Macdonald Pittodrie House

The accommodation is lauded for its friendly staff, high-quality meals, cleanliness, and spacious, comfortable rooms. Its serene location near Inverurie is ideal for weddings and peaceful escapes.

I booked a family afternoon tea at Pittodrie House to celebrate my sister’s 86th birthday. I was very disappointed when we arrived to be told there was no record of my booking. The staff member sent us to sit in the bar ( no staff there) so she could investigate and talk to the chef. After waiting a while we were then told the chef said we actually could have afternoon tea and we were escorted through to a table where I was shown a piece of paper with a handwritten record of my booking which had been made for the 27th of May- 4 weeks later than the date I requested. We were offered complimentary drinks however an acknowledgment and simple apology for the mix up would have helped ease the very uncomfortable situation. I do understand that errors can be made but the off hand non apologetic manner in which we were dealt was not pleasant. Despite being made to feel an inconvenience the actual afternoon tea was nice - on a lovely sunny day in a lovely setting.

Ok, but wouldn't stay again. The setting for this hotel was amazing, the building and grounds were lovely, but once inside the hotel is very tired, i know its old and probably part of its old charm but tread bare carpets and broken bathroom floor tiles plus stains on the bedroom carpet in my opinion really lets it down plus the breakfast at £25 a head is really below par.