Holiday Apartments in Scottish Highlands

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Angela - Verified booking

  Staying at The Knowe Upper - the best decision ever!

  ! This is a totally fabulous property - ultra, ultra clean, comfortable, very warm, welcoming, bright, spacious and the very best of facilities and fixtures. It is also easy to ventilate - lovely new windows which open any way you want them to. Perfect, whether during a very cold winter or a warm summer. It really is in an ideal location, right in the centre of Taynuilt village, but tucked away from traffic and very quiet. A very friendly village, there are plenty amenities around - a fantastic tea-room - The Robin 's Nest - a must for visiting - as well as a butcher, PO / shop, hairdresser, craft-shop and a very well-stocked food store, which is open early to late. All are a minute 's walk from the property. The train station is a couple of minutes away - no noise - and buses also stop nearby. You don 't actually see or hear them, but they are there! The Knowe is perfectly situated for trips to Oban, Mull, Lismore and for trips north and south, in the Argyll area. The owners are very welcoming indeed, very friendly and helpful and genuinely want those who stay at The Knowe to have a good holiday and all to be right for them. The beds are super comfy, there is a lot of storage and the bathroom is also spacious and totally pristine. Plenty hot water too. The kitchen is beautiful, super clean, with plenty crockery and utensils and all very good quality. It is also easy to keep clean and everything is just like it 's totally new - it 's like you are using it for the very first time! It is obvious that the owners refurbish regularly and really keep very high standards. I would totally recommend The Knowe Upper as a truly outstanding property, for a holiday in Argyll - I am very sure you would certainly not be at all disappointed. I 'm already looking forward to making a return visit - and it may very well not just be one visit - I should probably say visits!! Many thanks indeed to Iain and Shirli :) We really had a great time!!

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• Alexandra - Verified booking

  We really enjoyed our stay in this little hideaway.

  The views are stunning, the hot-tub is a real treat and the peace and quiet is wonderful. The surrounding area is beautiful and there are plenty of places to walk or bike, depending on your preference. There are also lots of places to visit within a reasonable distance. Considering how secluded the property is, it's actually really not that far from a major road, so it feels very accessible. The owners were incredibly helpful and despite the close proximity of their house, we never felt intruded upon. The only slight negatives would be the cramped bedrooms and bathroom. Don't get me wrong, this place has been designed very carefully to make maximum use of the space, but we have quite a few bruises from knocking into furniture. It wasn't enough to dampen our enthusiasm, but if the outside space hadn't been there (the deck is sheltered so you can sit out even when it rains) I think we'd have felt pretty claustrophobic. That being said, we knew it would be compact when we booked as the listing and photos give you a good idea of what to expect.

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• Doodles the scot - Verified booking

  The wee cottage was easy to access using the key box. There is parking directly outside the cottage but it is limited. The inside of the cottage is lovely. Everything was clean and bright and the kitchen was well equipped. The heating was off when I arrived - which normally wouldn’t be a problem in Crieff in June but it has been a not great summer and the property was cold. It took me a wee while to work out how to put the heating on and then it took even longer for the property to heat up. The garden out the back was very unkept and overgrown which was a shame as it is a pet friendly property but the garden (which was one of the reasons I booked for me and my dog) was not usable. This is why I have given 3 stars. If the garden had been usable I would have given more. The bed was very comfy. A massive plus for me. The location is very central in Crieff so once I’d parked my car everywhere was walkable.

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• Fiona - Verified booking

  Comfortable stay and flat warm and cosy.

  Kitchen was well equipped but was in quite a small area with not much in the way of work surfaces. Shower was pretty useless as never really heated up much and the pressure of the water was not good. Beds were lovely and comfortable and everything was spotlessly clean. Soft furnishings had been removed because of covid and there was no Dvd player although it is still advertised on the website so had just to rely on the t.v. Very tight turning into and getting out of driveway as very narrow and parked cars on the road added to this. Property situated in village centre and the local grocers never seems to shut. It is a well stocked shop if you have forgotten anything. Unfortunately the local hotel is shut due to a fire.

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• Hannah - Verified booking

  We were welcomed by a friendly and helpful host to the Nook.

  It was well equipped with everything you might need and beautifully decorated. The living room was very comfortable and had a smart TV which we found very useful! Although the property is new and has double glazing, it is right next to a road, which although small, was fairly busy. So there was some traffic noise which made it slightly less than peaceful, especially with the construction on nearby new properties starting at around 6.30am (but I do live in the countryside so this probably wouldn't be a problem for some people). I also found the bed was hard, although this is a matter of preference, and my friend who I was with found her bed fine - we did however both find the pillows to be uncomfortable.

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