The Maltings - Highland lodge with hot tub and summer house

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A stone building with a wooden deck, outdoor seating, and a barbecue grill.
A spacious loft with exposed wooden beams, a glass table, and a cozy seating area.
A stone building with a sloped roof, a wooden balcony, and a door.
A cozy room with a wooden floor, a large door leading outside, and a small table with a lamp.
A cozy attic room with exposed wooden beams, a rustic bull skull decoration, a round table with chairs, and a wooden railing.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Bring your furry friends
    Top-rated for creating memorable stays with your pets.
  • Arcade/game room
    A rare find - fun for all ages with on-site arcade/game room.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Near Cairngorms National Park

Popular amenities

  • Balcony
  • Hot tub on site
  • Toys
  • Barbecue grill
  • Pet-friendly
  • Refrigerator

Explore the area

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Nethy Bridge, Scotland
  • Place, Cairngorms National Park
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Lecht Ski Resort
    ‪36 min drive‬
  • Place, CairnGorm Mountain
    ‪44 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 King Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Single Beds

Bedroom 4

1 King Bed

3 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only

Toilet

Toilet

Spaces

Kitchen
Balcony
Garden

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About the area

Nethy Bridge

Located in Nethy Bridge, this cottage is in a rural area and on the waterfront. Grantown Museum and Tomintoul & Glenlivet Discovery Centre & Museum are cultural highlights, and some of the area's attractions include Craig MacLean Leisure Centre and Landmark Forest Adventure Park. Travelling with kids? Consider The Lost Labyrinth and Snail Maze. Fishing offers a great chance to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with mountain biking nearby.
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Nethy Bridge, Scotland

What's nearby

  • Cairngorms National Park - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Lecht Ski Resort - 36 min drive - 36.8 km
  • Cairngorm Reindeer Centre - 37 min drive - 33.2 km
  • Highland Wildlife Park - 38 min drive - 41.7 km
  • CairnGorm Mountain - 44 min drive - 39.7 km

Getting around

  • Carrbridge Station - 25 min drive
  • Inverness (INV) - 62 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Boat Country Inn & Restaurant - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Nethy House Cafe & Rooms - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪The Royal Fish Bar - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪KJ’s Bothy Bakery - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Maclean's Highland Bakery - ‬11 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is The Maltings - Highland lodge with hot tub and summer house pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows pets (limit 2 total).

How much does it cost to stay at The Maltings - Highland lodge with hot tub and summer house?

As of 31 Oct 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Maltings - Highland lodge with hot tub and summer house on 9 Nov 2026 start from £1,061, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at The Maltings - Highland lodge with hot tub and summer house?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at The Maltings - Highland lodge with hot tub and summer house?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Maltings - Highland lodge with hot tub and summer house?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is The Maltings - Highland lodge with hot tub and summer house located?

This family-friendly Nethy Bridge cottage is located on the waterfront, within 3 mi (5 km) of Abernethy Golf Club and Abernethy Forest. River Spey and Loch Garten Osprey Centre are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 23 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 23 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 23 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 23 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 23 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

What an amazing stay

Location and standards of the accommodation
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Team was very helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Can't wait to go back!

Beautiful place, thoroughly enjoyed our long weekend
Response from VrboOwner on 30 Nov 2023
Thank you for reviewing us Alison. We hope that you can make another trip to Nethybridge.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Great house in beautiful location

Great house with everything you need including a hot tub! Huge garden which was all enclosed so our dog loved it.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome stay in the Highlands

Outstanding home in a very convenient location for hiking and exploring Cairngorms National Park. Well stocked and clean. Hot tub was great after a long day of hiking. Strongly recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

We very much enjoyed staying at The Maltings - the building is full of character and very homely

We very much enjoyed staying at The Maltings - the building is full of character and very homely. The hot tub was great and the slippers and robes provided. It is very peaceful in a rural location, but near to attractions (slightly tricky to find from just the postcode provided). Would recommend staying here, thank you Nick!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fabulous place for a getaway

