Christmas Breaks in Scotland 2008
Our Christmas breaks in Scotland are the ideal opportunity to savour two feasts, the unrivalled natural beauty and therapeutic charm of Scotland, and superb Scottish cuisine and hospitality.
Here is our hand picked selection from the very best Christmas hotel breaks and celebrations in Scotland.
Christmas Package 2008
Wednesday 24th December – Christmas Eve
Arrive from 2.00pm
Enjoy tea and cakes in our cosy lounge at 3.30 pm
Meet your fellow guests in the lounge at 7.00pm
Christmas Eve 3 course Dinner 7.30 followed by a Scottish surprise!
There will be a glass of mulled wine (or two!) and mince pies from 10.30pm then off to bed to wait for Santa!
Thursday 25th December – Christmas Day
Awake to a festive breakfast with Bucks Fizz, from 8.30am to 9.30am
Enjoy a restful morning opening your presents or a bracing sea shore walk
Christmas Day 5 Course luncheon from 3.00pm. A slow, leisurely festive culinary experience with crackers, surprise gifts and jollity!
Later (when you’ve recovered!), there will be light snacks available if you still have room!
Relax in the lounge and share your memories of other Christmases with your new friends
Friday 26th December – Boxing Day
Enjoy breakfast from 8.30 – 9.00 then spend the day at leisure.
Take part in the “Explore Dunoon Quiz” - If you wish we can supply a packed lunch
Afternoon snack is available from 3.30 – 4.30 in our cosy lounge. Enjoy home made cake and tea or coffee
4 course Dinner from 7.30pm followed by fun and games in the lounge if you wish!
Saturday 27th December
Time to depart after your full Scottish Breakfast from 8.30-9.30am
Say fond farewells to your newly made friends – arrange to meet them next year!
Tariff for Christmas package
Rates are per person and includes 3 nights dinner, bed and breakfast and afternoon snacks
- Garden Facing and ground floor rooms - £329
- Sea Facing Rooms - £359
- Master Four Poster Bedroom - £399
- To make your reservation, call 01369 705021, or email info@abbotsbrae.co.uk
Three Night Christmas Package
- Blend Room - £360.00 per person
- Blend Room Single £420.00 per person
- Blend Room Extra Bed £300 per person
- Malt King Room £420 per person
- Monarch Four Poster room £450 per person
Package prices are per person, based on 2 sharing a double or twin room and include:
- 3-course Dinner & Breakfast
- 4-course Christmas Day Lunch
- Afternoon Tea on arrival
- Welcome Drinks Reception
- Whisky tasting
- Contemporary Scottish Evening Entertainment
- Plus other extras as detailed in programme
To reserve your Christmas Break, a minimum payment of 50 percent is required to secure your booking.
Don't forget to take advantage of our festive activity package, we'll ensure that your chosen activity is booked for you to take part in, either Christmas Day or Boxing Day. (Activities available include Clay pigeon shooting, 4x4 Landrover safari, Archery and more, please contact us for further details and pricing).
'Add a Night' Rate
Why not arrive early, stay a day later, or even both. For those who would love to come to Dunalastair for either Christmas or Hogmanay and stay an extra day or two why not take advantage of our ‘Add-a-Night’ rate? You will be charged only for dinner and breakfast and receive your accommodation with our compliments all for £40.00 per person per night. Beat the rush or extend your break ~ the choice is yours.
Christmas Break Programme
December 24
Arrive after 3pm to enjoy afternoon tea and scones
Evening carolling in ‘the Square’ outside Dunalastair
Enjoy a pre-dinner drink or cocktail at the Welcome reception before candlelit dinner in the Dining room
Visit Midnight Mass service in the 'Old Church of Rannoch', with Mulled wine & homemade mince pies served on your return.
