Boat Hotel  

The thing I like best about The Boat Hotel is it's location in relation to the golf course and steam train with easy access to Aviemore and it's surrounding area.

We were given 2 single rooms for our first night (there had been a problem with the website which allowed us to book and pay for a room they did not have. I was put at the top of the stairs near the door and the noise till late on was??? No hair dryer in the room, Breakfast the next morning was meager, I had scrambled egg and smoked salmon which was very nice but my husband had the cooked breakfast that was a minute as was possible. We were then given a junior suite for our second night to compensate for the first night debacle, well the suite was nice but the TV did not work and there was no water in the hotel, so all washing had to be done with 1 bottle of water! We went to the desk about the TV (no one answering the phone) and were told they knew the TV was not working and they couldn't fix it. Perhaps never again though we have enjoyed many stays previously.

Polite courteous staff seeming to appear from nowhere when a door needed opening or service required. Close enough to Aviemore where it is all happening (taxi distance if you want to party) but far enough to be quiet and relaxing. Excellent base to explore the area. Food was delicious with regular pub grub type meals to more adventurous combinations of flavours, breakfasts excellent with not a tinned mushroom in sight! Will definitely return.

Showers a bit weak and small and lighting poor in the ensuite but wouldn't stop me returning.

I was made to feel as though I was a special guest and my visit was appreciated. This visit was my second within the same month and I was not dissapointed upon my return. The welcome and attention to customer detail was so good, I will certainly be returning again if and when my business takes me to this wonderful area of Scotland. Thank you to all the staff.

There was nothing to dislike apart from the weather, however I cannot hold the Boat Hotel responsible for that.

Very relaxed four star hotel, all staff could not be nicer.stand in manager doing a excellent job

No free wifi in rooms

Liked everything about the hotel the hotel was clean the staff were very plesant and looked after us briliantly the food was excelent and all in all a great place to stay

Not a lot Ordinary staff i,e bar cleaning etc friendly and gave good service

Little attention paid to comments made to management

Staff were very helpful, food was excellent, rooms were very good,and good value for money. Location was excellent for our purpose of walking.

Only thing that marred the break was the height of the ceiling in our friends room the bed was too near the slope of the ceiling making it difficult not to bump your head otherwise every thing else was great

The young gentleman in reception when we arrived was extremely helpful and arranged everything we required. He was polite, attentive but not intrusive, and he ensured that we were able to take an early breakfast so that we could make our first appointment on time. His attitude was exceptional. Please pass on our thanks. I have already recommended this hotel to others.

The hotel had a nice relaxed vibe, the food was very good and our web deal made it good value for money.

Lovely hotel, great food and very friendly reception staff.

We were a bit concerned after reading reports on trip advisor about this hotel and when we contacted booking.com they spoke to the hotel and we paid more to be upgraded to an estate room. The staff at the Boat were very friendly and helpful. The food was lovely and it was nice to see excellent young people serving whose first language was English. The hotel is right next to the Speyside steam railway station and ideal if you want to go into Aviemore for the afternoon. Lots of lovely walks to do and a warm welcome on return. Our room was large and had lovely bathroom with roll top bath and separate shower. We ate in the bar in the evening as we felt it had more atmosphere with its open fireplace there was a good buzz there. The other dinning room seemed empty in comparison. There is an inexpensive early evening menu 5-6.30 although we went for the a la carte which was a good bit more expensive.

The food was good although we would have liked a few more vegtables on the plates although you could order separate sides, for the prices charged more vegtables on the plates would have made a difference.

The hotel was wonderful. The staff were friendly, the food was the best I've ever tasted. What can be better than sitting on a leather suite by a log fire at the end of a long day walking up the mountains. I would definitely recommend the hotel.

Although the food was superb, a few budget meals on the menu would be nice for those on a tighter budget. We ate out twice during our stay as the younger members of our group could not afford the main meals.