Had a lovely weekend in the middle of nowhere. Stargazing and exploring. Great house with everything we needed. We hassle booking and no issues with out stay. Would definitely recommend
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Aug 2023
Thanks Lynda for being such a lovely guest. You left the house so clean that we barely knew you had been there.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Rooms were spacious and clean. Didnt see host but were made welcome. We had no pets. Situated in National Park made travelling to activites easy. Lots of outdoor pursuits, Landmark Centre, mountain biking, canoeing, many well-marked walks, Cairgorm venicular railway (to name but a few) available for young and old.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Five stars for the Maltings

A fabulous property with everything we needed and so much more. Quirky, clean, peaceful and fun. Hot tub enjoyed by the humans and the dog enjoyed the huge enclosed garden. Would highly recommend and would live to go back to the property again. Weather was an added bonus.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

We enjoyed a weekend stay here

We enjoyed a weekend stay here. The host was always quick to respond with any queriesquestions we had. The house is well equipped with everything we needed. Lovely spacious house and garden. The snow and ice made our journey to and from the house a bit interesting but despite the weather the house was always cosy and warm. We would happily stay again!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

We had a great time at the Maltings

We had a great time at the Maltings. Nick was very helpful in the run-up in answering all my questions. The place itself was great - really lovely conversion of an old mill with great mods like the hot tub. It was also well located for activities - we went skiing at Cairngorm moutain (about a 40 min drive) and walking in Abernethy forest. Would happily recommend!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Nick is an outstanding host , quick response to any questions

Nick is an outstanding host , quick response to any questions. Beautiful, clean, and wonderfully organized remodeled historic building. With modern kitchen that is well designed. Every one with me was very impressed with everything. Hot top was wonderful , comfortable living room, and peaceful location for a Christmas with my family. Thank you for allowing us to stay in your beautiful house.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Incredible stay

We had an amazing stay with our family, spacious and well equipped house with a huge decking and garden area. A little out from Aviemore and the activities but in a lovely remote part of the highlands. The lived in feel of the property meant we did feel like it was a home from home and the kids could play inside and outside without damaging or breaking anything. We have booked again immediately for next year! Minor points around decking being a little worn for toddlers walking on and no firelighters for the wood burner. Cannot fault anything else
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Review

Every detail seemed to have been thought of to make our stay as comfortable and as home from home as possible. Thoroughly enjoyed our time there. Details of where the bins are located was very unclear and we spent the first fews days of our stay trying to locate them. Eventually we had to contact igloo to give us specific details.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Absolutely gorgeous cottage

We are so glad we found this cottage! It is in beautiful surroundings and is ideal for a friends/family getaway! It has everything you need from the comfortable beds to the log fire to the hot tub to the games room. It’s a great size and well laid out. The large enclosed garden is perfect for the dog too! We walked into Nethybridge, which took about 50mins. Nick from Igloo gave great help and information and nothing was any bother.! We got a bit lost on way and the snow didn’t help with seeing signs. But maybe photos of bin store entrance and right turn road once over bridge.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Lodge - nice space in garden, quite location

8 of the family joined us to hike up Munro's - annual event we will be back. On arrival we had a big storm that generated water under the front door, which flooded the dining room, the IGLOO team immediately responded and came in to clean up the flash flood. That night and came back in the morning to do a deep clean of the dining room. We would recommend this property as a great base. They offered to move us but this wasn't needed thank you for your great support.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Excellent remote location

We really love staying at the Maltings, it's a really peaceful remote location but not too far from Nethy Bridge or Grantown. The house itself has lots of interesting features and is immaculate. The garden is huge and a great place to spot wildlife. We even had an owl swoop down over the garden while we were in the hot tub, amazing sight! Parts of the decking need repairing - it has started to rot at the top of the steps. My wife nearly tripped until we put something over it. Other than that everything was perfect.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

wonderful place, magic, in the middle of forest, stylish, clean, full equipped very quiet

wonderful place, magic, in the middle of forest, stylish, clean, full equipped very quiet. More beautiful than what pictures show, definitely. Nethy Bridge is such a beautiful town!!! the arrival was at night so it took us some extra time to understand how to get there, regarding that the original way is now closed. we also had a problem with the washing machine, nick was very available to help although the problem was finally not solved. In spite of this, the vacation was a dream and the place is recommendable 100%!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Winter wonderland

