The perfect budget get away. Ballater Hostel has 7 en-suite rooms, each with its own special tea station (with biscuits!).

As well as this, for 2020 we have dramatically dropped our prices, including up to 65% off for individuals. There’s also no minimum occupancy in any of our rooms. With 2 / 3 / 4 / 6 / 8 bedded rooms there’s plenty of choice. We also have bike storage. There is so much to do in and around Ballater, and you don’t need a car once you are here. From walking to cycling, from relaxing on the green & eating ice cream (highly recommended) to swimming in the River Dee. The village has all your supplies covered (and more – we even have our own mountain rescue centre).

Reopening 1st August, we have successfully be awarded the UK wide industry standard and consumer mark to reassure you we are adhering to Government and public health guidance.

With 7 en suite bedrooms, a tea station in every room (with those nice caramelised biscuits) and a minimum 15% discount off 2020 rates why not get on over to Ballater Hostel for a wee break. There is no end of walking and cycling in the area (ask us for a copy of the Ballater Hostel walks list) and with 2 bike hire places in the village you don’t even have to worry about bringing your own bike. The perfect place to get away and relax.

With day access, minimum 15% discount, reduced minimum occupancy requirements and no charge for cancellations!

Oh yes, we are!! On 1 August, 2020…exactly 4 years to the day when we took over the place back in 2016!

Things will be a little different (for instance we currently can’t offer our lovely shared mixed dorm rooms & it’s one household per room unfortunately) but hopefully this will make guests feel more comfortable and safer.

Communal areas (kitchen, dining room, lounge, drying room) have had to be closed except for whole hostel bookings but there will now be a tea tray in every room (how posh is that)!

We understand we are not offering everything we normally would thus we have put in some rather exciting changes…

• Whilst the communal areas are out of bounds we are offering day access!! Yep, you read that right, no more having to vacate during the day.

• Minimum 15% discount – we understand we are not offering everything we normally would, thus to allow for this we have knocked off at least 15% off our standard pricing.

• Up to 65% off for individual occupancy – we understand for those hostellers who just want a bed in a shared mixed dorm at a budget rate there is nothing out there for you at the moment. We are therefore heavily discounting the majority of our rooms to enable these individuals to still have a place to stay.

• We’ve reduced the minimum occupancy of rooms to one (that’s right, just one, even in our 8 bed dorm!)

• No charge for cancellations made more than a week in advance of arrival (that non-refundable deposit is fully refundable!)

We will be following CoViD guidelines, cleaning advice and a bit of common sense to keep us and you safe.

We are really excited to be reopening but it is a steep learning curve to get things going again. For everyone, please be kind, be safe and be patient.