Aberdeen is the third largest city in Scotland with approximately 250,000 people living here. We enjoy the level of amenity you would expect to find in a city of this size.

Restaurants and Bars The hotel is not licensed but there are licensed premises nearby and throughout the city. French, Italian, Indian, Pakistani, Chinese, Thai, Greek and Turkish restaurants together with the usual fast food outlets are located within the city centre area.

Shopping The city has three shopping malls, the Bon Accord Centre, the St Nicholas Centre and the Trinity Centre, all within a mile of the hotel and marked on the map. Specialist shops are sited throughout the city centre, with Union Street as the main thoroughfare.

Cultural Pursuits From the city centre map you may see that the Music Hall is within easy walking distance. Tourist Information, His Majesty's Theatre and Art Gallery are all less than a mile away, as is the newly re-furbished Maritime Museum beside the Harbour.

The Granite City is noted for its architecture, and fine examples can be found in Bon Accord Crescent and Square to the west of Dee Street, the Music Hall, and the Town House and Salvation Army Headquarters at the eastern end of Union Street. The City Library with St Mark's Church and Theatre (known locally as "Education, Salvation and Damnation") form a particularly distinguished trio of adjacent buildings.

Deeside and Donside The rivers Dee and Don which rise in the Cairngorm mountains 60 miles inland flow to the sea at Aberdeen. Rich in scenic beauty and places of interest, this area offers relaxed motoring and walking possibilities in peaceful surroundings with marvellous opportunities to observe wildlife. Brochures and maps of particular attractions are available at the hotel and from the Tourist Information Office.

The Malt Whisky Trail More than half of Scotland's malt whisky distilleries are in the Grampian Highlands and seven are to be found on the world's only Malt Whisky Trail: Cardhu Distillery, Dallas Dhu Distillery Museum, Glenfarclas Distillery, Glenfiddich Distillery, Glen Grant Distillery, The Glenlivet Distillery, Strathisla Distillery and a working cooperage, the award winning Speyside Cooperage. Maps are available at the hotel and from the Tourist Information Office.

The Castle Trail This is castle country and there are over 70 in the Grampian area. Nine of the region's finest houses are to be found along Scotland's only Castle Trail: Castle Fraser, Corgarff Castle, Duff House, Fyvie Castle, Haddo House, Huntly Castle, Kildrummy Castle, Tolquhon Castle and Leith Hall. Maps and details of opening times are available at the hotel and from the Tourist Information Office.