The Boat Country Inn & Restaurant

Lovely stay during the Feb half term with my 2 kids. Little mix up with the beds which was quickly sorted while we ate dinner. Dinner and drinks were lovely, as was breakfast. Stayed whilst on a trip to Landmark and a few other nearby tourist attractions. Staff were brilliant. Will definitely be back.

Amazing room with nice views, the service was right on the money. Decent parking area. Was greeted warmly and taken to our room, which they had very kindly upgraded as we were travelling with our kid. Has the steam locomotive railway station just across the window. Massive room with all the bells and whistles. Enjoyed our stay would definitely return.

We stayed Saturday 11 of January 2025. We received a lovely welcome at reception when we arrived and were given the keys to our room. |It was apparent when we walked in to our room we had not been given a deluxe room but a standard room. We spoke to the lovely girl on reception who sorted this out with a room change. ||Our new room had no heating and it was rectified very easy with the offer of a room change but we asked for a plug in heater. ||We had dinner and drinks in the hotel all was very nice and the waiting staff were all attentive and polite. ||We paid for late checkout but had a knock on our room door from house keeping to inform us we were over our check out time! We explained we paid for late check out, the housekeeper was not overly impressed as she hadn’t been informed. ||Checkout there was no one at reception so we had to wait. When the male receptionists appeared it was all very unclear about balance due for the previous evenings meal, unfortunately this had been billed to our credit card and we expected the opportunity to balance up via cash or debit card. We had to ask for a email of the bill to check every on the deal was as it should be. ||All in all a lovely stay, great evening meal and lovely breakfast, unfortunately the reception experience is not a good experience and looking at other reviews I would definitely suggest this should be reviewed.

We had an excellent weekend at the Boat, staff were very friendly and made us so very welcome. They were also very helpful with local information and information on the wider area. The breakfast and dinner at the hotel could not be faulted, all served fresh and piping hot and delivered with a smile each time. Ideally situated for easy access to local walking and also to Aviemore for all the outdoor pursuits available there. All in all a lovely hotel to stay in with lovely staff and a great location. Thank you for making us feel so welcome. Robert and Patricia McPherson.

A real gem of a place and amazing value. This was our second stay. All staff made us feel very welcome. The wonderful receptionists in particular went above and beyond to make our stay a magical one - it felt like a real treat. The room was very clean and comfortable and we had great views across the heritage railway to the mountains. Breakfast was really good with an excellent choice of hot options. We chose to eat at the hotel each evening with a good selection of food, well presented, generous portions and fast service. We prolonged our stay. I’d definitely return to stay again.

Stayed in November 2024, 2 night dinner, bed and breakfast package and tagged on another night! Staff were welcoming, friendly and attentive. Travelled with small dog who was welcomed to the lounge areas and enjoyed the very local woodlands in Boat of Garten not far from the hotel. A great location for walking in the nearby Rothiemurcus Forest and Cairngorm National Park area - super walks and a lot of them reasonably flat! Room 105 was lovely, nice big bed but perhaps the room dimensions a little small if you had a larger dog. Next time we will request a larger room and with a bath (as it would be so welcome after a day out walking). The meals were fabulous - hats off to the chef - we tried different meals every night and each were beautifully presented and delicious. Buffet breakfast and full hot breakfasts were a great start to the day. Such good value. Will definitely be back - thanks to all the staff.

Fabulous place for a trip away with a dog to get out the city and enjoy fresh air, long walks, great food, cosy rooms and a total switch off. Staff are fantastic, the rooms and services exactly what you'd expect from a Scottish country pub/hotel (and I mean that in a good way!). Lovely quiet location and when they say dog friendly, they really mean it. Outstanding value too. What more do you want? :)

Polite front of house, easy check in. Rooms are nice and comfortable, albeit a little outdated. Food was nice, well presented. Service extremely slow and inattentive, had 3 rounds of glasses left on the table (5 people). Wanted to order cocktails, as advertised on the menu, we were told they would “have to see if the bartender knew how to make it”. Then they pulled out a packet of ready made martini. Unfortunate wake up call at 08:30 as they started work on the inside of the hotel with hammering, drilling, stomping around etc. Thankfully only stayed the night, but wouldn’t be rushing back any time soon.