New Year Breaks In Scotland

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Susie - Verified booking

  A very last-minute booking and we hit the jackpot!

  Comfortable, beautiful view, well maintained and very clean. Set back from the road so incredibly quiet and relaxing. Shop a few steps away, with the basics plus delicious local bread and Gigha ice cream and a great wee cafe behind it. Lovely food at the Tayvallich Inn a couple of minutes' walk away (book in advance). Very responsive owners - I think they have addressed most of the suggestions in the reviews, but for the avoidance of doubt... The bed IS now a UK kingsize bed. There is a hairdryer. There is now a cafetière... and iron, ironing board and drying rack. So in the spirit of trying to make this absolutely perfect, we thought we would rack our brains for what we would love to see for our next visit. All we could come up with was hooks on the back of the bathroom and bedroom doors... and somewhere to put our soap when using the fabulous shower. It is that close to perfect for us. Can't wait to come back!

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• Alex - Verified booking

  This property is truly very good.

  The owners have clearly spent a lot of money on the refurbishment. The house is clean, well maintained, excellent kitchen and bathroom, the shower for a holiday rental was the best we’ve had in all our years of using Sykes. The location is really pleasant overlooking the loch and the town itself , although quiet did have enough facilities to help stock the cupboards or eat out. The main downside we found were the beds were tiny, the rooms were pleasantly large and spacious but the beds were small doubles which was odd considering the money spent here and the ample room for larger. The garden needs a lot of work, could be spectacular considering the view. All in all this home was really very good, the small beds stopped it from being truly excellent. I would recommend a family stay here as the cottage and area are worth it.

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• Sara - Verified booking

  Overall cleanliness of property good .

  Main area of concern was kitchen. . After toaster stopped working and no replacement for 2days we used grill in oven 1.- rubber seal hanging off with some at top missing . 2. Shelves not clean 3.- baking trays in cupboard rusty . In the pot drawer we had to clean frying pan and pot as there was residue food still on them. Very disappointing. Property had not been checked properly stale coffee in container , while looking for an object dropped on floor a cigarette end was found under a bed . We would still recommend this property as it was lovely ,the view was distracted by building work and tradesmen coming at 8 am not conducive to relaxing . Building work was mentioned but a full scale construction site of a new build property is misleading .

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• Elizabeth - Verified booking

  Had a fantastic week at North Lodge:) Cottage is a very warm , cosy ,spacious cottage The cottage is very well equipped and using items such as Spode .

  The location is amazing and although on a farm is very peaceful. The sunsets and sunrises are spectacular from North Lodge as is the night sky . The garden is biodiverse thus allowing nature into it ie pheasants,rabbits etc . The cottage is clearly loved and a lot of care has gone into it with wonderful finishing touches . There are many things I loved about North Lodge but in particular we didnt have to do anything as we went in ie turn on heating,fridge etc it was already done . Thanks to the owners for our wonderful ,perfect week at North Lodge where we spent celebrating 40 years together . We ll be back :) Ps the key isnt under the mat so please dont go round the garden looking for it . Whoops

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• Andy - Verified booking

  The property was lovely.

  Beds were poor - very firm wooden slats and thin mattress; poor sleeps all week. Property could not have failed with the view straight out onto the loch...except for the building work being carried out by the same owner dead in front of us. Digger, workmen, building materials being craned in, concrete mixers discharging their loads. To add insult to injury, the workmen and owner frequently worked on the very property we were staying in, with no "hope you don't mind", or "we'll be done by...". Nothing. We paid good money for rest and relaxation whereas we couldn't even feel comfortable sitting on the outside picnic table because we'd be looking directly at the guys working on our drive. Very poor.

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