We understand that guests have a wide range of requirements when it comes to room selection.  Here are the most common:

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Room Configuration / Bed Size

King Sized Double Bed  -  Rooms 1, 2, 3, 4

Twin Single Beds  -  Rooms 1, 2, 3

Triple (3 full sized single beds or one double and one single)  -  Room 3

Single Occupancy  -  Rooms 1, 2, 3, 4

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Room Size / Price

Larger more spacious  -  Rooms 1, 3

Standard sized  -  Rooms 2, 4

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View

Lochnagar Mountain (distant)  -  Rooms 2, 3

Craigendarroch Hill (close) and royal railway station  -  Rooms 1, 3, 4

Ballater Village Centre  -  Room 2

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Windows

Two windows  -  Rooms 1, 2, 3

One window  -  Room 4

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Window Seat  -  Rooms 2, 3

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Noise

Front of house (quietest)  -  Rooms 1, 4

Side of house (an occasional car passes or delivery lorry)  -  Room 3

Rear of house (busier - the village pub can be heard on Friday/Saturday nights sometimes)  -  Room 2

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Bath or Shower

Walk-in Shower  -  Rooms 1, 2, 4

Bath  -  Rooms 1, 3

Shower-over-bath  -  Room 3

Jacuzzi  -  Room 1

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Floor / Stairs

Top floor (US 3rd floor, UK 2nd floor)  -  Rooms 2, 3, 4

Middle floor (US 2nd floor, UK 1st floor)  -  Room 1

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Temperature

Warmest  -  Rooms 2 (sun trap) and 4 (single window - cosy)

Coolest  -  Room 3 (coolest corner of house) and 1 (single glazed windows)

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Pets

Pet friendly - Room 1 (cleaned scrupulously after pet stay, different style of bedding used)

Never has pets - Rooms 2, 3, 4