Big House Wedding Venues

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Alison - Verified booking

  Such a lovely, welcoming house.

  Light and spacious, more than enough room for 9 of us. Incredibly well equipped kitchen - and having 2 dishwashers was a real bonus. Beds were really comfortable, the heating was very effective - we had good weather for late May/early June but it was still nippy in the early morning and evening - but not indoors! Plenty of seating outside for a snack or to enjoy the sunshine. Incredibly well situated - 2 minutes walk to a good sized supermarket and two minutes further to a wide selection of excellent coffee shops. We'd particularly recommend Cafe Calluna and Mac and Pinch. Had a fab takeaway from Chinese Village and a lovely meal out at the Moulin Inn. Lots to do in the area - we visited Blair Castle, had a super afternoon doing a forest trail on a Segway at Blair Castle Caravan Park and did the Hotbox Experience at Taymouth Marina, amongst other things. Would definitely recommend Roseburn and Pitlochry. Aly and Russell can be proud of the accommodation they offer.

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• Carole - Verified booking

  The property was perfect for our Wedding Party.

  It was clean, had comfortable beds and enough bathrooms, and the kitchen was very well stocked. Once we had a contact telephone number for the owner we found her to be very helpful and accommodating and answered all our texts and calls immediately. Sykes Cottages, however, were very slow to respond and were unable or reluctant to contact the owner in order to answer our queries. The standard response was that the relevant team were on the case and would reply to us once they had an answer from the owner. The respose from Sykes Cottages to us enquiring as to when we could expect a reply was very curt and actually quite rude. When we asked for a telephone number for Sykes Cottages we were relucantly given one that actually didn't work and we were directed back to text messaging. I found the whole interaction with Sykes Cottages very frustrating and ultimately stressful.

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• R - Verified booking

  House was lovely and warm and clean on arrival.

  Rooms were adequate for our needs. The house was cold Christmas day as heating did not come on, I assume controlled remotely, we made necessary call, but no direct communication with us. This was uncomfortable for one 92 year old guest. However heating did return on the 26th, although two radiators upstairs did not work. The cutlery was lacking 5 forks and 4 knives, for 6 people, good thing we travelled with our own! The bins were not emptied, one was full the other half full. Improvements, shower curtain unhygienic as this was dirty at the bottom we had to tie this up, longer shower screen would be better. Property is in need of painting in some areas. Nice quiet area, adequate parking. Location quiet far from main shopping mall, but easy to find. Overall we enjoyed our stay, would come again.

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• Alison - Verified booking

  The house was warm with plenty of hot water for all the baths and showers.

  The listing, however, showed a dishwasher in the property but this wasn't the case. There is a steriliser which although NOT ideal would have been an option if the sink next to it had worked for rinsing the dishes (bangs and clatters). This inconvenience meant that we had to hand wash all the dishes for the week for 11 people....this wasn't what we wanted while on holiday. The kitchen is an industrial kitchen which on the whole worked well (very well equipped) but it had a ventilation system that meant it was ice cold day and night, a new, more modern kitchen would certainly be a big bonus to this house. The house itself is old and requires updating but has a charm about it that would make us want to return in the future. Evelyn the housekeeper was very friendly and always contactable.

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• Kathleen - Verified booking

  My family and I (11 adults and 2 children) stayed at Roseburn for a week.

  Everything about this house is without doubt one of the best holiday homes, I have stayed in. Fabulous dinner area leading onto kitchen to ensure great family get togethers over dinner/games/conversations, and spilling into lounge for comfort and space. The views outside these windows give one a feel of relaxation and peace. Bedrooms/bathrooms are all done tastefully and again to ensure that the visitor feels relaxed and refreshed. Garden areas are perfect for sitting and chilling and are also very private. Location of Roseburn is off main street of Pitlochry and therefore makes it accessible to all shops/restaurants and bars. My family and I enjoyed so much that we booked again for 2023.

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