Lodges & Log Cabins in Oban

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Samantha - Verified booking

  The Log Cabin is a lovely little retreat, it's well maintained and there are little touches thoughtfully provided like toilet roll, hand-wash, and all your pot washing requirements!

  When you go away to self catering places your never sure what's going to be there on arrival and on this instance, after a 10 hour journey the little things mattered! The bed was made up on arrival and was comfortable to sleep on. Unfortunately it's midgie boom in Scotland, the joys of nature, I always have my citronella/tea tree oil with me but there was repellent bands and bite cream thoughtfully provided. Definitely worth baring in mind if anyone is journeying up to Scotland this year to be prepared for them! We were checked on by Gordon to see that everything was okay and the hot tub was regularly maintained, although we didn't use it. His dogs would pop by every few days to say hi as well. My partner is a wheelchair user, he can use crutches for a small amount of time. We manged to get to and from the property with me taking his wheelchair in and out as there is basically a log step on a slope to access the cabin area and then a step up onto the cabin veranda, with a small lip on entry! The shower is a cubical with an open front (shower curtain), standard toilet height. So if you've got your travel aids to help on holidays then you can make places work for you. It's a lovely tranquil setting, great place to recharge and switch off for a while. Oban is a 15 min drive away, I'd recommend the green seafood shack near the ferry docks if you like seafood! Like most rural locations if you want to go places they are a drive out, but so worth the stunning scenery.

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• David - Verified booking

  Our holiday did not get off to the expected start, after driving105 miles.

  The ""Directions" that I printed from your website stated "After turning into the property bear left as the road divides and this road divides and this road leads around the back of Glen Euchar House to the property" - IT DOES NOT LEAD TO THE RIVER LODGE. Instead we came to a steep/ narrow/ /track, that we expected to lead to the property, it was a dead end, and required a multiple point turn - with my car making contact with tree branches - my car (and its paintwork), is inly 7 mouths old. Did anyone proof read these instructions? This is our first rental in Scotland/ England/ France/ Portugal/ Ireland/ Germany/ Canada/ USA - where a local information folder (Doctor/ Dentist/ Places to visit/ Restaurants/ Food shopping etc) was was not provided. Due to circumstances beyond the owners control (it was/ is, a BT problem), we had no Broadband/ WiFi during our stay. The TV channels on offer on both TVs were very limited, as an access card was required for the majority of channels - which was not supplied. A DVD player (with no remote control - select TV output) was suppled towards the end of our stay to compensate for lack of Internet etc - it appeared to play our DVDs, but it could not communicate with any of the TVs HDMI inputs, it was stuck in "ARC" output mode. This was not our usual (most enjoyable) experience of of Sykes Cottages.

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• Jacqui - Verified booking

  We love the location and layout of the site which makes the most of the beautiful surroundings, and with Oban only a 10 minute drive away it was easy to get supplies. An unexpected bonus was that Scotland doesn't have the reduced Sunday trading hours that we have in England. The chalet/cabin was well equipped and snug, simply but tastefully furnished and with a particularly comfortable bed. It was also spotlessly clean. There were a couple of essentials missing from the kitchen – a small sharp knife and an oven glove – but Katie very quickly supplied replacements. She also brought us a DVD player when we were out for the day and sent me a very clear video of how to set it up. We were fortunate to have lovely weather during our stay there but had that not been the case the heating in the property would certainly have kept things cosy. We also appreciated that the cost of electricity was included in the rental price. We thought the site and the properties were well managed and Katie was charming and very responsive to requests for help or information.

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• Kevin - Verified booking

  We arrived a little early at the Cabin not a problem as cleaner had been in .

  Gordon gave us a warm and friendly welcome with his dog and ran through the whole process quickly The cabin is exactly as we expected small but perfectly comfortable in a fantastic setting in lovely well kept grounds two mins walk from the river and about 15 mins drive from Oban there is a River lodge and House that are let out too but we never saw not heard a sole The Cabin although small was perfectly adequate good shower, cooker ,sofa and everything needed for comfortable few days away supplied The hot Tub was a t the side of the property and was lovely on acokd winters night The log burner was great to really heat up the cabin on the cold winter nights(there are another two heaters) and Gordon even restocked the firewood on last evening as we'd had it on a lot lol Water was checked regularly by Gordon along with hot tub etc We will definitely return in the future as it was just what we wanted a relaxing break with a wintry Xmas feel Thanks again and see you again soon Thanks so much for a wonderful stay Kevin & Gwenda

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• Cassidy - Verified booking

  We loved the location and how private it was.

  It is right on the river, and next to some hiking trails, and it is pretty close to Oban and other surrounding attractions. We loved the wood burner and made plenty of use out of the kitchen as we cooked every night of our stay. The shower is not the best, as the heating controls are fiddly and could use some improvements to make it that much more special. I also think it would be good if there was a sign that explained the slightly brown water as that was a worry until I googled it. We only used the hot tub once on our stay, as it was slightly dirty and quite chlorinated. We loved the atmosphere of the lodge, including the lighting outside, but there should be a lamp in the lounge to give a more homely feel. Would recommend!

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