Luxury Cottages In Scotland

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Richard - Verified booking

  This was a family holiday for 12, to celebrate our 60th Diamond Wedding Anniversary.

  Our 6 grandchildren had asked to go to Scotland, and when we found Strone House on the Sykes website we decided that was "the one". We did a preliminary visit when staying with our Scottish friends and met Julie who was totally charming and showed us round outside. We were thrilled with our choice. On arrival, we were overcome by the high standard of the property and furnishings and all the facilities..It was ideal for the grandchildren who used every facility - games room, outside badminton, sauna and of course the hot tub ( all used by adults as well!) The property was immaculate and we lacked for nothing. We were able to shower when we wanted and cook in the well appointed kitchen. Julie explained about the Aga, and we were left in no doubt how to make the best of the facilities throughout the house. Julie and Mac were perfect hosts and it is undoubtedly one of the best properties we have stayed in. We were so happy to receive a card ,flowers, chocolates and shortbread and a bottle of wine to mark are anniversary! Sykes, you have a real gem of a property on your books!!

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• Lynn - Verified booking

  We all loved everything about this house, it has loads of interesting rooms with a very homely feel with loads of character.

  Our host Julie was lovely really helpful and made us all feel at home . Mac made sure we all knew about the outside spaces. Julie was particularly attentive to my mother who can have problems with stairs so a sofa bed downstairs was arranged which was perfect and cosy for her. We are a big family with some very loud voices so we were happy that we could be ourselves and relax and enjoy the property without feeling we would disturb anyone. Julie and her helpers had gone to loads of trouble setting up a birthday table for us and it was lovely for my brothers 60th celebration. It really made us feel welcome. The BBQ hut was a delight and we had fun cooking in there even though it is January it soon heated up .Hot Tub was a luxury and my mother managed to get into it at 84 years old . She also loved the Sauna as did my brother. We have some lovely photographs to by the open fire to remind us of the holiday. This was for a surprise party booking and I definitely made the right choice with Strone House. We will hopefully get back another time .

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• Michael - Verified booking

  Very much a family home which we had the privilege to share.

  Quirky beautiful 16th century property along with fascinating antique furnishings, paintings & items of interest with a library of books to choose from on wet days. Excellent position with views down the Glen from the house and garden which has a stream flowing through to Loch Lomond. The garden was bursting with Spring daffodils at the time of our visit and well maintained by our hosts Julie & Mac along with the assistance of their handyman John. Julie & Mac looked after our every need with their very well equipped house. Showing us how use the facilities of the BBQ house, sauna & hot tub. Along with the hot tub the children and adults enjoyed the well equipped games room and out door swing ball and badminton. A great house for hide & seek. A nice ‘Julie’ touch being torches on each child’s bed along with water pistols for outdoor use. A great venue to enjoy with family and friends in a beautiful part of Scotland. Thank you Julie & Mac.

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• David - Verified booking

  Strone House is wonderful – very old and full of character, spacious for our family group of 10 and with lovely owners (Julie and Mac) who welcomed us and explained all we needed to know both in advance and when we arrived.

  They also very kindly decorated the house for Christmas. We enjoyed the kitchen including the Aga, watching the birds from the conservatory, the beautiful ‘Christmas’ dining room, the ‘Christmas lounge’ (drawing room) and the more cosy tv lounge. With the bonus of a hot tub, sauna and games room; it was the perfect place for us all to relax. We didn’t manage to use the barbecue hut, but we’re sure it would be lovely in the spring/ summer. We enjoyed dog walks from the house (to the nearby reservoir and to the three lochs way past the memorial to the battle of Glen Fruin). The main shops are a short drive away in Helensburgh and to we had a nice pub meal at the Anchor Inn, Garelochhead where they also welcome dogs.

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• R Binks - Verified booking

  Konkers is a well appointed modern static caravan located overlooking one of the many sandy bays at Mossyard. It is well equipped for the maximum of six guests who would know each other very well after their holiday! For a family of four -two adults and two children it is ideal and each child could have a room to themselves if required. Although we had not stayed at Mossyard before we had visited the site and were familiar with the beaches nearby all of which are within easy walking distance of the caravan.There are some rocky sections of beach but they are largely of fine sand and washed twice a day. At the time of our visit we had 7 days of fine sunny and warm weather and took full advantage of the outdoor deck and furniture.

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