A bright, modern hotel in Aberdeen's bustling West End, with WiFi and breakfast included
Holiday Inn Express® Aberdeen City Centre hotel is right in Aberdeen's West End, half a mile from the main rail and bus stations and 20 minutes by taxi from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ). The hotel is just around the corner from Union Street, Aberdeen's premier shopping destination with lively bars, restaurants and theatres.
Doing business in Aberdeen? The hotel is located close to regional offices for Shell, Total and Statoil. Two modern meeting rooms host 35 people each, with free WiFi, natural light and air conditioning. Freshly brewed tea and coffee, plus a lunchtime buffet option, will keep meetings productive.
It's a 10-minute walk to Aberdeen's stylish Union Square shopping centre. If you fancy seeing a show, His Majesty's Theatre is just five minutes on foot. Farther afield, you can explore Aberdeenshire's Castle Trail, or visit the region's whisky distilleries – ask friendly hotel staff for tips. For golfers, the hotel is three miles away from Royal Aberdeen Golf Club, while Trump International Scotland is only half an hour's drive.
All guests enjoy free WiFi and an inclusive buffet breakfast with selected hot items. The hotel's lobby bar offers an excellent range of malt whisky, plus draught beer and wine.
"First impressions.
Checked in. The receptionist told me room 204.
I asked if on second floor. (Sounds simple but if you have travelled alot some places have ground floor at street level and other call that first floor. Numbering then can get confusing.)
Yes was the reply. Second floor.
Wrong. Third floor. Not room 2xx, room 3xx. Handwritting on card holder was not very clear. Border line illegible. Solution. Take time or use a printer.
Room was OK for cost.
Breakfast was very poor.
Breakfast rolls were stale. Croissants also stale.
(One of the best bakers in Aberdeen is exactly opposite the hotel.)
Bacon appeared to be of good quality but was cold and rubbery. When it was cooked and how long it had been on the buffet is not know. I know it was too long. Sausages, scrambled eggs and baked Beans were also cold, watery or just been out too long. The hash browns were really bad.
Coffee was weak, orange juice had a tinny taste. Table design was poor. All of them seemed to be unstable. (Base way smaller than table, single leg, many had paper napkins stuffed under the bases attempting to stabilise the poor design. This is not very hygienic. Solution. If you can't replace them get larger bases and attach to single leg."