Thistle
Elegant and impressive - that's both the beautiful Granite City itself, and the Thistle Aberdeen airport. This four-star hotel is within walking distance of the airport, and boasts a gym, a restaurant and a bar. Its 147 sophisticated rooms all have free toiletries, wifi access and an ensuite shower room. And it's well geared up to accommodate disabled guests - its list of disabled facilities runs to an impressive nine pages.
Hotel Address
Argyll Road
Aberdeen
AB21 0AF
Directions to Hotel
By car:
Take the A96 and follow the signs for the airport. Turn off the A96 onto Dyce Drive (this will be the third exit off the roundabout if you are coming from Aberdeen, and the first exit if you are coming from Inverurie). Then turn right into Argyll Road. The hotel entrance is the first turning on the left.
By train:
The nearest station is Dyce, which is about a mile away. Aberdeen station is about seven miles from the hotel.
From the airport:
The hotel shuttle bus provides transfers to and from the airport 24 hours a day. The journey takes about two minutes. You can use the free phone at the airport to call the hotel and ask for a transfer. You can also walk to the hotel - just leave the terminal via the main exit onto Argyll Road. The hotel is a two-minute walk away - it will be on your right.
Hotel Facilities
a restaurant and a bar. Wifi access is available throughout the hotel. You can buy vouchers from reception for either 90 minutes or 24 hours.
Room Facilities
All rooms at the Thistle Aberdeen airport have an ensuite shower room, free toiletries, a TV with movies, a radio, a hairdryer, an iron and ironing board, tea and coffee, a trouser press and a phone.
Leisure Facilities
The hotel has a gym, which is open from 7am to 9.30pm.
Restaurant Details
British and European cuisine is on the menu in the Osprey Restaurant, which is open for dinner until 10pm. Drinks and light meals are available in the Osprey Bar from 11am to 11.45pm.
Breakfast is served in the restaurant from 5.30am to 10.30am on weekdays, from 7am to 10.30am on Saturdays and from 8am to 10.30am on Sundays.
Children's meals cost £5.
There's a special offer for Holiday Extras customers in the restaurant - a free bottle of house wine if two adults have a three-course meal.
Disabled Facilities
The hotel has one ground floor twin room which has been adapted for disabled guests. It has wider doors, a lowered table, a lowered hanging rail in the wardrobe, a fridge which can be used to store medication, and emergency buttons by the bed. The floor is hardwood, so it is easier to use a wheelchair. There is also a strobe light which will start flashing if the fire alarm goes off.
The bathroom has an accessible shower with a seat, grab rails and an alarm cord.
There are four disabled parking spaces near the main entrance, and there is a ramp up to the main entrance, as well as a ramp down to the hotel's terrace and courtyard garden.
There is a hearing loop for hearing aid users at reception and in the bar area. Braille and large print menus are available, as are big button phones.
Transfer Information
The hotel shuttle bus provides transfers to and from the airport 24 hours a day on demand. Transfers are included in the price. The journey takes about two minutes.
If you need a transfer from the airport, you can use the free phone at the airport to call the hotel and ask for the bus to come and get you.