Macdonald Morlich Hotel

4.0 star property
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Golf
Indoor pool, pool loungers
Golf
Property grounds
Terrace/patio

Reviews

7.6 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Gym
    Gym
  • Laundry
    Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Macdonald Aviemore Resort, Next to the Conference Center, Aviemore, Scotland, PH22 1PN
  • Spey Valley Golf Course
    3 min walk
  • Strathspey Steam Railway
    7 min walk
  • Craigellachie National Nature Reserve
    17 min walk
  • Inverness (INV)
    52 min drive

Room options

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Superior Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Suite, 1 Double Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Aviemore

With a stay at Macdonald Morlich Hotel in Aviemore, you'll be next to a golf course, just a 3-minute walk from Spey Valley Golf Course and 7 minutes by foot from Strathspey Steam Railway. .This family-friendly hotel is 14.2 mi (22.8 km) from Cairngorms National Park and 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from Dalfaber Neighbourhood Centre.

What's nearby

  • Spey Valley Golf Course - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Strathspey Steam Railway - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Speyside Wildlife - 3 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Rothiemurchus Estate Visitor Centre - 3 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Loch an Eilein - 6 min drive - 5.4 km

Getting around

  • Aviemore Station - 4 min walk
  • Inverness (INV) - 52 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cheese & Tomatin - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Boathouse Cafe Loch Morlich - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Luxury Woodland Lodges at Macdonald Aviemore Resort - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Route 7 Café - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Old Bridge Inn - ‬10 min walk

About this property

Macdonald Morlich Hotel

Family-friendly hotel with a health club and a sauna
Macdonald Morlich Hotel offers 64 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access.

Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An indoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a health club and a sauna.

Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or health club without adult supervision.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. There are 4 treatment rooms. Services include facials, body wraps, body scrubs, and body treatments. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy.
Make yourself at home in one of the 64 individually decorated guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages, body treatments, and facials. If you're looking for recreational opportunities, you'll find a health club, an indoor pool, and a sauna. Additional features at this hotel include wireless internet access (surcharge), concierge services, and an arcade/game room.
Satisfy your appetite with Mediterranean cuisine at Giovannis Italian, a theme restaurant which features a bar/lounge. Dining is also available at the 2 coffee shops/cafes. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, express check-in, and express check-out. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10 AM.
Giovannis Italian - This theme restaurant specializes in Mediterranean cuisine and serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.

Languages

English, French, German, Hungarian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: WiFi (GBP 10 per stay)

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 7:30 AM–10 AM: GBP 18.00 for adults and GBP 12.50 for children
  • 1 restaurant and 2 coffee shops
  • 1 bar

Restaurants on site

  • Giovannis Italian

Things to do

  • Arcade/games room
  • Bike rentals
  • Children's pool
  • Fitness centre
  • Golf driving range
  • Indoor pool
  • Playground
  • Sauna
  • Shopping
  • Spa services
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • Arcade/games room
  • Children's pool
  • Free children's club
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Ski passes
  • Ski storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Conference centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Terrace

Spa

  • 4 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Body scrubs
  • Body treatments
  • Body wraps
  • Facials
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massages
  • Massage/treatment rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices available
  • Lift
  • In-room accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Desk
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
Dinner is not included in half-board rates for children age 12 and under who share existing bedding with a parent; dinner can be requested onsite for a fee.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 4 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately GBP 18.00 for adults and GBP 12.50 for children
  • Fee for wireless internet in public areas: GBP 10 per stay (rates may vary)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

Reservations are required for golf tee times, massage services, and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or health club without adult supervision

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.

