We stayed at the barrack-like building behind the actual hotel. The rooms were quite spacious, silent and clean. Few of us had a cold shower since the warm water started to run after a LONG wait. In every other way the rooms were as you'd suspect them to be.

The service was really friendly and the breakfast was good, taken you like the Scottish grease-swollen breakfasts.

Stayed in Feb 08. The propertiers are welcoming and helpful. Gave good information about the distileries and the cooperage. The room was large, comfortable clean and warm. Good shower. Dufftown is the capital of the malt whiskey trail.

Loved this little hotel/pub in the heart of Dufftown. Dufftown is the centre of the SpeySide Whiskey area. We stayed in the rooms behind the pub so it was quiet and parking was good. The staff were wonderful and made us feel welcome. Breakfast was superb with the chioce of Traditional English or Scottish breakfast. We will return.
We hoping to stay longer but managed to be there during the Highland Games so they were pretty full.

We went on this David Urquhart Weekend Trip and to be honest was excellent value for money, the only downside was that if the weather is bad there is not much to do in Braemar, most of the tourists on coach were pensioners, therefore, entertainment (which I may add was good) finished at 10.30pm when everyone then went to bed.

Good for a quiet relaxing weekend if thats what you are looking for.