School Holidays 2017 Cottages In Torridon

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Stephen - Verified booking

  The previous week we stayed in a fab cottage near Glencoe so as this cottage was a National Trust Cottage we had high hopes.

  However, disappointed would be the best description. Bear in mind the cottage caters for 6 guests. Only three tumblers suitable for juice etc Spud pealer keeps falling apart Had to wash wok and glasses before using No book with instructions had to call someone to get tv working Extractor fan greasy 4 soup bowls, 5 cereal bowls Sharp knives could not cut through hot butter. Found food blender, blade in on cupboard, bowl in another motor in a third. When we found one part assumed it was the remains of a broken device. One pyrex mixing bowl one serving bowl No where to dry washing Kitchen scales not working The property details says you can find various eateries in Achnasheen for an evening meal, if you go to Achnasheen and use google maps for restaurants, it sends you to Torridon, where the two main restaurants are closed to non residents or onto Lochcaron which is a 45 minute drive. OK its not National Trusts fault that local places were closed or not serving food, but the cottage is remote, so having the ability to prepare food and eat at the cottage would be an advantage The towels, were lets just say, tired. On positive notes, we told the local man that the tap in the kitchen was loose, there was a leak under the sink and as mentioned could not work the tv, all addressed swiftly and efficiently. The lack of hot water in the main bathroom was not sorted. The bedding and beds very comfortable. The location, isolated but fab. We had deer in the garden, eagles at the back of the house. Disappointed remains the best description

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• James - Verified booking

  I want to start by saying we had a lovely time in Torriodon while at Glen Cottage.

  The house was almost perfect in every way for our family holiday. It was clean, very warm and comfortable, and in an amazing location. However, the kitchen and dining area are of the biggest concern; not enough plates (one setting), cutlery (one setting), and not even a full set of each glass size and type and also light on some basic kitchen utensils, which meant washing everything after every meal time or putting the dishwasher on every day, which is not environmentally friendly, especially when there is so much focus within the house to recycle. Additionally, a better solution for glass and bottle recycling should be found rather than guests having to drive into the village to deposit empty bottles there. Lastly, the TV was a real issue; we did watch it a lot due to the weather (Storm Noa), but we could not get the Freeset service to work and relied heavily on Netflix, Amazon and BBC I player. I would like to finish by saying we would book again as the above issues have not out us off from returning, and the above would only be a small investment, and if it weren't for these issues, our trip would have been a perfect dream holiday.

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• Duncan - Verified booking

  Of course the cottage and its setting are glorious.

  The beds were comfortable, the rooms were spacious and the heating was easily controllable. The walk-in shower was fantastic, with lashings of hot water. The kitchen had everything one might need. The dining and living areas were large and comfy - just about everything was perfect. I have two suggestions. The listing is quite clear that logs and kindling are not supplied, but for the price charged, I feel it would not be unreasonable to have 3 or 4 logs at the fire-side to allow folks to get settled on their first night. The other issue is with the internet. Download speeds of around 0.2Mb/s were the best achieved. OK - people aren't coming to Torridon to sit on their computers, but we had hoped to do some "working from home" in the evenings and that proved impossible. I think this should be more explicit in the listings. Or better still - more realistic speeds are available in the area and I'd have thought NTS properties would have done better.

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• Melanie - Verified booking

  'Spend an afternoon relaxing in the enclosed garden, enjoying the serene setting and perhaps even spotting the passing local wildlife, such as deer, otters and golden eagles.

  ' The property is so overgrown with long grass and ferns meaning that the air is so humid that the midge population is overwhelming, totally unlike anywhere else we have experienced during our two and a half weeks in Scotland. Within a few moments of exiting the house one is completely surrounded by biting midges. It means that the gardens of the house are completely unusable and also one is forced to live inside with the windows closed. This of course is not advisable in coronavirus times. Whilst at the cottage a member of the National trust did call me and I talked about the midge problem. She agreed that the gardens have not been cut for quite some time and are overgrown. We think that it is totally unacceptable to advertise this cottage as a holiday let with a garden when the garden cannot be enjoyed or used at all. It is very disappointing and we await your response to this and suggest some compensation might be in order.

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• Tim and Kerrie - Verified booking

  A well-equipped cottage in a stunning location.

  Lovely to have a herd of deer at the front and highland cows to the rear. Very nice to be able to stroll down to the loch, or continue on to the village. Garden nice and secure for the dog. I agree with a previous reviewer that the property really needs a tumble drier or at the least an indoor drying rack. The weather was not good when we stayed and, travelling with children, I needed to get a few items washed and dried. Please be aware when booking that this is in a pretty remote location. 8 miles to the nearest garage, over 40 miles to the nearest town and vets. I made the mistake when booking this of simply looking at the apparent proximity of places like Skye and Ullapool on the map, not considering for one minute that the roads to get there, meandering past lochs and over mountains meant that what would be a 30 minute journey where I live in Devon is a 90 minute one from Torridon.

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