Property is also known as

Aviemore Inn
Aviemore Macdonald
Macdonald Aviemore
Macdonald Aviemore Inn
Macdonald Inn Aviemore
Macdonald Aviemore Highland Hotel Aviemore
Macdonald Aviemore Resort Scotland
Macdonald Morlich Hotel Aviemore
Macdonald Morlich Hotel
Macdonald Morlich Aviemore
Macdonald Morlich
Macdonald Morlich Hotel At Macdonald Aviemore Resort Scotland
Macdonald Morlich Hotel Hotel
Macdonald Morlich Hotel Aviemore
Macdonald Morlich Hotel Hotel Aviemore

Macdonald Morlich Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 111 out of 403 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 149 out of 403 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 91 out of 403 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 33 out of 403 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 403 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Nigel

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service
Reservations Disaster
Awful experience, booked 2 rooms for two couples on same booking and they put us in two different hotels on site. No explanation, blamed reservations, guy behind desk sat on chair didn't stand up to talk to us, all very young staff with little experience. Eventually operations Manger gave us £30 off bottle of wine for inconvenience. Had to convince them to let us dine together at breakfast in the morning in oen hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Salma

Paying for location
The hotel was tired and very expensive so you are paying for location. The room, especially the bathroom was badly finished and the shower average ..it did its job. The bedroom was small, bed ok and the view was of mountains and resort. It, however, was noisy and over-looked the bins so not much sleep was had. The Italian restaurant on site was good and catered for all tastes. Service was prompt considering the amount of customers. Breakfast was ok.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay.
Friendly welcome at reception, our room was spacious, clean and bed very comfy, bathroom very clean with super hot shower. Breakfast was tasty and plentiful, I can't fault our stay. Had a great time and will return again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel
Pros - lovely hotel. Clean and tidy. Staff polite, friendly and helpful. Great location. Excellent breakfast. Cons - someone in room nearby smoking in their room and the smell travelling into our bathroom. Bed and pillows not very comfortable. Wakened at 6am every morning with loud doors creaking and banging closed. Unsure if this was the cleaning staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Vanessa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Atif

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Phyllis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Birthday treat
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had a lovely stay, staff were very helpfull and accommodating, everything we needed on site
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Emily

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice hotel with a lot of facilities, downside full of coach tours (to be expected) and my room was close to the lift which was very noisy
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Lee

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Guy

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Staff attitude unhelpful and occasionally rude, particularly on arrival. Evening meal at their Italian restaurant made me ill. Room was clean, other facilities are dated but appeared well-maintained. Checked out early. Avoid this place.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Jill

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Reasonably priced and centrally located
Stayed for a concert, decent enough hotel but a bit short staffed.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dougie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Full marks to McDonald hotels.
We happened to be staying on one of their Santa Claus weekends and the atmosphere was lovely with lots of excited kids. The staff were great dressed in xmas jerseys and a lot of elves about. The hotel was very warm and welcoming the staff excellent, and a very comfortable room.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Sherralyn

Disliked: Staff & service
Aviemore
We were very disappointed in the service we received, we were unable to travel due to a red weather warning of not to travel due to severe storm Babet. We contacted both the hotel and hotels.com regarding a refund and they said they do not offer refunds which is very harsh due to the weather being out with outlets control
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This large complex is an easy walk to the Main Street in Aviemore. Train and bus station, shopping and walking. The restaurants are great. We didn’t bring bathing suits so can’t comment about the indoor water park.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Bruce

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Louise

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Andrew

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Upgraded to suite in Morlich hotel. Very roomy, comfortable and clean. 4 HotelS are situated in a campus style parkland, therefore restaurants and facilities are spread between the four, and not all located in the hotel into which you book, contrary to the impression on the website. Not a disadvantage, unless it is raining. Disappointed with dinner in sister hotel - service very good, food average, cost expensive. Large shopping area, which closes at 5 pm., just before most visitors are returning from their day out. Should it not stay open until, say, 7 pm?
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Eamonn

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
poor
room not cleaned for 2 days, complained to Manager whom informed me they were extremely busy, Impossible to use lift lift a bus party arrives as they all queue with suitcases to go tom rooms, same in morning trying to get a table at breakfast, tour parties have clearly marked tables, overall very poor
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Paul

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Jessica on reception was a great ambassador for them
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Neil

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service
Meant to stay in morloich hotel within the complex but this hotel was full and we’re moved to highland hotel but we weren’t informed and no notifications of this so we’re stood about for a while trying to figure out what to do Communication could have been miles better
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023