Aberdeen, with a city's worth of variety, is close by. In Stonehaven, the Toolbooth Museum gets good marks for seafood. In Scotland, traffic keeps to the left. Change your money at the airport or any bank, or use your ATM card. If you're calling from within the U.K., just dial zero first.
Most lodgings have hairdryers in the rooms or loaners at the front desk.
Summer is the most crowded, fall and spring may be lovely or chilly, and winter tends to be damp and cold.