School Holidays 2017 Cottages In Western Isles

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Alan - Verified booking

  Beachcombers is located in an open and quiet position not far from the Eriskay causeway.

  I saw and photographed Red deer and Eriskay ponies from the comfort of the living room. It is within walking distance of the Kilbride Cafe and Polochar Pub/restaurant on South Uist (2-3 miles) and the Am Polotician pub/restaurant on Eriskay (a couple of miles). There is a shop on Eriskay near the pub for provisions and a suitably sized Co-op about 6 miles or so away. We were lucky as the weather was sunny all the time we were there (the locals state that is not always the case). The Eriskay to Barra ferry is 5 mins drive away, and Lochboisdale and its ferry port about 10 miles away. All in all the location and view from Beachcombers was perfect for us and the property suitably sized should the weather have let us down. There are lots and lots of virtually deserted white sandy beaches on South Uist and Eriskay. The roads are in good condition (compared to ours at home) and are mostly single lane with passing points, the locals seem to adapt their speed so you pass each other whilst still travelling. Generally the roads are quiet as the islands are bigger than you think, with small populations that are on South Uist very spread out. The neighbours said the boat trip to see the bird life was amazing. We had great expectations of Beachcombers and we were not disappointed.

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• Judi - Verified booking

  Tigh Bhisa is a wonderful base from which to explore Lewis and Harris.

  It is centrally situated and easily reached from Stornaway and Leverburgh depending on which ferry you arrive on. Arriving to a selection of delicious sweet treats and local music playing set the tone for a marvellous stay. The cottage was immaculately clean and beautifully furnished and equipped. The owners have obviously put a great deal of thought and effort into providing local information, history, books and dvds. We were incredibly lucky with the weather in early May and found the cottage warm through the underfloor heating. The option to use the wood burner, with fuel provided, was welcome, although we didn’t need it. An excellent selection of towels were provided, including lovely big ones, such a luxury! The super king sized bed was wonderfully comfortable. As mentioned in the property information the shower is ‘compact’ but perfectly manageable for a week’s stay. It was lovely to sit out in the garden and drink in the view, whilst watching the birds nesting in the cottage walls come and go. Tigh Bhisa is one of the best holiday cottages we have ever stayed in and we’d love to return some day!

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• Roger - Verified booking

  Tigh Bhisa Blackhouse is a first rate accommodation.

  The original blackhouse has an addition that houses the kitchen, bath and entry hall that allows for the original building to be a commodious great room and bedroom. There are added skylights that make it a bright space and a wood stove making it cosy. There are some wonderful design elements that make it most unique.The kitchen is well appointed with dish ware and utensils and was a large, efficient workspace. Two niggling points. The infloor radiant heat worked well to heat the bedroom and kitchen/bath addition but the great room was on the cool side. I did use the wood stove to make the space comfortable but it still was falling short unless the fire was well stoked. The second is the bathroom shower. It is a corner triangular unit that is quite small. I’m 6 feet and 180 pounds and the space was barely manageable. A note to larger guests; it may rule out a stay at this listing.

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• Karen Reyburn - Verified booking

  This place is absolutely wonderful for a relaxing, restful, beautiful place to be.

  The cottage manages to be cosy and yet spacious; has a beautiful wood-and-peat fire that you can enjoy any time you want; and when you open your front door you're looking right out to the sea. You're only a few minutes away from the Callenish Stones, and everywhere else is really easy to get to also. Justin and Laura leave a binder full of all the information that you could possibly need, right down to a mechanic if something goes wrong with your car (which happened to me). There's also a lot of info about the island so you don't have to do any research beforehand, just sit down with the binder and read through all the leaflets and travel info! It's the perfect location in so many ways. If you want peace and beauty and a location that is both close to everything and yet secluded at the same time, this is the place. Couldn't recommend it higher.

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• Gwenda Matthews - Verified booking

  We loved the house, which was very well appointed and comfortable, with the best library of books and maps for the local area which we have ever seen in 50 years of holidaymaking!

  However, we do have a few suggestions for improvement - 1. The lighting in the lounge was very poor for reading purposes ( you can tell we love books!). Perhaps the inclusion of a specific reading lamp might be good. 2. The kitchen knives in the block are very blunt - Knife sharpener needed maybe? 3. We had some very fine weather and it would have been good to sit in the garden in a freestanding" chair at the end of the day, rather than just at the fixed bench attached to a table. 4. Our dog managed to go through the bars of the gate. ( It was ok as we were there). However, perhaps some chicken wire across the bottom two gaps on the gateway might make it more secure for dogs. Despite the above, we still had a wonderful time, and would thoroughly reccommend! Thankyou Gwenda

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