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Prebooking Necessary?

BearaminaBearamina Member ✭
in Planning and Practicalities
We will be driving around Scotland in early September.  Other that booking our first and last night's accommodation, is it necessary to prebook any other accommodation or can we just "wing it"?  We plan on being in Aberdeen, Inverness, Skye and Oban.  Are there local tourist offices in each city/region that can help you with accommodations?  Thanks 

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  • YourScotlandTourYourScotlandTour Member ✭✭✭
    That's still in the school holiday period and can be busy. 
    Bespoke tours.
    Whisky, Castles and Food a speciality.
    yourscotlandtour.co.uk
  • HorizonsHorizons Member, VisitScotland Ambassador ✭✭✭✭
    One of these is not like the other, I don't think you'll have too much trouble finding accommodation in Aberdeen, Inverness & Oban on the day if you use the power of the internet. Skye is generally really full in the summer and even its largest town Portree is quite small compared to the other places you mention. I personally would not take a chance with not booking my Skye stay. 
    I'm Anirudh, an Indian travel blogger who has explored a lot of Scotland by public transport. My blog. Find me on Facebook | Instagram

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  • fishyprofishypro Member ✭✭✭
    @Bearamin, You will not have a problem finding somewhere to stay as long as you are not bothered what kind of accommodation you get. The quality may also not match expectation and the price is generally higher at last minute, no early bird discounts.
    Best regards
    fishypro
  • VisitScotlandSarahWVisitScotlandSarahW Member, Moderator, VisitScotland Staff ✩
    edited March 2017
    Hi @Bearamina. As said above, you must pre-book your accommodation for Skye now or as soon as possible. You can search for accommodation in Skye on our VisitScotland website. 

    There are VisitScotlaland iCentres in Inverness, Oban, Aberdeen and Skye; our friendly advisors will be able to book onward accommodation for you and provide you with lots of information about these areas.  :)
  • Samantha_GrantSamantha_Grant VisitScotland Ambassador ✭✭✭✭
    edited March 2017
    Hi @Bearamina I'd second what @fishypro says.  I'd suggest doing lots of exhaustive internet searching now, compare prices, select your favourites and book.  There's lots of wonderful and reasonably priced accommodation in Scotland but there are also some not so good places and if you leave it till the last minute it's where you might end up. 

    I use booking.com and Visit Scotland as well as Trivago to compare prices. Aberdeen usually has lots of good deals as does Oban.  I can thoroughly recommend the Ardoe House Hotel.  It's in a rural setting on the outskirts of Aberdeen but it's beautiful and worth checking out. 




    I'm a Scottish travel blogger and freelance writer with an extensive knowledge of travelling in Scotland.  I'm always on the road exploring my wonderful country.  I love remote places, history and the great outdoors. 




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