Group Accommodation Cottages in Scotland

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Sarah-jane - Verified booking

  The house was spacious with mostly everything you needed.

  However all recliner sofa’s in lounge were really needed to be replaced, none of them worked and sides of sofa’s gaping from main frame. This made it unable to get comfortable on any of the sofa’s. Dining seats required to re-upholstered as no support when you sat in them. Unfortunately the cleanliness did not reflect a 6 hour change over, the shower rooms required to be cleaned with mould cleaner, both tray and shower head, fan thick with dust. The towels were at one point a very good quality however they were also in need of replacement, as they were very thin due to wear and tear and very small. Kitchen was excellent, fully equipped and was clean, utility room was clean and had everything you needed. We were unable to use the games room as this was full of boxes of flat pack furniture. Also when using the garden had to clean the furniture as it was covered in cobwebs and bird poo. Overall the house met our parties needs however, the small extras received from other rentals were not there, despite this property being for 8 and we only had 3 staying. Thus we had to go out and buy toilet and kitchen roll, Would certainly use Sykes Cottages again but would not return to 15 Waters edge as the standard and quality did not reflect the price for a weeks stay. The house is situated for access by foot to Banff, Banff Links and Duffhouse Royal Golf Course.

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• James - Verified booking

  Really loved your cosy cottage and the surrounding area was simply outstanding.

  Air was clean and fresh and the garden was very peaceful. Fabulous views from every room towards the Cairngorm Mountains. The cottage had a very homely feel, really loved the Aga in the kitchen and the open fireplace in the lounge made the evenings very relaxing. It was great to have Sky tv in all the main rooms and the wi-fi worked very well. We didn't need a thing in terms of cooking equipment, bedding or towels. House is very close to Loch Insh where we enjoyed all the water sports on offer and we spent a fascinating day at the Highland Folk Museum just up the road past Kingussie. Aviemore is a great little town with a good range of shops, restaurants and supermarkets. We enjoyed a ride on the Strathspey steam train which departs from Aviemore Station thrice daily for a return trip to Broomhill. The farm shop at Rothiemurchus was also outstanding and we hired bikes for a wander up the mountains nearby. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Thankyou very much for the time we spent at Baldow Cottage. We'd certainly love to return, already thinking about dates for next summer....

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• Vanessa - Verified booking

  We were extremely disappointed in our cottage on arrival.

  The advertisement said that it sleeps 6. Which it has enough beds for 6 and 2 bathrooms, however the sitting area and table does not accommodate a family of 6. The dining area chairs are right in front of the doors to a bedroom and makes it too hard to move, the sitting area barely seats 4, and makes it tight to walk. The cottage had cob webs, the show screen had mold and the outside table was moldy. The cottage was overpriced. At the price advertised, we expected a clean and suitably sized cottage, this was not the case at all. There wasn't even paper towel and we needed to request an extra dish cloth and tea towel. The freezer made a beeping noise if you used it, and one of the stove burners didn't work. The cottage is located on a kennel / working farm and while we were there our room backed onto the area where they were working, you could here dogs barking, people working and machinery from all times during the early morning and day. The pool was nice, however we were not provided with any extra towels. I would not recommend this cottage to anyone.

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• Peter Battye - Verified booking

  Very comfortable cottage. Only 3 of us so it seemed very, very spacious but it would be roomy even if there were 5 or 6 of you. Conservatory and large dining kitchen contributed to the feeling of space. Excellent shower. Washing machine and a washing hanger in back garden. Also an indoor collapsible hanger. Comfortable beds. Super quiet location on the farm but only a 3 minute drive to Dalbeattie. Lots of nice walking nearby. Kippford is a nice small coastal village. Dalbeattie is a nice town. Good cafe. Nice meal in the pub. The small but ''packed with stuff'' Dalbeattie museum is very interesting. Spent about 2 hours in it. What a nice area overall. Unspoilt, ''undiscovered''. Castle Douglas is a nice town and New Abbey a nice village with a very good cafe. Sadly Dalbeattie FC were not playing at home during our stay. I would have gone. Did go to Queen of the South vs. Alloa Athletic on the day of our arrival. A ''seven goal thriller''.

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• Daniel - Verified booking

  Sorry we forgot to write in the visitor's book.

  I had meant to as our stay was excellent! Putting aside the wonderful location, the accommodation was very clean, well maintained and very comfortable. The owners clearly put a lot of effort into maintaining the upkeep of this lovely cottage. The information book was very informative and up to date. A great win were the swings, games room and golf clubs! The children loved these! The only 2 minor things worth mentioning was a lack of hairdryer in the downstairs bedroom (presumably it has migrated somewhere else) and I could not find a peeler- again presumably this has migrated somewhere else! I would highly recommend this cottage to friends and family and would definitely return again. It seemed to have the personal and loved touch which is important for me and my family. I appreciated the handwritten card for us and the milk to get us started! Thank you so much!

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