Hotels in Aberdeen

Where you base yourself in Aberdeen depends largely on how much walking you want to do. The city centre, clustered around Union Street, Golden Square and the railway station, puts you within a few minutes of the Maritime Museum, Art Gallery and Union Square shopping centre, and suits anyone without a car who wants to explore on foot or catch a train onward to Deeside or Stonehaven. The West End, around Queens Road, is a short bus ride or a twenty-minute walk from the centre, and tends to hold Aberdeen's smartest hotels and restaurants in a quieter, more residential setting, popular with couples and business travellers alike.

Families and anyone wanting easy access to the beach, the promenade and Codona's amusement park should look towards the Bridge of Don or Beach areas, which also sit closer to the P&J Live arena for concerts and exhibitions. Old Aberdeen, around the university and King's College, offers a handful of characterful smaller properties in one of the city's most historic corners, with St Machar's Cathedral and the Don a short walk away. For those arriving by car, hotels on the southern approach roads towards Deeside and the Ardoe and Maryculter area offer easier parking and a more rural feel, while remaining within a ten-minute drive of the centre, and make a sensible base for anyone planning day trips out along the Dee towards Banchory, Crathes and Ballater.