FAQ

Check-in is from 4pm to 10pm, and check-out is by 11am. Arriving after 10pm is fine by arrangement: ring us on 01224 897211 and we will make sure you get into your room. Early check-in and late check-out can be arranged for £25.

Three types, all en-suite: the Sea View Classic Double, the Classic Double and the Sea View Classic Single. Every room has Harris tweed soft furnishings, bathroom products from The Scottish Sea Kelp Soap Co, a welcome tray with teas, coffee, biscuits and Deeside mineral water, and free WiFi.

Our sea view rooms are located above our public bar and may be subject to noise on busy evenings. If you would rather be away from the bar, tell us when you book and we will do what we can.

Cooked to order, with cereals, fruit, yoghurt and juices from the buffet table. Ask for Aberdeen butteries, the local morning roll, and we will bring them out.

Yes, free WiFi throughout the hotel.

Monday to Thursday, 12.00 to 14.00 and 17.00 to 20.00. Friday and Saturday, 12.00 to 14.00 and 17.00 to 21.00. Sunday, 12.00 to 20.00, straight through.

It is wise, and on a Sunday we strongly recommend it, especially if you would like a window seat. The Book a table button opens our online booking page with your date, time and party size filled in, or ring 01224 897211.

Traditional roast beef every Sunday: succulent Aberdeen Angus, roast and mash potatoes, seasonal vegetables, Yorkshire pudding and gravy. Being in Aberdeen, it has to be served with skirlie. Served 12.00 to 20.00.

Yes. All six menus are on the site with every dish and price: the main menu, the lighter lunch menu, the pub menu served in The Cover, the seniors menu, The Wee Captains Menu for children, and desserts and hot drinks.

The menus mark vegetarian (V), vegan (Vegan) and gluten free option (G) dishes, and the soup of the day always has a vegan option. Allergen information is available on request, so please tell your server about any allergies. The kitchen cannot guarantee any dish is nut free. Everything is cooked to order, so allow up to 30 minutes at busy times.

Yes, The Wee Captains Menu. There is a seniors menu too, and both are on the menus page with prices.

Our public bar, where the village has gathered for a pint and a blether for over 200 years. Live sport on Sky Sports and TNT Sports, a pool table, live music on selected Fridays, and dolphins from the window if you are lucky. Family friendly, dog friendly, and the pub menu is served there.

Dogs are very welcome in The Cover, with a bowl of water and treats behind the bar. The pub menu has a Woof Woof Menu: a pint of doggy water free, head scratches free, and dog friendly sausages for £2.00. Dogs are not able to stay in the bedrooms.

On selected Fridays. Tables in the bar are first come, first served, so arrive early. The next dates are on the What’s On page.

15 Colsea Road, Cove Bay, Aberdeen AB12 3NA, in the old fishing village of Cove on the south side of Aberdeen, close to the ring road.

Yes. The bus stop is 250 metres from the hotel, and the city centre train and bus stations are about 15 minutes away by taxi.

There is a car park at the hotel, with the sea beyond it.

The Book a room button opens our online booking page with your dates filled in; you choose the room and the number of guests there. It is run for us by STAAH SwiftBook, so it looks a little different from this site. Or ring 01224 897211 and we will book it for you.

Best rate, guaranteed, when you book direct with us, online or by phone.

Yes, in the Charleston Suite, our private dining room: up to 36 seated for dinner, 30 theatre style, 14 boardroom or 12 in a U shape, with a digital projector, a screen and flip charts, and patio doors out towards the sea. Parties over twelve, and the Charleston Suite, are best arranged over the phone on 01224 897211.