We took our family to this lodge to celebrate a special birthday and were not disappointed. The facilities are top notch and the fact that there were Christmas decorations and the snow turned up as well made the whole experience! We used everything, the games, log burner, hot tub and the “garden” was huge and much appreciated by us and our two dogs. We loved this place and would recommend it! Because we don’t have a 4 x 4 the snow became a problem for us. We drove up the hill to try to get out of the valley and became stuck. We reversed back and got turned and down the hill but that was only because there was a local person who told us to go down the track to the main road. They waited at the bottom to make sure we got out. Extremely nice people. It might help to direct (or at least recommend) people to use the downhill road for in and out.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The property was a little hard to find. One access route is used but not the one linked to the bin store- which was a little inconvenient. However the Maltings was incredibly well maintained, with everything one would need to spend a week in sublime sunshine with heat of 26 degree's in October. The kitchen was fully stocked with all necessary items for my husband - who still takes his own knives and half a kitchen everywhere we go. The garden was inclosed minus a small gap that the dog wiggled through at the gate, we put some rocks up against it to stop his great escape attempt two. This was no issue ( he is a small dog). Although the place was well kept, there was a broken chair on arrival, a bulb or two out on some lights and it would be nice to have a proper brochure of how to use the facilities. It took us a few online searches to get the oven working, we never managed to understand the ice machine, and we couldnt figure out where the keys where for the outdoor storage area untill we emailed to ask. None of these things put a dampner on what was a perfect holiday celebrating my big birthday with friends and family. We lucked out with the weather, surrounded by the stunning autumnal colours.
View from decking
Alternative view from decking
View from summerhouse
Front of house
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2025
From a partner site

8/10 Good

The Maltings

The house was pretty, spacious, well equipped and had some nice original features and was generally comfortable to stay in. The peacefulness, solitude and large enclosed garden with summer house was fantastic. It was lovely sitting watching the swifts? flying low over the grass. We had a pheasant visitor too. The hot tub was nice . The washing machine was easy to use . Nick and Erin were nice to deal with and replied promptly to emails. We were disappointed there was not an EV charger for our hybrid car and that we were not allowed to use a granny plug. The electricity tripped a couple of times but was easy enough to switch back on. The decking is a bit dodgy (large step down on to grass) and some planks looked a bit worn. (Just for your information , as this is just nature , but there was a possible wasp nest above the utility room door with wasps often walking on the decking . We just had to be vigilant all the time especially when the grandchildren were going outside) The bridge is no longer out , but the directions only mention the other access road but we felt the road over the new bridge although longer was a bit better to access the property. Maybe an actual washing line and more pegs would have been useful. The big ring of the gas stove looked a bit odd as if it has had some damage at some point. It worked fine but we had to be careful when igniting it as it did ignite with a bit flash. A radio in the kitchen or dining room would have been a nice touch.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

A very enjoyable stay, each room was very nicely decorated and we loved spending time upstairs by th

A very enjoyable stay, each room was very nicely decorated and we loved spending time upstairs by the fire! Underfloor heating was a godsend in the colder months! Great big enclosed garden for the dogs to run around in also!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

We had a great stay the cottage is gorgeous, so cosy and a lovely space to relax

We had a great stay the cottage is gorgeous, so cosy and a lovely space to relax. Loved the hot tub and enclosed garden. Our only (minor) issue was discovering that using the oven tripped the electrics, making dinners hard to sort. Nick was responsive when we messaged about this, although this issue was not resolved whilst we were there hopefully fixed for future guests. Stove top was fine. Other than that, we love the cottage and had a wonderful time - would definitely stay again!
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