The Best Hotels Near Kildrummy Inn, by the Record
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The bar at this Speyside hotel stocks around 750 whiskies, which tells you most of what you need to know about the neighborhood. Dowans is a country hotel sitting among more than fifty distilleries, some close enough to walk to after a dram or two. The kitchen sources its meat and fish from within a short drive, afternoon tea runs daily, and the Mbar keeps a fire going for nightcaps. The Michelin Guide has it among its selected hotels.
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A Victorian coaching inn in the Cairngorms, bought by Swiss art gallerists and filled floor to ceiling with museum-grade works, which means you're sleeping inside someone's very serious collection. The rooms run ornate rather than spare, the spa being the lone exception. Multiple bars and dining rooms include a whisky bar stocked with considerable conviction. The Michelin Guide awarded it 2 Keys.
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Five hundred varieties of whisky behind the bar is a strong opening argument for any hotel, and the owners built this one after careers in the trade, so the selection is personal, not decorative. The Station Hotel is a handsome 15-room property in Speyside whisky country, with rooms that run from well-appointed singles to suites named for famous distillers, all Hypnos beds and spa-grade bathrooms. Two restaurants and the Spirit Safe bar mean you rarely need to leave.
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Dark walls, low light, and a Whisky Snug that exists as a room rather than a compliment: Malmaison Aberdeen is a boutique hotel that treats Scotland's third city like it deserves a London-grade stay. The suites mix classic bones with moody modern color, and the Bar & Grill keeps the atmosphere reliably decadent. The chain has a formula, but it wears it well enough that you stop noticing around the second whisky.
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