The Aberdeen Altens Hotel

Hotels
8.6 (8012 reviews)
Souterhead Road , Aberdeen , GB

Paid
Children allowed

Facilities

Fitness facilities
WiFi available
Free WiFi
Parking
Non-smoking rooms
Fitness center
Swimming pool
24-hour front desk
Restaurant
Room service
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Friendly staff
Comfortable rooms
Cons:
Parking issues
Inconsistent breakfast quality

Categories

Cleanliness
8.65
Overall sentiment regarding clean rooms and facilities.
Service
9.12
Many reviews highlight excellent and friendly staff.
Location
8.16
Well-liked location but noted to be out of the city.
Room Quality
8.11
Rooms are generally comfortable but some issues reported.
Amenities
8.74
Good facilities mentioned, but a few limitations like the pool size.
Value for Money
8.79
Good deals and discounts noted, though some pricing issues.
Food and Beverage
8.65
Generally good food options with a few criticisms.
Overall Experience
8.62
Visitors express high satisfaction overall.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2025-12-19 20:19

Property Description

Modern Accommodations
The Aberdeen Altens Hotel offers modern rooms with en suite bathrooms, satellite TV, and work desks. Each room is designed for your comfort and convenience.

Leisure and Wellness
Enjoy the hotel's sauna, spa, and indoor pool for a relaxing stay. Stay active at the on-site health and leisure club with fitness facilities, gym, and steam room available for guests.

Convenient Location
Situated just 3 miles from the city centre and 1 mile from the coast, the Aberdeen Altens Hotel provides easy access to Royal Deeside, Duthie Park, and Nigg Bay Golf Club. Explore the best of Aberdeen from this prime location.

Experience comfort, leisure, and convenience at the Aberdeen Altens Hotel. Book your stay now for a memorable experience.

Important information:

Children under the age of 5 enjoy breakfast free of charge. For children between 6 and 12 years old, breakfast costs GBP 5. For children 17 years old, breakfast costs GBP 12.
Prices are per child per day.

Please note children are welcome to use the leisure facilities, but those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. The adult must be in the pool with them and a maximum of two children per adult.

Pool opening times for children under 16 are Monday – Thursday 07:00 – 19:30, Friday – Sunday unlimited.

Access to the Health Club and swimming pool are complimentary but not guaranteed, if the pool is at capacity.

Please note last entry to the Health & Leisure club is one hour before closing.

Children's meals are not included, and additional charges apply, payable to the hotel directly.Guests under the age of 18 can only check in with a parent or official guardian.
Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
A deposit may be required at the property.

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 11:00 AM
Airport code: CDG

Location

Guest Reviews

8.6
Based on 8012 reviews
Cleanliness: 8.65
Service: 9.12
Location: 8.16
Room Quality: 8.11
Amenities: 8.74
Value for Money: 8.79
Food and Beverage: 8.65
Overall Experience: 8.62
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Paul Hide • couple • gb
10
Comfortable, clean reasonably priced.
Pros:

Ideally cation for us as we travel back home to Orkney from Aberdeen.
Lovely clean rooms and restaurant, food is great and the staff are very helpful.

2026-09-19 • via Nuitee
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Shudipta • family_with_children • gb
10
Pros:

The hotel offers excellent value for money. Breakfast was included in the room rate and served buffet-style with a wide range of options. The room was spacious and very clean, and having on-site parking was a great bonus.

2026-09-19 • via Nuitee
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Steven • family_with_children • gb
10
2026-09-19 • via Nuitee
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Marco • couple • it
8
2026-09-19 • via Nuitee
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Maureen • couple • gb
9
Cons:

Free parking

2026-09-19 • via Nuitee
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Elke • solo_traveller • de
4
2026-09-19 • via Nuitee
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Anthony • family_with_children • gb
8
2026-09-19 • via Nuitee
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Christopher • family_with_children • gb
9
Perfect spot for exploring Aberdeen and the surrounding area.
Pros:

Breakfast was good and the room was spacious. The food in the restaurant was very good. Convenient parking and a good base for further exploration.

Cons:

It is located in an industrial area.

2026-09-18 • via Nuitee
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Mark • couple • gb
9
Clean, comfortable and good value.
Pros:

Hotel room was comfortable, clean and I guess recently refurbed.

Cons:

Parking - I don’t believe residents should be charged.

2026-09-18 • via Nuitee
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Mary • couple • gb
5
Hotel is ok staff friendly
Pros:

Staff were nice

Cons:

Property quite tired looking and had a bit of a smell

2026-09-18 • via Nuitee
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Cheryl • family_with_children • gb
9
A vet comfortable place to stay!
Pros:

We stayed in a family room with 2DBL beds in a room and it was very spacious. Hence when we visit Aberdeen we make sure that we stay in this hotel.

Cons:

Ground floor room, we are not a fan

2026-09-18 • via Nuitee
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Lorraine • solo_traveller • gb
10
2026-09-18 • via Nuitee
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Pauline • solo_traveller • fr
10
Parfait
Pros:

Parking immense donc aucun souci pour se garer, 3£ la nuit ça reste raisonnable.
Chambre immense avec rangements, propre.
Accès piscine et salle de sport.
Le côté bar est certes un peu cher mais cuisine excellente.
Personnel à l'écoute.

Cons:

Un peu excentré mais comme tout est sur place ça ne pose pas de réel problème

2026-09-17 • via Nuitee
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Scott • solo_traveller • gb
10
Great stay, nice hotel. Plenty of parking
Pros:

Excellent room , good staff on the whole

Cons:

Booking the pool made me feel a little bit like they were doing me a favour

2026-09-17 • via Nuitee
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Ashleigh • couple • gb
10
2026-09-17 • via Nuitee
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Ian • solo_traveller • gb
8
Well worth it and will stay again.
Pros:

gym and leisure facilites great for those working away.
Well looked after and a good choice of equipment.

Cons:

Paying for parking.

2026-09-16 • via Nuitee
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Joyce • couple • gb
8
Would recommend great hotel.
Pros:

Lovely hotel, very clean and staff were very welcoming.

Cons:

Pity there was no tea/coffee making facilities in the room.

2026-09-15 • via Nuitee
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May • couple • gb
8
Very pleasant
Pros:

Good breakfast and bar area comfortable room

2026-09-15 • via Nuitee
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Dianne • solo_traveller • au
10
A pleasant Surprise
Pros:

The ease of checking was great. The lovely lady at front desk was very helpful. The room was perfect for our 1 night stop over

2026-09-15 • via Nuitee
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Vicky • solo_traveller • gb
8
2026-09-15 • via Nuitee