School Holidays 2017 Cottages In Portree

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Richard - Verified booking

  Clean, well-appointed home.

  Very nice location. Secluded (relatively) and quiet. Doors and windows worked well... mostly. One bedroom door stuck, but was serviceable. Like all places we visited, it was over-heated. Here's a tip... lower the heat and save money and the planet. We had to turn off (or way down) all the radiators and open windows. Next, give more towels and wash-cloths. We had to go into town to buy toilet paper, paper towels, and wash-cloths for dishes. Nothing was afforded us. Spill something? Too bad, you'll just have to use one of the bath towels to sop it up? Huh?? We are responsible people who want to keep things tidy. We are respectful. Give us the tools to assist in doing that. Next... put up a few hooks or towel bars to hang the wet towels on. You want to be green... start there. Otherwise, where would you wish for us to hang the wet towels in order to not put them in the drier and use more energy. And speaking of the drier... does it really vent INTO the kitchen? Who thought of that? Driers should vent outside. Weird. And that mini-sink in the 'second' bath. Barely big enough to wash hands. Wash face? Sure, and then how do you wipe up all the water on the floor? Again... weird. Stove -cook hood was non-functional. No exhaust fan, no light. Thank you for allowing us to book this home. Mostly nice, but odd. We greatly appreciated the location and upkeep of the home.

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• Richard - Verified booking

  We were very pleased with Pebble Cottage, the location near Portree town centre was excellent and also a good base for the west of the Isle of Skye.

  Most of the facilities were excellent, the cottage was very comfortable and well equipped. We did however have an issue with the TV and WiFi. We accept that we are on holiday and therefore shouldn’t be watching TV, however we would expect as a minimum that the TV has Freeview. This was unfortunately not the case at this property. An aerial was disconnected from the wall and therefore the TV required the WiFi to use the smart TV services, i.e BBC IPlayer or ITVx or Netflix. This however was impossible as the WiFi was well below 1mb and therefore the streaming services would not work. We had to use our own 4G coverage on our phones which was not ideal either. We rang the Manager of the property to mention these issues and he said that the owners of the property do not watch TV. May we suggest that a simple aerial is connected to the TV so that Freeview can be accessed or, if possible the WiFi is upgraded so that the streaming services work. The WiFi is too slow for anyone to use.

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• Tara - Verified booking

  Cute, clean place in a very convenient location.

  We enjoyed a basket of goodies left for us as well as a nice kitchen with cookware in much better shape than many rentals we have stayed in. The bedroom toward the back has windows that open towards rentals across the street that have decks and porches facing them, so if you are a light sleeper you will want to stay in the room at the front of the house whose windows open toward the quiet neighborhood that the Hideout is located in. Unfortunately the shower handle that controls the temperature was missing (I assume it has been broken and taken off). We were unable to adjust the temperature of the shower, which unfortunately only put out water that was much too hot for some of our party. Overall we had a very nice stay but for a problem like the shower being broken I would have expected the owner or management company to reach out before our arrival.

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• Liam - Verified booking

  Cracking wee place to stay and so close to what ever you are on Skye to do!

  Cleanliness was ok, (I know it’s a pet friendly accommodation) but was quite dusty throughout the house! Towels although clean were full of old stains and maybe just at the end of their lifespan and needing renewed. Welcome pack stated a starter pack for logs, no logs just kindling and no small milk! (Again very minor details!) We were stuck at checkout due to weather as there was no sat for the small hill out of the Cul de Sac. Not owners problem but might be worth asking for a salt bin as no one touches the cul de sac at all in the bad weather! Was a sheet of ice when we tried to leave. I know I am being persnickety but we are all paying a lot of money to stay in places now a days and a little bit extra attention to detail would rocket this small hideout to a 5 star accommodation.

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• Rini - Verified booking

  Lovely cottage in beautiful Portree with all necessary amenities required for a lovely short stay with family.

  The property is well maintained and gives a very cozy feeling after a long day of hiking and exploring the island. The property manager, Roy, was very helpful and responsive when we could not get the radiator turned on for 1 of the bedrooms. The only thing I would call out is the kitchen utensils and amenities are very limited - only 3 dishwasher tablets, a very small roll of kitchen tissues and no dishwashing scrub although there was a bottle of dishwashing liquid. Overall a good experience and enjoyed our stay at the cottage.

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