BRAEMAR YOUTH HOSTEL, Braemar

Braemar Youth Hostel offers private rooms and shared dorms. Rooms feature carpeted floors and garden views. Accommodations include double rooms with one bed, family rooms with five beds, and female dorms with six beds. Male dorms have eight beds. Private rooms are available with bunk beds or two single beds. Quadruple rooms offer three beds, and triple rooms include three beds. Bathrooms are shared.

Guests can enjoy a 'Wee Breakfast' that includes cereal, Scottish yogurt, fresh fruit, tea, and coffee. Basic provisions, confectionery, and soft drinks are available for purchase at reception. The hostel provides a large self-catering kitchen and a dining room.

Braemar Youth Hostel includes a lounge with sofas and a TV. Other facilities include free WiFi, a laundry and drying room, free onsite parking, and secure bike storage with e-bike charging. Hostelling Scotland is part of the Hostelling International network.

Located on the edge of Braemar, near the town center, the hostel provides access to the Eastern Cairngorms. It sits on the 'Snow Road', a 90-mile route from Blairgowrie to Grantown-on-Spey. The hostel is within reach of the Cairngorms and Glenshee and Lecht ski centers. Dundee is 85 km from the hostel. Nearby landmarks include Creag Choinnich (0.5 km), Braemar Castle (2 km), and Linn of Dee Place (1 km).

The hostel offers safety features including carbon monoxide and smoke detectors, a fire extinguisher, and a first aid kit. Guests can find property details and key collection information upon arrival. The hostel is near the Royal Braemar Highland Gathering Visitor Centre and cafeteria. It is also near a Mountain Rescue Centre. Balmoral Castle is open during the summer months.