The Thistle Aberdeen Airport is a modern hotel situated by the airport exit road, 500 meters from the terminal, six miles from Aberdeen city center.

The 147 guestrooms are decorated in blue shades with simple wooden furniture. All are equipped with trouser presses, tea making facilities and satellite TV with pay movies. Complimentary newspapers are also offered.

Guests can make use of the gym room, which includes a running machine, static bike, rowing machine, stepper and free weights.

The hotel also has six meeting rooms, offering capacity for up to 600 delegates, state of the art visual facilities and satellite conferencing.

There is parking onsite ( 400 car parking spaces at no charge ) and a courtesy shuttle bus to the airport.

Aberdeen is a 15 minute drive away, also accessible by train from Dyce station, about one kilometer from the hotel.

For those wishing to get a real taste of the highlands, there are numerous whisky distilleries in the region where visitors can sample a wee dram, such as the Glenfiddich Distillery 47 miles away.