests. But here there was nothing.
The list goes on - but I think you get the picture.

So strictly speaking this is not a review of the hotel.
If you want peace, quiet, a relaxing break this location is Ok.
Not great but Ok.
It is a couple of miles off the main road from Banchory.
We will of course never be going back...