Best Hotel at Aberdeen....

[ATPMBA]

Hello,
What hotel would be the best to stay at by the Aberdeen, Scotland airport to view helicopter operations?

Thanks.

[Mach Jump]

The Thistle Hotel is at the airport. Ask for a room with a view of the helicopters.


MJ

[Bravo73]

Don't stay at the Menzies (on the other side of the airfield). It is a proper sh1thole.



PS The Thistle isn't much better!

[shetlander]

There is a brand new Premier Inn and Mariot that both overlook the main runway.

[ATPMBA]

Is the Speedbird any good? Good room good views?

I want to do some photography.

I hear that Aberdeen is the busiest for helicopter operations in the world.

[Mach Jump]

Bravo: Did the Menzies used to be called the Skean Dhu?

The Speedbird is across the road from the Thistle. None of the three hotels on or close to the airport were all that great. We used to call the Thistle 'Alcatraz with carpets', but it was the best of the three.

I don't know about the new hotels. They were just being built when I was there last. They may have a better view.


MJ

[Bravo73]

Originally Posted by Mach Jump

Bravo: Did the Menzies used to be called the Skean Dhu?

Yep.

Some of the rooms at the back have a similar smell to a '70s sink estate.

[diginagain]

Originally Posted by ATPMBA

Is the Speedbird any good? Good room good views?

About 20% of the Speedbird's rooms face the airfield, but none of them will give you a worthwhile view of the helicopter operations. You will, however, hear them, no matter which room you get.

Of the two latest editions to the landscape, neither offer the scenic views you ask-for.

About the best vantage-point, given decent equipment, would be just off the road leading up to the Aberdeen Airpark facility.

There are many fine hotels in and around Aberdeen. Just not near the airport.

The Menzies just gives me flashbacks to FIBUA-training.