School Holidays 2017 Cottages In Dornoch

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Claire - Verified booking

  This was our second holiday at the Glebe and we hope to visit again.

  The house is in such a tranquil setting, set on beautiful, spacious grounds with such peace and quiet, you feel as if you are in a remote location even though the A9 is only a couple of minutes away. The owner Colin was there to meet us and was a friendly, affable host who was always available if needed for anything. The inside of the house is decorated to a high standard which you notice as soon as you step into a spacious hall complete with log burner. The open plan kitchen/dining/sitting room is lovely the kitchen is spacious and as the main cook for the holidays I found everything I needed to prepare meals. There is a large dining table for the family to gather around and comfortable sitting area with TV. There also a larger sitting room where we gathered to watch movies in the evening. Both sitting rooms and the master bedroom have access to the patio. The bedrooms are all comfortable, the master bedroom is very spacious with a comfy king size bed, I loved the spacious dressing room and en suite with a good sized shower. The main bathroom is very spacious with a good sized shower and a fabulous deep, free standing claw foot bath which is amazing(I stocked up on bath bombs to use while there!!) The house has a high standard of cleanliness throughout and also toilet with sink just off the utility room and the large garage has a chest freezer and washing machine. The house really does have anything you require of a holiday home. The surrounding area is lovely we visited Inverness, Dornoch and Tain and recommend the Sandstone Cafe in Dornoch and Platform 1864 in Tain for lunch. We thoroughly enjoyed our holiday and highly recommend The Glebe.

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• John - Verified booking

  The bungalow is spacious and in a quiet rural location with views down to the Cromarty Firth.

  The master bedroom and the bathrooms are huge. the 2 other bedrooms squeeze in a double bed (one has a wardrobe the other only has bedside cabinets.) The kitchen is really spacious and well equipped. WiFi works well as does the Freeview TV. Underfloor heating was good too. You can watch the deer most mornings at breakfast. The Shandwick Inn provides takeaway meals with huge portions and is a 5min walk away. The railway line is next to the house but we never really noticed the trains at all as they pass within a few seconds. Nice walks/drives from the bungalow. Close by were some llamas and emus, and 10mins drive away near Nigg were fields of deer. Shandwick beach is really nice and deserted. Also the drive up to John OGroats and Dunnet Head is really scenic (takes about 2hrs). Slight negatives: coffee table had biscuit crumbs on it and the fridge had milk/cream spillage dried onto the shelf when we arrived and the patio doors/windows didnt look as if they had been cleaned in months so had to clean some myself to appreciate the views better. Also the garden could do with a bit of tidying up so that it reflects the internal appearance of the bungalow. All in all - a nice quiet place to get away from it all and explore the Highlands.

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• Jay - Verified booking

  The cottage is about 30mins from Inverness & you have Tain & Alness for supermarkets & local shops & food which is brilliant.

  You can walk to the pub have a fantastic meal or even a take-away! The cottage’s garden was far bigger than expected so for The Girls (my 2 peedie dogs) it was fantastic. The first morning I woke up to 9 deer in the field directly in front of the aspect which was once in a lifetime moment, & sporadically they would come out of the Forrest in the following mornings, just magical. The Red Kites found the dogs fascinating whilst playing in the garden they’d fly in circles around us making us know they were there by calling. The only couple of things that would make it perfect as there is plenty of room would be a freezer for frozen goodies & a dryer as I think if you had more than just myself drying clothes on the airer it would be challenging, however I did manage. I honestly didn’t want to leave the cottage I found it so homely, however appointments in Inverness meant we had too, I’d love to come back for a holiday & it will be first on my list for travelling South now. We hope to be back to this special cottage very soon.

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• Brent - Verified booking

  The property was great for space and in a quiet location.

  The property location described by Sykes needs amendments. It's actually 30miles from Inverness not 25 and its approx. 6miles from Tain not 15. Site also states pub 5.9miles... No.. there is a pub/Inn about 400mtrs.away! Unfortunately the cleaning could have been better, tables and headboard of the bed needed dusting and the grill rack in the oven needed some serious elbow grease applied before use. The main let down though was the shortage of utensils/crockery in the kitchen considering it is supposed to be for up to 6 people. Why have 3 bread knives which are only good for cutting bread and don't have a cooks/chefs knife at all. There needed to be more pans and larger plates(only 2). Don't get me wrong, it's a nice bungalow in a really quiet and convenient location but for anyone intending to do a lot of self catering, it needs some serious additions to the equipment provided. There were only two of us staying there and we found the shortage of kitchen equipment inconvenient at times.

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• Tania - Verified booking

  Beautiful spacious cottage, one of the nicest we have stayed in.

  The owner was there to welcome us and explain a few details like how to use the cooker, to help us settle in quickly. Loved the luxury of a dressing room and the large bed was very comfy. This cottage was well equipped for the two of us, but we did think that it could have done with more crockery and cutlery if it was going to sleep the 6 it was designed for. The cottage was well placed to explore the north of Scotland. We even headed up to John O'Groats on one day and visited the Queen Mother's Mey Castle. It was also only 90 minutes to cross to the west, which we did on one occasion to head up Stac Pollaidh for stunning views and to explore this exceptionally beautiful area, especially the coastal road to Lochinver. More locally we climbed Ben Wyvis, a beautiful and relatively easy Munro, and enjoyed exploring Cromarty, Dornoch, Dunrobin Castle and watched dolphins from Chanonry Point. A lovely week.

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