The Barrel

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Scored 8.6
Rated excellent

Excellent location!

9.6

About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: The Barrel in Ballater offers family rooms with private bathrooms, including walk-in showers and free toiletries. Each room features a TV, electric kettle, and carpeted floors, ensuring a pleasant stay. Dining Experience: The family-friendly restaurant serves British cuis traditional, offering lunch and dinner with vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options. Guests can enjoy a full English or Irish breakfast each morning. Leisure Facilities: The hotel offers a sun terrace, outdoor seating area, and live music. Additional amenities include a bar, free WiFi, and bicycle parking. Local Attractions: Balmoral Castle is 11 mi away, CairnGorm National Park 29 mi, and Aberdeen Airport 40 mi from the property.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.5 for a two-person trip.

Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap

Most popular amenities

  • Free parking
  • Restaurant
  • Free Wifi
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Family rooms
  • Bar
  • Breakfast

Property highlights

Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.6)

Breakfast Info

Full English/Irish

  • FREE parking!

Availability

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Guest reviews

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Rebecca
United States United States
“Gemma was very welcoming upon arrival. Karyn was helpful as well. Room was spacious & bed + bedding was very comfortable. Bathroom was very good.”
Margie
United States United States
“The Barrel is such a great place to stay! I loved having our room right over the bar where we ate a delicious dinner and just popped up to our room afterwards. My elderly grandmother was in the room next to us and the bartender hand-delivered the...”
Laurie
United States United States
“The location is great. We had a fantastic dinner at the bar downstairs and breakfast was lovely!”
Kathleen
United States United States
“Fabulous location and staff! The room was charming and immaculately clean. Located right on the town square it walkable to everything.”
Gilly
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Friendly staff, great location, super clean and very comfortable”
Jill
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Lovely room, helpful staff, even when busy, very clean, great breakfast,great location.”
Lori
United States United States
“Location was perfect , staff was kind and accommodating . Room was clean and comfortable . Would stay there again .”
Bain
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“excellent location, easy process of getting room keys, clean, comfortable”
Jacob
United States United States
“Staff were nice, room was clean and comfortable, bathroom was surprisingly modern, free parking lot next door”
Kerry
United States United States
“Great Scottish experience, sleeping above a pub in an authentic small town after meal downstairs. Perfect. Room was immaculate. Great to have a couple coffee shops down the street as well.”

Hotel area info

Restaurants

1 Restaurant On Site
Restaurant #1
  • Cuisine
    British
  • Open for
    Lunch • Dinner
  • Ambience
    Family-friendly • Traditional
  • Dietary options
    Vegetarian • Vegan • Gluten-free

Amenities of The Barrel

Great facilities! Review score, 8.6

Most popular amenities

  • Free parking
  • Restaurant
  • Free Wifi
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Family rooms
  • Bar
  • Breakfast

House rules

The Barrel takes special requests – add in the next step!
Check-in
From 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Check-out
From 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Enter your stay dates and check the conditions of your selected option.
Children & Beds

Child policies

Children of all ages are welcome.

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Crib and extra bed policies

0 - 2 years
Crib upon request
Free

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There are no extra beds available at this property.

All cribs are subject to availability.

No age restriction
There's no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Free!Pets are allowed on request. No extra charges.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed

The fine print

Must-know information for guests at this property

This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.

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