December 25
Christmas morning starts with breakfast served in the Dining room, then perhaps a stroll to the Loch side, or activity session (pre-booking essential) before returning to the hotel
Indulgent, traditional Four-course Christmas Day Lunch
A relaxing afternoon exploring the surrounding area, or with board games in the lounge room
Then a leisurely evening with a superb evening buffet and for those that want to join in, our Christmas Quiz to round off the day
December 26
Boxing Day begins with late breakfast
The rest of the day is yours to relax, or enjoy an activity
Return to the hotel for a late afternoon of Whisky Tasting
Enjoy a delicious Three-course dinner in the Dining room, followed by contemporary Scottish entertainment 'Crooked Jack'
December 27
Full Scottish breakfast served in the Dining room to prepare you for your journey home, or stay an extra night at a special dinner & breakfast rate.
Aberfeldy Weem Hotel, Perthshire
Christmas 2008
Would you like to do something different this Christmas? Then why not spend the festive season in the stunning surroundings of a traditional Scottish highland country inn style hotel, and rediscover the beautiful Perthshire countryside. Old fashioned comforts, crackling log fires, wonderful cuisine and our very best attention.
Escape the mayhem of a formal family Christmas this year - and celebrate the festive season here in authentic highland Scottish house party style. Unwind and relax as you un-wrap your Christmas surprises in the comfort of a unique and intimate little hotel. Sink into country living for a short while, explore wild winter country and coastal landscapes, warm your feet by the crackling open fires and sip traditional mulled wine in the drawing room.
The price per person for our 3 night Xmas celebration, beginning 24 December is:
- Standard double or twin £275
This to include 3 nights bed and full Scottish breakfast, Taste of Scotland dinner on the 24th, breakfast and lunchtime drinks reception on Xmas Day, Gala Festive Xmas Day lunch - and evening buffet; - full breakfast, lunch and restaurant dinner 26th - depart after breakfast 27th.
Royal Hotel Bridge of Allan
A Halo Christmas
Christmas Eve 24th December
Afternoon tea on arrival
Welcome drinks reception
Three course dinner
Christmas Day 25th December
Full Scottish Breakfast with Bucks Fizz to start the festivities
Four course traditional Christmas Lunch
Afternoon tea
Light buffet dinner
Boxing Day 26th December
Full Scottish breakfast
Three course lunch
Afternoon tea
Hot and Cold buffet dinner with wine tasting
27th December – after a full Scottish breakfast, its time for us to bid fond farewells and ‘haste ye back’
£195 per person for the 3 night minimum stay. Add extra nights for only £35 dinner bed and breakfast per person.
Christmas 2008
Enjoy a luxury Christmas Break in the sensational award winning country house environment of tranquillity which is Knockinaam. Ten wonderful bedrooms, ten individual 'personalities', all individually decorated. Pleasantly old fashioned, yet unobtrusively modern, thoughtfully appointed, offering a quite unique traditional ambience, yet with every contemporary comfort, including private bath, satellite flat screen television and direct dial telephones, as well as wonderful tiled fireplaces in a selection of rooms.
Whin and Churchill - £655 per person
South/Bay/Pond/West/Hannay - £610 per person
Glen/Bachelor/East - £490 per person
These tariffs are for a minimum three night stay.
Christmas Break
Come and relax away from the piped carols and the shops. Now is the time to relax and enjoy our Lochside setting.
Three and Four Day Breaks available to include Dinner (in our 2AA rosette restaurant), Bed and full Scottish Breakfast each day.
Full details available on our website – www.thefourseasonshotel.co.uk or call us for a chat on 01764 685 333.
Rates from £299 per person in a chalet (3 days)
Hogmanay at Loch Ness Lodge
We are planning the perfect New Year experience and we’d love you to share it.
Our beautiful new luxury Lodge overlooking Loch Ness, just 9 miles south of Inverness, is ideal for a romantic escape for two or a get-together with friends. What could be better than relaxing in sumptuous surroundings while seeing the old year out and welcoming in the new?
Gourmet food, elegant décor, panoramic views and discreet service complete the picture and ensure the ultimate in Highland hospitality.
