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Hostels and Bunkhouses around the Cairngorms

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Aviemore Hostel Aviemore Hostel (online bookings taken)

Superb facilities at this top quality hostel at the gateway of the Cairngorms National Park. Great hostel in summer or winter for outdoor activities, including snowsports, watersports and mountain biking.

With small comfortable bedrooms and familyrooms Aviemore Hostel offers great value, self-catering accommodation, 5 minutes from town. It is an ideal location for all your apres-ski activities! Guests enjoy excellent facilities, a bustling nightlife in Aviemore and a wealth of activities during all seasons.

The Laird The Laird's Bothy, Kingussie

The Laird's Bothy is located to the rear of the Tipsy Laird bar and restaurant and stands in its own premises, which comprise 8 pleasant rooms that hold up to three or four persons each.

Facilities include: a spacious, fully equipped kitchen; central heating in all areas; a large lounge and dining area; a drying room; washing machines; and of course, ample shower and toilet facilities. The garden at the rear of the bothy is a very pleasant place to relax in the good weather and enjoy a drink and sample the freshly cooked food from the restaurant.

Tomintoul Hostel Tomintoul Hostel (online bookings taken)

A small friendly hostel with great facilities set in the refurbished village school, surrounded by distilleries, walking trails and amazing wildlife.

It’s no surprise that Tomintoul is an area famous for the three 'W's: whisky, walking and wildlife. The walking in the local area is superb, with many wonderful low and high level walks on the Glenlivet estate. Tomintoul is also on the Speyside Way, making it a great area for other outdoor activities such as cycling, horse riding and fishing.

Ardenbeg Bunkhouse & Outdoor Centre, Grantown on Spey Ardenbeg Bunkhouse & Outdoor Centre, Grantown on Spey (online bookings taken)

Ardenbeg is based in Grantown-On-Spey part of the beautiful cairngorms national park, ideal situation for many activities available in this lovely holiday area during winter and summer

Lazy Duck Hostel, Nethybridge Lazy Duck Hostel, Nethybridge

One of the smallest independent hostels in Scotland, a fresh, colourful, snug mountain hut-style bunkhouse set just beyond the village boundary among old Caledonian pine trees looking to Cairngorm.

We have accommodation and facilities for up to 8 people in two separate sleeping areas. Pristine shower, basin and toilet. Well equipped kitchen and living area. Norweigan Jotul wood burning stove. Music player, CDs, books, games, wireless internet. No TV. Woodshed sauna for the end of the day. Wireless internet and covered garden with bbq.

Aviemore Bunkhouse Aviemore Bunkhouse

Aviemore Bunkhouse is the place to stay in Aviemore for friendly, cheap self catering accommodation, by the Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore: gateway to the Cairngorms National Park.

This 'Cairngorms hostel', in the heart of the Scottish Highlands, offers group accommodation and a budget backpackers hostel with en suite and family rooms, for mountaineers, cyclists, walkers, individuals, families and tourists traveling towards Skye, Loch Ness and Orkney.

Gulabin Lodge, Glenshee Gulabin Lodge, Glenshee

Gulabin is conveniently situated 5 minutes' walk from the Spittal of Glenshee Hotel, and 15 minutes walk from the Dalmunzie Hotel. Both can provide meals and bar snacks and usually have entertainment on Saturday nights. Gulabin, the nearest accommodation to the Glenshee ski slopes, is also an ideal base for climbing, walking or mountain biking.

Bedrooms; 8 rooms in total, family rooms, double and twin rooms available. The lodge can accommodate up to 30 guests which can be dedicated male and female as required. All bed linen is provided and there are free hot showers. Pets welcome.

Fraoch Lodge Hostel, Boat of Garten Fraoch Lodge Hostel, Boat of Garten

Fraoch lodge provides accommodation for 12 with 8 beds in twin rooms and 4 beds in a shared/family room. Quality home-cooked meals & baking, blazing open fire and wood-burning stove, purpose designed drying room, warm friendly welcome.

