Villas In Angus

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Eva - Verified booking

  I started my 3 weeks Scotland holiday in Steading cottage for a week in 2023.

  I am very keen of cleanliness, and in the past I was a hotel housekeeper spot-checker manager. I exactly know it's not easy to hit my standard. But Steading cottage made it:) I didn't find anything below my (very high) standard, even ready ice cubes were waiting in the freezer to make my gin-tonic happy after my long journey! The owner is a friendly, kind and smiley lady, and a very expert host, with this spotlessly cleanliness I would even bet her star sign is Virgo (just like mine). The cottage is a separate house next to a working farm, but I never heard any disturbing noise. True, that I was out every day for long, but when I was back, the farm was quiet and very-very peaceful. Just what I love! I spent some evenings in the small, well maintained beautiful garden, and also in the front of the farm, leaning on the stone fence watching the beautiful sunset far above the hills. Fabulous viewing! It is also in a very good location, 3 minutes drive from the little town Kirriemuir. Also, I could reach all attractions in the middle and middle-east Scotland, so among other things I visited Blair castle, Highland safaris, Balmoral castle, Dunninald castle, the east-coast, Drum castle, Pitmedden garden, Hopetoun house, The Kelpies and so many on. True, that I found the B roads very bumpy and potholed, some of them flooded, but this was the case almost all of the east; while later on the west side, near the lakes and mountains, the roads were well maintained and perfect (more tourists-more money). I still loved the whole east, too, with its rolling hills, further horizon and gentle sights, and to enjoy all of these, Steading cottage was a perfect starting point. I loved to get back there after a long and busy day, and have a deep restful sleep on the perfect mattress in the comfortable, clean house! I tried a few cottages all UK-wide within my holidays, but so far this cottage is among the first! I hope to go back one day:)

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• Ken - Verified booking

  First Impressions of the cottage where quite positive, it is an old stone Building which remains cool even on a warm day.

  The heating to the property is controlled by a timer which in turn is controlled by the owner, hence at night on our stay in mid September it got fairly cold. There was also a fume smell emitting from the oil boiler in the en-suite double bedroom, especially if the door to the en-suite bathroom left closed. Hence due to there only being two of us we opted to sleep in another of the 3 bedrooms, the lack of heating control at night was a slight downside to our stay though. Privacy was another problem at the cottage as it is part of a multi unit letting set up, with a number of permanent residents also. This meant the need to the keep curtains drawn, or residents can see straight into the holiday let, access to property was via two Drives each very pot holed even for a 4x4 to use. There was also a distinct lack of where to go leaflets for things to see and do in the area, on leaving we left our leaflets there for new guests to use when they arrive. Seating in kitchen looked period but was very uncomfortable and all the chairs rickety, with very loose wooden Joints with some previous attempted screw repairs quite dangerous really. These need repairing properly to safe guard future occupants safety when using the focal point kitchen, as this is a premium property it really needs all the little details re- addressing especially the boiler when the rental season finally quietens down. The property could be brought right back up to scratch, over the course of a couple of days re-investment and time. Overall we enjoyed our time there but it could have been so much better.

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• Colin - Verified booking

  We had a very enjoyable and comfortable stay at Courtyard Cottage.

  ..with a warm welcome given by its owners. It’s situated in beautiful and peaceful surroundings, well equipped, catering for adults and children alike. Better than home from home. Apart from some confusion on Sykes behalf, regarding whether the ‘good house-keeping’ bond was applicable to this property, our experience of booking was hassle free. In addition, we question why Sykes offer a ‘breakage’ policy, when a good house-keeping bond exists for that property.

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• Rosemary - Verified booking

  Lovely cottage in a great location.

  Beautifully kept, very modern and minimalist inside. The listing doesn’t state that there is a step with no hand support down to the “main” bedroom - not ideal if you have mobility issues. We found simple things lacking, eg kitchen roll, j cloth or similar for wiping work surfaces for example, but milk, wine, tea, coffee and sugar were provided as well as a welcome goodie basket which we did appreciate. Lots of visitor attractions nearby.

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• Wayne - Verified booking

  The property is marketed as outstanding and presumably I’m paying for that rating.

  Maybe it was outstanding 11 years ago when they started but it is most decidedly not outstanding now! There are various issues: strong oil smells from boiler, no privacy at all, messy and unkempt outlook, inadequate utensils, dishwasher and oven well past their best, intermittent problems with flushing toilets and the Wi-Fi. The property needs a refurb urgently and in my opinion it is significantly overpriced.

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