Villas In Western Isles

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Visitor September 2020 - Verified booking

  We are on the ferry, leaving Harris, and I just want to grasp the moment and say a huge thank you for all your help and advice for our stay at Corncrake.

  As for a location, Scarista beach is about as perfect as it gets - for proximity to Tarbert and Leverburgh....and Temple Cafe at Northton, and beautiful gifts art and coffee at Tallanamara...Corncrake is wonderfully remote, and yet has so many places on hand to ‘pop’ to. The community shop at Leverburgh is the best; we befriended a fisherman at the quay who sold us his lobsters on three occasions! We found a butcher at the Coop in Tarbert, and worked out that the Uist fish delivery was on a Tuesday in Leverburgh. Temple cafe bakery on a Saturday and Sunday were divine (and we have a car full of her bread and pastries and muesli and chutneys and jams....and and and.....), and we went most days for a cheeky latte or mint tea. Alison who runs it is perfect for Harris, and we’re so grateful she has continued to stay open through the pandemic! My advice to anyone going would be to invest in good accommodation - each day, coming home to a lovely warm and cosy place, clean and well equipped, warm showers and comfy beds, was a daily delight. We would stay at Corncrake or Otter again in a heartbeat. We would love to return again soon. Thank you Wynne for all your help, and for calming my fears about my impulsive booking. We are so happy we pushed through and made it to such a beautiful part of our own country - I have seen more rainbows in a fortnight than in my whole life I think!! Hoping this email finds you well, and if you could tell me when Otter or Corncrake, or Alla na Mara are free/available in 2021, we’d be very interested in making another booking. Thanks again!!

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• Stephen - Verified booking

  'Holiday of a lifetime' sounds a bit clichéd but possibly doesn't cover our week on Harris in the Outer Hebrides adequately!

  !! Ok, we had a week of mainly sunshine and really warm temperatures (and we were aware that our own home in beautiful Cornwall had a week of much rain!) so maybe where we were staying wasn't that important? How wrong you would be! Corncrake Cottage was absolutely wonderful. We were expecting it to be from the range of photos on the LHH website, but sometimes photos don't live up to the reality. Not so in this case! The cottage is beautifully appointed and wonderfully designed. Comfortable and cosy we had everything we needed. Lovely welcome pack of goodies and even a welcome pack each for the dogs, along with bowl and mat for use during the week. Very thoughtful. If rain had forced us to be inside for much of the week it would have been a shame but a pleasure, to spend more time in Corncrake Cottage. The owners have thought very carefully about their property and the duplicate, Otter Cottage, next door. Dogs were allowed so our whippet and our friends' spaniel could come with us and enjoy those miles of unspoilt white sand beaches with us... Scarista Beach was just a five minute walk away and a real joy each day. (We loved Luskentyre as well!). The local shop in Leverburgh stocked an amazing range of things and were so friendly. We had one small issue with a window in Corncrake Cottage. The owner was with us sorting it within 10 minutes. Lovely to meet him and tell him what a great time we were having. If you want to spoil yourself for a self-catering holiday, consider Corncrake and Otter Cottages. They are unlikely to disappoint you in any substantial way. We would return like a shot!

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• Jo Cooke - Verified booking

  We really enjoyed our stay at Corncrake Cottage.

  It is in a wonderful location with easy access to the beach. We found the cottage very spacious, comfortable and practical with a good bed and lots of hanging space in the main bedroom and an excellent shower in the en-suite. Unfortunately the removal of soft furnishings in the sitting area, because of covid, meant it felt rather ordinary. Also the dining table and chairs have been replaced and in our view the replacements aren't as nice as those in the photo in the brochure. The LHH brochure promotes high standards so there we a few things which felt didn't match this aspiration. The oven has been replaced and the new one doesn't fit properly; one wheel was missing from the bottom dishwasher tray and another was loose making it frustrating to use; the ring position markings on the hob were completely worn away and the 'fridge door had only a bottle tray at the bottom. In these covid times it was also disappointing that the 'fridge and dining table weren't completely clean. Overall though we did have a really enjoyable and comfortable stay at Corncrake Cottage.

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• Alan Harvey - Verified booking

  Where to start to describe our excellent stay at Corncrake, well it could be the arriving late at night to find heating and initial provisions already for a cuppa, it could be the luxury and setting, outstanding.

  The owners Angus and Allina, have tried to think of everything to make your stay special, and indeed it is that attention to detail which shows itself all over the property and if you ever need any help advice, it's always available. The property has everything you need as a base for walking the 5 minutes to Scarista Beach, about a mile long stretch of beautiful beach, or venture to Losgaintir (Luskentyre) to the 13th C ruined Chapel at Rubha an Teampaill, built over the site of a 2,000 year old broch, with 5,000 year old Iron Age dwelling site nearby, travel to Renish Point with the picnic basket from Corncrake to view Skye, the Uists and as I was fortunate enough to do, a minke whale........or of course you could just settle for the upstairs panoramic sitting room and watch the otters with a cup of tea......or something stronger, purely medicinal of course. Many thanks Angus and Allina, a special holiday at a more than special property. Alan

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• Matt - Verified booking

  This was our second stay at Eagle Lodge and it was just wonderful.

  .. again. Norrie and Muriel are so welcoming and helpful. The house must have one of the best views over the bay of Uig and you can wander down to the sands in the evening. The house itself is spacious, comfortable, warm and fully equipped with everything you need for cooking. The jacuzzi is great - what a way to end your day, watching a sunset or seeing the first stars appear while you are in the tub. The place is also full of an amazing family history which encapsulates the history of the island. We will be back again next year for sure. The only negative note is that LHH don't provide a receipt / invoice anymore. This is worth noting as the house is perfect for groups, but not having the appropriate paperwork for accounts can be problematic for any professionals wishing to use the lodge. hopefully this will change in the future.

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