The Marcliffe at Pitfodels is a luxury hotel just outside of Aberdeen and only twenty minutes from Aberdeen Airport. Its location provides a good balance: countryside seclusion with the option for day trips to the city, as well as great travel links.

The facilities

This luxury hotel has everything you might expect from five star accommodation. The Conservatory restaurant serves up authentic Grampian produce (Aberdeen Angus beef, game with fish and shellfish) all sourced from the local area, which is perfectly complemented by a 400-label wine list. Relax after dinner with one of the 100 malt whiskeys or 70 cognacs from the Drawing Room bar.

Indulge yourself at the Marcliffe's newly opened spa, which has Scotland's only Balenotherapy room. This consists of a Hydrotherapy bath infused with a unique mix of beauty and aromatherapy treatments, designed to bring relief from arthritis and muscular tension. A range of massages, manicures, tanning options and face/body treatments are also available.

Marcliffe at Pitfodels is a great location for relaxation, surrounded as it is by 11 acres of wooded grounds. However, if you want to take advantage of the outdoors, there's no better luxury hotel is Scotland for it. Marcliffe has three different golf clubs in the surrounding area, as well as being able to arrange salmon fishing and grouse or pheasant shoots.

The rooms

This luxury hotel has thirty nine guestrooms, including two suites. Rooms are all proper country house chic, furnished with Chippendale or antique-style pieces without a chintzy throw in sight.

All rooms at Marcliffe have satellite TV with two movie channels, as well as internet access.