Hotels in the Cairngorms

Look out for the ‘Green Tourism’ award that is held by hotels, which will be displayed next to their listing.

It completely depends on what kind of experience you are after. Do you want to have facilities and services on your doorstep, or do you want a wilderness experience away from other accommodation or people? The Cairngorms National Park has a huge variety of accommodation to suit all.

Location wise, Aviemore is the tourism hub of the park where you’ll find the most facilities such as several supermarkets, outdoor shops, cafes, restaurants, bars, tourist information, train station, leisure facilities etc. Other bigger settlements with comprehensive facilities and services include Grantown-on-Spey, Kingussie, Braemar and Ballater.

If you are after a quieter location, you’d be well advised to consider in staying in one of the many charming villages in the Park. See our Communities page for more information.

Yes. Accredited businesses will have VisitScotland, AA and other industry award logos appear alongside their listing.

Most accommodation offers wifi and staff will be able to give you details on arrival. Similarly, the vast majority of restaurants, bars and cafes will also offer wifi. However, do bear in mind that there are some very remote, rural locations in the Park so wifi can be slower that you might be used to. Indeed, some of our visitors come here because they want to get away from wifi and digitally detox!

That will depend on the particular accommodation so the best thing to do is contact them before you book to check. However, dogs in particular are welcomed warmly all over the Park, in many of the cafes and restaurants. There are so many wonderful walks to take your four legged friend on here just, please, respect the rules and walk your dog responsibly – see this page on outdoor access for more information.