Our special New Year Hogmanay Package includes the following:
- Welcome drinks reception on the first evening.
- Dinner & breakfast each day including a 6 course gourmet banquet on Hogmanay.
- Afternoon tea each day, if wished.
- Fireworks at midnight on 31st December.
- Late brunch on New Years Day.
- Highland entertainment including music and whisky tasting.
To reserve your place at the party we ask for £500 per person booking fee when you book to secure your reservation.
Rates:
Premium Plus £750 per person for 3 days
Premium £675 per person for 3 days
Superior £600 per person for 3 days
Click here to view a breakdown of the festivities
Island Festive Houseparties
We are planning the perfect Festive Breaks and we’d love you to come and join us. Whatever your preference we can guarantee a Romantic Christmas and a traditional Island Hogmanay. Toravaig House is located in the south of Skye and are ready to become your Highland Home for the three (or four days) days as we welcome you to a break to remember.
Our special Packages includes the following:
- Welcome Drinks reception on the first night and the chance to meet your hosts Anne and Ken and your fellow guests.
- 3-course Dinner & Breakfast each day.
- 4–course Christmas Lunch on Christmas Day.
- 4-course Hogmanay Banquet on New Years Eve.
- Fireworks at Midnight on 31st December.
- Late Brunch on New Years Day.
Toravaig House Hotel Christmas & New Year Package Prices
| Festive Rates 2008 |
Christmas |
New Year |
| Sea View Double |
£450 |
£550 |
| Hill View Double |
£420 |
£520 |
| Cosy Double |
£390 |
£490 |
Houseparty prices are per person for three nights and are inclusive of Dinner, Bed and Breakfast, entertainment and activities as detailed in the programmes. Christmas Programme is 3 days from 24 December 2008. New Year Programme is 3 days from 30th December 2008.
STAY LONGER RATE
Why not arrive early, stay a day later, or even both. For those who would like to linger longer we are offering the very special rate of just £50 per person for Bed and Breakfast.
- For more information and reservations – click here
Island Festive Houseparties
We are planning the perfect Festive Breaks and we’d love you to come and join us. Whatever your preference we can guarantee a Romantic Christmas and a traditional Island Hogmanay. Our two Highland Hotels – Toravaig House and Duisdale House Hotel are located in the south of Skye and are ready to become your Highland Home for the three (or four days) days as we welcome you to a break to remember.
Duisdale Festive Tariffs
Houseparty prices are per person for three nights and are inclusive of Dinner, Bed and Breakfast, entertainment and activities as detailed in the programmes. Christmas Programme 3 days from 24 December 2008. New Year 3 days from 30th December 2008.
| Festive Rates 2008 |
Christmas |
New Year |
| The Garden Suite |
£525 |
£625 |
| Four Poster with Sea View |
£495 |
£595 |
| Four Poster with Garden View |
£465 |
£565 |
| Double or Twin with Woodland or Garden View |
£420 |
£520 |
| Cosy Double with Woodland View |
£345 |
£445 |
Our special Packages includes the following:
- Welcome Drinks reception on the first night and the chance to meet your hosts Anne and Ken and your fellow guests.
- 3-course Dinner & Breakfast each day.
- 4 – course Christmas Lunch on Christmas Day
- 4-course Hogmanay Banquet on New Years Eve
- Fireworks at Midnight on 31st December
- Late Brunch on New Years Day
To reserve your place at the party we ask for £300 per person booking fee when you book to secure your reservation.
Stay Longer Rate
Why not arrive early, stay a day later, or even both. For those who would like to linger longer we are offering the very special rate of just £50 per person for Bed and Breakfast.
- For more information and reservations – click here
Christmas at the Airds Hotel
Combine this years Christmas celebrations with first class service, all surrounded by luxury accommodation.
Arrive Christmas Eve for 3 nights; log fires beckon you to the lounges to relax and perhaps start with our seasonal afternoon tea prior to the commencement of the festivities.
