Mallaig Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Dita - Verified booking

  We had an excellent holiday, it is a beautiful and comfortable cottage in a beautiful place.

  Everything was there and worked, we cannot complain. The only problem we had was that there were lots of noisy campers on the beach nearby on Friday to Sunday and then again at the end of our stay. They played loud music long after 10pm, shouted until midnight, played dance music again from 9 in the morning and left lots of broken glass, rubbish and excrements on the beach. I don't know if that's normal or if it is a result of this year's 'staycations', but it slightly spoilt the experience. It might not be a problem for adults staying, but our small children were kept awake till late. I am not sure if there is anything the owners can do about this, but many communities took the action of making rules about when music can be played near houses and people are fined if they leave rubbish behind. Our experience with Sykes Cottages was awful though and we decided never to book through them again. They did not communicate with us at all when covid-19 pandemic hit in spring 2020, never replied several emails and messages that I sent them, and then basically forced us to rebook to this year at a higher price, otherwise we would loose all money. I believe that was unlawful behaviour by this company, but I could not be bothered to take them to court. However, I joined the Sykes Cottages Unhappy Customers Facebook page and saw that we were not alone at all, that is standard treatment by this company and some people ended up treated even much worse, losing thousands due to unlawful trading of this company. Will never again give them (or their associates) another penny of my money.

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• Lee - Verified booking

  This was a very nice cottage and area to stay, I was very happy when I see inside and it was clean and shower looked good and was.

  a great view out across to the beech that was only a short walk down and a beautiful beech it is to. the cottage was very well set out with all that was needed. it was a shame that trees stuck up in the view i see it says they are cut back but the trees i see cant be as they are fir trees and they don't grow up once they are cut at top. the steps or ramp up was a bit of a walk but for me no trouble. I had not noticed there was no WIFI and that for me was a shame as there is a phone line so WIFI would make sense to get if possible as I'm sure much business is lost by that or should be clear on wright up no WIFI. and it was a shame that the tv was so bad there is a sky dish with lots of channels that don't work as there's no sky and most of the free view channels didn't work and the ones that did was bad and broke up lots even on good clear days I think it would be good to rip that sky out and get free view dish all set up as i think cables maybe lot of trouble. i feel a welcome pack on table would be nice not much just a letter saying hi and what's what as it was in a folder on a book shelf out the way. but it was nice that there was tea and milk left that's a great touch. my points are not complaints just ideas as the cottage was clean tidy and a joy to stay in the bed was best i have ever stayed in and there's been lots over years. also great stop small walk to see and get pics of steam train one like in harry potter not same one i may add and small walk to beech and the town not far but very busy town. thank you for a good holiday

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• Alex - Verified booking

  Good Points: - Excellent location for beach, main roads, Arisaig and Mallaig.

  - Kitchen area and all appliances and cutlery etc, very high standard. - Very clean when we arrived. - Great response from Sykes and owner with our questions. - Bath towels were of a high quality. - Good selection of tv channels with good reception. Areas To Improve: - High level of dampness throughout the property, paperwork left out was damp the following morning, musty smell in most rooms - the weather was quite warm so did not want to turn heaters on to overcome it, or open the windows due to high midge levels around the cottage. - Bathroom had a good shower but the ventilation was totally inadequate and after the 4th person got showered it was very damp. We had to leave the bathroom door open all day to clear the moisture - same points as above for heaters and windows. - Size Of Property was great if there were two people, with two adults and two teenage children it was inadequate. One Sofa and two chairs sounds ok but the chairs were small and uncomfortable. Even the children found the sofa uncomfortable to sit on. We did not use the fold out dining table due to only having two folded up chairs and a short backless bench. - Again for two the wardrobe space was adequate but not for four.

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• Emma - Verified booking

  The cottage was small but perfect for our short stay.

  Right on the beautiful beach, we were blessed with warm weather, so had several days on the beach. Safe for children to paddle. There were lots of people camping on the beach during our stay but we still managed to get a good spec on the beach. The police shut the road during our stay to stop overcrowding. Horse riding just down the road is really good, they took us trekking on the beach and horses paddled in the sea Beds in the cottage were very comfortable. As owners suggest, its good to stock up on food and supplies in Fort William, unfortunately we had a car full so shopped in the small co-op in Mallaig. A stop at Glenfinnan is well worth the views, particularly if you have Harry Potter fans like we do, but get there early before the crowds. Thank you for a wonderful stay, we totally relaxed

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• Laura - Verified booking

  2 Tougal is a lovely cosy cottage just a stone's throw from the Silver Sands of Morar.

  The beds are comfortable and kitchen well equipped. The rustic small garden is ample with the beach on your doorstep, however a new back gate needs to be prioritised. The current hot water settings need to be amended as there was little to no hot water available for a shower after a day on the beach. With several spectacular beaches and lots of activities in the surrounding area, the cottage is in an ideal location. Communication with Sykes and the cottage owner was satisfactory, though you do pay a premium to book with Sykes. Overall, we'd recommend the cottage for a couple or small family of 3/4 who want a beach based holiday in this gorgeous part of Scotland.

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