Strathspey Mountain Hostel, Newtonmore Strathspey Mountain Hostel, Newtonmore (online bookings taken)

Strathspey Mountain Hostel is a converted victorian villa with 4 bedrooms in the middle of a traditional highland village.

The Hostel is a member of the Independent Backpackers Hostels Scotland (IBHS) Group.

Slochd Mhor Lodge, Slochd, nr Carrbridge Slochd Mhor Lodge, Slochd, nr Carrbridge

Slochd Mhor Lodge offers self-catering accomodation for up to 28 people in en-suite rooms, bunk rooms and a room suitable for a wheelchair user.

Slochd Mhor Lodge offers a genuine welcome to groups or individuals in warm and friendly surroundings. There is a fully equipped kitchen with woodburing stove together with a spacious dining area and a large lounge/lecture room also with woodburner. Central heating throughout and hot showers. Other facilities include drying room and washing machine, an on-site cycleshop/workshop, mountain bike hire and, in winter, nordic ski hire and instruction. There is an outside seating and BBQ area, a bikeshed and ample parking. Basic provisions for sale.

Inverey Hostel, near Braemar Inverey Hostel, near Braemar (online bookings taken)

Inverey Hostel is ideally situated in Royal Deeside in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park. This is a good base for walkers and climbers.

The Lairig Ghru and the Cairngorms are close, while Corrour Bothy is 10 miles away. Mountain bikes can be hired locally. The Linn of Dee is less than a mile away. The National Park has wildcats, red deer, golden eagles and peregrines. This rustic hostel offers a unique experience in wonderful countryside.

Newtonmore Hostel Newtonmore Hostel (online bookings taken)

‘Newtonmore,’ in the Cairngorms National Park and the Highlands of Scotland, is the perfect base for outdoor activities, relaxing or touring.

Situated at the rear of Craigellachie House, our purpose built hostel has 3 bedrooms and sleeps a maximum of 14 (2 rooms of 6 and 1 room of 2.) However, any of the three rooms can be booked as a private room for two (or more) There are 3 showers, 3 toilets, a drying room, lots of hot water, a fully equipped kitchen, electric central heating and a lounge/dining area with a wood burning stove.

Braemar Hostel Braemar Hostel (online bookings taken)

Impressive former shooting lodge in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park. An ideal base for exploring Royal Deeside and the mighty Cairngorms.

Great location for skiing and boarding at Glenshee. Good facilities and a warm welcome make this a popular choice. The hostel offers many homely touches, such as big comfy sofas and a pool table in the lounge, picnic benches and barbecue, and probably the best drying room in Scotland!

Jenny Jenny's Bothy

Situated three quarters of a mile along a rough track, with nearby river, scots pine and open rolling hills the Bothy has an airy and spacous feel with whitewashed stone walls, carpeted floor and simple furnishings. In the main room a futon, single and two bunkbeds create a cosy sitting area around the woodburning stove with space for activities on a rainy day, eating area, and pleasantly tiled work surfaces for food preparation. There is an electric cooker and fridge, upright dryer and pulley for drying clothes. An adjoining smaller family room has a double and single bed with electric heater. There is an excellent hot shower. Please call ahead to check availability.

Glen Feshie Glen Feshie

Glenfeshie Hostel / Bunkhouse is located in the heart of the Cairngom National Park 4 miles upstream of Feshie Bridge on the eastern side of the river. There are only two other houses further along the glen ensuring a peaceful and tranquil location. The hostel lies below the two Munros of Sgor Gaoith and Mullach Clach a’ Bhlair and is unusual in that it allows direct access with the footpath leading up to them being only 400 mtrs distant.

Glenfeshie Hostel sleeps 16 in 3 x 4 bed bunk rooms and 1 x 4 single bed room in bunkhouse type accommodation. There is a communal living and cooking area heated by a large wood burning stove. There are separate male and female shower rooms along with a drying room and laundry room.

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