Dog Friendly Cottages Isle of Skye

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Kevin - Verified booking

  We booked this house very late after enjoying the previous week at a cottage further north.

  The house sits at the very end of the Waternish peninsular on Skye and thus is remote is served by narrow but perfectly usable roads. The nearest shop is about 25/30 minutes away in Dunvegan but that was explained in the description so no surprises The nearest supermarket in in Portree which is approaching an hour away The location is staggering with uninterrupted and full panoramic views across the Minch to all the Hebrides IslandS The house has all the facilities needed including a full laundry. It was toasty warm, with plenty of hot water.,the beds were comfortable with nice bedding and all the towels were fluffy and new There was even a spa bath There was a TV and WiFi whilst a bit patch was adequate There were only two of us in residence and we only really used the two downstairs double bedrooms. I fact we rarely ventured upstairs except to admire the view, there were two further bedrooms and a toilet / Shower on the top floor The only negative and it is only marginal is that some of the decor and fixtures in the house are a little tired Notwithstanding the is a lovely place to spend time ,it is spacious and it could easily accommodate a much larger group than we were. This was our first ever visit to Skye and we had some trepidation about it’s infamous weather. We were incredibly lucky in only having one poorish day for the rest of the time we witnessed fair and sometimes excellent weather and witnessed some of the more magnificent scenery this country has offer. Cannot rate Skye highly enough We are no experts but we saw Golden and Sea Eagles from the house. Remarkable If you really want a motoring adventure on Skye try the road to Kylerhea ferry from Bradford and cross the world unique turntable ferry. The road approaching is narrow, steep with dizzying drops and blind corners, it is a bit scary but what an experience The road away from the ferry in the other direction is much more manageable but with astounding views

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• Nick - Verified booking

  Great views, let down by very poor property maintenance.

  Great area for exploring and walking, but a car is a must. Very comfortable bed in main bedroom at front. Good sized shower and very nice Jacuzzi in main bathroom. Excellent fenced in large garden for dogs to roam. Grass had been cut so easy to clean up after the dogs do their thing. Outside tap for washing dogs, but you need to bring your own hose pipe. One TV in lounge with FreeSAT and dvd player. Internet connection with WiFI but slow speed, 2.8Mbits download, 0.3Mbit upload. Ok for browsing but could sometimes have issues streaming. Comfortable sofa and love the old wall clock. Fairly clean and tidy inside the property. Now for the not so good stuff: The oil fired boiler which is located in the porch, is leaking keresene into the base of the boiler. Over powering keresene fumes in the porch and kitchen, which is potentially dangerous. The property only has one entrance/exit where the leaky boiler is. In the event of a fire only other exit is via windows. The Kitchen window is broken and unable to open to ventilate the kitchen. The soffits below the roof are missing and/or broken with birds nesting in the roof space. The RCD trips the electrical power to the whole house when it rains due to faulty wiring in the lighting circuit. Blown double glazing (5 panes). Nice large Rangemaster cooker but again in need of service and repairs. One hob Burns with yellow flame instead of blue. Three of the hobs don't have working spark ignition. Lighter and matches provided. No welcome food pack as mentioned in the welcome letter. Cutlery was actually dirty, not just stained but had food on multiple utensils as if it had been used then just put back in the drawers ! (This could have been previous guests, cleaners should inspect cutlery). With the above issues resolved I would have given 5 stars, but unfortunately with those issues only gets 2 stars.

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• MF - Verified booking

  This is a beautiful property in a stunning location very central to explore the Islands and for provisions.

  The property has a beautifully kept and secure garden which was perfect with a dog. I loved the sense of history and was lucky enough to meet the housekeeper who had lived on the croft as a child so she added to the information already in the cottage about its history which I found really interesting. The cottage was lovely and warm and as the weather was on one day pretty extreme that was a godsend. The Kitchen could be better equipped and there were some minor maintenance issues which I reported both to you and the housekeeper which hopefully will be addressed for future guests. In particular I would have liked to have had a couple more ovenproof dishes and at least one non stick pan. I find most holiday cottages do not provide the latter but I would find it useful as I do like to cook for myself and I ate out more than I planned because the kitchen was a bit basic. The information pack on the cottage and on activities in the area was very good. The only thing that wasn't clear was whether guests had access to the washing machine which was in the shed and as such I didn't use it. If it is part of the facilities would have been good to know. Aside from these issues I had a lovely time in the cottage and it was a comfortable and cosy place to return to after a day walking in rather unfriendly weather. I am sure had I been there earlier in the summer when the weather had been so settled I would probably have thought I was in heaven and not ventured beyond the glorious beach.

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• Tracy - Verified booking

  Fabulous property.

  Very comfortable for 2 and a dog with plenty of space for a large dog crate. Sauna was an added treat. Kitchen was easily usable with hot plate and combi microwave oven which suited us well. Very comfortable bed and amazing views to wake up to each morning. Wi-Fi enabled us to use internet, play music and watch movies as desired. Excellent location, just 20min drive from Lochmaddy and we explored from Vatersay to Berneray with ease in our week long stay. Owners were super helpful when looking for help booking a day trip down to Barra when the ferry didn’t seem bookable. Those instagram photos aren’t lying, it’s a genuinely beautiful part of Scotland to visit and unbelievably quiet on all of the stunning beaches. We saw more owls (8) in one week than I have done my whole life in their natural environment, dolphins on our ferry trip over from Uig, Skye, a white tailed eagle and a stunning large deer right by the roadside. No luck for us with otters but we certainly found a lot of evidence of them. I’m sure others would have more luck. Bring your binoculars and look out for the May-Sept RSPB walks e.g. Wednesdays otter walks from Langass Lodge, Thursdays Eagle walk, Mondays….. we didn’t find out about these until it was too late, so do research these ahead of your trip if you can. Don’t hesitate to book the North Light Studio, we’ve already been recommending it so much people are fed up hearing about it!

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• Dean - Verified booking

  On the good side: Lovely view from kitchen and bedrooms.

  Nice decor and comfortable chairs. Good kitchen appliances and bed in front downstairs bedroom very comfortable (didn't use back downstairs bed). Excellent log burner. Bedding and towels were nice quality. Small gripes: Large front gas ring on cooker burns with yellow flame and put soot all over a saucepan... Also electric spark for lighting gas rings doesn't work on all the gas rings... The otherwise very good cooker and ovens really needs a service. No washing powder, fabric conditioner or dishwasher tablets were provided . Kitchen window doesn't open, nor does one of the bathroom windows . New oil boiler works great but very strong smell of oil in the porch where boiler is sited... Because the kitchen window doesn't open and we couldn't leave the porch open due to the smell, the kitchen got steamy on occasions. Jacuzzi bath was amazing but couldn't work out how to adjust the power of the jets so a bit like bathing in a hurricane. Also one of the jet nozzles kept popping out . Upstairs single bed in end bedroom mattress was uncomfortable. WiFi code card missing from back of the bt WiFi router, although a call to the service manager solved this as he told us it was also written on the bottom of the router.... But please update your "helpful information" in this regard for future tenants. Despite these gripes, we enjoyed our stay, until rain stopped play for the last two days.

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