Last Minute Cottages in Isle of Skye

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Matt - Verified booking

  Jubilee Cottage in Uig is simply stunning.

  We had a week there and were blessed with wall to wall sunshine which allowed us to not only make the best use of the cottage but also the surrounding area which is quite beautiful and great for exploring. There were very few midges about when we were there (end of May, early June) as the sea breeze kept them away. Having said that, even when there was no breeze we noticed very few, so if that is something you are worried about (I was) then it wasn't a problem for us. In all honesty, the pictures don't do the cottage or its location full justice. Its located at the end of a road, so no passing traffic and almost no one walking past on the beach. It's perfectly quiet with the only passing traffic (which is very little) being the boats out in the bay. The ferry only docks 3 times a day and is well out in the bay so not intrusive in any way. in fact we loved watching them. We saw plenty of wildlife looking out of the window, including many birds fishing in the bay, seals and a pod of porpoises (or dolphins). Make sure you pack a pair (or two) of binoculars as our evenings consisted of sitting looking out to sea, seeing what we could spot. We've got two kids and a dog who were free to roam with no problems at all, with them all loving the beach. The owners are extremely friendly and accommodating and helped with recommendations on where to visit, but weren't intrusive at all (they live next door). All in all, I can't recommend it highly enough and I'd like to think we'll revisit at some stage. Its a very relaxing cottage in a stunning location, which I can't fault in any way. We loved it and were sad to leave. Fantastic - book now!

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• Sudipta - Verified booking

  Location is excellent.

  Property is clean and well appointed. Generally a nice place to stay. One small bathroom so this may be an issue for larger parties staying in this property. Surrounding area is very nice. Gardens are "enclosed". They are not secure. Small dogs can easily get through the fences and a large job could get over the fence. Adjoining fields do sometime have sheep- therefore if you are taking dogs you need to take additional precautions to make sure your pets don't escape or worry nearby sheep. When we arrived the fence to the adjoining property (they also had a large dog) was falling apart. I asked the owner, who also runs the adjoining campsite, to address this issue. He accused me of breaking the fence myself and he became very rude and was very put out by my request to fix it. He felt the garden was completely secure and I explained to him that this wasn't the case. His attitude was quite disgusting. To illustrate my point, the owners own dogs often found their way into the garden of this property and defaecated several times- I had to pick this up myself to make sure my daughter didn't step in it. Overall we enjoyed Skye but the attitude of the owner was very disappointing and the fact that garden wasn't secure meant it was difficult to relax with the dogs in the garden. I have stayed in several cottages through Sykes and have never had such an experience with an owner. I thought it might just be me but the Google reviews for the nearby campsite details a similar attitude.

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• Sarah - Verified booking

  We really enjoyed our stay and found the facilities fantastic overall.

  Beautiful home that’s very relaxing to be in. Stunning views, good access to the beach for the dog and nice and secluded (just the one house further along the track which is also a holiday let and we didn’t come across the people staying there the wholes week until we were actually on the mainland heading home!) The following weren’t ideal from a holiday home perspective for us personally, but understand that that’s how the property is and so not easy fixes: - Only one walk in shower and it in an en suite room. We all needed to use this shower, so there was a queue in the morning. We purposefully didn’t have any one sleeping in that bedroom to allow easy access to the shower for everyone but if there’d been more of us and someone had had to stay in that room it would’ve been an issue. - Drying room access and it housing the only freezer. Fortunately we had dry weather all week, so didn’t need to use the drying room much. It’s a great facility to have but It wasn’t ideal to have to go outside to get to freezer items from it, especially ice for drinks. - It would have been a nice extra touch for some bath product to be provided (like the soaps were) given all the baths. It’s not something you think to bring on holiday, but then when there’s baths available after long days of walking it’s a shame to not have any bath gel to use in one.

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• Cheryl - Verified booking

  The house is in a nice location, sitting very near the sea and the views are lovely.

  The garden is large and enclosed so ideal if you have a dog. The house is a lovely old building and the wood burning stove fire was huge and really cosy. The house is smaller than it looks. The living room/kitchen area is compact with hardly any worktop space. There were 2 separate areas of the house where water was coming in every time it rained. Not ideal. My biggest bugbears were the bathroom. The shower is over the bath which is fine but anyone taller than 5ft will struggle to stand upright. My husband is 6 2 so had to shower like a banana all week. The house is part of a small campsite. Whilst it is separate and detached I would not have booked it had I known this. Similarly the shower issue would have been a deal breaker too had I been aware. There were only the 2 of us and our wee dog. One other person would have been fine but 6 people using the bathroom every day would have been very impractical. The owners are next door and were friendly and responsive but for the reasons I’ve stated and the fact that the house is tired and needs tlc, we would not return or recommend

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• Sudipta - Verified booking

  Location is excellent.

  Property is clean and well appointed. Generally a nice place to stay. One small bathroom so this may be an issue for larger parties staying in this property. Surrounding area is very nice. Gardens are "enclosed". They are not secure. Small dogs can easily get through the fences and a large job could get over the fence. Adjoining fields do sometime have sheep- therefore if you are taking dogs you need to take additional precautions to make sure your pets don't escape or worry nearby sheep. When we arrived the fence to the adjoining property (they also had a large dog) was falling apart. I asked the owner, who also runs the adjoining campsite, to address this issue. To illustrate my point, the owners own dogs often found their way into the garden of this property and defaecated several times- I had to pick this up myself to make sure my daughter didn't step in it. Overall we enjoyed Skye but the fact that garden wasn't secure meant it was difficult to relax with the dogs in the garden.

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