Guests say
Birch Tree Cottage in Aviemore receives high praise for its peaceful setting, stunning mountain views, and spacious, well-equipped interiors. Guests consistently highlight the cottage’s cleanliness, comfort, and excellent location within walking distance of Aviemore’s amenities and scenic walks. The sun room and log burner are particular favourites, creating a cosy atmosphere. While a few guests mention minor improvements such as kitchen workspace and bed size, the overall experience is overwhelmingly positive, with many guests eager to return and recommending the property to others.
Cleanliness is frequently mentioned, with guests describing the cottage as spotless, very clean, and tidy. No significant negative comments were made regarding cleanliness.
The location is highly praised for its tranquillity, beautiful views, and convenient access to Aviemore’s shops, restaurants, and outdoor activities. Guests appreciate the peaceful setting and proximity to both town and nature.
Guests find the cottage spacious, comfortable, and homely, with good beds and furniture. A few minor suggestions include a preference for a king-size bed and a firmer sofa for those with back issues, but overall comfort is rated very highly.
The cottage is described as very well equipped, especially the kitchen and sun room. Some guests note a lack of basic supplies (tea, coffee, oil), limited kitchen workspace, and a desire for a larger casserole dish or separate shower, but these are minor compared to the overall satisfaction.
There are no mentions of welcome gifts or similar thoughtful extras in the reviews, so a score cannot be provided for this category.
About this property
Set within the Cairngorm National Park, this property is a great location from which to enjoy outdoor activities.. All on the
Ground Floor:
Living room: Smart TV, Electric Fire, Sofa Bed (Single)
Kitchen/dining room: Electric Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Dishwasher, Washing Machine
Sun Room: Woodburner
Bedroom 1: Double (4ft 6in) Bed
Bedroom 2: 2 x Single (3ft) Beds
Bathroom: Bath With Shower Over, Toilet
Separate Toilet..
Electric storage heaters and electricity, bed linen, towels and Wi-Fi included. Initial fuel for wood burner included. Cot and highchair. Large, enclosed rear garden with terrace, garden furniture and barbecue. Garage parking for 1 car; private parking for 2 cars. No smoking. Please note: There is a steep bank in the garden.. This holiday home is set in a small estate, within the Cairngorm National Park occupying a quiet position just 10 minutes from the heart of Aviemore. Extended to include dining/sun room, it has a south-facing terrace overlooking parkland, heather and birch trees. Superb walking and climbing in the Cairngorm Mountain Range with skiing in season. Fishing and golf locally. Shops, selling all kinds of sports equipment, and pub 500 yards.
Free WiFi
Nearby points of interest
- Cairngorms National Park
Reviews (38)
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Confirmed Guest
This was our second time at birch tree cottage. We will be back for a third.
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Confirmed Guest
Felt we could not give the review five stars as there were a few things which detracted from the overall holiday experience at the cottage. The good things about the house, was it's location, on the outskirts of the village, the double bed that was comfortable (have a back issue) and there were egg cups for breakfast boiled eggs. The helpful email from the owner prior to arrival, giving us details on how to operate the cooker and other things in the cottage was good, it meant we did not struggle with the cooker unnecessarily and after one night's cooking had got the hang of how it operated. Things that could be improved: the amount of work-surfaces in the kitchen not taken up with appliances, bread bins and pots of kitchen utensils meant that there was a lack of work-surface to prepared meals and certainly not enough space to put out meals for three people onto plates. If there had been a surface over the free standing fridge and freezer opposite the cooker, there would have been a surface to place plates on to serve up meals and prepare food prior to cooking. A larger range of cooking saucepans and certainly a larger casserole would help for those people who actually want to self cater as we do. The settee in the sun room was quite low and soft so for a bad back sufferer it was quite uncomfortable to use. The cottage was warm, if not a little too warm for the weather we experienced, but the owner had given us information about the heaters and how temperamental the electrics are if dials are changed, so we left them as there were set on arrival so as not to cause any issues. A larger clothes airer would have been useful along with more pegs to peg washing out on the rotary line in the garden. Despite all that we've said there was nothing really wrong that would mean we would not come back to Birch Tree Cottage in the future.
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Jeanette Evans
This was the 1st time my husband and I had stayed in Aviemore as a location in Scotland. The cottage, bungalow was lovely, everything you need in a very quiet location and the views at the back made the whole week relaxing.The Town has everything you need Aldi, Tesco, other local shops, there's even a coop not to far away.The owner stayed in touch regular via email and nothing was to much trouble.Will definitely return in the future and highly recommend