Dalvorar - Mar Lodge Estate
ID: S282705
- Bedrooms 2
- ・ Sleeps 4
- ・ Pets 2
About this property
Delight in a rural retreat in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park at Dalvorar, a first floor apartment resting within the wonderful Mar Lodge on the National Trust for Scotland’s impressive Mar Lodge Estate. Dalvorar is ideal for four guests travelling together, or as part of a bigger group, with Mar Lodge offering accommodation for up to 55 guests, making it the perfect choice for a family gathering. Exuding elegance with its antique furnishings throughout, this property presents an unrivalled stately ambience for your luxurious escape. The sitting room enjoys a characterful curved wall, lined with bespoke bookshelves, with a selection of sofas to relax on and a TV resting next to an impressive antique dresser. Make your way into the well-equipped kitchen/diner to find all the essential appliances and utensils for your stay, with a convenient dining table where you can relish time together over a homemade meal. Look forward to settling down in one of two spacious bedrooms, with storage for all of your personal belongings and one of the rooms featuring a beautiful view allowing you to wake up to breath-taking views in the morning sunlight. Freshen up with a hot soak in the roll top bath or a warm shower with the overhead attachment, before meeting up with the rest of the group and heading out to begin exploring this incredible landscape. Make wondrous memories with your loved ones in Scotland at Dalvorar. Note: This property can be booked with Refs. 1060439, 1060441, 1060442, 1060443, 1060494, 1060500, together sleeping up to 55 guests. Exempt from needing a Scottish Licence to Short Term Let
Boasting stunning scenery in all direction, and nestled within the Dee Valley, is the village of Braemar, set in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park. Hosting all the amenities you need for a self-catered stay, including shops, pubs and cafés as well as a handful of local businesses, Braemar is an excellent base for your Scottish adventures. Challenge yourself with a climb up one of the nearby mountains, head to Glenshee for skiing in the winter months and explore the landscape with scenic rambles.
Accommodation
First floor apartment.
Two bedrooms: 1 x Kingsize double and 1 x twin.
Bathroom with roll top bath, shower over, basin and WC.
Cloakroom with basin and WC.
Kitchen/diner.
Sitting room
Biomass central heating.
Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge, freezer, washer/dryer and dishwasher.
TV, DVD player, CD player, WiFi.
Fuel and power included in rent.
Bed linen and towels included in rent.
Travel cot and highchair available.
Off-road parking in car park.
Access to estate grounds.
Private water supply.
Two well-behaved dogs welcome.
Sorry, no smoking or vaping.
Shop and pub 4.1 miles.
Note: The beds in twin room cannot be made into one large bed, please consider this when booking.
Electric vehicle charging is available at this property with prior arrangement via donation to NTS.
Note: The stag ballroom, grand dining room, library and drawing room at Mar Lodge can be hired separately for private events – please contact the lodge for further details on +44 (0)13397 41276.
Note: Dogs are not allowed on beds or any of the furniture, you may like to bring an old towel to wipe muddy paws.
Note: Mar Lodge Ranger service runs a number of scheduled walks and events throughout the year- information on these can be found by visiting here.
Note: Please be aware there is livestock on the estate.
Note: The opening times, visitor facilities and entry prices of all National Trust for Scotland properties and attractions can be viewed on their website here
Nearby points of interest
- Loch Muick
- Cairngorms National Park
- Burn O'Vat
- Braemar Castle
- Balmoral Castle
- Royal Lochnagar Distillery
Reviews (15)
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Alec
We appreciated the warmth of the apartment when returning from a wet and windy walk. We did wonder on the safety of having a shower as the plastic curtain could be a little constricted and clingy. Also the bath hot water not hot enough to have a bath and not as hot as in the two hand basins or the sink in the kitchen.
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Jenny
I would very much like my feedback forwarded to the NTS, which owns and manages the flat, and to receive a reply. Two points. One, the brass edging on the carpeted trap door (for underfloor heating perhaps?) in the living room was loose and thus both a trip hazard and rather sharp -- a potential bare-foot-cutting hazard too. We put a book on top of it while we were there but it needs to be repaired. Secondly, the thing that really spoilt my holiday: polyester in the sheets in a super-expensive top-of-the-range holiday let, really? I have always struggled to sleep in bedding that isn't 100 per cent cotton or linen and often travel with my own sheet -- but I didn't this time because I just assumed the bedding at Mar Lodge would be fine, given how much the rent was (cheap-and-nasty bedding is usually more of a problem at the cheaper end of the market). The problem -- quite a common one -- is that the bedding overheats in hot weather and gets clammy, which is what happened to me last week. I had broken sleep for four nights out of a seven-night stay and it spoilt my holiday and made me really quite angry. While stripping the beds as requested at the end of our stay I found a label that said sheets were 50 per cent polyester, 50 per cent cotton -- this is less cotton than you get in a bed at Travelodge. It's really, really shocking in a place that presents itself as so grand, supposedly, and charges so much. I'd like to hear an explanation as to why the NTS thinks 50-50 poly cotton sheets are ok. My husband also points out that now global warming is heating up even the Scottish summer, other places we've stayed now have electric fans in bedrooms as standard, and suggests the NTS does this at its properties too.
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Ann
The place was amazingly clean with spacious rooms, furnished beautifully and all had amazing views. The estate itself was a haven of beauty! The shower though was over a very high side Victorian bath with mixer taps and long shower curtains. Getting in and out the shower was difficult for short legs and there was no hand rail. The mixer taps were difficult to use to get a comfortable temperature once in the shower, as very low done. If water was too hot or too cold there was no room for manoeuvre in the shower. Shower curtain too long and got trapped under shower mat and in own feet making things a bit slippy. There was nowhere in the shower to put toiletries as bath tray (if used) left a gap in the curtains which then flooded floor. Note also there are no lifts in the building if you were relying on them. Not an issue for fit and healthy people just means a few trips up the stairs with luggage. Everything else was just brilliant though! Well worth a visit!