10 places · prices checked 15 Nov 2026
We track 10 lodges, cabins and hot tub cottages in Ballater, usually £167 a night. A week in winter costs around £2,016 (£1,250 the rest of the year). Sleeps up to 16, 60% with a hot tub. Average guest rating: 9.0/10.
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Prices for 2 adults checked on Booking.com · updated 15 Nov 2026 · how we work
The ten places in Ballater run from small one-bedroom cabins for two to four people up to houses that sleep 12 and 16. The smaller end is where most of the choice sits, and several of those have a hot tub and a log burner at a lower nightly price than the two-bedroom places without either. A couple of the biggest houses cost many times the usual night, so they only make sense when the bill is split between a large group. If you are two or four people, you will find more to compare in the cabin range.
Ballater
1 4
9.1Exceptional · 146 reviews
Guests love:Cleanliness 9.4Location 9.4
Ballater
2 3-4
9.0Exceptional · 140 reviews
Ballater, in Grampian, is the base here, and Balmoral Castle is 6.9 miles away, about 22 minutes by car.
Guests love:Location 9.8Hosts 9.5
Ballater
1 4
9.0Exceptional · 134 reviews
Guests love:Cleanliness 9.3Hosts 9.2
Ballater
1 2
9.4Exceptional · 28 reviews
Guests love:Location 10.0Hosts 10.0
Ballater
1 4
8.6Excellent · 134 reviews
Guests love:Location 9.1Facilities 8.9
Ballater
4 8
9.1Exceptional · 26 reviews
Guests love:Location 10.0Facilities 9.8
Ballater
2 4
10.02 reviews
Ballater
2 2
9.01 reviews
Ballater
6 12
A large group or extended family will find enough room here: Craigendarroch House is a detached holiday home that sleeps 12 across 6 bedrooms, with 5…
Ballater
9 16
Ballater sits on the River Dee, on the Deeside side of the Cairngorms, and the lodges here suit couples and small groups who want a base for walking, with a hot tub and a fire to come back to. Most places are built for four people with one bedroom, which makes the town a better fit for short breaks than for big family gatherings, though a few much larger houses exist.
On price, Ballater usually sits in the middle of the range for Scottish lodge breaks, with a few cheaper hot tub cabins at the bottom and a handful of very large houses far above everything else. Around 60% have a hot tub, 70% have a log burner and 70% accept dogs. Every place has a garden. Only one has a sauna. Ratings are high, at about 9 out of 10, so the main decision is size and budget rather than quality.
Every place has a garden, so it is not a feature that separates one from another. A log burner is in seven of the ten and a hot tub in six. Places with a log burner are usually dearer than those with a hot tub, because the log burner is also common in the large houses. Four have a BBQ, two have a high chair and only one has a sauna, which is also the dearest place by a wide margin. If a hot tub matters most, you can find it at a fairly modest price in the smaller cabins.
| Feature | Places | Share | Usual night |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden | 10 | 100% | £167 |
| Log burner / fireplace | 7 | 70% | £297 |
| Hot tub | 6 | 60% | £214 |
| BBQ | 4 | 40% | £786 |
| High chair | 2 | 20% | £786 |
| Sauna | 1 | 10% | £4,178 |
Places that sleep three or four are the largest group, with five of the ten. They usually have one bedroom and cost around the same per night as the town as a whole, which works out well per person when four share. Two-person places are fewer and are not noticeably cheaper than the four-person cabins. Larger groups of eight, twelve or sixteen have only one place each, so you have little choice and should book early if you need that many beds.
| Sleeps | Places | Bedrooms | Usual night | Per guest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleeps 3-4 | 5 | 1 | £130 | £32 |
December is the dearest month in the coming months, followed by January and February, which stay close to it. March and April are clearly cheaper, and they are also the months with the most free nights, so you have more dates to pick from. November sits between the two, with the fewest free nights, which suggests short-notice breaks are harder to find then. A week in winter costs well above a week outside winter, so a shorter break can help in the colder months.
| Month | Usual night | Nights still free |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | £224 | 36% |
| December 2026 | £288 | 52% |
| January 2027 | £256 | 47% |
| February 2027 | £251 | 66% |
| March 2027 | £160 | 74% |
| April 2027 | £172 | 74% |
Nearby villages give you other options along Deeside and beyond. Strachan has the lowest starting price of the neighbouring places, while Banchory and Angus offer the most places to choose from, with nine each. Dinnet and Coldstone are closer to Ballater and start a little above or below its usual night. Brechin has five places. If Ballater dates are full, widening the search to these areas is a practical way to keep the same kind of stay.
Yes. A week in winter usually costs noticeably more than a week outside winter. December is the dearest month, and March and April are cheaper with more free dates.
There are a few. One place sleeps 12 and another sleeps 16, and both are far dearer per night than the small cabins. Each is the only one of its size, so availability is limited.
Around 70% do. Many of the cabins with a hot tub also have a log burner, so you can find both together in the smaller places.
Only one place has a sauna. It is also the largest and dearest, so a sauna is not a realistic option for most budgets here.
Based on the prices we check every day, a night in one of these lodges or cabins in Ballater usually costs £167, and a week in winter around £2,016 (£1,250 the rest of the year). Prices depend mostly on the dates and the size of the property.
Yes: 60% of the places on this page list a hot tub or spa bath on their property page.
70% of the places on this page accept pets, sometimes for a fee or on request. See also our dog friendly lodges.
The largest property in this selection sleeps up to 16 guests; the average is 6 guests.
In our data the busiest month is November 2026, with only 36% of nights still free. For Christmas, New Year and school holidays, book several weeks ahead; for a last-minute break, check the dates shown on each property.
Many lodges and cottages accept short breaks of 2 to 4 nights, but some only take weekly bookings in peak periods. The calendar on each property page shows the minimum stay night by night.
Go back to Lodges in Aberdeenshire to widen your search. You might also like Lodges, Log Cabins & Hot Tub Breaks in Coldstone, Lodges in Dinnet, Lodges, Log Cabins & Hot Tub Breaks in Strachan and Lodges in Banchory.
