New Year Breaks In Scotland

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• David Macmillan - Verified booking

  Montrose was perfectly situated. There is a small parking area(about 10spaces but free from 1730-0700) only about 80yards from the property. If you come from the south side they are both on the right (property first) if that car park is full there is a bigger car park (as you face the small car park ..look right there is a road looking up hill ..its straight in front). I will start with the positives first..The flat was very clean ..it has all the things you'd expect eg fridge cooker microwave smoothie/blender toaster. The heating system easy to follow. The shower is in the corner of the kitchen ..you will understand when you stay there.. there is also 2 bedrooms and dining room. Now the negatives but not as bad as what you might think. On arriving we tried the WiFi on the Internet box ..it didn't match ..I txt the owners and they said it was in the folder in the kitchen ..it worked..the toilet is small and just becareful as there is a step leading upto the toilet itself ..we tripped on it a few times. You do hear the traffic going past at all times as you are on the main road. Would we stay there again ..aye would

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• Lynda - Verified booking

  We were unable to take our holiday and offered it to our niece, Stephanie and her partner Harry.

  We advised Sykes who were happy with the transfer at no extra cost, while we remained responsible for the holiday. Stephanie and Harry loved it and this is what they said: Key points: - Lovely accommodation. Spacious, airy, and spotlessly clean. - Shower is amazing! Again, spacious and very clean. Lovely deep bath. - Very quiet, peaceful location less than 10mins walk from the town centre and less than 10mins walk from the waterside. - Surrounded by gorgeous countryside and walks/beaches you can reach in 20mins in the car. - Wigtown centre is very nice, unexpectedly amazing array of hand make cakes! - The owners are super helpful, very approachable and keen to share great tips for places to visit. - The owners left nice little touches for us, a bottle of wine, some disposable slippers. Lent us some sun chairs to use as well.

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• Gillian - Verified booking

  Accommodation excellent, well equipped, warm, comfortable and spotless.

  Had to msg iwner about the hairdryer not functioning and it was replaced via Amazon the next day. I had a pleasant exchange with the owner who came across as warm and helpful. Skyes Holiday Cottages on the other hand bombard with lists of instructions which are needlessly dictatorial. I absolutely agree that one should treat holiday Accommodation with care and respect and leave it tidy and free from personal detritus but one pays pretty handsomely for the privilege of staying; it's not a freebie or a favour. By all means ask guests to empty fridge and bins, strip bed perhaps but express this as things which would be appreciated rather than demanded. And never suggest that the dishwasher be run overnight. A fire hazard while occupants are sleeping might lead to disaster and a hefty damage insurance claim.

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• Anton - Verified booking

  Holiday originally booked for March 2020!

  ! We finally arrived this year and we were not disappointed. Accommodation was lovely, clean, spacious and everything you need to have a relaxing holiday. Friendly welcome when we arrived and thank you for our welcome treats. Location good for walks locally. Plenty of places to explore and visit including lots of forest walks. Portpatrick, Isle of Whithorn, Mull of Galloway and Port William are just a few of the places we visited. The areas and scenery are just stunning!! The Steam Packet Inn at Isle of Whithorn is well worth a visit for both a drink or food. The Bladnoch Inn which is walkable from Hillcrest House good for Sunday Carvery. All in all a good holiday and we were really lucky with the weather. Would highly recommend and hope to return one day.

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• Malcolm Carrington - Verified booking

  As stated on the website it was a first and second floor apartment, which may be unsuitable for people with mobility issues, but this was specified on the website. The parking was on a 24 hour free public car park, again up a short hill at the back of the apartment. In fact the town itself is basically on a hill, so it may not be suitable for people with mobility issues. The apartment was very spacious and well equipped with all the kitchen utensils you would need. On arriving it was obvious it had been thoroughly, and had been disinfected. We would definitely stay in the apartment if we were to go to the borders again. Selkirk is within easy reach of many of the other border towns and it made an ideal base to explore the area.

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