Excellent location & even better views!
Review Submitted: August 27, 2008
Date of Stay: August 2008
The directions were very good, I had no problem finding the cottage (there's a longish track to access the property, & would recommend arriving in day-light, as no street lights). The views you get upon arrival are spectacular across the Loch & the Isle of Skye. I wouldn't suggest you attempt the track in a sport car.
The house is set in it's own substantial grounds & clearly the owners love flowers/plants as it's well tended. Well worth a walk through the garden - very calming after a long drive & best of all quiet - no neighbours, no traffic - absolute peace. It's surrounded by the National Trust estate which is mostly woodland that borders the property (worth a visit only a short walk down the road).
The house itself is a mature property, details are accurate - very clean and tidy, with all of the facilities you would need for a holiday - great new bathroom, cooker, microwave etc. We used the Danish stove in the lounge on a couple of evenings which warmed the room up beautifully.
I was a little surprised to be asked to take our own bed linen having used many properties via holiday-rentals in the past, but the location/views more than made up for the hassle.
You also pay for the electricity you use - we were a family of 4, & it came to £15 for the week which I didn't think was too bad - we didn't sit in the dark or not shower.
We'd stopped off in Fort William (last Morrisons) & Oban (last Tesco) for cheap fuel & supplies so we didn't arrive completely empty handed. The area is well served by the Co-Op group with a reasonably sized store in Kyle itself about 3-miles up the road. There's an even bigger store in Broadford on Skye itself - about 20-mins away.
We ate at the Seafoood Restaurant at the railway station in Kyle - good food, portions not massive, so another course req'd. The chip shop also very good if you need a quick meal (kids starving).
Other restaurants - Loch Duich Hotel (overlooks Eilean Donan castle) - good food. The 'Taste of India' just on the other side of the Skye bridge is good (btw no longer a fee to cross the bridge so eating on Skye is no problem). The Cuillin Hills Hotel, Portree is good - not a fantastic choice. great views. Good for lunch - Sligacan Hotel.
Great base for walking or sightseeing - we ventured into Skye many times, did lots of hill-walking. It was great to going to the beach/loch shore each morning with the kids.
Highly recommend this property a great base for exploring this magnificant region.
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