Dumfries & Galloway holiday apartment: Moffat

The accommodation exceeded all of our expectations - the photos on the website do not do this beautiful apartment justice. The apartment sits imposingly at the top of a winding hill and overlooks Moffat and the surrounding hills. We found the place easily and as we parked up in the designated spot we were met by the friendly caretaker who helped to carry our bags up the wide, dark-wood staircase with its incredible stained glass arched window, to the first floor.The first thing which struck us was the sheer enormity of the flat! it actually took me 3 days to remember which room was which as I wandered from one to another. The hallway is huge with polished wooden floors which gave way to the enormous drawing room, furnished comfortably and elegantly. The sofas are large and squishy, perfect for curling up on in front of the fire (it's electric with fake flames but does give a cosy feel to the room). The large bay window overlooks the town below and you can see all the way across to the sheep-strewn hills and watch the sun slip down behind them of an evening which is rather pleasant. There is a dining table in here and a large coffee table. There are games, DVDs, videos, CDs and curiosities hidden in cupboards and bookshelves around the flat to keep you occupied.You have the option of having the 2nd bedroom as a day room if no beds are required - in our case the beds were made into a sofa covered in cushions. There is a very nice desk in front of the large window - perfect for writing. There is also a piano, wardrobes, bookshelf, TV and DVDs in this room as well as tourist literature. The master bedroom is a good size, nicely decorated and ensuite with a good shower cubicle within. There is a large chest of drawers and mirror to use as a dressing table and lots of storage space with large built-in wardrobes.The view from this window is lovely, all hills with pine trees. Said window is bedecked with long, heavy red curtains to shut out the light when you need to. The master bathroom is a really good size, nicely decorated with dark green tiles. My only complaint was that it took quite a while to fill a bath full of hot water. However, there is a shower in the bath so it's preferable to just use that instead. The kitchen was large and roomy with table and chairs with every piece of equipment you could possibly need and more besides - perfect. The apartment was very quiet and peaceful and roughly a 10 minute stroll to town, which was very handy. Loved it.

We would like to congratulate the apartment owners on keeping such a lovely, warm and "homely" home which is obviously maintained to a high standard. It was a real pleasure to stay there. The girls had a lovely time and Martin and I felt so relaxed and quite at home. Thank you for making our stay such an enjoyable and comfortable one.