Holiday Inn Aberdeen , 3 star accommodation - This comfortable hotel is just 3 miles from Aberdeen, so the excellent city centre shops, art gallery and museums are all within easy reach. Numerous attractions close by include beautiful Crathes Castle plus some superb golf courses and fishing with fantastic scenery as a backdrop. Balmoral Castle, the highland village of Braemar and the Glenfiddich Distillery at Dufftown are a little further afield. *