Prior to dinner we invite you to a champagne reception, followed by our Christmas Eve Gala Dinner, after which you can relax in the lounges with coffee.
Then wake up on Christmas day and enjoy a Bucks Fizz with our full Scottish breakfast. A Treasure Hunt is on offer for those who wish to compete, and then it’s on to our main event - our Christmas Lunch - which will commence at 4:00pm
On Boxing Day, enjoy a leisurely full Scottish breakfast with the day being at your leisure. Why not enjoy one of the many walks or simply relax by one of the open fires with a good book.
Christmas Package tariff per person
Standard Room - £515
Superior Room - £595
Large Superior Room - £615
Junior Suite - £665
The Suites - £725
The above rates are based on double occupancy and are inclusive of all meals and drinks referred to in the above description as well as the treasure hunt. Single occupancy rates are available on request.
WHITE CHRISTMAS 2008
Relax, unwind and get away from the hustle and bustle - enjoy the peace, tranquillity and beauty of Royal Deeside at Loch Kinord Hotel, tucked away in lovely countryside between Ballater and Aboyne. With excellent food, wines and malt whisky to enjoy in front of glowing coal fires. The emphasis here is on a traditional, relaxed experience in a lovely Scottish setting.
WHITE CHRISTMAS GUARANTEED (if no snow you will get a £50 refund per full paying guest!!)
- 3 nights dinner bed and breakfast including Christmas Lunch and light evening buffet on the 25th.
Standard room £295 per person, Superior Room £325 per person.
4th night free B&B if taking 4 couse dinner in restaurant
Extendable at £25 B & B per person per night either side.
This special offer is available from 24 December 2004 to 26 December 2008
Christmas Accommodation in Edinburgh
In winter, Edinburgh, one of Europe’s most romantic cities, sparkles with over a month of festivities. Bursting to life with fireworks, Christmas markets, Christmas lights, entertainment and the iconic Winter Wonderland, Edinburgh’s Christmas draws thousands of locals and visitors every year.
Spend your winter break with a stay at the Apex International Hotel. Based in the city’s historical Grassmarket, the hotel enjoys stunning castle views and is perfectly placed to explore the city.
Full leisure facilities mean you can relax and unwind in the hotel’s ozone pool, tropicarium and Technogym. You’ll also have the opportunity to indulge in some fine food and stunning views of the city skyline from Heights, the hotel’s rooftop restaurant. Kids stay and eat free**
Our special offer makes our Apex Break Away even more attractive if you're planning a family trip.
- 14th - 28th December 08 from £53.00 per person per night
Christmas Parties, Christmas Dining and more...
With a variety of cool and stylish venues together with creative and inspiring food, we'll ensure you have an unforgettable end to 2008. Visit our Edinburgh Christmas Party page for more information on how to book, or call 0845 365 0000.
Reservations
BOOK ONLINE
T: 0845 365 0001
T: +44 (0)131 666 5124 (Outside UK)
E: edinburgh.reservations@apexhotels.co.uk
Christmas Accommodation in Dundee
Scotland's fourth largest city, Dundee offers a warm welcome and a fascinating range of things to see and do this Christmas.
Christmas breaks in Dundee are even more attractive with our rates starting from just £38 per person per night, so why not book you weekend break in Dundee and discover all that the city has to offer.
Choose from a selection of attractive rates for two night stays with the option to include dinner in your stay. Kids stay and eat free**
Our special offer makes our Apex Break Away even more attractive if you're planning a family trip.
- 14th - 28th December 08 from £38 per person per night *
Christmas Parties, Christmas Dining and more...
With a variety of cool and stylish venues together with creative and inspiring food, we'll ensure you have an unforgettable end to 2008. Visit our Dundee Christmas Party page for more information on how to book, or call 0845 365 0004.
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Reservations
BOOK ONLINE
T: 0845 365 0000
T: +44 (0)131 666 5124 (Outside UK)
E: dundee.reservations@apexhotels.co.uk
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