Large Dog Friendly Cottages in Aberdeenshire

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Roberta - Verified booking

  Out of all the places we have booked through Sykes, this has got to be the worse one ever.

  We believe the owners normally use this property for builders use away from home, hence no usual holiday let touches. The dishwasher kept tripping the electrics and understand this was an ongoing issue which the owner claimed he knew nothing about, but the cleaning lady said he was informed. When the electrician pulled the dishwasher out the whole space was sodden and resulted in the kitchen floor lifting in places which is a health and safety issue in my opinion. The bed linen, towels were the worst quality I have ever seen. One of the beds had a sheet that didn't fit and looked uninviting to sleep in so had to buy a sheet myself. No mattress protectors on the beds. Mattress dirty and poor quality. No dustbins in bathroom. Lights not working in several locations. No bath or shower mats. Very dirty under beds and cleaning not to a high standard. No welcome or information pack left and as this was very rural it would have been very handy to know where restaurants and takeaways were. Large bit of wood hanging down from the ceiling. Rain coming through hall ceiling and ceiling very soggy in parts. Toilet seat broken. The owner did order a new dishwasher, but quite frankly the issues are more health and safety than washing up a few plates. He seemed to think by getting a new dishwasher this would be the end of the issues. This property needs regular maintenance and inspections, which judging by the decor and general state of the place does not happen so if the owner is taking money from hard working people he should look at his property before taking any bookings. I suppose some owners have no scruples.

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• Jamie Maclennan - Verified booking

  Newseat is a fabulous house.

  Really well equipped and in a great location for exploring this part of Aberdeenshire. We had two teenage boys with us and found plenty to keep them occupied within an hour of the house. Go ape in Banchory(45mins) Lochter outdoor Centre( in Oldmeldrum30mins) & TheNordic Ski Centre in Huntly(15mins) are all great places to spend an afternoon. The bike trails at Glenlivet are within an hour and if Whisky is your thing Speyside is easily accessible! Huntly has a must visit butchers for all foodies in Forbes Raeburn, fabulous selection of local produce- the Sirloin Steaks were amazing! and really friendly staff. The local shop in Rhynie run by Sandy & his wife is well stocked and has beautiful fresh bakery everyday so if you don’t feel like going anywhere you can always get something here and if you just want to chill in front of the fire the house is perfect for relaxing with two lovely areas so the kids can have there own space. Ann the owner couldn’t have been more helpful and for anyone considering this area I couldn’t recommend highly enough! A fabulous stay look forward to returning in the future the Maclennan’s.

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• Geraldine Lynch - Verified booking

  We booked Newseat for a long awaited summer holiday of three family groups.

  The place was immaculate, kitchen very well equipped which was great for us as we mostly cooked and ate in. The large dining table created a lovely central hub and we thought the dining space worked really well. There were plenty of bathrooms, comfortable beds, cosy furnishings: generally a great large country house that didn’t ever feel like a squeeze or that anyone got a short straw with the bedrooms. The location is quite simply stunning. The view from this house is astonishing, we were lucky enough to have wonderful weather and just sitting in the front garden surveying the terrain was a special treat. Our host was very accommodating and allowed one of our party in early to drop off luggage. Plenty to see and do in the surrounding area: we loved the falcon centre at Huntly, Leith Castle gardens, a trip to Aberdeen and the world class art gallery, trips to Findlatter and Sandend beach and fabulous drives to Ballater, the Cairngorms and Findhorn. Good for Pictish relics and circles as well as Tap’o North fort which you can climb and sits majestically just behind the house. We would love to return.

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• Rachel - Verified booking

  The cottage had not been cleaned on arrival.

  Not vacuumed, kitchen not cleaned and worst, toilets, showers and sinks all unclean. Faeces and dirty sinks all needed cleaning before bathrooms could be used. After some time cleaning we contacted the national trust of Scotland property manager who came out and agreed to give us two days refund as compensation. He also arranged for a cleaner to visit the next day. Two months later and after 3 attempts at chasing for the refund, none has been forthcoming. Therefore we are writing this poor review. It is not acceptable to treat guests in this way. We paid over the odds for an unclean cottage. Windows also had not been cleaned for ages, cobwebs being quite thick on the outside and also plenty inside. The beds are very hard and uncomfortable. You slide off the sofa's, which are also quite uncomfortable. All told, this is a cottage which has potential but needs a drastic deep clean and some new mattresses. We feel very let down. I have never complained about a cottage before in the 15 years that I have been booking them.

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• Aileen & John Weatheritt - Verified booking

  I would like to say that my family and I thoroughly enjoyed our stay in this wonderful property.

  The house is beautiful and contained everything we could possibly have needed, it was clean, comfortable, and extremely cosy with the two wonderful log burners and a generous supply of logs to keep us going! The location is fabulous with the most beautiful scenery from every window, what more could we have wanted! We met the owner Anne on the morning of our departure and she seemed to be a very nice lady. I will certainly be looking to book again in the future with LHH as browsing your website I have already spotted a few possible places to stay in the future. Many thanks for your service Fabulous house in a beautiful location! We spent a wonderful week with family celebrating Johns 60th Birthday, the house was everything we could have wished for, warm and cosy with wonderful log burners and comfy beds. A great time was had by all, we hope to return one day!

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