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ABERDEENSHIRE

Sweetheart Cottage

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from £156.00 Per night*

Scotsbank, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, AB36 8UR

T: +44(0)7810 100061

The one with the fire, the kitchen and two dogs

Sweetheart Cottage shares its ground with four cabins and is the odd one out on it, in the ways that matter for a longer stay. It is a cottage, so there is a proper kitchen rather than a kitchenette, a washing machine, and an open fireplace to sit in front of when the weather in upper Donside does what upper Donside does.

The hot tub is its own thing here. Rather than a tub on a deck, it lives in the Love Shack, a separate building with a sofa and a music system, which means it works in February as well as June and you are not making the dash back to the door in a towel.

It sleeps two on a king bed, and it takes up to two dogs, where the cabins take one and one of them takes none. Between that, the fire and the kitchen, this is the one to book for a week rather than a weekend.

Sweetheart Cottage The four cabins
Sleeps 2 2
Kitchen Full Kitchenette
Hot tub In its own shack, with sofa and music On the deck, private to each cabin
Fire Open fireplace Heating
Dogs Up to two One, and none in the Love Nest

Good to know

  • Two people, one king bedroom.
  • Up to two dogs, which is the most on this site.
  • The hot tub is inside the Love Shack rather than out on a deck.
  • Strathdon has a shop. The nearest supermarkets are at Alford or over the hill at Ballater.
  • The Lecht ski centre is fifteen minutes up the road, so this works as a winter base.
  • Upper Donside is a quiet corner of the national park and mobile signal is patchy on the drive in.

Features

  • Free Parking
  • Hair dryer
  • Heating
  • Hot Tub
  • Open Fireplace
  • King bed
  • Fully Equipped Kitchen
  • Dog Friendly
  • TV
  • Wifi
  • Washing Machine
  • Outdoor seating area

Location

Where it puts you

Strathdon is on the SnowRoads, the road that crosses from Deeside to Speyside over the Lecht at the highest point of any public road in Britain. Corgarff Castle, a white tower ringed by a star-shaped wall, is a few miles up the glen and is worth the stop even if you only look at it from the road.

Over the hill on Deeside are Balmoral, Ballater and Braemar, with the Linn of Dee and the Cairngorm plateau beyond. North is Glenlivet and the start of Speyside. It is a good place to be if you want the Cairngorms without Aviemore.

The Cairngorms

The national park end to end: the mountains, the castles, the whisky and the roads between them.

Ballater, Braemar and Strathdon

The quiet eastern side of the park, and the drives that make it worth staying on.

Frequently asked questions

How is this different from the cabins next door?

It is a cottage: a full kitchen, an open fireplace and a washing machine, and it takes two dogs rather than one. The hot tub is in its own building rather than on a deck.

How many people does it sleep?

Two, on a king bed.

Are dogs allowed?

Yes, up to two.

Where is the hot tub?

In the Love Shack, a separate building with a sofa and a music system beside the tub.

Is there an open fire?

Yes, an open fireplace in the cottage.

How far is Balmoral?

Over the hill on Deeside, around forty minutes by car depending on the road you take.

Is there skiing nearby?

The Lecht is about fifteen minutes up the road, and Glenshee is an hour or so.

Where do we shop?

Strathdon has a village shop. The nearest supermarkets are at Alford or Ballater.

Important

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