Macdonald Craigellachie Chalets Dalfaber Village Near Aviemore

The Resort & Setting

Macdonald Craigellachie Chalets sits within Dalfaber Village, a short distance from Aviemore in the Highland Council area, right on the doorstep of Cairngorms National Park. The chalets are built in a traditional Highland style — timber-clad and designed for the climate — and arranged in a quiet village setting rather than a high-rise resort block. It's an independent property with RCI affiliation, so it functions as a dedicated home resort with the added option of exchanging through RCI's network. Accommodation is self-catering, which suits owners who want to cook their own meals after a day on the hill or by the loch, and families who'd rather not eat out every night.

The Area & Things to Do

Aviemore itself is about 2km away — close enough for a quick supermarket run, a pub dinner, or an evening out, but far enough that the chalets keep a settled, village feel. The surrounding Spey Valley is one of Scotland's best-known outdoor destinations year-round. In winter, owners and renters use the resort as a base for skiing and snow sports; in summer, the same roads lead to hiking trails, mountain biking routes and watersports. Cairngorms National Park is close by, with Rothiemurchus Estate offering woodland walks and traditional estate activities, Loch Morlich known for its beach, forest trails and watersports, and the Strathspey Railway running scenic steam journeys through the valley. Weather changes quickly here, so most visitors plan around the season they're after rather than expecting one type of trip to suit all.

Selling or Renting a Week Here

If you own a week at Macdonald Craigellachie Chalets and want to sell or rent it out, BidMyTimeshare.com works as a direct owner-to-owner marketplace: you list your week, set your own asking price, and buyers or renters contact you through the platform. There's no commission on the sale — sellers pay only a small, one-time listing fee to get their week in front of interested buyers.

Because this is an independent resort, resale typically goes through the resort's own owners' association or management rather than a centralised brand transfer process. Before agreeing a price with a buyer, it's worth confirming directly with the resort or its managing agent what the current transfer fee is, whether there's a right of first refusal that could affect the sale, and what the current annual maintenance fee is — these figures aren't standardised across independent resorts, so they need checking case by case rather than assumed. A resale buyer should expect to take on the week itself and its RCI exchange eligibility (subject to RCI's own membership and enrolment terms), but shouldn't assume any resort perks, upgrades or promotional extras sometimes offered to original purchasers will carry over.

Renters, meanwhile, are typically looking for confirmed dates, clarity on which chalet size and view they're getting, and an honest description of what's self-catering versus what's on-site (the resort's own facilities include an indoor pool, a steakhouse and an 18-hole golf course, alongside the chalet accommodation itself).

Practical Notes

Aviemore is reachable by train via the Highland Main Line or by car via the A9, both scenic routes in their own right. A car is genuinely useful here, since many of the best local attractions — Loch Morlich, Rothiemurchus, the wider national park — are easier to reach with your own transport. Peak summer weeks and the winter holiday period book up early, so owners renting out a week should list with reasonable lead time, and buyers or renters should expect to move quickly on dates they want.