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The Buchan Hotel

3.0 star property

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Executive Double Room, Ensuite
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Exterior
Lobby
Executive Suite, Ensuite

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Restaurant
  • Business services
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
The current price is $146
$122 nightly
$146 total
Total with taxes and fees
Jun 14 - Jun 15

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Bridge Street, Ellon, Scotland, AB41 9AA
  • Place, Pitmedden Garden
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Place, Newburgh on Ythan Golf Club
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Place, Haddo House
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Airport, Aberdeen (ABZ)
    ‪28 min drive‬

Room options

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Executive Double Room, Ensuite

Executive Double Room, Ensuite

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 194 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Standard Double Room, Ensuite

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

  • 129 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Executive Suite, Ensuite

Executive Suite, Ensuite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Standard Single Room, Ensuite

Standard Single Room, Ensuite

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 65 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Executive Twin Room, Ensuite

Executive Twin Room, Ensuite

  • 194 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Standard Twin Room, Ensuite

Standard Twin Room, Ensuite

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 129 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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Standard Suite, Ensuite, River View

Standard Suite, Ensuite, River View

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

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About the neighborhood

Ellon

When you stay at The Buchan Hotel in Ellon, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Pitmedden Garden and Newburgh on Ythan Golf Club. .This hotel is 5.5 mi (8.9 km) from Haddo House and 5.6 mi (9 km) from Sands of Forvie.

What's nearby

  • Pitmedden Garden - 9 min drive - 6.7 miles
  • Newburgh on Ythan Golf Club - 10 min drive - 7.0 miles
  • Haddo House - 10 min drive - 7.0 miles
  • Sands of Forvie - 11 min drive - 7.3 miles
  • Balmedie Country Park - 14 min drive - 11.4 miles

Getting around

  • Inverurie Station - 21 min drive
  • Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) - 29 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪BrewDog - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Station Hotel - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪DogTap & DogWalk Brewery Tour - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Coffee Lab - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Trellis Coffee Shop - ‬7 min drive

About this property

The Buchan Hotel

The Buchan Hotel offers 25 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 25 guestrooms.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, a picnic area, and barbecue grills.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the hotel's coffee shop/cafe. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Breakfast is available for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, luggage storage, and an elevator. Free self parking is available onsite.
The Buchan Hotel has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table

Family friendly

  • High chair

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Business center
  • Computer station
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

Property is also known as

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The Buchan Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 35 out of 81 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 29 out of 81 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 81 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 81 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 81 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely staff, great hotel

Lovely staff, comfortable and clean rooms - an ideal place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
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10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good stay good food friendly staff very heloful
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The reception/waiting staff were excellent. The restaurant and choice of food was excellent also.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was lovely and clean, shower could have been more powerful, breakfast was excellent
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Jim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel great food
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Diane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Nice clean room. Stayed in a suite on the upper floor for New year. Breakfast very good, staff curteous and welcoming, would definitely return.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brilliant staff so friendly and helpful will always stay there whenever I'm in the area food awesome 👍
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

PAUL V

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice food, friendly staff, easy parking and very central.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Buchan Hotel

Clean, quiet, well appointed room. Great service and an excellent breakfast. Very happy with my stay at the Buchan.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mandi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good stay

Nice hotel, lovely breakfast, great staff
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Hany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent place , great service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean room and friendly staff. Good breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024
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8/10 Good

Allan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice clean comfortable hotel centrally located ideal for my stay, service polite quick and efficient ,good pint in bar.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Mrs Wendy A

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Night away

Friendly helping staff much nicer room this time than last stay. Good parking and breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

jonathon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A nice hotel conviently situated

While the single room I stayed in was a little on the small side it was perfectly clean and in v good order, the food was very good and served by exceptional staff
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Frank

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice area
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024
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8/10 Good

Alastair

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and comfortable room. Friendly staff. Breakfast was good. But I didn’t like the front door being locked by 8.15pm and the outlook from our room (a wall, maybe a couple of metres from the window.)
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Ann

Liked: Cleanliness
Hotel room clean and comfortable but noise from some sort of electric unit disturbed my night. Food lovely and staff incredibly friendly and helpful
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
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8/10 Good

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The dinner menu was good and the food presented well. Superb choice of vegetables.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

Jamie

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Location is ok
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Mrs Wendy A

Liked: Staff & service

Night away

Staff were very friendly and helpful ...hotel rooms are very unloved need a bit updating
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Awesome

Brilliant will use again friendly staff and locals
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Good stay

Good last minute stay to attend a Brewdog beer festival. Helpful staff and good breakfast. The room was fine but the street outside was noisy.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Ryan

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Property was looking dated - bed was very uncomfortable. Fixtures were not attached properly.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place, amazing food and friendly staff. Not much noise insulation between rooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024