The modern Thistle Aberdeen Altens hotel is located three miles from Aberdeen's center and 30 miles from the Queen's Scottish residence, Balmoral Castle. The 216 guestrooms have modern decor in color coordinated shades of warm red with pale wood furniture. Bathrooms have bathtub/shower combinations and hair dryers; rooms feature cable television, coffee/tea-making facilities, desks and trouser presses.
Guests can work up an appetite at the Otium fitness center, with its steam room, sauna, indoor pool and gymnasium. Business guests have use 12 meeting rooms to choose from, the largest seating up to 400 theater style. Guests arriving by car will appreciate the complimentary parking for up to 300 cars. In the evening, guests can enjoy drinks in the bar before an international dinner at Cairngorn Restaurant, with dishes such as Cajun Chicken Salad, Chargrilled Tuna Steak with Lime and Ginger, and Caramel Apple Pie with Toffee Sauce. Guests are two miles from the River Dee, 16 miles from Drum Castle and 22 miles from Crathes Castle. Aberdeen Airport is eleven miles away.